You're projecting your views onto our MC. Our MC has expressed little issue with Mashiro's work; and especially in Japan, it is relatively common to understand that sex work with a fee is separate from a normal relationship. Mashiro isn't forcing her to do anything, she is literally our MC's "fave" like an idol for her. Our MC uses these sex apps because she likes them, she's obsessed. When it comes to moving their relationship past sex, the way you've described it is backwards. It is Mashiro who has wanted to move into a new relationship. Our MC wants that as well but is more fixated on sex. It's our MC who is someone who has previously been stuck in her older "fave" thinking and who has largely always pushed for sex even in private meetings (even after Mashiro nearly committed self-harm). Both of them want to be together but they do it differently. So it's odd to flip that back onto Mashiro now and act as though she's tricking the MC somehow. Our MC doesn't care about her work. She's made no value judgments. Take Mashiro's work out of the equation and she's been the most wholesome out of the two of them when it comes to their relationship. This "promise" is just another example of Mashiro's desire for a deeper relationship away from her alter ego. This is ignoring her other depressive issues that caused her fixation with only being needed as "Maron."
"You're projecting your views onto our MC." Huh. That is some asspull buzzwording. I never implied she has any issues with the type of work? Neither did I imply that sex work is something inherently bad? I said Maron is scummy for still doing it when not needed (as I said, she stopped before with no big problem arising) while binding down Makino/a potential partner. We can only speculate why she would still work there but at this point it just seems like "I get to fuck around cuz I depressed so feel better while u stay put on my long leash".
Makino clearly idolized her but at this point we are way past that with her personal interest in Maron clearly winning, sex just seems like something very important to her (like to Maron but in a different way) and her most favorite way to show her love. That much should be clear by now. As I said- Maron is absolutely treating her like a backup plan and Makino wants to use the service to "get her fill". Literally THE SAME as Maron. One just is paying for the for the fill and one is getting paid.
I said BOTH are scummy at this point in the manga. One more than the other, whatever. But trying so hard to defend a character that clearly is acting selfish just as much as another is weird. I am shitting on both of them if you didn't get it yet?
About the depressive issue, Makino is acting a bit neglectful on that front BUT she is not a social worker or some kind of knight in shining armor that has to fix/save her. She made her intentions clear and Maron is acting unfair with her demands and way of thinking (even when in a state of depression) so you can't blame anyone at all. If you blame one of them it has to be both.
