I think it's tough in a case like this where they are so young. I started reading stories like this when I was a younger, and I had a lot less sympathy for them. In hindsight, I was projecting my traumas into fictional anime teenagers. I've grown a little and have worked really hard to turn away...
HELL YEAH AYUMU PULLING THE ASA STRAT TO PULL
Thank you for the translation! I just finished binging a really sad manga and this is the perfect "aftercare"
i binged this and i just simply don't have the words to describe how i feel about this. it's a kind of sadness that's related enough to my life that i'll be thinking about it for a while. thank you for the effort translating this
AYUMU MY GOAT!!! Even when she's last she's up!!!
I like the nickname "little astronomer" and hope it sticks
Very cute chapter, thank you for translating!
I was kind of going through it with a toxic ex while reading this the first time, so I probably judged too harshly. I've calmed down a lot and can clearly see that Mai didn't intend this. However, I still think this is inexcusable behaviour. At some point, ignorance becomes indistinguishable...
She's a refreshing permutation of the CHF trope, but still suffers the tragic flaw that leads the main love interest away from them: complacency in their position as a CHF.
Unlike other characters in this trope, she is proactivly keeping her special/exclusive relationship with the main love...