I read this a few years back and was very disappointed to reread it and somehow I had forgotten there was SO MUCH RAPE, the balcony scene in particular pisses me off and the fact that it's brought up almost as a joke later makes me so infuriated. On top of that, Kyon is put into so many situations without any consent and people just drag him around expecting him to completely fine in the encounters (specifically when Ryan lies and says they should get Lucaon a present, only for that to be a lie) because usually it ends up with Kyon being in trouble in some way and getting violated even more so or reprimanded for it.
I also found out this could've been a story about Sihan, and I would have liked that WAY more, because honestly Karis and Sihan carried this story for me. The ending for Ryan was even less satisfying and overall I came out really hating this story when I just a few days ago, I had fondness for it, but that was purely based in hazy nostalgia.
2/5 stars.
Royal Servant