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joined Oct 20, 2017

I was surprised to see how MangaDex's comments section is absolutely dominated for calls for this to have a poly ending. Some of the calls for that have almost 100 upvotes, which is pretty wild.

It made me really curious what separates this manga from others with love triangles where you don't see that type of behavior in the comments. I think it's probably because the least likely corner of the triangle (Diana, the one not in the title) is so hard to dislike. She's earnest, straightforward, and fairly relatable (a teen girl having a very obvious crush on another girl who is oblivious). Since you can't see an obvious "Natori + Diana" only outcome, Diana fans hope for poly, I guess?

Typically, most love triangles I read are manhwa with much higher stakes and where most of the characters are very manipulative. The comments on those stories are generally like "X is a bitch and should die". Nobody is calling for a poly ending there, lol.

Anyway, when you get down to analyzing things, Natori hasn't shown any romantic or sexual interest in any character. I wouldn't even be surprised if she was ace. Obviously, the OTP is Lapis + Diana. Let's go!

Yes, Diana is such a sweetie that most of us don't want her to end up alone, and there isn't a fourth girl to pair her up with. (There is the cat girl, but they haven't interacted almost at all.) It's kind of rough.

The few yuri and lesbian stuff I have seen with a poly ending, that were remotely serious (i.e. not goofy harems like I Won't Sleep With You For Free), signaled that endgame pretty early - at least before the half-way mark. (E.g. Muted by Miranda Mundt.) It feels like this one is past the point where it should have marked Diana as having a legit chance, and Lapis as open to sharing Natori with someone. If Lapis were on a route where she would eventually warm up to the concept, that should have been signaled by now too. I say this because the story feels like it has concluded its first act, where most of the players including their goals and character arcs have been established.

Lapis' arc of getting de-radicalized from her mass murder plans could theoretically happen in parallel to learning to love polyamory. But after the disaster has been avoided and Lapis has found a reason to keep on living, the story will probably end pretty soon. So if she doesn't complete her polyamory journey by that point, we will probably never see it at all.

last edited at Apr 27, 2024 6:53PM

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joined Apr 10, 2023

We will see Lapis's journey to polyamory complete on ao3 if nothing else :P

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joined Jun 6, 2014

If this author's brain is wet then they'll start writing for a poly world soon but I really have very little faith after seeing eleventy million iterations of the "second option" in media ending up being the most lovable and most tragic at the same time.

If Diana ends up being the villain at the end of this road I'll be platinum mad.

Subaru
joined Jul 31, 2019

Yes, Diana is such a sweetie that most of us don't want her to end up alone, and there isn't a fourth girl to pair her up with. (There is the cat girl, but they haven't interacted almost at all.)

It's a cat boy though (unless I missed another cat person somewhere? :P)

EDIT: and actually rereading his first appearance, he apparently has "fox ears" so he's neither cat, nor girl :P

last edited at Apr 29, 2024 11:35AM

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joined Dec 18, 2013

https://twitter.com/nekotarou0721/status/1787079945048744029

Nekotarou just posted that the special edition of Volume 3 sold out and that preorders increased compared to Volume 2!

Dark_Tzitzimine
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joined Dec 18, 2013

Vol 3 cover is gorgeous

Dark_Tzitzimine
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joined Dec 18, 2013

One of the preorder bonus for Vol 3 is this acrylic stand of Diana and Natori

Natori is wearing a crown with four leaf clovers and Nekotarou posted this with a screenshot of a language of flowers site, according to the site the four leaf means Good luck or Be mine. Make of that as you will
https://x.com/nekotarou0721/status/1780559690780565985

1pixel
joined Dec 3, 2010

Would you think that the end chapter will be Natori san ended up going back to her own world, and encounter Lapis sama in her real world?
There, they end up meeting each other and became boss/subordinate position,but also they become a couple (because it's yuri)?
Since the story talks about jewel and magic, maybe Natori san ended up getting a job related to jewelry and Lapis sama happens to be the wealthy rich lady in Natori's world?
Since it's not possible to change the game setting, therefore.. Lapis sama might died in the game , but she is 'reborn' in Natori san 's world.. (fufu.. imagination goes wild..)
Just imagining what would the ending be, that's all but afraid that this ending is too much of a cliche.

last edited at Aug 23, 2024 10:20AM

Nq9nh0qj
joined Oct 25, 2023

Anybody have an update on this series? It's been 4 months since the last update and the translator hasn't posted anything on here since then.
Is the translator taking a break/delayed because of IRL stuff? Or have they dropped this series?

It looks like the Raws are up to chapter 20: https://youngchampion.jp/series/90af950945671/pagingList?s=2&page=0&limit=50

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joined Sep 4, 2021

chapter 21 out and i found raws where we can read it freely but ack… eng translation when

https://jmanga.blog/manga/genkai-ol-san-wa-akuyaku-reijou-sama-ni-tsukaetai

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joined Jun 21, 2021

hah, eat shit rat boy!

Nq9nh0qj
joined Oct 25, 2023

YAY IT'S BACK!! Thanks for the translation!

Love to see the trio working together like this. I rarely root for poly but this is an exception. Natori can make both these girls happy since she's got an arm for each of them!

joined Oct 12, 2017

Love this one! Thank you for your hard work!

Yuno
joined Aug 22, 2016

Now that the villain is over, I'm ready for the gay.

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joined Oct 14, 2014

im still a diana/lapis truther

(y)
joined Jan 9, 2017

The magic in this would look so cool if it was actually focused on more.

Btw, methinks Diana will end up with the Prince, it fits.

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joined Jun 21, 2021

Btw, methinks Diana will end up with the Prince, it fits.

mhm i don't see it. Iirc that's how it's originally supposed to go according to the game's story but so far neither of the two have shown romantic interest in the other (or any real interest for that matter) xD Diana has barely started not being hostile towards him

Internet_lied
joined Jul 15, 2016

So Diana is basically Lapis' sword now, isn't she? Lapis is literally just standing on the roof, casting spells into the ether so Diana can copy them against Rubeus, while Lapis can claim she had nothing to do with the duel later, since technically she didn't aim anything at the guy, just practicing some combat spells nearby.

They are quite a team, aren't they? Lapis schemes, Diana fights, and Natori does the legwork.

Khancrop
joined Feb 18, 2013

Yeah, fuck him up!

Cs4_cover
joined Jul 13, 2015

Oh course she will defend her sister, her rivality for Natori doesn’t ruin their relationship

Ykn1
joined Dec 20, 2018

Well played, Lapis-sama, well played. ^_^

Subaru
joined Jul 31, 2019

Okay so they will just beat the shit out of him now I guess? A good plan as any other :P

Palucina1
joined May 26, 2020

Lapis was certainly drool-worthy. I LOVE it when she's all ruthless and domineering!

(y)
joined Jan 9, 2017

Btw, methinks Diana will end up with the Prince, it fits.

mhm i don't see it. Iirc that's how it's originally supposed to go according to the game's story but so far neither of the two have shown romantic interest in the other (or any real interest for that matter) xD Diana has barely started not being hostile towards him

Could all be spun as romantic foreplay, the whole "you two get along so well" -> (in unison)"no we don't!"

Besides that part of the story isn't what natori is interested in changing

Nq9nh0qj
joined Oct 25, 2023

Btw, methinks Diana will end up with the Prince, it fits.

mhm i don't see it. Iirc that's how it's originally supposed to go according to the game's story but so far neither of the two have shown romantic interest in the other (or any real interest for that matter) xD Diana has barely started not being hostile towards him

Could all be spun as romantic foreplay, the whole "you two get along so well" -> (in unison)"no we don't!"

Besides that part of the story isn't what natori is interested in changing

Boooo!! Get that het shipping out of my yuri manga!

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