oh boy so this the moment Takahiko will show his true colors and try to stop Ayano from leaving the birdcage.
though that does turn things around because with the revelation that Tsubaki is free to go, the bird and cage have decidedly swapped places with Ayano becoming most desperate for the way out.
also I really like Beniko, it's really nice to see a woman who has clawed her way out into the open air to find and support other women who want to do the same.
I don’t know.
In chapter 10 it feels like Takahiko and his divorced sister have some kind of connection, my gut feeling says it’s more than a brother and sister relationship stemming from the way the father is.
I’d envision a route could play up here where Ayano marries him as a business marriage so he and the sister and Ayano and Tsubaki can have their own relationship.
Would certainly fit the era.