Haru has put as good a spin as she possibly could on her life as a sex worker in a fantasy world overflowing with sexism and misogyny. She's made friends, she has aspects of her job she enjoys, she has goals she works toward. It's far from ideal, but she's found a groove and is willing to just get along with what she has.

But in this manga adaptation of the penultimate chapter of the original novel, she finds that despite her strong mental armor the cruel men of this world can still hurt her . . .

I've read the novel, so I knew what was coming, and still it hurts -- even more than the first time.

But I also know what comes next . . . and I now have the expectation that the finale is also going to hit harder the second time around. ( )