There's always someone worse

This book showed me that there is always going to be someone worse than the former person. Satou Matsuzaka is a horrible person and we know it as a reader, but the best possible living situation for Shio Kobe is still with her. Everyone else would sexually assault , hurt, neglect, or generally mistreat Shio in horrible ways. At least with Satou, she has warm food, a nice house, and someone who gives her affection and attention. It's horrible, she's horrible - but who else could she live with?