It seems that the game world the manga takes place in is hugely inspired by Trails of Cold Steel, which means this manga has several good things going for it. The Trails series is famous for its complex world-building, character development, political drama, power struggle, and great story telling. So far the manga has ticked all of the aforementioned traits. Common isekai tropes are kept to a minimum and more focus is emphasized on the world the characters live in. The pacing is perfect and it has managed to set up an interesting world worth reading. I pray this manga can keep going in the direction it's heading to. It might give rise to a very different kind of isekai experience that we're waiting for
He is specifically afraid of losing his freedom. Yes, you can generally turn down requests, but that probably becomes a lot harder when the request is from a noble who is directly asking you to do something... and turning down a request from a noble could be incredibly risky, given that nobles sometimes have fragile egos, and even if they don't they could easily be put in positions where getting rejected by a well-known adventurer would expose them to attacks on their reputation, or if the noble is well-liked, in attacks on the reputation of an adventurer who would dare to turn down a request from them. For people from a society where we don't really have to worry so much about things like nobility, the attitudes and expectations of nobles can be hard to predict. I don't blame this guy (or any other isekai mc) for wanting to just avoid getting involved with nobles altogether, rather than try to figure out how to navigate that sort of mess
Sprechor's set was really great. I audibly laughed numerous times. I can't help but root for them too. I also don't hate Nazutani as much as the people below me do. I think his arc is pretty cool honestly. Since when does manga have to be super realistic. Sure, anime and cartoons can resemble real life, but people need to remember they are more like charictures of people at times, or representing ideas or feelings. Numerous manga characters have had just as dramatic backstories if not more so.
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And the design for his Skeleton Double is amazing.
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