what if suho transmigrated into royalty though? Would he still not actually like that? Afterall if let's say he is the son of a king or rich duke will he be ok with being tied to royalties since he is rich from the beginning? Excluding if the royalty family is horrible and people are planning to revolt against them?
i mean. i guess?? lloyd's main issue with royalty or being close to it is the danger it inherently involves.
he doesn't like the idea of being involved in any politics and that's exactly what happens when you're close to or part of the royal family. he'd much rather be the son of baron in the middle of nowhere that a well-off aristocrat.
sure being rich is nice, but if it comes with the dangers of being involved in a rebellion or a conspiracy it simply isn't worth it.
i think people overestimate how money oriented lloyd is. like. yes he does want to be rich, yes he does want to get as much money as he can, but it's not really about the money itself. it's about the safety and security it represents.
going into debt and losing all their money is what killed his parents and sunk him into a life of misery back in korea. lloyd is genuinely traumatized by that. him wanting to gain as much money as possible is all about him desperately trying to avoid being in the same situation that caused him so much pain. i joked about it before but it's literally the trauma that makes him have so many back up plans when it comes to his income sources.
i think if lloyd had been isekai'd into a family that wasn't on the brink of bankruptcy he wouldn't have tried to get rich nearly as hard as he did in canon. he woke up in a very triggering situation, where he was given the chance to avoid letting his new family fall apart the way he couldn't with his original one. of course he went over board with it.
but being rich and in danger isn't really any better in his mind. he wants a stable and comfortable life, not a particularly lavish one. being part of the royal family or the son of a rich duke maybe very comfortable, but there will always be a part of him worrying about whether he's about to be involved in a political mishap or a rebellion or what have you.
lloyd wants security. safety. to be able to protect his family and keep them happy. just that.
“It will be just burdensome for me to obtain more power, larger territories, a stronger military, or something along that line. I’ll be kept away from leisure to deal with it all. Doesn’t it seem like a lot of work? Thus, my only wish is for my family and the people around me to be at ease and happy. I want to live the rest of my life surrounded by their warmth without another day of work.” “And that is why the Jewel of Truth is a burden to you?” “Yes, since I already have everything necessary to make my dream come true. Nothing more is needed. So long as I stop the restoration of destiny, I’ll be able to achieve my goal. Anything beyond that would just become a stumbling block to my dream.”
i guess if there was a way for him to be absolutely sure that there was no danger at all for the family he was born into then he wouldn't mind? which i suppose he could use the ending spoiler for that but. i think a part of him would always worry. a part of him would always be on guard.
