I agree. I guess some people could not accept this story, but I think it is a very good representation of a gray area and makes for a very interesting and meaningful conversation. We live in a very gray world whether we like it or not. Some actions have consequences. The bad things Kei did (rape) was a direct result of the bad things that happened to him (being raped/abused). What he did is wrong, what was done to him was also wrong. Two wrongs don’t make a right, but knowing why he did what he did is understanding the nature of abuse. It is a cycle, an abused person might become an abuser. That is why the story is great at presenting Yutaka as someone who broke that cycle.
This story is really good in showing how people would respond to trauma and abuse and also the possibility of surviving it.
I’d also like to note that no dick was shown in this work (if i remember correctly) no one in the comments section is talking about how large the ML’s dick is everyone is talking about the story. The focus is not how hot the smut is, how handsome the leads are or people getting blue-balled, those stories are fun too, but with this story here we can be bit more conversational.
I think what a number of folks don't understand was; almost the entire story was ABOUT his trauma and how he was eventually able to finally be set free. His behavior wasn't excused. However, it gave us a view on why he he didn't understand it was such a bad thing, or even that it was classified as "rape". Because he himself had gone through the same, groomed and raped before he had even entered grade school, his mind was conditioned to this horrific behavior.
The rape wasn't 'forced' by the writer. Nor was the traumatic upbringing. The story had a clear start, middle, and finish. If you don't understand, that's fine. Reread it. If you believe this just a same old justification for rape, gtfo. Politely.
Sidenote: I believe this story was absolutely beautiful, as tragic as it was. Honestly it wasn't perfect, but I suppose one person's idealogy of 'perfection' varies from folk to folk. It was so unique in the way the writer captured inside Kei's mind, showed how he was being controlled by two 4 year old selves. The metaphors... goodness. Everything. So fucking beautiful.