[ Kind. That gets something of a wry smile. It's a funny thing to hear when he's been called cruel in the past and well, it's true he can be. But he shrugs it off, smile quickly going back to pleasant as he nods. ]

Yes, that would be fair. [ Before he gets into explaining Holy Knight though, he takes care to place a bookmark in the volume in his lap before setting it aside. ]

It's about Edwin who is the fourth son of a Viscount, a noble, and his loyal servant Edgar. The story follows them as they try to move upwards in the world. Of course, it's not an easy journey and they face many obstacles on their way as not everyone wants to see Edwin succeed. It's the kind of story that doesn't fit into one category, it has a little bit of everything so it's appealing to many different people. It's— Hm, how to put it?

[ The entire time he's been explaining, there's a quiet suppressed sort of enthusiasm to his voice. It betrays his love for the series and shows he's really no better than the friends who have been gushing about it on the network. There's a pause as he contemplates how to best describe the series. ]

In a way it's basically a story about the struggles of life so it can be easy to relate to which is why it's so popular, I guess.