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I think people judge this story from an ordinary person’s point of view. The fact of the matter is that every character in this story is anything but ordinary. The characters and we(regular people) live two very different lives. Their lives, beliefs and ideology meaning basically everything is so vastly different from us that we can’t begin to comprehend it. Uichi and Akitora are characters with a few screws loose even in that kind of world. They both embrace their uniqueness wholeheartedly. Morality is not something that is on their radar. Akitora cheating on Asami isn’t a deal breaker because Asami knows Akitora well enough already. She knows that Uichi and Akitora are two sides of the same coin. She also knows Akitora isn’t the type to be swayed by light feelings and that Akitora loves her completely too but just in a different way than Uichi. She’s not heart broken over it because she loves Akitora completely too and doesn’t see it as her loosing her place or Akitora’s love. She’s not mad at Uichi because she understands where his and Akitora’s feelings are coming for and is okay with it. She’s a very strong woman who took on the task of being a yakuza boss’s wife so don’t take her lightly. Uichi is messed up in the head and did something terrible to Tatsuyuki. In the normal world that is something that won’t ever be forgiven and rightfully so but we forget they don’t live the same regular lives we do. Something that is unforgivable for us is not something they can’t move on from because they already live in darkness on the daily and they like it. This is the life they willing choose. Akitora himself is messed up in the head. He doesn’t care what happened to Taysuyuki as long as he has accepted his role willingly. Akitora’s father was like this to him too and he still liked him and wanted to surpass him. So he just thinks that this is part of Tatsuyuki growing up. Also I feel like Akitora does have a vague idea what happened to Tatsuyuki but is still okay with moving forward because again he sees this as just part of Tatsuyuki becoming aware of his responsibilities. So, if you like to read stories with characters who live in the white or light grey then this is not for you. This story is about people in the dark grey and black. I personally like it because of its uniqueness from all other mangas.