The initial premise and the characters were so interesting, and I had such high expectations for the story to unfold over the 28 chapters. What I wasn't expecting was the completely abrupt and confusing ending, with a one chapter twist about the male lead just for it to kinda??? get resolved. I can't even call this a shoujo cause the main pair don't even end up together and the female lead never even acknowledges her feelings!!
Around chapter 15 is when the story gets ridiculous and the forced redemption arc for the antagonist is just so frustrating. And the plot point about bullied students? literally zero relevance to the rest of the story, like it's never brought up again. I really liked the male lead, until the very last chapter so other than the potential it had, I can't think of anything redeeming about this manga.
