
From what I've heard from the novel and spoilers, the romantic development will be slow AF. The story will focus more on the politics and the mc's duties as the monarch.
We will mostly get tease-y stuff like the mc literally just sleeping in her consorts' rooms, friendly contact, mc being oblivious to the red haired knight's feelings, etc etc...

As much as I know how unhealthy his way of thinking is... can't say I don't relate. It's how it is when you are very inexperienced in romantic relationships, you get uneasy when you see other people pining for your lover. Because you lack confidence in yourself. It's more of a "me/self" problem than a partner's issue.
You want constant assurance to the point that it is annoying -- and you yourself know it, which makes it feel all the more miserable.
They need to communicate a bit more, and solidify that trust. It's a question of "do they have enough patience". Because if they don't, this relationship won't work out no matter how much they actually love each other.

It feels like he's testing her. Or you know, like what she said, he's already seen through her intentions.
Well. She has to remind herself that this is a timeline where they don't know each other. She might be misled by her impressions of him when she was in the trading company.

I agree with you I think he is testing her but I think he's going to underestimate her and she's going to do something that impressed him but with him not knowing that he was the one who trained her in an alternate reality I can actually see them becoming business partners
I think after she's done establishing a partnership with the Merchant company I think she's going to visit the kingdom that she was protect them when she was a knight and established a diplomatic treaty with that Kingdom as well
From my understanding it seems like the future is always set in stone with minor differences with Rishe and with her keeping all of the skills that she learned from the alternate realities I think things are going to play itself out a little different with her making allies with each and every one of the people from the other realities as well
Man, I would want to hang out with fluff-bois too UGHGHHHHHH how I wish to be a regular at her shop as well (/TДT)/