Story: 2/10.
Somehow, renting a girlfriend is even sadder than bagging a hooker.
The main plot of all 218 glorious chapters is (in the simplest way possible):
MC convinces grandmother he has hot girlfriend, when in actuality hot "girlfriend" rental. Toxic ex and barely-legal side ho try to mess life up. MC in love with hot girlfriend rental, but grandmother doesn't know she is rental. Hot fake girlfriend is in on lie, but toxic ex and side ho angry so try to reveal lie to grandmother.
There is nothing redeeming about this story. It is 218 chapters of unnecessary conflict, leaving most readers internally screaming, "Just ask her out you fucking pussy and if she says no just say you broke up to grandma" as they read this shit.
Main villain is none other than his vicious ex, who malds on Twitter with mean tweets about MC ex. There is a backstory now that explains this woman's mannerisms, but it's basically "me never allowed love by parents, so me destroy people love because jealous lol" (even though I spontaneously broke up with le MC despite him loving and respecting me in a healthy, functional relationship).
Art: 7/10.
Unusually high for garbage like this, you may ask? Perhaps, but I must give props where props are due. Miyajima makes hot girlfriend look very hot, side ho pretty hot, and toxic ex kinda hot. Artwork is clean and crisp, which is its only real saving grace.
Character: Another 2/10.
Kazuya Kinoshita might be even worse than an involuntary celibate (otherwise known as an incel) due to the fact that:
A. Side ho loves him and he does not give two flying fucks
B. Completely enticed by hot rented "girlfriend" who he literally pays for her to "love him".
However, this is not his coup de grâce, at least in my opinion. He dies on Hill 218, (no, not like the fucking board game, but the chapter), where we get thrown into MC's inner thoughts and emotions after hot rental girlfriend ditches him after he tries asking her out for realsies. Basically, half the chapter is NTRfest as he tries drowning himself in a pool with schlong at full mast. Talk about a sinking ship.
Chapter 218 is now seated in controversy because Kazuya NTR fantasy, but in my honest opinion it's all well within the realm of his character. After all, he does the same thing near the beginning (only with his ex getting piped by random character #3).
Overall, Kazuya is a cuck. He's a decent bloke for hot rental girlfriend, but is more scared of deeper human interaction that most three year-olds.
Enjoyment: 3/10.
I enjoyed this sometimes, somehow, but not because of the plot, but because of muh hot softcore-harlot waifus.
If you want ecchi but with hotter girls and more of them and less mundane shit, pick up TLR instead or something. Most ecchi-focused shit probably has a better plot than this anyways lol
