Long story short: The author didn't think this through, it shows from the early chapters.

I am actually rereading this as I know I did go into that story a while back, but I couldn't remember the point I stopped.

So so far, I can say that the writing of the translation is very good, and the setting makes no sense except if you consider that the world exists around the protagonist, specifically to enhance how pitiful and put upon she is.

several examples, not spoiling past chap8:

I will still try to power through the s*upidity, but it's hard.

Absolutely amazing series. I love both of the protagonists. Starts dark but slowly lightens up. Seeing the characters slowly improve their situation and regain some sense of safety in a cruel world is its best aspect. My only minor complaint is the central arc slows down the pacing a lot but that's only to be expected as there are quite a lot of things that happen at once.

Forgive me for my lack savory words as I feel like my vocabulary is not enough to describe what I felt when reading this, but if I must be forced to place a word to this I’d say “amazing”. Yes this book truly is amazing

The premise is interesting and the execution (world-building, elaboration of characters, dialogue, etc.) is relatively to-the-point but effective. The summary may not sound very interesting, but there is much more to this novel than 'escaping.'

While descriptive, the writing strikes a comfortable middle ground between detail and conciseness. For example, power systems play a large role in the story, but are not overly embellished, allowing elaborations to be organically added as the story develops.

The emphasis of this novel is on the interaction and relationship between the two main characters, which may... more>> belie the fantasy setting or gender-bender tag. Although there is plenty of action and magic, the novel spends significantly more time showing the development and thoughts of the two protagonists.

The translation is superb, far beyond the quality of most novels on this site.

Overall, a very easy and comfy read. <<less

I'm unsure about the most recent direction being the best for the story, but the first 70-80 chapters were pretty entertaining and make it well worth the watch. This may end up as one of the great starting stories with that fall flat. Still, so far my biggest annoyance is that the really good interludes were all but forgotten halfway through and when they came back the quality dropped considerably.