The last time I saw timeline deviation by % was in steins;gate. So the goal of future Elsa is prevent the bad ending of her wife. Glad to see they have a clear goal now, even if the flirting and fluff was cute.

Evie instantly knowing her lover's body has been possessed is a flex.

Also, heck yeah, the Girlboss Timeline is a go. :-)

So, the new goal is to break the game's plot as thoroughly as possible. Hell yeah, I'm 100% on board with this plan.

This probably explains why the Villainess System hasn't returned: the relationship between Yvonne and Elsa has deviated so far from the OG plot that it can't directly influence it anymore.

Well, that took quite a turn...

This is an exciting turn. I'm a big enjoyer of baihe court dramas so I hope for lots of juicy political drama and factions and whatnot.

Wow, I was right: they're going to make Circe the queen so she can legalise lesbians.

Wow, I was right: they're going to make Circe the queen so she can legalise lesbians.

Finally! A useful monarchy!

I like that the time travel rules are similar to Steins;Gate in a way. The concept of convergence unless there are enough/significant changes that would lead them to a different ending.

I like that the time travel rules are similar to Steins;Gate in a way. The concept of convergence unless there are enough/significant changes that would lead them to a different ending.

Never played Steins;Gate, but this whole setup is quite plausible from a systems-theoretic point of view. Most persistent systems have negative feedback mechanisms that return them to stable attractor states after minor deviations. It is only if sufficient deviations are accumulated faster than the feedback can revert that the whole system undergoes a rapid regime change. Once that occurs, as the same negative feedback now stabilize the system towards the new attractor state.

Am I really the only one that thinks the writing in this series is kind of bad? It's just contrived plot devices one after the other; first, the administrator system that was used to progress the characters' relationship, only to now be explained away with this timeline convergence. And I don't even think it would be this bad if they didn't decide to introduce this utterly silly "restorative-capacity" meter (here's a reason not to watch Steins:gate, I guess).

I don't really care that much because I never took this series all that seriously. I just found it surprising that nobody here seems to be sharing my urge to eyeroll in this chapter.

Am I really the only one that thinks the writing in this series is kind of bad? It's just contrived plot devices one after the other; first, the administrator system that was used to progress the characters' relationship, only to now be explained away with this timeline convergence. And I don't even think it would be this bad if they didn't decide to introduce this utterly silly "restorative-capacity" meter (here's a reason not to watch Steins:gate, I guess).

I don't really care that much because I never took this series all that seriously. I just found it surprising that nobody here seems to be sharing my urge to eyeroll in this chapter.

Maybe you just lack our sense of childlike wonder and whimsy :p

I'm joking, but yee I don't really have a problem with where the plot is going. It all feels like an understandable continuation of the timeline stuff. My suspension of disbelief is p stretchy i s'pose~

Am I really the only one that thinks the writing in this series is kind of bad? It's just contrived plot devices one after the other; first, the administrator system that was used to progress the characters' relationship, only to now be explained away with this timeline convergence. And I don't even think it would be this bad if they didn't decide to introduce this utterly silly "restorative-capacity" meter (here's a reason not to watch Steins:gate, I guess).

I don't really care that much because I never took this series all that seriously. I just found it surprising that nobody here seems to be sharing my urge to eyeroll in this chapter.

I'm just confused as to what story you thought you were reading? How is it bad writing if the point of the story - i.e. that this is a game and has a pre-determined plot - continues to do what it's supposed to do? The things you've pointed out are just obstacles to the goal: to change the story.

I'm just confused as to what story you thought you were reading? How is it bad writing if the point of the story - i.e. that this is a game and has a pre-determined plot - continues to do what it's supposed to do? The things you've pointed out are just obstacles to the goal: to change the story.

The way you begun your reply is kind of funny given your username.

This may be a case of me not really enjoying stories that are mostly plot-driven rather than character-driven. I've always known what type of story this is, which is why I said I've never taken it too seriously. I think the concept of a deviation percentage just seems ridiculous to me, and way too obvious a way to show the progress of the plot.

The writing absolutely is bad in this in my opinion, but I don't particularly care :P If you asked me about the details of what was even the point of the previous volume I would have a hard time to sum it up, because it really is just a bunch of contrived nonsense as you said - a curse, villain system, some kind of demon invasion, nonsensical time travel, I don't even remember how does it all tie together, and I'm not sure I ever got that "aha" moment that it all makes sense now because I'm pretty sure it doesn't :P

Plot coherence is definitely not the reason I enjoy this (also you could probably argue all day about what does it even mean that the writing is bad or good - to me this one just seems bad, and checking the checkbox that it "does what it's supposed to do" definitely isn't enough).

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The writing absolutely is bad in this in my opinion, but I don't particularly care :P If you asked me about the details of what was even the point of the previous volume I would have a hard time to sum it up, because it really is just a bunch of contrived nonsense as you said - a curse, villain system, some kind of demon invasion, nonsensical time travel, I don't even remember how does it all tie together, and I'm not sure I ever got that "aha" moment that it all makes sense now because I'm pretty sure it doesn't :P

I'm pretty much the same. I've always been here 99.9% for the fluff.

It's high quality fluff that addresses my appetite for fluff.

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Yeah, it's comfort food, and not the nutritious kind. I wonder how I'd end up seeing the series if I re-read it from the start. By this point it's been with me long enough (4 and a half years) that it'd have to become insanely stupid for me to stop enjoying and drop it.

Wow, I was right: they're going to make Circe the queen so she can legalise lesbians.

Especially if people’s theory that Garth may have been the one to save Circe and,

that means Garth can teach her the way of the Himejoshi.

Am I really the only one that thinks the writing in this series is kind of bad? It's just contrived plot devices one after the other; first, the administrator system that was used to progress the characters' relationship, only to now be explained away with this timeline convergence. And I don't even think it would be this bad if they didn't decide to introduce this utterly silly "restorative-capacity" meter (here's a reason not to watch Steins:gate, I guess).

I don't really care that much because I never took this series all that seriously. I just found it surprising that nobody here seems to be sharing my urge to eyeroll in this chapter.

Nah, I’m not an awfully big fan of the last few chapter’s writing either. I just enjoy the arts, premise, and overall vibe enough to give it a pass for now. Plus, I liked how the earlier chapters were written, so I’m hoping that the writing will pick back up once we move past the exposition sequence and into the story proper.

I don't think we need to worry about her losing.

ooo, this does feel like a sequel series or well, a book 2.

And I am honestly all for it

What was that flashback of Elsa falling? I can’t remember, did Evie saw Elsa dying or something?

What was that flashback of Elsa falling? I can’t remember, did Evie saw Elsa dying or something?

That's the beginning of the story where Elsa is possessed by a nightmare that tried to make her jump off a roof

Am I really the only one that thinks the writing in this series is kind of bad? It's just contrived plot devices one after the other; first, the administrator system that was used to progress the characters' relationship, only to now be explained away with this timeline convergence. And I don't even think it would be this bad if they didn't decide to introduce this utterly silly "restorative-capacity" meter (here's a reason not to watch Steins:gate, I guess).

I don't really care that much because I never took this series all that seriously. I just found it surprising that nobody here seems to be sharing my urge to eyeroll in this chapter.

The writing has never been great. I dropped this series when I first started reading it because it seemed like wasted potential and just a vehicle for fluff, but when I picked up it again much later with less expectation and just wanting fluff I was able to enjoy it more.

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Am I really the only one that thinks the writing in this series is kind of bad? It's just contrived plot devices one after the other; first, the administrator system that was used to progress the characters' relationship, only to now be explained away with this timeline convergence. And I don't even think it would be this bad if they didn't decide to introduce this utterly silly "restorative-capacity" meter (here's a reason not to watch Steins:gate, I guess).

I don't really care that much because I never took this series all that seriously. I just found it surprising that nobody here seems to be sharing my urge to eyeroll in this chapter.

If I wanted good storytelling, I wouldn't be reading a niche romance genre.

Wow, I was right: they're going to make Circe the queen so she can legalise lesbians.

Especially if people’s theory that Garth may have been the one to save Circe and,

that means Garth can teach her the way of the Himejoshi.

I'll do you one better. Trans woman Garth x Circe