I seriously TRIED, but the friend is so utterly obnoxious.
The entire arc with her feels shoehorned in there and it doesn't feel well written in many ways. It's like the friend's drama got shoehorned in and became a distraction the author focused on instead of the actual plot. It's really not enjoyable to read.
The MC is nice and all and so is the love interest, but there's too many other issues for me to keep reading. It feels rushed and at the same time like it drags, which is just unpleasant.
I'm also really not a fan of these mixed timeline stories (which doesn't even make sense since all the modern aspects are just rails, ipads and megaphones....was a modern theme implementation REALLY needed just to add those background aspects?). It's just weird.
To each their own. I wish anyone who likes it happy reading, but I'm gonna drop this at chapter 16 since it became a chore to read instead of being interesting.
Avoiding the Heavenly Emperor