So I do not know if Zanith sees all main cast girls as equal or not, but I do think there is a clear hierarchy between the girls in terms of content. And I think it is better this way. It makes a lot more sense to me that Rae, who has been there since day one would be a lot closer with MC than an orc lady.
I love this game. No other game gave me this serene-bittersweet feeling as much as this one. But the story seems to be moving INCREDIBLY slow. I understand Zanith, there are hundreds of events for Rae but Yona has been just released so he wants to continue working on Yona and Lyriel. Also introducing Yona before Lyriel's main story arc was finished(or at least before her cherry was popped) was a mistake imo.
The last thing to happen story wise was bringing the pool to the house(it's a minor story point if at all) and before that? I can't honestly remember.
Bottom line, I love this game with all my heart, I just wish the story would atleast crawl forward. Maybe bigger but less frequent updates? I fell in love with this game because of the story and the feeling it gives me. Being in ether but also finding comfort in an unlikely group of friends. Rae showing vulnerability, Cait and Naomi's incredible friendship, Rae and Lyriel's fun banter. We have not been getting enough of those.