I dunno. 3.5 stars? We've reached the point in the series where, as it was originally being published a chapter a month, the mangaka had been writting it for a few years. I, being in the future, can breeze through to this point in an afternoon. Plots that seemed so important at the beginning have fallen by the wayside. Wasn't the politician dad trying to force his son into a relationship with the manipulative land shark lady? What about the wacky prime minister and his re-election? Why is no one calling the building owner to arrange to purchase it?
Why is Mayaya still the dominant Amar? I'm really starting to hate her. In the first chapter of this volume, she runs in kicking, screaming, and crying. She grabs the expensive dress fabric and allegedly starts painting slogans for a protest. Instead, she makes useless signs about the Three Kingdoms. While Tsukimi looks at the signs and cries, beating herself up over what a bad friend she's been, Mayaya is in another room eating a whole, expensive fruit tart that was delivered for Tsukimi. Mayaya is never chastised, punished, or apologetic for her behavior. She is constantly selfish, rude, childish, and demanding. She's like a giant, psychotic toddler. I hope she moves away and we never see her again. Full villain for me.
I still hate the romance between Tsukimi and bro Shu. He admittedly knows nothing about her, constantly projects his fantasies of what she should be like, and then says he loves her. Barf. At least he develops a bit of personality. You can tell he's not endgame (please GOD, let Kuranosuke and Tsukimi be endgame,) but the amount of time spent on this is surprising.