I feel like the author's trying too hard for the second half. Instead of pursuing the typical best friend/rival trope or exploring the mc's family in more depth, we get a psycho old friend just dying for that little bit of affection. I enjoyed the few chapters leading up to the finale, though, so overall it's good, but I still think the whole arc was stretched far too long, and most of it can be omitted without affecting the story too much
I feel like the author's trying too hard for the second half. Instead of pursuing the typical best friend/rival trope or exploring the mc's family in more depth, we get a psycho old friend just dying for that little bit of affection. I enjoyed the few chapters leading up to the finale, though, so overall it's good, but I still think the whole arc was stretched far too long, and most of it can be omitted without affecting the story too much