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This is a very solid manga, and I just want to clear up some of the complaints that I keep seeing with this review. As you may have noticed, two of the four reviews on MAL (as of July 17th, 2022) are very negative calling it "Mansplaining the manga," and honestly I get how they came to that conclusion considering how fast they dropped it. The big twist comes around chapters 11-12 and that's when most of the character building for Leo starts. I felt that this series was less about Leo mansplaining to everyone how to do their jobs and more ... so about flawed characters learning lessons and becoming better people. Trust, organization, communication, putting yourself in someone else's shoes, not judging a book by its cover, the value of friendship, each character lacks one of these qualities, including Leo himself and this story is more about them growing and overcoming those flaws together, rather than "OP MC mansplains to women how to do their job." In the first couple of chapters, admittedly Leo does seem a little bit like a hollow shell for you to project yourself into, but I really think that that hollow feeling comes from Leo not wanting to open up to his own issues and not because he's just another Kirito. After the twist, the manga drastically improves, with all of the characters feeling like pretty 3-dimensional people with their own sets of problems, hopes, and dreams, and they all work together and learn to overcome their weaknesses. Also, Melnes crossdresses as a maid 11/10