
From my perspective, Shin seems to have been stuck in the game for quite some time and yet his 'lover' only gets mentioned now, which is kind of odd if Marino's actually his lover. Or did I miss other mentions of her? (I tend to forget the small details of a story over time with the gradual updates.)

I still don't think Pauliana's lesbian just 'cause she had a passing thought that she wants a wife, although I won't deny that she might be pansexual. A lot of Pauliana's thoughts r conveyed quite clearly as being directly influenced by her current experiences so it seems more like she's starting to consider finding a lifelong partner (as like a home to return to).
I'm honestly pretty interested to see how Pauliana and Lucius turn heads and destroy gender norms.

Just in case anyone's new to Sen, Sen - Tokyoyo no ri seems to be the sequel/side story to Sen - zouya no chigir ( http://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/sen/).
Holy cow I was not expecting the change in art style over the icy fight and Dwalki's death
frr that change fit the mood so well