The first 3 chapters are some of the worst I’ve ever read. The author obviously wants you to know that the nobles are bad people but does it in such a way that it becomes mind numbing. It becomes almost instantly unbelievable. Yes there are bad people out there but no one acts like this.
I stuck it out till chapter 18 and had to stop. So much of the story ends up taking place in the mc’s head. He’s constantly thinking about random things and brings the pace to a screeching halt.
The Mc also is extra Mary sue and just not very likeable or more like the situations he’s put it to make him appealing to the reader seem so manufactured that it’s off putting.