We find out in the latest chapter 28 that the FL has mind manipulation powers! She's knew she had them all along. Writer really went, "This detail wouldn't have been interesting at all in the earlier chapters. Her not knowing she had this ability and accidentally using it wouldn't have been interesting at all."
FL has known for a while without the slightest hint to the audience that the stones had the memories of dead people in them. No indicators for us at all. No build up just here it is.
Also, I can only assume once the translators saw Darjeelings secret gender reveal they decided to over gender course correct to where the characters all know know she was a woman from the start. Correct me if I'm wrong I can't read other languages.
I hope the bow on her back is given an explanation, because if it's just glossed over then this female MC is a bad Mary Sue. She's malnourished as F so her using a huge metal bow sounds far fetched. We haven't seen any training indications at all.
I thought this comic was interesting at first, but the writing is falling apart at the seems and it's really sad, because it really had me while they were trapped. The men suddenly wanting her was odd aside from her getting "male gazed" which is how a lot of people change the opinions they had on people before.
So she knew the knight that was with them was a woman and never revealed this to us the audience? Then what was the point in the secret reveal to us that the knight was a woman wearing bandages to flatten her breasts?
Why are we getting this women being put in power exposition dump only now? I guess the fat cousin's sexism didn't really need explained until now? I didn't know it was purely sexism before which would have been nice context and would have made them standing up to him more impactful.
Also, the Empress regent's gender constantly changing is annoying.