Is there Romance in this ?.
But there literally is? Lmao.
Some of the progression things for specific monster girls literally result in "I love you" exchanges. The Manticore is an easy example of that. So is Mara, technically, but I feel that is a bit odd due to what she is. And Mika still has the last 1/4 according to the dev and the wiki. Which is very heavily leading into a romance coupling lol
I do understand, you are fine. But there are specifically romantic focused story lines and quest lines. Again, Mika and the Manticore are the easy examples. They have a rather extensive setup to properly do their romance path. Hell, if you sell the collar Mika gives you, you essentially have a whole heart break scene where she kicks you out and you cannot interact with her ever again. Which even affects your relationship with sheep girl (just forgot the name).