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This is an excellent work of art.The first ~70 chapters covers how the MC finally gives up (in more than one way) and extricates herself from a toxic environment. Of course, just that alone won't let her live in peace, and so these chapters explain her backstory and emotions in a smooth, natural way. In particular, these chapters are great at conveying her feelings, her depression, and her trauma.And so, as the summary says, she secludes herself. These plot around these chapters are then about the changing and unchanging attitudes of the people around her and how she reacts to them. The exploration of her family's past and present interactions with her are particularly good.Spoiler
Some people might not like Roen due to his nature as a cunning mastermind (he's accurately portrayed as a snake) and how he continues to force his presence on the MC when she just wants to be left alone, but he's just a well developed character. Is he right to do so or is he just trying to assuage his own guilt, or both? Are the actions he takes towards the rest of the family justified? I think the ambiguity of all of this is a great aspect of the work. Hey, I'd like to assign this as a high school English Essay exercise.
Additionally, the final moments of the first act where we see the sister's true face is a climactic, cathartic crowning moment of awesome.
[collapse]Currently there's no enough chapters to know how the second arc, with a change of location and presumably the introduction of the ML, is going to go.
