This definitely felt like a major cop out ending. Why bring them all back? End on the sadness, let your characters feel something! And also, are the other four just gonna hang out and watch their love not blossom? That's kind of depressing, but it felt like Sophia and Machino just kind of are cool with any outcome?

Whatever, Olivia was scammed. She deserves a better manga.

My feelings exactly. Made a (wrong) choice and couldn't even stand by it. The ending only makes sense if you don't think about it or hand wave things away. The rest was good before the last couple chapters still.

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What an uninspiring ending from yet another generic and boring harem manga... If the author knew their story will get axed, she could at least make something original and make Sophia win instead If the cliché "the first girl always wins". Sophia, by far had the most development, focus and interesting dinamics. The author had a chance to end this in an unique note, but not. Forgetable and predictable. I'm glad this got axed. I'll make sure I'll never read anything from this author again.

Did you mean that you hoped Olivia would win? Because Sophia did win lol

to be honest the mc feel boring to me, it's like I don't really know her well until the very end of the series. the concept is good. too bad :( maybe next time

And also, are the other four just gonna hang out and watch their love not blossom?

I'm guessing they can go back and forth now, especially with the pre-return cut of a married Olivia(?) reading a story about them to her daughter.

It had its shortcomings but I liked it. And the ending isn't THAT bad come on.

Whatever, Olivia was scammed. She deserves a better manga.

I firmly choose to believe at the end they form a big polycule and Olivia gets many kisses from Makino, Sofia and Carla.

What an uninspiring ending from yet another generic and boring harem manga... If the author knew their story will get axed, she could at least make something original and make Sophia win instead If the cliché "the first girl always wins". Sophia, by far had the most development, focus and interesting dinamics. The author had a chance to end this in an unique note, but not. Forgetable and predictable. I'm glad this got axed. I'll make sure I'll never read anything from this author again.

Did you mean that you hoped Olivia would win? Because Sophia did win lol

Oh Yeah. I fucked It up. Fixed.

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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Who was this manga for?

haha I really felt there was more chemistry between Sofia and Olivia but that's also probably my rivals to lovers in me talking

I really don't like that Machino actually ended up picking one of them over the others in the end. To me, it really felt like the whole point was defying the obligation to choose just one and choosing all of them. At least the others coming back sort of leaves the possibility open, but it really feels like the author chickened out of a proper poly end.

What an awkward ending...
Yeah I closed this girl over all of you, but hey... Glad you're back guys

I always say this but just because the ending it’s disappointed, doesn’t mean it was axed
I think the ending was pretty obvious and it was seen coming from several chapters ago, most harem are like this (with this type of “fast” ending)

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Its a big polycule in my mind now, that's it

Thank you for translating this series, that was a cute one !

Shame about the rushed ending likely due to being axed. Saw a comment that the author probably got told to rush the ending right around when the knight and the maid got introduced in the same chapter. But oh well I still enjoyed most of the series and still kinda got a harem end. I will take it. My thanks to the translators as well.

EDIT: The volume extras is what I was hoping to see more if only the manga could get more chapters especially that Comiket scene. Would have been nice to see a whole arc of shenanigans from that.

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Was this axed?

a comment that the author probably

So, someone just speculating online.

Was this axed?

Most of the time, we can never know. Authors and publishers usually don't go out of their way to advertise "axed" vs. "was intended to be this short" vs. "author cutting it short for personal reasons."

Very rarely, an author will gripe about untold story; I think Gal and Villainess was one such, maybe Sal Jiang's Wicked Spot too. If there's public talk of low sales and pleas to support the title, that might be an indicator (though some claim that's just uninformative marketing tactics.)

If an author seems to introduce plotlines that suddenly get cut, or set things up that don't pay off, like Usio Shio's doll-licker story, that's suggestive. Though Usui lost two titles at once, so either she had really bad luck or she bailed out of making manga for reasons of her own.

Probably 95 if not 99% talk of "axed" is just fans trying to make sense of something they liked ending, with no real information.

Small typo/grammar issue on chapter 22 page 24 panel 1:
and trying to restore to they way they -?> and trying to restore it to the way they

Joining the chorus of those disappointed by Olivia not being chosen.

But I am even more disappointed by how indecisive this ending was. Of the three viable endings (Sofia, Olivia, polycule), the author has immediately discarded the most developed one, but couldn't decide which of the other two to pick and tried to do both, forgetting that they are mutually exclusive by definition. You can't have your cake and eat it, too, dear author.

Probably 95 if not 99% talk of "axed" is just fans trying to make sense of something they liked ending, with no real information.

This.
I would say even if authors or publishers don’t go out of their way to say “it’s axed” they still polite and say it. We have multiple examples of “my work it’s at risk of getting cancelled please support me” and “i wish i could have draw more but it was not possible”. Which I think are the only cases where you can be 90% certain it was axed.
We have cases where it’s confirmed it’s not axed and people still insist it was.
The anomaly cases are Hanamonogatari (confirmed axed) or GalTaku (author asked to end it because the way they wanted to continue the story wasn’t allowed. )
Most yuri are 4 volumes, it’s the norm/standart, so idk why people react like that. most proof people bring it’s a tweet saying “Next month final chapter” and that’s a industry thing, every magazine/mangaka does it.

Most harems end like this tbh, the MC choose one girl in a super fast way due to certain events, the others “give up” but still have feelings for MC so they still hung around with some having a “I still hacen’t give up” attitude. Harem is all about fanservice. That is why you have “filler” girls that don’t do much even if they seemed interesting or with potential.

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The kind of ending that ruins the series. Olivia got shafted, most of the other girls didn't even get enough screentime to justify showing up at all. I'll need to find something to do with my volumes now.

Not gonna lie, I would prefer they stay in celestial instead of coming back. It give the choice more weight. And plus go gonna rule now when most of the top influence individual not in the country. Or better yet it can have a bittersweet ending like they can only visit during the night of shooting star.

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read it all in one go and really liked it up until the ending. tbh? i was expecting an "i can't choose one person" ending where they all disappear, or she just outright chooses everyone (or at least both sofia and olivia). choosing only sofia just doesn't make sense from all the writing and build up. they kinda foreshadowed it with her convo w/ luna and carla, but i found it hard to actually believe?? it's one thing to say something and another to actually show/convince the reader of it. i really do wish they'd let it go longer and given the relationships more time to cook. i enjoyed it a lot otherwise so it's frustrating

also, isn't it kind of weird how sofia is the only one who truly LOVES celestia and has a reason to but is the only one to not go back??

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I'm pretty chagrined that there was no development of the relationship between Carla and Luna... Those two had much more interesting chemistry than anyone else in the story.

And also, are the other four just gonna hang out and watch their love not blossom?

I'm guessing they can go back and forth now, especially with the pre-return cut of a married Olivia(?) reading a story about them to her daughter.

Do you mean pages 30-31? That was a flashback of Machino's mom reading her a story.

Everyone it is clearly a polycule. Also the flashback scene was Machino's mom reading a fairytale to Machino. We gotta be delusional and accept this as a Polycule. Machino × Villainess, Machino × Princess, Machino × Professor, Machino × Knight, Machino × Maid, Knight × Maid, Villainess × Princess. This is my delusion and I will accept is as such.

Olivia was so cheated by this series.

Also, insane that this girl has a backstory that’s like “This Monster Wants to Eat Me” level of tragic and doesn’t really do anything with it beyond “wow aren’t lovely memories precious”. And all these girls who know her past think “yeah, we should put her in ‘Sophie’s Choice’ without telling” and that also holds nothing but the fluffiest of weight to it.
Good lord what a middling experience.