Episode 3:
I did not feel the weight of mana manipulation. They were just saying it's dangerous, that another's like is in your hands, but visually it was just... Boring? Normal? There was no real risk there. Then this "just keep it a secret" rubbed me the wrong way, as if subtle grooming. It does not look like MC is doing that, but still feels off.
The owner's mark seemed to have too much importance than it would make sense. Why would an owner only mark some of the books, and not all of them? Isn't that the literal purpose of the owner's mark? Or maybe it was just that only those specific books were owned by the same owner (I am avoiding a potential spoiler here)? The guy drew too many conclusions from just that mark, it was forced, and the "reveal" probably was too soon, although it could have been an overarching mystery through-out the whole story.
There is still no proper explanation of the magic system, too, so even less reasons for me to continue.
