7.1/10 As all slow-life, fantasy, and cooking mangas go, this manga is “ok.” It’s nothing great due to the lack of enticement from the drawn-out and slow-paced plot despite there being actual development; the characters start off promising at first, mainly because of the art, but there’s barely any development besides for some cliches, which adds nothing important to the general theme of the story. With a promising start due to the self-awareness of the stupidity of the mc’s actions and some lingering regrets, there’s a small bit of seriousness, however, it’s introduced rather nonchalantly and suddenly, as there’s no clear direction or flow from eachplot point. The plot starts an arc, and it either repeats the same conflict, resolution as a subplot or it introduced more “bad” characters to make the mc progress; there’s simply no diversity in its developments.

To put it out there, the fmc and female designs are mesmerizing, probably some of the best designs for a tanned female. However, their personality don’t really live up to it, as they are one-dimensional and don’t develop outside of the sudden/usual cliches. The mc is somewhat decent, but his small inconsistency snd plot devices in his personality makes this manga rather disappointing, as there’s not much happening romantically or emotionally.

There’s some small entertaining, relaxing bits in this manga, but it’s accompanied by the lack of diversity and appeal that occurs from impactful characters and unique plot developments.

Reading Rankings (Portnoy inspired + A Huang-Teizan Original)
10 - God’s penmanship
9 - Must-read. Drop everything else.
8 - Instant bookmark
7 - Entertaining
6 - Good to pass time
5 - Why are you reading this?
4 - Bad.
3 - Typical garbage.
2 - My head hurts.
1 - Retirement is a thought.
0 - “Did they even give you a story?!”