Lets be honest... what describe emperor closest...?
a) Tyrant
b) Psychopath/sociopath
c) Obsessive unhinged Empress lover
d) Narcistic possessive shameless pr***
e) Great ML emperor material
f) Mentally unstable due lack of love
g) Cruel Love struck fool
h) ...  something else....

This story truly... quite Unique... unexpected twist.. in this beginning... still looking forward... investing expectations of great novel... lets hope!
If the villain is already dead... the story collapses into vanilla or emerging of another villain occur otherwise Author may change climate or genre entirely!

This is what means... Author's thuoghts are higher than mere FL... Author paths are higher than your mere (free)Will desired path...
So you first need (to suffer) to be prepared... for (more trouble) blessing... so that will come (ahead the way) eventually at the end path (of the story) life!!!

That situation... 5 year old laika vs ?? years Veneral... What skills could Laika even possess?
This institution Eldragon family campus what is it really?? Since they were 7... not mention outside world or even parents... They have bo communication between the wings themself??

Unfortunately... This here is typical of power scaling systems... They become inconsistent most in the long run...
If 5 years ago those graduatimg students had normally 1-2 stars at most now... somehow become like cabbage everywhere and rinse and repeat... 
But most importantly why are they so slow to produce those stars... By then how can anyone become six stars or more???

Those time limited access are the most st*pid settings in all novels this or chinese sects... Hoarding knowledge not being able to learn earlier to be stronger and yet than despising for them for being weak!!! How could they be strong in the FIRST place if you not invest first properly???

THIS IS pretty FAR Insane BULLSHIT! This premise... where to begin with... Logic crumbles before you received information!!
1. MC was originally with merchant family... yet adopted by single mother (widow??) at MC 12 years old?? What mess?? 
1.A) WTF!?? could her adoption mean that merchant father died when she came in or even before???
2. That duke has 4 sons... when did his wife even died??
3. How could duke have chance and time to... date some commoner
4. Could it be really even feasible to marry without... any prior knowlegde from daughter???
5. There is much more even sons etc... but ultimately its already disgrace to waste time commenting it...

While I understand this is just a setting for the plot to even may start... what should I even expect of this story... obsessive brothers or potential yandere (fake incest) ML? If I need srs consider shota also potential is kind of... DIS-TURBING (gusting)... 
Well you may enjoy it!    

Single mother adopted 12y daughter
2.

So I am the only one... with dissapointment
One week of training sorry one moment of enlightenment and he became strongest of empire... or perhaps in history...
I really was looking for that brother of his... Now he gonna be just some vagabond against the emperor

Ok!! So it seems I got my answer right after my post! Incredible... timing as the answer... there was some kind of PSYCHO lord... And the question... thickens the plot...
Author... invest...

Story is fine... there is just that one NAIL for me that keeps pressing from time to time... What kind of ridiculous concept will author give for her brokenness... if at all?? Perhaps it is beter to just brush it off at all

Story is fine... there is just that one NAIL for me that keeps pressing from time to time... What kind of ridiculous concept will author give for her brokenness... if at all?? Perhaps it is beter to just brush it off at all

LMAO!! Poeple really got triggered... So perhaps I will add(res) your anger more...
Before I start and read any further... let assume points we know and possibilities
1. Husband did something to FL in childhood... Tried to be Proper and Rensponsible So he promised
2. Husband married her as promised 
3. Husband did pay off his debt (too late?)... Did he killed or his action caused dead of FL father?? Who kills himself because of DEBT??
4. If FL really would EVERYDAY comment talk and stress you about past... Trigger your GUILT every time on each occassion... With time you not onlywould  become stressed out, tired but NUMB that instead not only becomes burdensome but even hate yourself aswell pushes away the person whom you felt guilty...  With such  UNHEALTHY ENVIRONMENT who would like to ENDURE IT!!!
5. If husband really tried to be proper... We probably would not have this story... But well he would like to have an HEIR...
So objectively from that point... If Husband overcomes his Guilt.. toxic and unhealthy relationship to pursue his own happiness... By Divorcing... seems naturally LOGIC! 
OffTOPIC: How many movies and stories scenes are really similar to THIS are reversed and showed THEM as VILLAIINESS who is scheming and GUILT-traps ML's until Heroine comes rescue with TRUE love... Well look in the mirrors now!!
PS: Narratives speaks how you look at things... So for those... die hard defendant of MC and SIMP hating antagonists
PS2: To BS troll commentators... thank for your encouragements in advance...  and pursue your hatred further... in health and peace

I shall personally to praise the author for BOLD yet unique approach... of a story... but I expect RIDICULOUSNESS at this point... to just sever that hope of disappointment not of story-telling may be decent... but plot-logic...  tragic

Really... if you just disregard last panel... what difference you see between that guy and ML?? besides face ofcourse...???

Slightly awkward... Isn't it?

What is this... It seems like misunderstanding gets out of control or love indulgence tend our cast become easily anxious, prone to judgment or misunderstood and overall dumber (momentarily dropping IQ significanly)
This story I like it actually but the situation becomes more ridiculous the longer we go... starts getting a little bit annoying