somnia's manga / #Adorable(21)

/106 A juicy piece of time reverse shoujo goodness. Business and Politics are explained in detail here, and it's not boring either since it not only expands the world, it also gives context/body to Firentia's decisions and future events. It also avoided falling into the power fantasy trap, at least imo. Yes, she has the experiences and memories of a grown adult, but it's clearly portrayed that she not only worked hard for these talents, but also continued to refine them and learn new things after being sent back. It helps that we get the full scope of what's happening, or what she is planning in the long run - everything has an explanation so far (besides why she was able to yeet back in time ig). The connections and interactions with people around her are also pretty interesting, if not then wholesome at least. There's a large emphasis on family and the hierarchy within. It's very nice to get more intel on that instead of being greeted by the typical, optimistic 3 tier shoujo cake, with that hot and/or cold daddy sitting on top to make all the troubles go away only if you make puppy eyes at him long enough. The romance itself is being treated like a side dish for now, so if you're here to indulge and turn your brain cells off this might not be it. I don't quite feel the chemistry between Firentia and her royal puppy for now, but they're clearly supportive and caring of one another. I'm scared of their future though. It seems that Firentia is chugging along the unholy cliche route of "In the future he was with this woman, so he can't possibly love me (forever)!" PLEASE, spare me.