Yeah I get why Ayase might not be someone's fav but I've liked most of her and MC's interactions from chapter 2 on, they have just seemed affectionate for the most part idk the relationship feels real to me. She seems less psychopath and more mistrustful sheltered girl that's lost loved ones.
I think 0.4 might fix Chika for some that felt iffy about her after .3 well unless you already disliked her before her reveal. There is no "ntr" scene so might be worth checking her path just in case.
Miharu is great and I am liking Kaho even if she is suspect.
But yeah, getting the scene with Noa despite avoiding her points sucks. More so since it wasn't consensual. I mean it's like the sex scene with that lady at her house with a gun to MC's head, not that appealing given the circumstances. Personally I am just ignoring the scene, out of sight out of mind lol. Maybe the dev will retcon it a bit or make it avoidable down the road but I don't want it to ruin one of my fav vn's. Though I get some people being worried considering the thing with Chika last update and Noa this update, doesn't really fit the vanilla tag. Chika's was resolved but we had to wait over a year for that. I am slightly concerned about what will happen next. I'd prefer not to have something really fucked up happen to the girls, and right now we can't be sure about that, as you have mentioned.