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kinda reads like this was written as an otome game scenario first.

while i don’t have a problem with inner palace intrigue and constant backstabbing and manipulation, i get kinda tired when it’s about a naive helpless little maiden struggling in that setting. give me a super smart, super nasty girl instead please…

presumably fantasy ancient china and ancient japan without calling it that, huh

The opening is so-so. I do love these sort of slow burn but yeah nothing much seems to hook in from the 1st chapter. Will see if it gets better

It's been compared to Kusuriya no Hitorigoto, but to be honest the difference is too wide.

It's funny but the movement of the plots are so sudden and weird. So, it's annoyed me some times.