This.... Is a strange story to read. I don't mean just because of the translator. While Travis Translations always makes things a rough read, this was confusing for other reasons. And I don't like to rate a story based on the translation, as that's not fair to the actual story.
No, what makes this story strange is our two MCs.
One, both of them are violent, though one more than the other. And I'm not talking playful biting, or safe bd*m. I'm talking no sh*t violence towards each other. Blood is drawn, and I don't think it's ever been in a friendly or consensual way. There is serious pain expressed by each girl about what the other girl is doing. They don't like it. But they keep doing it to each other despite sometimes expressing their like of the other person. It's... uncomfortable is putting it mildly. I'm waiting for a yandere twist in later chapters... Or for one girl to mu*der the other.
Two, consent. The MCs both ignore consent constantly. You'll hear "no", "stop", "I don't want to continue", or they'll call the other's name in a stern tone. You think it's playful? It's not. You get the other person's point of view and they're not exactly happy. This is how the relationship
progresses though. It's not through sweet moments, it's not because of communication, it's not because they find out some sweet secret, it's not because someone else confronts their relationship. Nope. It's all because one of the girls decides to push past the other girls boundaries, forcefully and violently. There's moments of sweetness, but they're so far apart that I can't recall them. Mostly it's just violence and s*xual harassment. I want to like the girls, and when you read the moments from the other girl's point of view, sometimes it makes sense for their personal relationships... but it's so damn uncomfortable, and it straddles a line that most stories don't like to straddle. Think "50 Shades of Grey", but with "useless lesbians" (that's a trope, not a knock on lesbians, look it up).
Three, and the last point, no progress. I'm on chapter 150 and....
Spoiler
The girls have moved in together and are attending college... but at this point they're "roommates" One of them has realized they're in love with the other but there's still 129 chapters left. Think about it. they've been together since the second year of high school. That's almost 3 years (2 years of high school, plus their time in college) at this point in the story. When high school ended, their "contract" was over and Sendai convinced Miyagi that she wants her to move in with her, to go to college together from the same apartment. This is a sweet moment that felt like their relationship was moving... BUT NOOOOOOOO, they're just roommates now. The romance/physical relationship dead-ends because instead of being afraid of breaking the rules of the contract, they're afraid of breaking the role of roommate? WTF?! They've done so much together, so why write it like this?
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I don't understand this author. I really don't see how they can drag this on for another 129+ chapters. I can only see two resolutions in this story that will make any sense whats-s0-ever: The entire relationship crashes and burns, both of them breaking apart, and finding someone healthy for each other. or two: One of them mu*ders the other, or they commit su1c1d3 together. Yes, it really is that painful to read.
