100% agree.
I don't love Kaija or the mother though, but they serve a purpose, and I find them interesting enough to want to know what happens with them. Not every character needs to be likeable, just interesting. I'm so looking forward to how the elves play out.
That is one of the things I really love about this VN, I find ALL the characters so far interesting and I'm excited to see where the story goes and what happens with them. Not a lot of VNs I can say I'm interested in what happens to all the characters, just a handful.