@Nullify it may be a story about China, but it's still based on a book written by a Japanese person, and the artist and publisher are also Japanese... not all manga have to be set in Japan
and yeah the group coloured in his tears for some reason
@pokefairy the novel series is ongoing I think, as far as I've read she's not oblivious but he's still trying in vain (the difference in rank is a problem)