@Ulgan : ok that's fair, but I've stopped caring ages ago? We've had so many chapters of faffing around, solving weird shadowy plots, hunting after cave flowers, Zen coming through the window to steal a kiss... It's cute but it feels like the series doesn't know what it IS. Is it a romance? Is it action? Is it mystery? A few mangas manage to pull them all off, but I honestly don't think this does, at all. Like, who is this lady something? Are you feeling invested? Can you concisely explain why Obi went to chat to the ex traitor lads again? And now it's supposed to tie in to perfume? Any of us give a fuck about this random new guy? Who is even Eisetsu, or whatever his name is, again? Why is he important? Why should I care? I don't even understand why he hasn't authorised the flower project, or whatever the reason for the roadtrip is again? Wasn't it to have flowers illuminate a path?
I mean, come on! What else must Shirayuki do, before she can be considered a match? I understand the charm of slice of life mystery and whatnot, but Zen has been out of the picture for what feels like forever, and I honestly have stopped caring about them, and lost grip on the plot. I honestly don't even want to re-read it, because I remember it perfectly up to a certain point. After that, it's all the greasy politics arc, arranged marriages and whatnot and I find it frankly unappealing.
For me this has just completely fizzled out.