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agree that the romance is mid and the couple is painfully boring together.
but i like the world building and how the story isn't focused much on the romance part, it's like game of throne yaoi version.
the other similar story i used to like is the King's Maker. Unfortunately, i dropped after season 1 where the story got good and not so after (due to heavy romance focused).
this is just my preference :)

you can tell the romance is mid because people are way more hyped over the villain, hating him and whatnot, than any of the pair's moments. they r happy but boring together