I wonder if the author ever anticipated just how much people would end up liking Snek girl and how popular she would become. It’s clear Hebikawa was never meant to be purely evil from the start (which is a refreshing change compared to more generic manga), but something tells me her level of...
It feels like the editor stepped in with a few suggestions and told the author to dial back the edge a bit and throw in some jokes and bit of fanservice. For me, the edge is the funnies, so I'm not exactly thrilled about it, but I get it.
I give the author some credit for actually killing off Shun; he didn't deserve a happy ending. However, I’m genuinely surprised that Chizuru was killed off as well. It was a pointless death. Also, what was the deal with the police officer's subplot? It was dropped so abruptly that it feels...
Imagine the plot twist: she was after his brother all along. Would this beat gal☆cleaning? (If you don’t know what I’m talking about, do not look it up.)
I bet it would.
There's a nice detail about how Siegfried is killed by Hagen - it's actually true to the Nibelungenlied. In the poem, Siegfried receives the same treatment because he's invulnerable except for one spot on his back.
For a moment, I thought we'd get a reverse isekai with the fantasy guy reincarnating as an office worker. Instead, we have a groundhog day scenario. Well, either way, I'm happy.