[DeepL Translation - needs review] Volume 1 Introduction: In a corner of a continent. There, seven major cities were divided to unify the nation with a princess called the illegitimate daughter of the previous king. One of them, an orphan of nine years old, was chosen as the princess of Nanamiya Kasen. She was retained by the warrior General Ten Huo and his military strategist Toel Tau. Both of them were liars of different orders of magnitude and their surnames were unknown, but she was happ...
It's a solidly good book - well written, decently interesting, has a nice vibe. The protagonist is extremely passive, but still likable. But it's lacking thematic pizzazz and a feel of weightiness - maybe it's building up to something, but so far everything is smooth sailing and that the status quo hasn't really changed. I didn't much feel compelled to find out what happens next.
Difficulty-wise, it has a broad vocabulary and lots of fantasy terms. It's pretty clearly written overall but has de