Kind of a super disappointing ending. The moment when Machino realized everyone was gone was one of the best moments in the series, that really stung. Just, the unsparing suddenness of it. But they move past it so quickly afterwards, and what they show between Machino and Sofia isn't really emotionally resonant. And then they bring everyone back, and it's like. so what purpose does this serve, then. I think that kind of move can work, if you subvert the moment of tragedy in a way that really resonates with the themes of the story or brings them further. But it doesn't feel like that's what happened. I think this ending could have worked but it needed like 3 chapters.
I still have a lot of affection for this story, though. I'd still say I really liked it, and its characters especially. I actually really like Machino. I would have wanted to see more of her self come through in the last couple chapters. But the body of the work is really lovely.
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