MC: His motives and growth are too inexplicable. In his previous life, he was saved by the princess of the kingdom his family betrayed. She despised him and only saved him so she can use him like a pawn. The affection she had for him is similar to the affection a pedestrian might have for a dog turd on the sidewalk. He ends up dying anyway. Yet, after his rebirth, MC treats her like she's his goddess. Ok, sure, whatever. Maybe she's his type. What's less believable is that somehow, despite the MC being a useless garbage in his first life, he's suddenly now a cunning mastermind who's well versed in politics and economics.

MC's mom: Oh boy. *Takes a deep breath*. I struggle to find the words to describe this disgusting character. My expression when I'm thinking about how to describe her is similar to the expression one might have when appraising a c*ckroach.

She is a subhuman who lacks the emotions that makes humans human. She's disloyal, irresponsible, and selfish. She cheats on her husband with the king, and then constantly prioritizes the king's wellbeing over her husband and children. When her son found out, she even tried to secretly notify the king, completely disregarding her son's safety. The king would have surely sent assassins after the boy, but she doesn't even consider it.

She has no capacity to feel guilt, familial bonds, and can't consider the consequences of her actions. Her husband, who she claims to love, is the strongest person in the Kingdom and the only one preventing the enemies from invading. Despite all that, she still cheats on him. She then plays the victim, fake-crying and pretending to be unconscious. Yeah, basically this character is disgusting, but has so much screen time for whatever reason.

MC's dad: He's a complete moron. Despite being the strongest being in the kingdom both physically and politically, with the ability to replace the king anytime he wants, he choses to yield the Kingdom to its enemy, the Empire. Obviously, no one's going to trust a turncoat, so he was executed by the Empire afterwards. His reasoning makes zero sense. If he's going to rebel, why not just take over himself? He has an invincible position in the kingdom, since his troops are the ones defending the chokepoint border. He's personally strong enough to waltz into the kingdom and chop the king's head off, and the empress supports him. Also, despite him being infatuated with his wife, he apparently neglects her in bed? This character literally makes no sense.

The king: Ah yes, the king. His kingdom's survival is completely reliant on ONE person to defend a chokepoint from a larger nation, and instead of building good relations with that person he sleeps with his wife. His IQ is about the same as the temperature of the wine he guzzles.

The princess: MC is infatuated with her and worships the floor she walks on, but she's essentially a dollar-store heroine. Very dry interactions.