Wonderful visual novel ~ I think it's looking great so far! The art is my favorite aspect. The designs are wonderful and I think all the sprites, GUI, and CGs were nicely done. Story is a little plot-heavy and sometimes hard to follow all the details, but I was able to get the gist of it and found it quite interesting. I do appreciate the lore/worldbuilding aspects, I just felt the narration was a bit on the infodumpy side at times. Especially would like to see more friendly banter between the characters bonding or just chilling (not all plot/business related), but I understand that sometimes an introduction gets a little caught up in getting the exposition/explanatory bits out there. The sneak peeks of the routes have me excited for the romance. I get the feeling it's going to have some touching scenes in the future whereas the beginning felt more action/adventure. Which is perfectly valid given it's only the introduction and half of the main cast just met each other. In such cases, I actually prefer the slow burn romances as opposed to those who rush the relationships. It feels more relatable and natural that way. The characters all seem likeable enough, though I feel we only just scratched the surface and can't wait to get to know more about each of them. Good luck on the developing, this is some very impressive work and I'm looking forward to seeing more!