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remiska, Shio hadn't had a change of heart, she just didn't want to have sex with Ran after like a day of dating him, its a reasonable boundary and one that was disregarded bc apparently none of the sheep boys understand enthusiastic consent.
Anyway ppl rag on Shio for being unsure but shes actually in a p fragile place n thats basically a lot of what the manga dealt with initially, her not being over her husband deserting her, her resorting to staying busy to keep her loneliness and despair and confusion at bay, her looking for him in any potential partners. The manga is also p explicit abt her seeing the sheep as basically a safe space. it both keeps her busy and gives her a stable social circle. so her not immediately jumping into the arms of one of the sheep boys as soon as they express interest in her is basically her having a consistent character. like the romance feels sort of forced, honestly. Only Gai's arc, with him viewing his pursuit Shio as a means of escaping his brother's shadow, then losing interest as new opportunities to do so presented themselves, feels in line with the original themes of the manga. I have no idea why Ran is interested in Shio and no idea why Shio, at this stage in her character arc, would want him back. if anything this triangle subplot has significantly weakened the mangas writing, not bc its outlandish, but bc it wasn't built towards in a way which fleshed out Ran or lead to any degree of development for Shio. Basically it feels like this manga very subtly jumped the shark, trying to combine its slow pace but psychologically real style with romantic intrigue and failing both.