Jinshi is cute and all, but he really pisses me off. I feel like he has a mix of potential romantic feelings for Mao Mao, and selfish desire to have her stick around for entertainment and amusement. Using others for the sake of personal entertainment really disgusts me. I don't give a flying frick if other people find you cute or not, you don't get to do that to people. It's so satisfying to see a heroine like Mao Mao genuinely not play into that crap. It's SO SATISFYING that she fights back!!! It's realistic to what a real girl would do in real life, and it shows people to know their freaking place, no matter how high or low on the societal ladder they are!! We see far too many girls in main lead positions that fall SOOOO easily to others's whims and desires, and Mao Mao stands staunchly against that, which I find so cool!!!
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto