This is certainly a bittersweet chapter, but I don't think it
deserves some of the dark speculation we see in other
comments.
Arizawa is a nice, good-hearted kid, but that doesn't mean she's necessarily innocent.
There's a hint (page 12, panel 1) that she's actually a little pervy, with an exhibitionist
streak:Â "To tell you the truth, I love doing it outdoors."Â That suggests she always had
a taste for sex, instead of being "trained" to enjoy sex.
She may have been taken advantage of, but I don't think she was treated cruelly.
The other guys probably saw her as a friendly fuck buddy. I think she was aware
she was being used, but frankly enjoyed the sex, and the praise she got was just
gravy. In any case, the last panel is clearly meant to be a happy ending.
What she's good at is delivering us some sweet Vanilla loving.
Also, well, you know what they say about the innocent looking ones.
...Still, self-esteem issues, huh. She does all that because it's what makes people praise her? That's almost kinda depressing. But hey, definitely, it had a great ending! I like this protagonist. Despite knowing what he now knows about her, he still decides to try and save her by asking her out. He's definitely a good guy.
There was a recent piece that emphasized the fact that the girl was clearly being physically and sexually abused by others, which i feel like shows what the almost immediate aftermath of this would have been from a childhood friend's perspective instead of the random guy with crush who accidentally triggers her trained response for easy sex.
That was getting potentially scary, as Arizawa's past was more and more revealed. Luckily, by the close, Kamoshita-kun took a step forward, LIKE A MAN (good job, you Lucky Bastard).
And (at least among us fans of Vanilla-themed Hentai) There Was Much Rejoicing ... YAY!