This anime was surprisingly good. I wasnt expecting much when I started after having watched the first season of "How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom", which had a somewhat similar plot, but I am very glad I did. I really liked the scheming all the characters did in order to gain an upper hand. None of the characters seemed forced, although some seemed to be too extreme as foils. Sometimes I felt like the story was kind of forced to go a way that helped the main character, but the main character's reactions to such situations balanced it out. This anime's events seemed uniqueto me and don't follow the usual cliche scenarios. I would definitely recommend this anime if you liked anime that includes strategizing, politics, and world making.