Yaoi with low ratings and questionable tags. Just my cup of tea.
The story is daring with how the characters and story is presented. A cruel “romance” indeed.
The MC is a bad guy, as are most of the people who appear around him. And by bad guy, I don’t mean the misunderstood loner bad boy commonly found in other romances. “Plundering neighbouring towns as his main livelihood, and scalping opium as a side job” is no euphemism. I think this makes for an interesting read, if not anything else.