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I love hatereading this. I predict it will end with Riko overcoming her pedophilia… by waiting for the kid to grow up #grooming #lovewins

If you're keeping the "she overcomes the pedophilia" part and have that Riko falls for the OLDER version of her, instead of for the child version (which would actually be a QUITE WHOLESOME ending), that wouldn't be "grooming" (words have a specific meaning, you know). "Grooming" is not just waiting for a child to grow - it's doing it with a perverted intention, that of "getting" the child as soon as possible. Which would be incompatible with the "overcoming her pedophilia" part of your joke. You should tag it instead with #theflightofdragons #SirOrrinNeville-Smythe instead, as it would be like Sir Orrin's chaste knightly wow of falling in love with his wizard mentor's ward, Prncess Melissandra - "when she comes of age, of course"

:-D

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joined Jan 1, 2026

It's nice that this is being updated frequently.

joined Jan 1, 2026

I don't know... I think the little girl has become way too friendly way too quickly with Riko. It feels somewhat rushed? Doesn't feel very earned, it feels like the story just wants things to get better for Riko as soon as possible.
At the beginning of the story, it's kinda implied that the little girl literally already suspected Riko to be a pedophile (which I know it was explained as being jealous of her sister's relationship with Riko, but I still think it's a pretty big deal that she wouldn't drop so quickly), so for her to go from that attitude to the current one feels... odd.

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At the beginning of the story, it's kinda implied that the little girl literally already suspected Riko to be a pedophile (which I know it was explained as being jealous of her sister's relationship with Riko, but I still think it's a pretty big deal that she wouldn't drop so quickly), so for her to go from that attitude to the current one feels... odd.

She saw Riko as a rival for her sisters affection and as soon as she confirmed it wasn't, she more or less become more approachable.

joined Jan 14, 2020

also she's 8. kids can turn around fast.

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Ykn1
joined Dec 20, 2018

Poor girl is completely overwhelmed... :D

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joined Apr 11, 2019

she's on the attack

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joined Aug 19, 2022

Aaand Nono drops the bomb on Aika

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Those Aika face close up shot from an angle definitely is very Loli.

Nyarin
joined Mar 20, 2012

Beautifully drawn hair.

joined Jul 8, 2019

Poor Riko gained quite a few karma points here. She's trying, folks. She's REALLY trying,

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joined Sep 13, 2025

These two are going to start playing cupid, aren’t they? Riko is so cooked.

Not that she ever actually had a chance, but this is just going to be unfair.

joined Jan 1, 2026

Awww Riko looks adorable with that hairstyle... I hope she uses it again.

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joined Mar 26, 2021

Riko-chan is done for.

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joined Jun 12, 2021

One of the funniest Manga I read in a while. Deserved that Comedy Tag for sure.

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Ykn1
joined Dec 20, 2018

There's no escape.

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joined Jan 3, 2022

"Grooming" is not just waiting for a child to grow - it's doing it with a perverted intention, that of "getting" the child as soon as possible. Which would be incompatible with the "overcoming her pedophilia" part of your joke.

Grooming isn't inherently sexual. An older person can emotionally groom a child while trying to 'keep things wholesome.'

The thing with grooming is the trust building. Riko is a pedo so Aika shouldn't trust her at all, and if they get together in the future, it's 100% grooming.

Riko ain't ever beating the allegations.

I continue to be baffled by people who clearly hate loli manga reading a loli manga and then act like it's a psychological thriller.

I feel like a few ppl are only readin this to see if Riko and Aika actually get together without any timeskip.

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Nyarin
joined Mar 20, 2012

I mean, yeah. It's a loli manga. It's like going to a Thai restaurant and being surprised the food is spicy.

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joined Apr 4, 2022

Little siscon is warming up to the idea

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joined Jan 3, 2022

The "owie" from Riko got me WEAK

But I can't judge cuz I'd do just as bad— I'd do WORSE. I've never had to do any acrobatic type shi growing up. I don't think I've ever done a pull up in my life either...

Damn

Ykn1
joined Dec 20, 2018

Poor Riko trying to impress her girl and failing miserably... :D

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joined Jun 21, 2021

Poor Riko trying to impress her girl and failing miserably... :D

it's that girl failure charm you hear so much about

joined Aug 11, 2022

I’m surprised the older sister has got this far in life without forgetting how to breath or something homegirl is DUMB

To be fair the older sister is very gifted 'academically' (INT stat high) compared to most of us here [myself probably included]....but her WIS stat (street smarts) is very low though lol XD

I love hatereading this. I predict it will end with Riko overcoming her pedophilia… by waiting for the kid to grow up #grooming #lovewins

"Grooming" is not just waiting for a child to grow - it's doing it with a perverted intention, that of "getting" the child as soon as possible. Which would be incompatible with the "overcoming her pedophilia" part of your joke.

Grooming isn't inherently sexual. An older person can emotionally groom a child while trying to 'keep things wholesome.'

The thing with grooming is the trust building. Riko is a pedo so Aika shouldn't trust her at all, and if they get together in the future, it's 100% grooming.

Riko ain't ever beating the allegations.

RIP Riko....I honestly do hope that she does get over her problem/issue and either end up with someone that she end up loving like older sister or her former crush (the 3rd grader girl who she used to have a crush and was kind of the cause for her obsession/issue/ped0 problem--result of lingering and unresolved romantic feeling turned and warp into something problematic that MC is trying to deal with. ).

Though technically Riko is not 'intentionally' trying to groom Aika since Grooming (has 3 different definition, the joys of how funny words tend to have 2-3+ different meanings or change or gain different meaning after 10-20 years passed.)....Technically be your definition, adopted parents or teachers in school can be counted as grooming their students 'technically'....Though the sad, messed up and ironic thing is that some teachers actually groom their students in the end lol...lot of male and female teacher (even female teachers with husbands or fiance) does that and it end up reported on the news. Also sadly rare case with adopted parents as well sadly...people in charge need to do better background check and at least do a meet-up with the adopted children at least every 6-months to check if there are any issues...

If Riko was intentionally building 'trust' for lewd and malicious purposes...then 10000% grooming charges fits!!! Though it is still somewhat morally questionable by 'society' if they quickly end up dating even after Aika reach 18+ status (-insert the meme- legally it is questionable, morally it's disgusting, personally... MEME)

Though...if Riko and Aika ever does up end together...I hope it happen after a 1-2 time skip after Riko and Aika were separated after Aika had graduated from high school (Showing that Aika is not dependent on Riko existence and has the knowledge and ability to easy pick her own choose in life.).

Definition of groom:
1.
the practice of brushing and cleaning the coat of a horse, dog, or other animal.
"regular grooming is essential to the well-being of your dog"
the practice by an animal of cleaning its own or another animal's fur or skin.
"mutual grooming expresses the friendly relationship between cats"
the practice of keeping a neat and tidy appearance.
"she pays great attention to grooming and clothes"
2.
the practice of preparing or training someone for a particular purpose or activity.
"Allen was expected to need lot of grooming before he was ready to take over the business"
3.
the action of attempting to form a relationship with a child or young person, with the intention of sexually assaulting them or inducing them to commit an illegal act such as selling drugs or joining a terrorist organization. (Example of grooming innocent young children into become child soldier sadly...)

I continue to be baffled by people who clearly hate loli manga reading a loli manga and then act like it's a psychological thriller.

I feel like a few ppl are only readin this to see if Riko and Aika actually get together without any timeskip.

Most of the time with manga like these ones (2 different options), (1, 50-60% of time time) - they either don't get together at all or it is done so after 5-6 year sudden time skip.

It is truly ironic considering there are dozen of loli hent@i manga/doujinshi on this site with sexu@l stuff and most people don't go there to shame or complain about it but complain or vaguely/subtly complain in manga series like these types lol...Though I guess they have the brain power to recognize that complaining there is kind of dumb since the tags were already there warning them and would be like asking people to mock them for not reading the tags..

It like complaining about there being sexualized or fan-service stuff in a Gacha game full of beautiful female characters.

The "owie" from Riko got me WEAK

But I can't judge cuz I'd do just as bad— I'd do WORSE. I've never had to do any acrobatic type shi growing up. I don't think I've ever done a pull up in my life either...

Damn

I think more than 50% of us here in the comment section cannot do those gym exercise either...either due to being too fat (Too many American BURGERS and KFC chicken...) or just out of shaped/lazy (me being a example as well, out of shaped and lazy, not fat.)

Climbing rope toward like 30-40 feet high is definitely a nope out of me in gym class...I don't want to fall and land on my head then potentially die. Could only do it halfway before giving up as a kid...I don't want to die (low rare 3-4% chance) or get rope burn by sliding down.

Poor Riko trying to impress her girl and failing miserably... :D

it's that girl failure charm you hear so much about

Ah yes...The girl failure charm rizz, the new rizz that been popping up very recently, though it does have that charm that is similar to cute helpless puppies or kitten that are clueless and dumb in a cute kind of way that make you want to support or protect.

last edited at Feb 21, 2026 3:16PM

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I just want Aika and Riko to make out.

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Soga Lisa posted:

I just want Aika and Riko to make out.

same

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