I think vol 2 chap 8 is a good place to end it. I'm not going to read the rest (mostly because it got weird) Honestly I shipped her more with her childhood friend! But then he got tossed aside without even getting a chance to properly establish himself. These nobunaga fics are always a little weird but this one was especially so. Like, she's just fine marrying a man she knew had 10 wives and 20 kids?? I surely would've had some reservations. The world view of sengoku era is simply too different! Both for contemporary Japan and the kingdom they're now living in. It was fine at the start because it wasn't the focus, but then it got real weird real fast after he proposed. It's weird that his actions didn't bother mc more. I enjoyed her character in the beginning but her sudden affection for him at chapter 8 felt detrimental to her character... I would've preferred a different arc for her. They kinda just made everything worse by trying to force the main couple to become a thing so quickly and without changing anything in their dynamic that was established as a problem before. Again I say her friend was a better and more natural candidate for her considering how much he meant to her as well. But even with nobunaga, I would've liked to see a better transition in their relationship, where both change for the better for each other - MC becoming more confident of herself and accepting the queen position willingly and nobu adapting to his current world's mindset, embracing his new life and leaving his past behind, and these changes being triggered by their growing love for each other that lets them see themselves through the eyes of someone that loves them - then it would be much more impactful to see them become an official couple, and it would be a natural progression to their relationship. Alas I weep for the love story we could've had. My journey with this ends here.
I think vol 2 chap 8 is a good place to end it. I'm not going to read the rest (mostly because it got weird)
Honestly I shipped her more with her childhood friend! But then he got tossed aside without even getting a chance to properly establish himself. These nobunaga fics are always a little weird but this one was especially so. Like, she's just fine marrying a man she knew had 10 wives and 20 kids?? I surely would've had some reservations. The world view of sengoku era is simply too different! Both for contemporary Japan and the kingdom they're now living in. It was fine at the start because it wasn't the focus, but then it got real weird real fast after he proposed. It's weird that his actions didn't bother mc more. I enjoyed her character in the beginning but her sudden affection for him at chapter 8 felt detrimental to her character... I would've preferred a different arc for her. They kinda just made everything worse by trying to force the main couple to become a thing so quickly and without changing anything in their dynamic that was established as a problem before. Again I say her friend was a better and more natural candidate for her considering how much he meant to her as well. But even with nobunaga, I would've liked to see a better transition in their relationship, where both change for the better for each other - MC becoming more confident of herself and accepting the queen position willingly and nobu adapting to his current world's mindset, embracing his new life and leaving his past behind, and these changes being triggered by their growing love for each other that lets them see themselves through the eyes of someone that loves them - then it would be much more impactful to see them become an official couple, and it would be a natural progression to their relationship. Alas I weep for the love story we could've had. My journey with this ends here.