Ended up having to drop the first Hakyoku Yotei no Akujo no Hazu ga, Reitetsu Koushaku-sama ga Wakarete Kuremasen! novel fairly quickly. The protagonist’s apparent lack of intelligence does not work at all well with the mannerisms she developed from being ‘comically’ poor. It’s a very unfortunate combination.
The New Gate (English subtitle: Where It End, It Begins) doesn’t end up much better, starting off not too dissimilar to what would’ve happened if Kirito from SAO were transported to the world of Leadale after clearing the death game. The main issue here is that I can’t tell if the protagonist is a genuine idiot, or if he’s being written as an idiot solely to provide exposition to the reader… and I don’t care enough to keep reading long enough to find out.