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Almost the entire story takes place in Hokkaido, and It ends very satisfyingly on many fronts. There's some things I have complicated feelings about - particularly the household Sayu returns to - but putting that aside, I overall really liked this. I would love to see a follow up series (not the side stories) to see where things go after the events of the novel, but I'm fine with it having been left open ended too.
If you're curious/concerned about the ending: it turns out one of them did have romantic feelings, but despite a confession, nothing illegal happens.
Detailed spoiler: Sayu returns home, accompanied by her brother and Yoshida. The day after things are hashed out with the mother, Sayu confesses to Yoshida at the airport, before he leaves. He tells her yet again that he's not interested in a ガキ, and she asks if she'd have a chance as an adult, and asks him to wait. While he admits that it's a possibility, he also says he won't wait. She tells him that she'll come find him, despite that. Fast forward two years, we get a glimpse of Yoshida's life - basically stuff is good at the company, and Yoshida & Gotou have gotten closer, but never developed a romantic relationship. After turning down an invite for dinner from Gotou, we later see Yoshida and Sayu reunited. Sayu asks to stay over, Yoshida says yes, and her final line is ただいま、吉田さん. The rest is left to the reader's imagination.