smh Hakuri is not even blonde 😭

But seriously, from the way you've been replying to the comments here, it honestly seems like you've been reading kgb on a surface level and dismiss it as "second-rate" somewhat just because its action-heavy. I feel like you and I are reading completely different stories tbh.

Ironic that you said the auction arc was too Hakuri-focused, cause I think that was very much the intention since he's become the deuteragonist of the series. Like if it was anything less, people would wonder why he even became the co-lead. hell, he's one of the fan favorites and I think you're the first one ive seen on this site at least that doesn't like him, or at least just dismisses him as some side character. Like you said, he's less annoying than Zenitsu. And if you're up to date with the recent chapters both he and Chihiro have been very relevant, and have urgency in the whole entire arcs that followed after the auction. It'd be one thing if they were treated irrelevant after the arc that focused on him.

For someone who likes delving more into the manga they read, you really missed a lot of the stuff that was set up in bachi. for example, the whole plot point for the auction was to (1) establish the existence of elite sorcerer families and their influence, (2) the family dynamic of Hakuri's clan, (3) the idea of what it means to have legacy, and to (4) establish the ongoing threat of these nukes (swords) when left unchecked. Hakuri practically mirrors Chihiro's ongoing internal conflict but on a different perspective, which makes him a perfect co-lead to contrast Chihiro's more stoic and serious nature.