The Story of How I, a 20-odd Years Working Adult, Decided to Blatantly Avoid my Subordinate Pursuing Me Romantically rather than Straight Up Address why I can't Pursue a Relationship with Her.
Somehow the new title doesn't quite roll off the tongue.
It has been 81 chapters since the MC remembered that he has a power let us celebrate (or 155 if you want to count since the ifrit fight which is more accurate).
Generational fumble (of author's writing). I would've preferred a nothingburger of a "thank you for being there for me" if it wasn't gonna be a confession than him asking if they could be friends at this point.
He will absolutely play dumb because she still hasn't come right out and said it straight. Can dance all you want with flirting words but it doesn't matter (for characters like him anyway) if you don't say it straight to move forward the plot/character development.
Every single chapter is more dogshit than the last I just can’t anymore. Does anyone know how long the “I’m a useless wimp” arc lasts so I can just come back to read in the 130 chapters it’s gonna take or so?
What's annoying as fuck is almost everyone that interacts with the MC by current chapter (62). Literally treating him as a doormat. Half on him for letting everyone walk over him but it's really irritating how every chapter someone is either throwing themselves at him without reason or if not...
This chapter is somehow even more shit and infuriating than him throwing with the same surprised pikachu face last chapter. Can't wait for them to once again get taken easily just for another shitshow of a fight.
It's wild how much more neutered Akira gets with every single arc for plot's sakes. The massive mana vessel a forgotten plot point. Summoning divine beasts sidelined. Manipulating their form at will just a footnote. It's like the author wrote themselves into a hole way too early on and has spent...