That's quite an interesting take, I've never read the novel but I REALLY like this one. Not to mention the artist already said in the beginning of S2 that it was going to be different and notably with lesser romance than the novel. Objectively speaking, I think this one is a real standout in the isekai(or whatever it's called) sphere for one, it's very mature. The adult characters truly behave like adults. Have very sound conversations,the character design makes them actually look like their age. The story doesn't use romance to hide the lacking plot but it's slowly building itself. The slow burn is actually done well! You can see she doesn't fall for him off the bat, and it's a result of his thoughtful work that's in the appreciation of her own. Like idk I really liked this one
I read the whole novel first and started reading this webtoon but the difference between the novel and webtoon is so much or maybe I forgot half of it but it's like I'm reading a different story with the characters of the same name ╥﹏╥ idk what's going on anymore though I liked the novel very much and was excited for the webtoon adaptation (╯°Д °)╯╧╧