I can understand crying when the character in the story is tearing up or showing an anguished expression but watching myself cry while the mc is standing there so strong and with no trace of anguish speaks a lot for how far we've come. I remember how when I started reading this I found it boring. I expected a mediocore story where I'll never have the thought of rereading but damn the character development and story telling is amazing.
Like some of the people in the comments section, I wasn't expecting much when I embarked on this series. However, this proved to be wrong and I'm really happy at the character development. The themes in the story is consistent as well.