Oh man, I wish Harold's fire scene had more impact.
It was a lot more powerful in the novel when it went through some of his struggles with suddenly waking up in another world knowing that he was someone who would be pushed into a role where he would be hated by everyone and eventually killed.
Even worse, his mouth had a filter that turned everything he said into arrogant harsh words and he almost immediately ran into an instance where he didn't have control over what he said or did as the body spoke and acted on its own with him stuck inside. He didn't know anyone, didn't know if he could go back and see his family again, and he didn't want to die.
Also, there was so much more from the viewpoints of others that portrayed him in interesting ways. Aaaah, I need to reread the novel again.
I'm so glad the author is writing again and the translator is still working on it (though it will be slow because of issues with COVID and University for the translator).