Something I have written about before for this series is that the cast of characters is interesting…except Ars. He manages to build this superstar team of prodigies around him and somehow magically inspires their utmost loyalty. If you actually take a step back and ask yourself what about Ars inspires such loyalty…there isn’t much.

Each member of his group will follow the same basic pattern: he shows them one act of kindness or talks about his ideals in some way to show he isn’t like the other nobles…and that’s it. Sure, he is nice to them and treats them well, but he isn’t the only one doing that. At this point in the story, Rietz is already highly respected by everybody for his martial prowess, he doesn’t need Ars’s patronage to lead a prosperous and successful life. He has managed to, through his actions, overcome the racial stereotyping that had kept him in poverty before meeting Ars.

Meanwhile, Ars, despite being the noble that has been studying books since he could talk thanks to isekai knowledge, is now being lectured on his own country’s history by Rietz. I think that if Ars was given moments to shine or talents of his own, this kind of loyalty given to him would make more sense. Anyways, end rant…