So far, this seems like the author is trying their hardest to rush to the part of the story they
actually want to tell.
Trouble is, doing so skips over some extremely crucial early-in character establishment. All we know so far is:
- This kid was isekai'ed for trying to save a life (so I guess he's got a sense of immediate justice - he won't go out and save people on his own, persay, but he'll save you if you're within jogging distance)
- He got IMMEDIATELY abandoned by his birth parents for reasons not fully elaborated on (I say, praying that it isn't as simple as "dArK mAgIc ScAwY" )
- He got IMMEDIATELY adopted by his aunt and uncle (who somehow, I guess by being lesser nobles[?], AREN'T prejudiced against dark magic for equally unspecified reasons)
- And can actually use all the elements at a high power threshold a la typical power fantasy.
His personality at large? Nil. Unaccounted for. Not presented. He study the magic, he do the magic, he save the day. That's all we got. No major motivations, no hopes, no dreams, no goals, no vices, bad habits, etc. He has a single and already rectified fear, and all else is void.
I'm gonna give this thing like 2 more chapters to present us with
something before I bail out.