Alright, I'm genuinely hooked at this point.
We're not very many chapters in, and the chapters aren't very long, but I feel the amount of development we've gotten in this short time far outpaces many other stories that are much longer. And I mean that in regard to both plot and character. The amount of events that have happened and the amount of people we've met are enough to fill an entire season of some of the other webtoons I've read, but rather than feeling rushed and underdeveloped, this one somehow hits the right balance of having everything necessary to be memorable without either dragging on or zooming by. It's highly optimized storytelling, and I really enjoy it.
I did look at the descriptions of the other 2 series by this author, and though they didn't really interest me, I'd be willing to give them a try if they're of similar writing quality.