I'm sure the story is really great! But I admit that after reading up till chapter 5, I find myself disappointed that the author completely threw away the aspect that I found the most interesting, that of Frieren's longevity and how years feel like days to her. I see that in future chapters only 1 or 2 years pass (as of chapter 29) rather than larger leaps. When Fran was introduced, I feared that this would be the case. The story seems to start focusing on Fran rather than Frieren, which locks it into a human timeframe once again. That's sad. The story had a lot of potential, but if it continues like this, then what is even the point of stating "X years since the hero's passing" aside from knowing when the next meteor shower will be?
Yes, again... I'm sure the story right now must be amazing and I do plan on continuing to read it. I'm merely disappointed that the thing that called my attention the most seems to have been discarded completely.