I would have given this higher than a 7 if it weren't for the SA apologists during the end. Sorry to spoil, but it's so disappointing to see. Even moreso disappointing when it's towards the end and you've out so much time into reading the story. The one good thing about this manga is the character development, but at the same time, some of the characters are so stuck in the ways it's annoying. I'm not happy with who Maria ended up with. The story started off well, had an interesting premise with the main character being a breath of fresh hair in comparison to mosthappy-go-lucky female leads, but that's all thrown out the window by the ending. Her character progresses too far to a fault, a problematic one at that.