Niacchan

I read from another comment that Jesse becomes the spiritual partner of both of them and that this isn’t exactly a romance… but my shipping heart and big imagination will finish the work for the author

Very good read! You were right, the harem isn’t annoying and the girlies all have A PERSONALITY AND A LIFE! They still revolve around him a lot, but they have their own business and struggles independently too!
I do think he needs more friends that don’t want to date him ahahah!
Aside from that one dude (I LOVE HIM I’M A FAN, THEIR BROMANCE NEEDS MORE SCREENTIME), I hope Lucy stays “his cat/ lil sister/ friend” and that some more people just… GIVE UP AND CHILL AROUND THE CAMPFIRE PLATONICALLY? idk lol
Aside from the amazing characterization, the plot is also very good!
It definitely goes for COOL vibes instead of wholesome… I FELT it wasn’t gonna happen from vibes only, but still in my opinion that one professor should have lived and become his mentor… FROM JAIL lol. The relationship could have been very cute and indirectly helping him through the grief process since he thought Ed was “just a hard worker but not taken” (…at the start? Then he changed his mind but I’m saying they should have kept the “hard worker rep” on him instead) cause his daughter wasn’t talented either and he thought pushing her was the problem… pushing Ed and him being successful could have made him heal a bit.
Now! The MC is very cool! Even without the gold flocking at him! I’d love to see him scheme solo sometimes too! They are dependent on him BUT NOT AS MUCH AS HE IS DEPENDENT ON THEM… they definitely are the reason he’s alive lol
Sometimes I don’t get him, like bro chill why did you murder that one maid… yeah, yeah, survival and stuff… k-knock her out instead? Tie her up?
He’s still pretty likeable, very handsome and fun!
Overall pretty good read!

TLDR good story, great characters, harem not too annoying! HE NEEDS MORE PLATONIC FRIENDS 4/5