[DeepL Translation - needs review] Book 1 Introduction: Ionia, the knight who once defended his country at great risk, is reborn as Leolino, the fourth son of a frontier count, who is as beautiful as an angel. In a dream, Leolino traces Ionia's life and remembers his love for Gravis, the king's younger brother, whom he had locked away from his heart because of his status. He even recalls his memory of being killed by an enemy informer, and confronts the traitor on the day of the memorial ser...
I had mixed feelings about this volume. There’s less plot movement here than in volume 1, and more about Leorino’s relationships with other people. A lot of it is frustrating. But it’s complicated.
On the one hand, Leorino might be the physically weakest protagonist you’ll ever see in a BL, and there are times when it seems like it’s taking the beautiful-but-weak bottom trope to an extreme. On the other hand, he’s also a protagonist who is actually disabled and living with a chronic condition.