MellowGuy
Surely these last couple of chapters weren’t fillers, but that’s what they feel like. Ever since he stumbled into the trial he’s just been going with the flow and occasionally doubting his self worth. The more the MC doubts himself, the less confidence he has and the less confidence we place in him. A benevolent MC that doesn’t inspire respect and a sense of security in those around him is too immature to play the heroic lead. Was the current development supposed to give us an understanding of the MC’s insecurities and unstable psyche? Introducing hazel as a beauty, is she a love interest? I’m just pulling at straws here, trying to find some meaning to this filler-esque bs.
I feel like people are complaining way too much. The pacing is good. The story does seem kinda slow paced but there is never useless information. As for filling in a few paragraphs with seemingly irrelevant information, all of that is still interesting to read because it points out different parts of everyone's character.