@kuroneko It has diverged a lot from the WN but it still has similarities and plot points here and there. The MC became a lot more "likeable" but at the same time it became bland exactly due to that.
He was way more of an asshole in the WN which made him more unique and fun to read.
You know, kind of like that bratty cat that is always messing things up, but you can never bring yourself to hate him.