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As caramelaxel's said, the first 5 chapters are not representative of the main story. Seira (FL) seems sheltered, naive, and weak, and it's hard to understand why she made the choice she did. But the later chapters explain it through her background and motivations. It's really cool to see the tonal shift in Seira too, into a badass heroine. She's so cool, can't blame her army of simps lol. She's not annoyingly perfect like a Mary Sue either imo. I also like the MLs and consent is overall strong (except for minor spoilers below:) Spoiler
Seira is Aven's direct superior so there is a slightly uncomfortable power dynamic in their relationship. We know Aven is into it and not being coerced, but it feels like he couldn't say no even if he wanted to.
[collapse]There's a good balance of action, romance, and political intrigue, which I think is hard to pull off. I have a strong mental image of the characters and world from the descriptions. Translation is overall strong too, just some small typos here and there.Minor nitpick: Baron Jeff's name is so needlessly confusing. Why the author would choose an feudal setting and then name a main character "Baron" is beyond me. Naturally, I at first thought baron was his title. The translator seemed confused as well, as they initially called him "the Baron". But no, Baron is his first name and Jeff his last name. Baron is actually kind of a cool name, but not when there are actual barons in your universe!