does this have romance? (hoping there's none (▰˘◡˘▰))

there is but it's on the side burner and the development is like every 50 chapters for the tiniest bit （￣へ￣）

Yes and no. Mc doesn't care, but a girl (or maybe two, or three) is crushing on him. But not really enough to call it romance. And there definitely won't be romance anytime soon. It's primarily focused on action