@Ian Seamus The "friends" refers to the four traitorous male leads their fates wasn't as terrible as say the fake Pina was but I'll sum it up:
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Willard: due to his massive inferior complex, he went along with fake Pina plans to drag Remilia off her pedestal and humble her, obviously that didn't happen and he breaks down like a bi*** when Remilia kisses Angel at the ball realizing she's genuinely happy without him. His brother will replace him as crown prince.
David: has a inferior complex towards his ex-fiance Sofia, when they were younger he hated how she was better, when they got older he hated how she was never bothered by him improving over her. He wanted a woman to "protect" ie fake Pina, he wanted to bring down Remilia so he could "protect" her, it's really stupid. Lives the rest of his life miserable to the fact he could never be a good knight who can keep their oath like Sofia could.
Stefan: couldn't acknowledge the fact he was lacking as a musician, knew that the whole situation with Pina was sus af yet chose to do nothing about it, wanted to be Remilia's "number one". In the end he lost his first love, first fan and best friend all at once and accepted he has no right to be sad about it.
Claude: was never effected by the charm potion in the first place, he wanted her disowned and isolated from the family so he could legally marry her. Didn't stutter he was in love with his own sister, but boohoo for him since their family fell into debt and his sister hates his guts.
David: has a inferior complex towards his ex-fiance Sofia, when they were younger he hated how she was better, when they got older he hated how she was never bothered by him improving over her. He wanted a woman to "protect" ie fake Pina, he wanted to bring down Remilia so he could "protect" her, it's really stupid. Lives the rest of his life miserable to the fact he could never be a good knight who can keep their oath like Sofia could.
Stefan: couldn't acknowledge the fact he was lacking as a musician, knew that the whole situation with Pina was sus af yet chose to do nothing about it, wanted to be Remilia's "number one". In the end he lost his first love, first fan and best friend all at once and accepted he has no right to be sad about it.
Claude: was never effected by the charm potion in the first place, he wanted her disowned and isolated from the family so he could legally marry her. Didn't stutter he was in love with his own sister, but boohoo for him since their family fell into debt and his sister hates his guts.