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I don't think this game is based on a conical historical timeline.

First of all, yes, in the game, Queen Victoria began to rule at the age of 18, just like in real life. Historically, she began to rule in 1837. But the developers never tell us what year it happened in the game. And they actually never tell us what year the game is taking place.

We have several historical "oops". For example, in one of the BG there is a memorial to Queen Victoria, which, according to the original chronology, was built AFTER her death. Not to mention the popcorn… it appeared in London only in the 20th century. I hinted at this when I noticed it in a Japanese game, but the devs completely ignored me.

In addition… boys have are special abilities. And I highly doubt that such a thing exists in our world. So this fact only makes this world parallel.

Events in the game can change in very strange ways. And because they didn't provide us with any date… it just frees their hands. So they can do whatever they want with any historical facts.

By calculations, it appears Victor is around his 50s

Spoilers under

Regarding the veil: historically, Victoria now wears the veil in all public appearances after Prince Albert died. However in IkeVil canon, Victor always has a veil on his head when he goes out in public as Victoria to mask the fact that he is the real queen.

So by this same calculation, his MC is a MILF because she met him when she was a child literally when he was RECENTLY coronated.

I get Ikemen Villains is technically a historical deviation but still, this is THE funniest outcome you can get, the veil is canon, the postal uniform is canon, now look at what happened, it's a DILF and MILF reconnection 😂

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Election 2025

So… We have a few days before the developers will give us real results, so we have time to speculate a bit.

I'm… not that eager to get a real result by summarizing all… how much… at least 500 numbers for each guy. So… I'm doing again… assumptions based on a few numbers. Top 10 largest investments of hearts and borders numbers. There are a lot of numbers between them, so my logic may not lead to real results. But it still interesting to try.

So… here's what we have as the final result.

First of all, it is quite obvious that Jude and Ellis is significantly ahead of everyone else. And they have very similar numbers. Which is extremely surprising, considering that Jude received twice as many hearts on the Japanese server as other characters.

Despite the fact that Ellis and Jude are very close in the top 10 (sum), the trend of increasing the number on the borders makes it quite obvious that Jude is likely to win.

Victor is way behind them, but he's still far ahead of the rest of the guys. So he's still third.

The next part is even more interesting. Alfons and Roger. Roger, at the 10th place got more hearts, but he had fewer on the border of the top100 and more on the border of the top200. But thanks to @.kurishiri, Alfons ahead of Roger by 3000 hearts after top10 (sum). Will that be enough to go higher? Question.

Elbert and William. Why I don't think Elbert will be higher than Alfons? His sum of the top 10 is less than Alfons' for 8000. That's a lot. And on the border of the top 100, he's lower. So… most likely, it will be lower?

William has very similar numbers. He is slightly higher at the sum of the top 10, and slightly higher on the border of the top 100. Will it be enough to got higher in the ranking? I can't say for sure. The numbers are very close.

And the last two… Harrison and Liam. Did my previous post about rating attract the attention of Harrison's fans??? He has a lot more hearts than he had yesterday. And now he's clearly higher than Liam.

So… this is how I imagine the final result

1st Jude

2nd Ellis (a little behind)

3rd Victor

4-5th Roger and Alfons (I can't say for sure who will be higher)

6-7th William and Elbert (the same)

8th Harrison

9th Liam

No matter what the actual result will be… the competition was really strong. And it was extremely interesting to observe. So many surprises…

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Ellis' route MLE (Oh, no...)

It was different… English on the left, Japanese on the right.

Maybe I just translated it wrong… I did not save the original text. But… I thought it suited Ellis so well. It's not that he's complicated, it's that he's not just sweet and kind. He has both a teasing and a mischievous side. And she knew it from the beginning.

Yes, it's not that EN team is wrong, he's a complex character, not a flat one, but… the word "troublemaker" or "troublesome" added more color… and it sounds like flirting.

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Victor's route MLE epilogue (that's not true!)

She could have said that… but she was probably too embarrassed and couldn't think straight.

So… Lim-Lim asked Victor why he liked Kate so much. And Victor said a lot of things, including this line.

I asked you to remember one line of Kate? Here?

She fell in love first! In childhood. It's a pity she didn't say that. I can literally see the surprised look on Liam's face… with a silent question… What do you mean? I need more details!

Awwwww… It could be such a good joke…

So… this is the last post about Victor's route… at the moment. I have a lot of thoughts, but first I'll finish the second ending. In about a week, I think. If I find something interesting in BLE or the rest of the epilogues, I'll write about it first. But… Victor's route, despite the fact that it didn't become the second "Azel" (the ideal route), as I had hoped, turned out to be quite interesting. There were some moments I didn't quite agree with, but mostly I really liked it.

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What is new

It was a very good vacation, even though I decided to shorten it by two days. Call it impatience. I don't know… I was pretty calm and collected… and suddenly something got me excited, and I wanted to share it with you as soon as possible. And boom… I can't wait for Sunday. My composure completely disappeared.

What have I done in this incomplete week? Mostly worked… There was surprisingly a lot of work.

But… I finished one story, rewrote another, found some pretty good ideas about completing the third one, and I think I understood why Vivi reacted so strangely in this story. But I need time to finish. And I almost finished with new nicknames. The most difficult one left. And I really tired to think and ready to be distracted to anything. And I'm pretty easily distracted. I need to focus.

And… I sleeped. Like… for 8-9 hours every night. I can't remember the last time I slept so much......................... No… I really don't remember. Has this ever happened? Maybe in childhood…

But real life is so… depressing… and annoying… and a lot of situations made me angry. I didn't like this experience!

So I'm extremely happy to be back.

And… since I have the weekend ahead, I hope to get into a rhythm I've probably already forgotten. So… small posts with jokes on weekdays and short stories on weekends. Maybe one of the weekends, for example, on Sunday. And an introduction to my MC… I think I've finished writing about her. And… I need to go through the screenshots.

OMG! It's a lot!

But… hey… I have plans. It's nice to have them again.

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Ellis's obsession with happiness

I got a question… this time it's about Ellis. Again, if you haven't read his route or haven't finished it yet, the question and my answer to it may be a spoiler for you. That's why I'll hide it.

But before I start, I would like to thank you, dear anon. I always try to present information in a way that is easy to understand. So I am very glad that people find my explanations exactly the way I wanted. I do a good job. Well done, Irina, well done! (Heh heh heh)

dividers by @.fanguro

Anonymous asked: Hey, I just finished reading Ellis's route in EN server. I was little confused about something and thought that you might answer it(coz you explain things really well). So, What is relation of Briar's curse with the whole happiness thing? As far I can understand, the nature of the briar's curse is to bind someone no matter what - like it's true desire is keep loved ones close to it even if they resist or how miserable they feel. That what was explained that Ellis wanted to keep his brother close even though the latter want to explore the world but it couldn't happen due to the accident. Though Ellis was not responsible it but the Briar inside him felt happy about it. But but there was a different side of Ellis who felt guilty and sad about it and he even blamed himself. So, he shut the briar inside him and decided to focus on others happiness while resisting his own desires. The kind Ellis decided to defeat the Briar urge inside him and the best way to do was - to forever let his loved one free and happy instead of binding them miserably to himself. And the best way was to kill them on their happiest so that the Briar can bind them. And while doing that he doesn't cry coz he thought he has shown kindness to the person and defeated his Briar. Am I correct? After this I really felt like Ellis has two parts - The Briar one which wants to bind a loved one and cause them misery while the Kind Ellis who resist it and set his loved one free on their happiest.

I have to apologize first. I read Ellis route on the Japanese server a while ago, and yes, I finished reading it on the English server (Mad Love ending), but I didn't read it as carefully as Ally's route. I didn't pay as much attention to it as I could. Unfortunately, I was more into quantity than quality, with Election and all. So… I most likely don't remember something and my answer won't be as good as it could. Sorry about that.

I remember reading a pretty interesting analysis of Ellis route, I think it was Cici's (@judesmoonbeauty), but that was a long time ago… so I won't be able to find it. And maybe she can give you a better answer when I can.

I cannot say that you are wrong. I just see it a little differently.

The guys from IkeVil are reminds a lot of real people. And the reason for this is quite simple: they, like all real people, have contradictions. We all experience conflicting desires sometimes. I'm not talking about the contradictions "what I want and what other people expect from me." I'm talking about, "I want this, but at the same time, I don't want this."

The contradiction

Ellis always wanted to be with the people he cared about, he wanted them to be close. There is nothing wrong with this desire, we all feel the same way. But his curse turns this desire into an obsession and restricts their freedom. Bind them so that they stay with him, no matter what they want.

But at the same time, Ellis is a very sweet and kind boy. And he wants the people he cares about to be happy. He knows that each of them has their own desires and dreams… and he wants them to do it.

In that sence he reminds me a lot of Elbert. Very similar vibe. The reasons why they do this are different, but the result is the same.

This contradiction is pretty much extreme. And these are seemingly polar opposite desires that cannot be fulfilled at the same time. The exception is our Kate, who is happy to be bind with Ellis forever. I'm not judging. I have to constantly chase a very evasive black cat. So I'm not in a position to judge.

Why does he hide his desires?

I see the reason why Ellis decided to restrain his desires is that his brother's words made a very strong impression on him. He remembered them several times, it was at some events (I think it was on his birthday and maybe on Christmas, but I'm not sure), and it was on his route.

His brother literally accused him of caring ONLY about his desires. And this has such a strong effect on Ellis that he restrains his desires in order NOT to make other people unhappy.

The connection is rather dubious, but I see the logic in it. "If my desires have made my brother unhappy, then they will make any other person unhappy. So in order for this to never happen, I need to do the opposite. Never have my own desires and make only others happy."

The happiest moment

His obsession with killing people at their happiest moment is again… his brother's effect. Ellis often compares happiness to the light at sunset. "It will disappear very soon. Nothing can last forever, and what was happiness will turn into despair." That's how his brother felt. And it had a very strong effect on Ellis as well. He believes that this is how life is.

But life is like a swing… up and down. If you don't think about the past all the time, you'll always find something new to be happy about. But… not all people think like that. And that's what we see on Ellis' route. This guy… Jake, I think… who was literally stuck in the past and saw nothing outside it. So… with this guy in mind, Ellis' logic works. But not with most people.

The effect of the curse

You mentioned that wanting to tie up dear people is a Briar's curse. I don't think it's Briar, not fully. I think it's Ellis' original quality, which has only been increased by the curse.

I once mentioned that curse of the boys is contrary to their nature. But if you think about it more clearly… the cursed ability appears only after the boys do something that symbolizes the curse. Lies, curiosity… But maybe boys had it from the very beginning. So the curse can enhance this part of them to something very twisted. Alfons had a very vivid imagination and the ability to self-suggest, William was always self-assured of what was right and what was wrong… etc. So they had it, and the curse just affected that part of them.

Again… that's how I see it. And it could be completely wrong.

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♡♡♡ Send this to ten other bloggers that you think are wonderful. Keep the game going, make someone smile!!! xoxox ♡♡♡

Awwwww… you're my sweet. Thank you, my dear Akira. I'm extremely happy to hear that💗

(hehehe)

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I'm in a bit of a hurry right now.

Later I will make a very cute announcement about my return. The most important… I'VE MISSED YOU ALL SO MUCH! If I'm the only one who thinks that way, it would be pretty sad. So don't tell me. Let me live in a dream.

The rest later 💋

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12 hours before the end of the Election

I didn't plan to come back today, but I wanna say this before the election is over. I think there is a big surprise ahead… if nothing changes.

I collected information about the top 10 largest investments of hearts to each character.

The sum of them don't give much information… because we have @.kurishiri, who loves Alfons very much.

But the tenth gave quite interesting information. Everyone below gave away fewer hearts than the this one. So… perhaps this is the rating what we have at the moment.

First three are the same. Jude and Ellis… are very close to each other, so predict who will be the winner… very difficult.

Victor is, without a doubt, the third.

The next part is more interesting…

Roger is the 4th.

Elbert is the 5th.

William is the 6th.

Alfons is the 7th.

And the biggest surprise…

Liam is the 8th

Harrrison is the 9th.

I don't know about you… but I am extremely surprised. And I'm happy for baby Liam. But I'm sad for baby Harry.

It's time to do our best for our beloved boys to get to a higher place. Never give up till the very end!!!

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Victor's route MLE 25ch (dictator)

Finally! I've literally been waiting for this the whole route. Victor the dictator~

In other words… no apartment, no job, and my stuff is already in your room. (giggling) Yes, Daddy! Where do I need to leave my signature?

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Victor's route MLE 25ch (Hostages)

Kate returns to her room, but the trunk in which she kept all of Victor's gifts is gone. And a note…

I literally laughed. He took hostages to force her to find him. It's so damn cute.

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Victor's route MLE 25ch (how to be happy)

William even appears in the last chapter. I'm not complaining, I'm always happy to see him. I really like the options in the last chapter.

I was extremely tempted to choose the last option… but I decided to stay true to this game and choose the first one. And this is wrong.

Maybe I should wait for the prince after all…

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Victor's route MLE 25ch (the report)

Kate has finally written a report on Victor… and..

I really want to see his face when he reads this.

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Victor's route MLE AvCh after 24ch (confirmation)

I won't talk much about this episode. We finally did it! But one moment makes me half angry, half laugh.

Are you kidding? We've been waiting for this moment for 2 damn years. And you're asking for verbal consent????????

By the way, he haven't got one. Kate had just kissed him. GOGOGO, girl. Grab him tight so he doesn't run away again.

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Victor's route MLE 24ch (enchanted)

The motivation of the biggest villain on this route is…

This is something new. Usually people never wish him freedom. Victor himself is obsessed with it, but no one has ever noticed that he is not free. Maybe it's just Ben's personality? Or… Victor's curse somehow responding to his thoughts?

One more question… how did Victor's curse effect Ben? They hadn't met before. Ben watched Victor from afar. But there was a portrait of Victor in this room. As Kate noted… detailed as a photograph. And this guy was constantly touching it. Does this mean that Victor's curse works even through the painting?

I'm extremely curious.

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𐌀 ƝЄ🝃 ҒЄ𐌀ᖇ

I didn't plan on writing it, but… nobody ask my opinion. I think I added too much drama for the anniversary story, but… why not. Without it, everything would be too… simple. Congratulations to all of us on the 1st anniversary! May the Villains live longer than Sengoku. Around 1000 words. Ally is a boyfriend. And the boys mentioned the prologue and how much detail they still remember from THE scene. Liam / Harrison / William / Elbert / Alfons / Ellis / Jude / Roger / Victor / Me. Deviders by @.sweetmelodygraphics

I'm… excitedly running around the Crown Castle. But to my surprise, no one stood in my way.

Maybe it's too early?

I'm looking out the window…

No… It's not that early.

So I run to the dining room. Ally is sitting there alone and drinking his tea.

Ally!

His hand twitched, and tea splashed onto his hand.

Oh my god! Are you okay?

I rushed to him, but Ally just calmly put the cup down on the table and wiped his hand with a handkerchief.

Let me look.

It’s okay. It wasn't that hot.

Why are you screaming?

I did not!

He looks at me meaningfully.

Okay… maybe so. But I'm so excited!

He took a deep, exasperated breath and looked at me as if he wanted to be anywhere but here.

Don't be like that! It's good news!

Right... You want me to help you with another man... again.

Of course… we are in the Crown. It's just the boys… and me.

I don't understand.

It's anniversary.

Hah?

I've been at the Crown for a year now.

So... today is the anniversary since you saw the first corpse.

Thank you for reminding me.

Did you know that sarcasm is the lowest form of wit?..

…but the highest form of intelligence. It’s Oscar Wilde.

We exchange happy smiles.

Irina, did you scream?

Oh, Liam… and Harry.

The boys enter the room with a worried expression.

It's anniversary!

What?

Ever since she became the Fairytale Keeper.

William and Elbert enter the room.

You have a good memory, Willy!

It was a very remarkable day… pretty hard to forget.

You were so pale… back then.

Oh, Elbie… you look like you were the one who was scared back then, not me.

But you were pretty anyway!

Incredibly beautiful, with bright red splashes on your face…

Sitting on the floor…

It was pretty cold back then… now that I think about it.

Wonderful. Now you're all talking about the corpse scene.

But seriously, what did you think of me back then?

Unlucky!

Unlucky...

Cute!

Unlucky...

Exceptionally unlucky.

Really?

What else would you call it?

You came in immediately after Will gave the order.

Maybe she was waiting for the right moment to enter?

Liam!

If she was waiting, she didn't come in at all.

That would be wise!

Who would volunteer to see this scene?

Indeed, it was pretty bloody…

Just like all of Will's condemnations.

Will… Do you like blood?

Will just smiles, not answering.

You're so unfair…

There were many deaths that day…

Yes...

But the last one was the most… memorable.

Spectacular!

Could we please stop talking about this corpse?

What corpse?

Ellis with Jude came to the room.

Indeed... since then, there really have been a lot of them…

Did you suddenly have regrets?

I look at Ally with a smile.

No! I'm still happy to be here.

Whar you ol talking about?

It's anniversary!

She's been with us for a year now.

Thank you, Lim-Lim.

A year? I'm surprised you've lasted that long…

How could I not? I have you guys!

At least you understand you would have died without us.

Jude, as always, is very... kind.

Straightforward. I don't mind.

Jude smirked.

Hah.

Guys! We need to celebrate!

Why?

Is it necessary?

We have more important things to do.

Oh, come on… Isn't it great to have me?

(silence)

It's not funny!!!

There are chuckles all around.

I'm sorry, dear, it was really a bad joke.

I'm so excited that even your terrible behavior won't spoil it!

Could you please not scream?

Oggy! Sorry… were you listening?

No. Your scream can be heard even at the other end of the building.

Exaggeration.

Obviously.

So… I need to prepare dinner.

And decorate the hall…

And come up with some kind of entertainment…

...and…

...

...

I'm not going to make it.

This is too much...

Why didn't I think of this earlier?..

The fear gripped me. My heart was pounding in my ears, and my hands were shaking. I can't breathe…

What's going on?

It's a panic attack.

Hands are holding me by the shoulders. This firm but gentle embrace oh so familiar, and I would recognize that soft floral scent anywhere. It's him… but I can't even bring myself to focus.

Breathe!

Just breathe...

A soft, gentle voice seeps in my head. As if I was just waiting for instructions on what to do, I instantly take a slow breath and begin to calm down.

I didn't seen her like that before?

Is she okay?

She will be...

Does it happen often?

No. Just when she overexcited.

I thought she always overexcited.

No... she's not.

Now I developed a new fear.

Harrison shook his head in disbelief…

Victor is not the worst?..

I take one more breath and meet Ally's worried gaze.

I'm okay now.

Take this pill.

It's water.

Thank you.

Did someone call me?

Victor!!!!!

Vic, you missed a lot!

Irina had an attack… I didn't know she had a problem…

Victor turned to me and looked at me worriedly.

Are you okay, my dear?

I glanced at Ally and nodded.

Happy anniversary, Victor!

He smiles at me and immediately reply.

Happy anniversary to you, too, my dear. We have so much to prepare.

Yes… we are… I…

As if sensing that I might be overwhelmed again, Ally took my hand.

It's okay... I will help.

Right. For the 10 people, it's not that much work.

Why would I do that?

Because you're kind, Jude.

That's the most idiotic thing you could ever say.

I'm curious to watch another her episode...

Ally looked pointedly at Oggy.

But it can wait...

Thank you, guys. I'm so…

Ally raises his hand to shut me up, but it's not necessary. We both look at Ellis.

Don't you think Irina looks very happy?

No!

They all said it at the same time. Even Jude. I meet William's laughing gaze and can't help but smile happily.

I love you guys! Let's make it the best anniversary!

At least this year.

Yes, next year it will be even better!

I don't have panic attacks, so I'm not an expert in this field. Usually, when I see something grand that seems impossible to achieve, I just calmly split it into smaller parts. So… I might get scared for a short while… but not to the point of panic. But… we are all humans… and we never know what can happen in life. And it's not that uncommon. I found an article that says that we all encounter this at least a few times in our lives. So… It can happen.

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Victor's route MLE 22ch (healing)

Kate had two missions in one day, and she felt extremely tired.

Victor appears…

This is a very free interpretation. Originally it was "fulfill". But I think Kate meant that she was exhausted, like a dead battery, if you know what I mean. And the fact that she's with him fills her with energy again. So… I translated… "heal."

I'm loving it. At the beginning of the route, Vivi told William what being with Kate is healing him. And how it works in both directions.

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