tamon finally confronts himself and acknowledges his feelings for utage after ori confesses his own feelings about utage…and now that utage has seen a different side of ori, it appears she’s considering him as a romantic option?! 🤯
With the cliffhanger at volume 10 I had high hopes for volume 11. Much to my delight, they managed to deliver. I wasn't so confident when I read the first chapter of this volume... But as you progress through the volume instead of the feeling of one step forward two steps back you actually feel progress in their emotional development. This is the volume that makes or breaks the will they want they. This is the volume where people realize they're feelings!
There's a part of me that really wishes that non-standard relationships were more practical and accepted socially. The idea of having the heroin end up with her two faves that love her would be my ideal shipping. It's just polyamorous relationships are not standardized as acceptable yet. As a result you don't really get the perfect harem ending showing up in most storytelling. This is definitely one where I think having two boyfriends would be the perfect solution to a situation and her heart. Assuming the boys could share... I know one of them could but the other... Probably not lol.
I'm so proud of Ori and Tamon for both stepping up their game. Seeing Ori's family structure shined light on his mannerisms and he brought a natural and not toxic level of rivalry between him and Tamon. Tamon for sure wouldn't have realized his true feelings or learned a new emotion that quickly had this event not pushed him into it. But, his small amount of growth and honest idol to human conversation he had with himself was so nice to see.
Utage remains one of my favorite FMC's. I love that she's open to something happening with either of them and she's still able to be a friend (or at least wants to still be one). I can't wait to see what happens in the next volume and how much more they'll all grow!
Okay, perhaps we will start moving in a forward direction from now on? It's good to see that people are realizing or at least starting to sort through and figure out true feelings. I'm cheering them all on and I can't wait to see what is going to happen.
Thank you VIZ media for this ARC. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Un tome un peu plus intéressant, surtout sur la fin, qui laisse espérer un changement de rythme pour la suite. Malgré tout, le chemin a été long et l’évolution reste limitée. Je continue la série avec l’espoir que l’histoire accélère enfin.
Going to check myself into a psych ward because I can’t fathom having to wait months (maybe years?!) to wrap this story up. I NEED MORE. We love an obsessive, chalant, self deprecating man.