Disregarding the story for now, the characters aren't bad at all.
What's more, he has guy friends who worry about him, which is nice. Saran's death was also a nice inciting accident, albeit the curse and corrupt royalty thing is beyond shit.
It has a nice vibe to it. Abides to the isekai mold, but still kinda nice. (I use the word nice a lot, don't I...)
Well, it is nice, for a casual read. I'll probably forget about it in an hour, but oh well.