Novel is good if you are here second guessing whether to read or not. The story reveals itself slowly throughout as things come together and leave you guessing. The author most definitely did their research before each arc as everything was nice to read about and did not seem made up like a lot of stories. Some arcs did get a little slow but you could skim through them and you'll be fine. Translation does drop a little toward 65~70% of the novel, I think it's a different translator but it's still readable and not the end of the world. All and all its a good novel and it will not waste your time.