The publisher is the one that reached out to the author. So at least he's not at fault for trying to force his way back into the industry while hiding his name. It was all Shogakukan.
Nah, accidental kisses ain't it. They're as bad as drunk/sleeptalking confessions. Author doesn't want to put in the work to naturally build up to a romance so they throw random ass curve balls.
Well, huge amounts of money being thrown around in stories never affect the plot in any way. So it's really a nothingburger. It's not like there's going to be any arcs of Noel stressing about payments so it's whatever.
Yes, please more development for the girls so we actually want to root for them. Show their confidence, strength, and drive. Not just being horndogs for shota.
Oh, so the ridiculous tea leave conspiracy that we were all complaining was actually part of a bigger conspiracy. There's a ton of things still wrong with it, but with this new misunderstanding plot that just got introduced, I'm not holding my breath.