Slow Start: The story was pretty insufferable until chapter 20, with the plot failing to capture my interest. Up until that point, I was mostly reading for the eye-candy art. The main character (MC) was slow-witted, fixated and self-sacrificial, often giving away too much information to the similarly annoying and one-dimensional antagonist. Additionally, I didn’t find the harem element very appealing (though, to be honest, I rarely do).
Character Development: Things improved after chapter 20, as the plot became less predictable and the MC finally took control of her circumstances, particularly after the antagonist forced an unhappy ending. The MC’s most defining characteristic was her deep love for the land and her determination to protect what she had created. I also liked the concept of the two souls within one body being able to accept one other, allowing them to co-exist in harmony.
Though, I would critique this as more "tell, not show", since I didn’t see much evidence of Violetta giving input or being truly present in Seehee as Violetta.
This was contrasted with another case where one soul overpowered the other;
the soul of Lily had been supressed by Yuri's.
Supporting Characters: The Earth Prince was an enjoyable character—spunky, flamboyant, with some gender-bender there. However, his personality was very different from his alter ego, which was possibly a flaw in character design. One of the more touching moments came when the Night Prince expressed that all he needed was to see his people smiling, despite the imminent unhappy ending. 😭
Climax and Ending: The climax scene was a bit underwhelming and stuff like the abandoned data came out of the blue. The morality of the story felt too binary, especially with the conclusion. The potential solution to Yuri’s soul problem—perhaps transferring it to a lesser being—was something I felt could have been explored but wasn’t.
In terms of romance, it was a bit of an open ending, which I'm fine with, because, as an author, Seehee loves all of her character creations equally, as if they were her own children.
However, the last scene focuses on Violetta and Mages, which might be a telling detail.
Age Rating: The content is PG, with nothing explicit, featuring only one mild scene per harem member, mostly (contrived to 😝) to serve the plot narrative.
Including: kiss on hand, kiss on heart, kiss on neck, kiss on mouth.