Overall, I liked this even though it had stuff I usually wouldn't like and its own flaws. (Long review incoming (￣∇￣") )
Things I appreciated/liked in this story:
- The main character's unique personality. I don't believe there is another character quite like him. At first, I thought he was just going to be yet another dense MC used for comedic relief and to show off how "smart" his love interest is, but he wasn't. He had actual emotional depth and he wasn't as dumb as we are made to believe.
- MC stayed true to his beliefs. If he didn't want to do more than simple guiding, he did not — even under manipulation/pressure. When he believed ML truly needed his guiding and wanted to guide him, he persisted through ML's discouragement and succeeded in doing what he thought was best for ML.
- The story successfully convinced me that the whole run away arc was needed for two main reasons —the ML's horrible communication skills that led to MC feeling upset and the further development of MC. Both of these reasons contribute a lot to the story, so I personally thought it was good thing it was fleshed out using this arc. Next, since I already felt that this arc was necessary, naturally, I didn't feel repulsed by them getting back together again. In fact, I think MC does the running away troupe well. (At least compared to the female leads of Otome Isekai)
Stuff I didn't like in this story:
- The lack of development for MC's relationships with ML's guild members. There was minimal interactions, and none of the members had their characters or backstory fleshed out. Their relationships with one another were extremely surface level.
- That one guild member lashing out at MC. It was understandable but there were no consequences at all (or perhaps there was, but it was shown off screen), which was mildly disheartening. Speaking of consequences, there were none for the guy who kept trying to make MC leave ML, worse still, they're acting as if they are friends. Perhaps MC is just dense, but it's disappointing.
- ML's improvement should have been shown more to readers through more chapters. It wasn't enough considering the amount of change the ML would have to go through for MC since he was originally a red flag ML.
Overall, I liked this even though it had stuff I usually wouldn't like and its own flaws. (Long review incoming (￣∇￣") )
Things I appreciated/liked in this story:
- The main character's unique personality. I don't believe there is another character quite like him. At first, I thought he was just going to be yet another dense MC used for comedic relief and to show off how "smart" his love interest is, but he wasn't. He had actual emotional depth and he wasn't as dumb as we are made to believe.
- MC stayed true to his beliefs. If he didn't want to do more than simple guiding, he did not — even under manipulation/pressure. When he believed ML truly needed his guiding and wanted to guide him, he persisted through ML's discouragement and succeeded in doing what he thought was best for ML.
- The story successfully convinced me that the whole run away arc was needed for two main reasons —the ML's horrible communication skills that led to MC feeling upset and the further development of MC. Both of these reasons contribute a lot to the story, so I personally thought it was good thing it was fleshed out using this arc. Next, since I already felt that this arc was necessary, naturally, I didn't feel repulsed by them getting back together again. In fact, I think MC does the running away troupe well. (At least compared to the female leads of Otome Isekai)
Stuff I didn't like in this story:
- The lack of development for MC's relationships with ML's guild members. There was minimal interactions, and none of the members had their characters or backstory fleshed out. Their relationships with one another were extremely surface level.
- That one guild member lashing out at MC. It was understandable but there were no consequences at all (or perhaps there was, but it was shown off screen), which was mildly disheartening. Speaking of consequences, there were none for the guy who kept trying to make MC leave ML, worse still, they're acting as if they are friends. Perhaps MC is just dense, but it's disappointing.
- ML's improvement should have been shown more to readers through more chapters. It wasn't enough considering the amount of change the ML would have to go through for MC since he was originally a red flag ML.