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I think the author shouldn't have introduced the side story of the nosey girl befriending hina's friends if they were just gonna end the story like that because now we don't even get to see if she exposes the girl that took the pictures to that one girl (sorry i read this so fast that i don't really remember anyone's name)
I agree, it felt like they were gonna show how the girl she loved would've reacted..
Otherwise im pretty satisfied with how it ended up
while the main character did die as an adult she is only 15 in her new life and the prince is 10 and yes it is still a pretty big age gap but y'all keep referring to her as an adult she's not adult in her 2nd life to people around her and if you've read a bunch of romance isekais then this isn't an uncommon age gap (not that I support it) however i didn't see the hand holding as romantic most characters blush or at least or show some some other physical sign I think he was just happy to have her there and not be lonely I don't think there's romance more like a found family bond plus she very clearly sees him as a child since she is still mentally an adult and has her adult memories and they seem dedicated to that little girl becoming his wife