triggers/warnings (as they appear in the story)
-poorly depicted mysophobia/germophobia (explained below)
-slight dubcon (omega goes into unexpected heat, attracts an alpha into fucking him, and at first he's uncomfy but bc he's an omega it feels good kinda thing)
-kidnapping
-slight??? bro-con??? it's almost nothing but if you're very sensitive to those themes there may be a little bit
-attempted rape/sexual assault, which is immediately subverted by
-puking, though it's not graphic and more ~comedic
and now more spoilers bc i need to pick some Beef™ before i get into anything i liked lol
the omega's germophobia is soooo clearly an attempt at jumping onto 10 count's mysophobia/disability-as-a-love-story bandwagon, and it's handled just about as well as 10 count's horrifically problematic attempt. the difference in here is that it's barely even mentioned at all, which is about par for the course in terms of any sort of disability representation (awful representation vs straight up erasure amirite??).
the entire bit about him being a clean freak literally could be taken out and nothing about the story changes. i mean it. skip the pages/panels wherever it mentions he likes cleanliness and the story is still completely understandable. sensei could've easily explained parts even minutely influenced by the idea of him liking things clean with literally any other excuse. he needs to throw up? he feels sick bc he's literally being assaulted. doesn't wanna have sex? it's bc he doesn't wanna have sex.
really it could be as simple as that and this story would be all the better for it
that outta the way, now for me to get into what i say on the tin ^^^ lol
sensei constructs a fascinating premise for an omegaverse. it's a world where omegas are treated with dignity, and are even given the places/necessities they need to stay safe. also, the whole idea of a political figure/someone of royalty hooking up with what should've been a one-night-stand is exactly the kinda cliche drama that manga can excel at.
if it has the right time and pacing to do so.
bc this is only one volume, the manga obviously does not—can not—achieve that, which is so disappointing. though souichirou (the omega) is a bit bland in comparison, he stands pretty well against the cast. alec (the alpha) is a hunky sweetheart—a himbo through and through with a heart of gold. he doesn't pressure souichirou into anything he really doesn't want, and at the climax of the story, he'd do anything for souichirou, even if his status is at stake. that's the kinda romantic drama i live for. and not only is the main couple is adorable, the world sensei built—from japan to salmail—has interesting implications for omegaverse applied internationally, and the supporting cast is quite likeable. all this added to the fact that the art style is beautiful and i love the artistic/design choices that sensei made.
it's a shame that it wasn't told as well as i really think it could've been bc of the fact that this is a single volume manga trying to hop on a fad that wasn't even good to begin with. even one more volume and a bit of rewrite, and i feel like the possibilities could be better explored and way more depth would be given to the story.