The turn-to-the-camera style narration felt extremely weird in anime form, and the prince seems a little bit too scheming to be an endearing romantic lead. It feels like we’re meant to laugh at the main character for being trapped in this situation, which I think would work a lot better if she were a worse person - like if she clearly wanted to keep all the power and luxuries of nobility while escaping the social demands and political responsibilities. I’ll give this one more episode, but I’m not terribly hopeful, since it’s currently fumbling both the romantic and the comedy parts of being a romantic comedy.