I gave up reading and waiting for the official translation XD
currently MTL-ing the raw myself.
and someone posted spoilers in NU forum so I used it as reference when I don't understand something..
I think it's not a linear story because it follows Maybelle's perspective (she only understands little about the world), based on my own MTL, Maybelle will slowly learn about the root of problems around her much later (near the end of the season).
i.e ;l the explanation about the covenant which binds Rykell and co. will come much later (in ep 37-38 and ep 45-end of the season), and Maybelle heard about Rykell being the "former family head" in the party.
I agree with you, there are a truckload of things missing in the first half of the story.... and it's not helping that Rykell doesn't want to force Maybelle to do anything XD.
Thanks so much for your response!
Do the translations get better at some point? I like the story, but I feel like I'm missing out on a lot of aspects of it. Considering dropping.
Btw, this is not me trying to take a dig at the translator (bless you translator for trying in the first place), just asking so that I can decide whether or not to keep reading.