@Sufficient Agony I can't really disagree, I was just trying to not generalize too much is all haha

I can't get over the feeling that this is just a scummy overpriveleged adult exploiting a desperate and naive teenager, even if unintentionally. Like, she was real quick to to accept not really paying her, and then just as quick to list off all the things this underage underpaid girl is responsible for while she fritters her time away on distractions. Anyway it keeps me from enjoying any relationship between the two and gives the whole "I love teasing this cute girl ;)" thing a gross vibe.

This is a blatant misreading of the facts of the story. Granted, sensei certainly does like teasing Ayu and if you find that in itself to be intolerable behavior, this clearly isn’t the story for you.

But she absolutely did not “accept not really paying her”—that was obviously teasing. Ayu gets room and board for cooking, doing laundry, and light cleaning (the robot does the daily dusting, and two of the rooms rarely need to be cleaned at all)—all things she was doing anyway for her dysfunctional original family—along with an as-yet unstated monetary allowance, and sensei specifically says she’s “not allowed to hold back” when it comes to money.

Sensei also does not merely “fritter away her time on distractions”—in the latest chapter she takes a nap after shopping because she was up all night working.

This is explicitly a story about two lonely people learning about each other, and we have yet to see two full days of that process. If you find it to be a “gross vibe,” that’s your taste and you’re entitled to it, but the story clearly presents Ayu as being well-compensated for light duties, and not at all as a person whose economic desperation is being unfairly exploited.

Just gonna slide in here to also note that she bought the girl a $260 dollar toothbrush lmao

^Definitely agreed. Ships can be fun, but ship culture often very quickly gets hostile and sets fandoms on fire unfortunately.

^Kiara wanted to force the "Takamori" dynamic less, and have her following not go so hard with it. So she could have a more natural relationship with Calli, and chat/social media/so fourth would stop doing things like scream "NTR" every time Kiara flirts with another girl. That's about the gist I recall, though it's been a long time since then. I do know when it happened Kiara said it's still fine for people to draw Takamori fanart.

So yeah, we still get ship art of them, Kiara flirts with a lot of people, and her interactions with Calli have been more natural.

I never knew of this outfit before now, but it's definitely cute.

Personally I like Yuuki being the background comic relief for the most part, and instead Karyl, Pecorine, and Kokoro are essentially the "protaganist". All three of them are great in my opinion, while Yuuki is harmless fun. I really love the series haha

Very gorgeous!

I could definitely see this happening with these two.

Nice to see more of these two now that we have Eyja's outfit released for Global.

Jessie and Yuri ships just feels right to me personally.

Very nice.

Awesome :)

^the best kind of culture

just sit on the table smh

Why sit on the table when you can sit on the girl you like and want to tease? The lap of your crush is the best seat in the whole house.

Size difference is always top tier

Cozy & Soft :)

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A wholesome end to the day it seems.

Tastes like salt knowing Watson heh

Very cute!

Lovely.

Pretty sure Gura wanted a "different" kind of escape room during this collab after seeing Kronii's ass.

Very nice.

Always enjoy seeing this pair.

Very cute bonuses!

Really, I can't imagine a kiss at the festival that would fit with my idea of the story. After the festival is entirely different. I could see any number of things happening afterwards, but not while they're in public and in Yukatas. This series thrives on the most private and intimate of moments with just the two of them.

Most of the story happens at school so all theyd need is a private corner of the festival area, a manga staple, to have a good confession ground

Yeah they could easily find a private area to watch the fireworks together.

I'm honestly super excited for the upcoming chapters, I know to not get my hopes up for a kiss, but it feels like we're getting close.