It's a good story, but if you're bothered by minors being intimate with adults, this is not for you. They get together when he's 16, and while there's no penetration, he does see her naked and go down on her one time. FL still talks about crossing a line, but it was crossed a long time ago smh.
I kinda expected this of Japan, I've seen so many manga where a high school girl was paired with a teacher/other older adult and there was no holding back on the smut, so this isn't even a surprise to me (I try my best to avoid those). It makes me mildly uncomfortable, but oh well, I'm the one who chose to read it. And I actually like the trope, I just wish he'd been even a year older. In the latest chapters, too, while together on Christmas they almost go all the way, and for some reason the FL acts all shocked when he literally said himself he wouldn't be stopping (he's 17 at this point).
Also, Hiroko was sexually assaulted by his father's secretary in middle school (like 13-14, he didn't look too young) (he consented, but that's still grooming and statutory rape since she took care of him from when he was 8. This disgusting woman goes on to sleep with his dad, and other kids in his class to use them to control Hiroki.)
There are genuinely good parts of the story, that I would love so much more, if the author/artist wasn't edging the smut with a minor. There has been no penetration so far, but sex is far more than that. I feel like they just wanted to drag on the story, but for how long? It's already been 200+ chapters and the ML just turned 17.
I don't know if the story got dropped, but I sincerely doubt they're going to hold on much longer before going the final step. The kid couldn't hold back for a few months, I doubt he'll hold back for another year. I guess since the sexual age of consent in Japan is 16 it's probably fine over there, but it's 18 in my country. And now that I'm older, I understand a little more why stories like this can be problematic.
It's a good story, but if you're bothered by minors being intimate with adults, this is not for you. They get together when he's 16, and while there's no penetration, he does see her naked and go down on her one time. FL still talks about crossing a line, but it was crossed a long time ago smh.
I kinda expected this of Japan, I've seen so many manga where a high school girl was paired with a teacher/other older adult and there was no holding back on the smut, so this isn't even a surprise to me (I try my best to avoid those). It makes me mildly uncomfortable, but oh well, I'm the one who chose to read it. And I actually like the trope, I just wish he'd been even a year older. In the latest chapters, too, while together on Christmas they almost go all the way, and for some reason the FL acts all shocked when he literally said himself he wouldn't be stopping (he's 17 at this point).
Also, Hiroko was sexually assaulted by his father's secretary in middle school (like 13-14, he didn't look too young) (he consented, but that's still grooming and statutory rape since she took care of him from when he was 8. This disgusting woman goes on to sleep with his dad, and other kids in his class to use them to control Hiroki.)
There are genuinely good parts of the story, that I would love so much more, if the author/artist wasn't edging the smut with a minor. There has been no penetration so far, but sex is far more than that. I feel like they just wanted to drag on the story, but for how long? It's already been 200+ chapters and the ML just turned 17.
I don't know if the story got dropped, but I sincerely doubt they're going to hold on much longer before going the final step. The kid couldn't hold back for a few months, I doubt he'll hold back for another year. I guess since the sexual age of consent in Japan is 16 it's probably fine over there, but it's 18 in my country. And now that I'm older, I understand a little more why stories like this can be problematic.
Oh well. It's fictional anyway