I know the actions and motivations from the older brother are bat crazy wrong, but if I saw my 11 year old little brother or sister ran away with a 28 (?) year old man or woman, I would go crazy too trying to save them. Thank god for fiction. The resolution was a bit too fast in my opinion. I get that part of "I will trust you and the older man so you can trust me and start anew" but for all he knows, he's leaving his little brother with his very much older crush alone for god knows how long. Sorry, but no. He's still in the body of a 12 year old kid and nobody but them knows about the time travel fgs hahaha This story is far from perfect, it's enjoyable and I like it AND I hope the brother gets side stories with him in much better mental health.
Edit: I kinda get that they wanted to show us that the manipulation from the older brother to the younger one started at such young age, the roots of future misfortunes, and also to witness how and why the vet became free from the "contract" with the woman and started living without regrets much earlier than when he told (?) the story to his younger lover at the hotel but it's weird. The age gap it's huge and creepy especially if they showed us a child and a adult getting closer for most of the story, context aside ofc. Anyway...
Takatora seems mmmm heartbroken? Or more like his pride was hurt and he's lonely? More mellow. He's doing what he told Arisaka he would do. Making money to have more power and in the process he wanted to "kept" him close because whatever reasons. Good or convenient ones. But Arisaka didn't followed him and dissapeared. He was angry(?) and the one who did was Kameyama at the end of the last volume. Kameyama liked Takatora from the start but he can't tell his friends he's staying with him or that they have some sort of relationship after school ended. He must know he's just there to fill something in Takatora and ofc because he's his crush and looks up to him. Kameyama's the new boyfriend and the present Takatora seems like he's gonna take good care of him. Or so I hope. Takatora's doing his "job" and I wonder what will happen when he and Arisaka reunites again. Gonna be wild because Taka's looks like the type that gets crazy jealous and possessive, and likes to control his partner but doesn't like to show it because of his ego/pride so he ends up alone or just having sex with whoever's up to it. And he was hurt cause Arisaka's actions. One can dream lol The harem route with him in the center is the best, anyway...








Thank God for MC using his fking brain and trying to figure it out what the ML wants. Ofc neither of them Is honest so let's start the damn guessing game! It's funny how the first AND last thing in his mind Is sex. He's always having wild fantasies but because ML's so cryptic and aloof, he Is dismissing the option of being hit on.