Giving Kanako love bites to force her to cover up more...
That's an interesting concept.

Marisa giving that Joey Tribbiani-level of advice.

Ooooh it's the gigolo line.
game over

I'm gonna vomit.

Well, let's not forget that Last Supper confirms that human-youkai relations in this author's world can change over time from hostile to somewhat non-aggression. Perhaps in future, things may change with effort from certain characters.
After all, to accept tradition without question is not something that sits well with everyone, as seen in Higan's Camellia where character(s) attempt to defy tradition. It is possible, but not easy by any means.

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It's that again.
The feeling of how an immortal's values can be so far removed from a normal human's that some struggle to understand how such a decision can be made.
Personally, the way the obligatory sacrifice is portrayed here leaves a rather foul taste on my tongue...though through a certain lens there might be some logic.

Perhaps it is comparable to how some give an organ to preserve the health of a loved one.
In this case, giving your flesh as a memento so that an immortal...I don't know...feels happy when she nibbles on a meager chunk of meat that will not last relatively long? Seems like a bad trade in return for decreased mobility, combat ability, durability, and general comfort of your best friend.

pg. 22
Aya's depicted personality does tend to swing between blusterous confidence to forced humility and ending with miserable sulky.

Komachi's eyes on pg.36...
She either lost sleep, cried her eyes out, or both.
That hits hard.

Colorful, charming, and in tune with her desires...Aya is blinding.

Sekibanki is such a good friend :)
She often gets portrayed as a youkai with close ties to the human village, though it ended so badly in that other doujin that I wasn't sure about reading this one...but the ending here is great!

Typical of Kosuzu to be nonchalant of the dangers of becoming a youkai.
Can only hope Reimu makes an exception for her case somewhere in the future.

Pg. 39
"The Amontillado!"

Wow. I felt page 26.
The feeling of "I am a part of their history, but I have no place among them in the future."
I never had much of a solid idea of Nazrin as a character, but her cold and sharp personality in these works certainly leaves a memorable impression.

This is just my personal opinion on this manga.
Firstly, the art is great and the story is at the very least, thought-provoking. It was an interesting read.

But there were just some things that I felt were disturbing. While it might be understandable why Remilia would choose to forcefully transform Sakuya, it makes one question if you could really force someone you love to undergo that process, including chaining them to a bed for a full moon cycle (a month). At least the manga implies that Sakuya was barely conscious, though it would have been nice to see other residents of SDM at least stopping by to offer support in such difficult times. And the shock Sakuya got when she realized what her mistress had been doing to her...it's frightening to think how badly it can affect trust in a relationship.

But for Patchouli to justify turning Sakuya with "I need someone to bring me coffee every day"...
It feels a bit too flippant and apathetic, even for Patchouli. It's forcing someone close to you to compromise on their principles, and as evidenced later, sometimes a person's principles is what defines them and makes them feel worth.

We can see in the last chapter of this series that Sakuya sort of came to terms with her new state, but it would have been interesting to hear how she got to that point. We can see in the 3rd chapter in her conversation with Meiling that she is still unhappy about losing her mortality even after years have passed, despite her saying that she had forgotten how to be mortal. And suddenly the issue seems to have resolved itself.
Not to mention that throughout the series, most, if not all conflict or unresolved mental trauma is overcome by sex. It feels like the characters are relying on short-term reliefs to distract themselves from future problems that Patchouli seems to foresee at the end of the final chapter.

One thing the manga achieved is that it makes Sakuya suddenly feel "alien" to the reader. The first chapter provides insight into her inner thoughts and her expression changes to suit her emotion.
After transformation, the reader is no longer privy to her thoughts...and as Meiling observes in the 3rd chapter, she looks unhappy; she is virtually unreadable and barely cracks a smile outside of sex. She looks...hollow, and it felt sad.