Yeah, this was definitely axed. Too many new characters in the last chapter for no reason and the fact it ended on Volume 2 (manga typically ends around Volume 3. Volume 4 or more is considered a success, but Volume 2 is considered average at best. Japanese editors, man...)
All in all, though, for an axed manga it was pretty good. Had potential and it was pretty obvious the mangaka had more they wanted to do, but it's not up to them, unfortunately.