There are EXTREMELY FEW graphic depictions of sexual violence (Literally a single one). We get mentions and references both to current and past events, and stuff that NEARLY happens, but nothing more. Most importantly, our MC Bash never engages in any of it. But then you might ask me, "But BAD MACHINE, why is r*ped being framed as being so innocuous in this novel? r*pe is bad!" and to that I would suggest you read at least past chapter 7.

Volume 1 talks about war's PTSD, r*pe and the impact leaves others with racism. Volume 2 talks about culture, PTSD, population imbalance leads to population control. If you read to volume 5, it ramp up to war vets selling their body as prostitute for free and the choice of making World War 2 or having your own race gone. Still think pe*ophile, bullying and polygamy in Mushoku is heavy?

One character in the first volume is explicitly said to have been r*ped, she is a background character with no dialogue and the story doesn't linger on her - despite it not negatively affecting the tone too much I would appreciate it if she could return later in the story, emotionally healed to some extent, since it is quite sad.

Although it's too early to say how it will go, I sincerely hope that the girls and characters met in earlier volumes will have a continued presence in later volumes. If they're just a one-and-done ordeal it'd start feeling less like an organic story and more like a checklist of girls to go through. A comment from the translator confirms that there will be at least one returning girl in later volumes, so I have hope.

The first two volumes have gone like this -> Bash arrives at a city and pursues the waifu of the volume, in doing so he is embroiled in a problem the city has and solves it, he then attempts to propose to the waifu and leaves for the next place. I don't have a problem with this set-up, I think it's been great fun so far - it gives Bash the opportunity to show off what a badass he is. If it persists too long though it'll get frustrating as Bash solves everyone else's problems and (to necessitate his continued adventuring) gets little in return.

In his first encounter with Primera he misunderstood her intentions and was trying to graduate from his virginity, the old Bash would have done so without a second thought, but Bash noticed that Primera wasn't really into it so he stopped.

Primera proposed to him, but Bash misunderstood her again due to not knowing how Dwarves propose and in volume 5 he actually gets engaged although he doesn't see her as a woman since she's still too young to bear children, so his journey to lose his virginity continues, but he has completed one of his objectives to find a wife.

So here's my opinion of who Bash is going to get with at the end of the novel.

I wouldn't like for him to get with Judith since it wouldn't make sense for her character.

Thundersonia is a maybe with a slight lean towards yes it depends if she gets desperate enough to come crawling back.

Primera this for me is solid, yes she improving her skills right now to be worthy enough to marry Bash

Beast princess (I forgot her name but it started with an S) I don't see her getting with Bash due to the thing with Leto, but if Rifujin can make a convincing enough sequence then sure since at the end of Arc 4 she seems to respect him now and not despise him as she did at the start of their encounter.

Carrot is a yes for me I hope they get together too bad that you can't graduate from your virginity with a succubus or else Bash would have been done already.

Luca is already confirmed while there not officially engaged they basically are she just needs to grow up a bit so Bash can take her as his wife although since Bash is in a time crunch he must now go lose his virginity.

Nameless Woman is a maybe I hope they get together (I also think she's Nazar's sister since it implied with how strong she is, her sword being called a treasured and it fits since Nazar's sister's body was never found although I am curious to see why she hates humans now.) she's strong enough to match Bash in combat and Bash doesn't care about her scarred face it's honestly a good match in my opinion and hopefully, they get together at the end of the novel

I hate MT's ending. I hope the author will do better this one.