. . . . . . I truly enjoy reading about their journey. Unlike other manga about student-teacher relationship, here we have two people not in a hurry to cross the line. How Ikuta confessed without pressing sensei for an answer, how sensei accepted his feeling WITHOUT reciprocating (which is inappropriate and risky considering their situation), how they spent time together (to actually teach and study! Bwahaha), how sensei gently but firmly turned down the date and Ikuta simply admitted defeat and moved on, how Ikuta noticed the uneasiness in sensei and reassured him - basically, I just love how they patiently, lovingly, painstakingly treasure and protect their feelings for each other until Ikuta graduates. Just enough closeness, just enough distance. Because the story is told from sensei’s POV, I love how we are shown to the changes of his heart, from being fearful of getting close to people and doubtful of Ikuta’s confession to being at peace with his love for Ikuta and treasuring him by keeping it to himself while he was still a student and his responsibility. On the other hand, Ikuta showed extreme maturity for his age, never forcing sensei to do anything against his will and being content with spending time at each other’s company. It was funny when his friend finally found out about their relationship at the graduation! However, personally I found the final sex at school a bit distasteful. I wish they had kept their relationship out of the school. Why risk it when you are just one step away from the graduation? For the characters it must be something memorable to look back fondly, but I was a bit taken aback... if you could have waited a year then surely a few more hours should not be a problem. (I sound like a concerned parent lol). The female teacher is completely fictional (realistically I don’t think anyone in her position would vocally support a teach-student relationship, especially using such ambiguous words - you never know what you are advocating for). I feel like she’s created to be everyone’s favourite side character, but she ends up a spectator and didn’t really contribute to the main story.
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I truly enjoy reading about their journey. Unlike other manga about student-teacher relationship, here we have two people not in a hurry to cross the line. How Ikuta confessed without pressing sensei for an answer, how sensei accepted his feeling WITHOUT reciprocating (which is inappropriate and risky considering their situation), how they spent time together (to actually teach and study! Bwahaha), how sensei gently but firmly turned down the date and Ikuta simply admitted defeat and moved on, how Ikuta noticed the uneasiness in sensei and reassured him - basically, I just love how they patiently, lovingly, painstakingly treasure and protect their feelings for each other until Ikuta graduates. Just enough closeness, just enough distance. Because the story is told from sensei’s POV, I love how we are shown to the changes of his heart, from being fearful of getting close to people and doubtful of Ikuta’s confession to being at peace with his love for Ikuta and treasuring him by keeping it to himself while he was still a student and his responsibility. On the other hand, Ikuta showed extreme maturity for his age, never forcing sensei to do anything against his will and being content with spending time at each other’s company. It was funny when his friend finally found out about their relationship at the graduation!
However, personally I found the final sex at school a bit distasteful. I wish they had kept their relationship out of the school. Why risk it when you are just one step away from the graduation? For the characters it must be something memorable to look back fondly, but I was a bit taken aback... if you could have waited a year then surely a few more hours should not be a problem. (I sound like a concerned parent lol).
The female teacher is completely fictional (realistically I don’t think anyone in her position would vocally support a teach-student relationship, especially using such ambiguous words - you never know what you are advocating for). I feel like she’s created to be everyone’s favourite side character, but she ends up a spectator and didn’t really contribute to the main story.