@Aratataoatatara Well I was gonna write something a bit longer, but yeah, you said it all. Decent art is not enough to make reading this any less of a chore.
Honestly? It's mildly interesting. I definitely want the MC to be some kind of a good guy even if unconventional. I don't want him to beat an innocent person with a baseball bat, but it leaves me at least a little interested.
Come on, people. It's the first chapter. At least give it some time before passing final judgment.
...wait, they skipped straight to the window break scene ?
XD
Repeating the comment in series comment section.
Yes, volume 1 has a lot of cringe moments because the story still do a lot of the "I'm a normie" appeal to the reader.
And it also put a clash between Saku and Kenta (the boy he's supposed to drag out).
I had the same experience and even thought of quit reading midway volume 1 but somehow persevered through it.
Since there will be arguments between Saku and Kenta's view, lets put this as preparation.
Kenta is the type Hachiman would call a loner by condition. Unlike Hachiman, he doesn't become a loner because his own principle, but out of helplessness. This is the type who actually wants to go out into the sunshine but unable to do so on his own.
It's volume 2 (LN) onward, they don't do it all that much anymore. There's no more need to appeal "I'm a normie", but "this is who I am, this is my way of life".
Yes, for now they look shallow, it took its time to reveal the deeper side of the characters slowly later, especially Chitose himself.
and when their struggles are revealed, the girls feels like stars in the sky rather than just waifu material.
Yuzuki and Haru are to fall in love with, but too precious.
It really became my favourite LN right now (would also read Tomozaki, handled by the same editor, if it's not so long already).
Very blinding with passion and youth.