
Most mangas are typically similar or better than their novel counterparts. This is the first manga I've read where I would suggest to read the novel instead. The manga has somehow made the events in the story even more confusing than it should be. The tone and style changed the characters and events to be unrecognizable.

COMMUNICATION, bless Hotaru for being able to communicate. I like Hananoi's character. There has always been prince like male leads, but they're never given any background or any depth on why they are the way they are. Its so refreshing to read something sweet but with characters that have to deal with themselves, beyond the relationship. I am here for it!

This really shouldn't be in the Smut tag. It should be "adults having s*x" tag. There's nothing explicit about it beyond how many times it's mentioned the past two dozen chapters. But yeah, this story is so bizarre. Even as a m/f trash romance reader, this is a convoluted story. Even if you forget about the rape situation, this couple is a convenient strangers scenario. How do you not know about her mom's health issues if you've been married for so long? And while male lead has no idea about her past relationship with his nephew, she has a clear idea who she's in and been in a relationship with. Lol, drama queen that the author wants to convey victim? Ehhhhhhhh

Reading the newest chapter makes it clear. Being a victim doesn't mean you aren't a bully. A person whose been ridiculed for what they were wearing doesn't guarantee they'll be nice to somebody else whose different. I love how this manwah is about realistic characters, actual consequences, and that maybe, we should be more accepting. You see how freaking far we are from that ideal when you read all the hateful comments.
I find it hilarious the comments are so eager to vilify her and using it as a "this should be Yaoi!" Like no? She's a person who did something shitty. And all the characters will have to deal with it. It's not some precursor for our MC to run into the guy's arms.

I'm not a very serious person. So sorry if I sound off.
But I never really take the shipping or whatever seriously. Sure some may prefer that, but I don't think they're desperate for it.
Of course, that's what I'm getting from the comments around here. None of them seem extreme. The ones that are, but still lighthearted (I can't take emotes seriously) don't even mention ships.

For me, the shipping isn't the issue. Of course readers will have their biases. And when the two frontrunning most developed characters are guys, it's more than likely they'll pair them together. What I don't like is when the female character does something wrong, it's used as "evidence" that MC should be with the guy.

Lol, I feel like I'm going into discourse mode if I continue writing in this thread but it's... Critique her for invading someone's private space or that she felt betrayed because of his hobby that didn't involve her whatsoever. Don't judge her on the idea that because she's female and felt discriminated at some point in her life should validate that she shouldn't be capable of being a judgemental person.

I wish the scanlators wouldn't put those extra panels. I'm not interested in the kinks in those snippets and seeing it every chapter is really annoying. ( ̄ε(# ̄)Σ

You can thumb my comment down all you want. I still don't agree with having one manga reading experience being polluted by the translators with pages from another manga. I came to read that specific manga, not the doujinshi. I hope you continue clicking the thumbs down because no matter how big the dislike count becomes, I will never prefer having to suddenly come across those extra pages. Good luck and happy reading.
Her mom being okay with someone whose values are unclear using physical discipline on her 3-4 year old daughter is realllllllly sketchy. Like, it's not clear she's using physical discipline in order to enforce good behavior? And her mom telling her to deal with it herself which leads to the only response possible, being helpless to the situation. Only when the male figure comes into the picture, it gets handled??? I try not taking fiction seriously but if this wasn't happy fantasy land where everything gets resolved with no consequences, a kid encountering an adult figure like this in real life is... not good.