Oh baybee, yes! Recent developments on Chiaki's side have been terrific, but this was just chef's kiss marvelous, and I'm dying to know where this leads. I am a bit worried that the fast pace might mean the end is near, though.

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There's so much wrong with all of this that I wouldn't know where to begin...

I mean, in a vacuum and out of context, sure, but I'd say that at this point, especially with this chapter's... uh... events, it's already well established that not only she willingly doesn't resist (or has ever actually resisted, really), she's also getting more and more into it/fond of it, both the act(s) and the idea of it.

All that to say - yeahehe, buddy, shit's pretty damn hot.

In any case, I'm interested in seeing where things go now that things actually developed. I'm in the go big or go home camp.

Unrelated meta-question - do quotes count as mentions? Is it actually possible to directly mention or @ someone in this forum?

last edited at Nov 17, 2021 8:06AM

I know there's far more far more important things going on in this chapter, but nothing quite stings like that "That family loves you, huh?"...

That and the few parts that paralleled the two families' dynamics. Felt like a twist of the knife, in a way. I believe and hope this is a future plot point to unravel, and I'm kind of anxious/excited for it.

In any case, one thing I particularly like about the chapter is the dream being a reveal of Shion's true motives and feelings and how it was used. I mean, from a meta-perspective, it was pretty much obvious, but as a reveal in and of itself, I felt it was very appropriate and very nicely executed - short, clear, and concise.

I feel that in this story it's absolutely reasonable and relatable that Shion hasn't confessed, as well as her actions and behavior up to this point. If nothing else, for me, I can feel the pain she's feeling, and I can both understand and forgive her actions up to now. Now it's a matter of how things unfurl from here, especially with Toribami showing seeds of jealousy/doubt.

last edited at Nov 3, 2021 8:37AM

Jesus fucking christ, this is making me really goddamn anxious. Doesn't even matter how obvious the story's direction may seem to be, it just pushes the right buttons really fucking well. Especially right now.

Goddamnit... I've lost a close friend to suicide just the other day... not the best place to share, sorry.. but yeah, so this whole thing hurts so much more. I don't want to be reading anything this tense, but at the same time, I'm here with some hope of brighter horizons. It may be naive, foolish, or unreasonable, but I'll still hold out hope for some sort of a happy ending. Be it the assiest of ass-pulls, I don't mind.

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... but any situation that forces one person to bear the responsibility or negatives in a situation like Mimi’s is one I can never go along with...

I'm with you. Mimi is supposedly immortal (I wouldn't even say that she is per se), but not a soulless automaton or a tool of war, yet very much treated that way. It's incredibly upsetting to think about, honestly, even imagining a bit of her life before meeting Shiina -- could anyone even say she was actually alive and living? I wouldn't.

On a more practical level, too. So long as there is something to fuel the raging conflict, it'd never see its end. Mimi, in her state of being, is stuck in this dumb loop of carnage and undeath for which she has no ties or responsibility and over which she has no control or say, and even more upsettingly, for the whole deal to end, Mimi's existence would have to as well, or maybe deus-ex'd into proper mortality and living happily ever after which for the love of all that is fucking holy, man, I'd love this route to be taken; I am not ready for the alternative, I never was ready.

...This girl is like 20cm above the top of the range of what is considered normal for her age. That's not an early bloomer, that's gigantism.

Which folks gotta remember is the center, the hook of the entire series. The whole thing is aware of and messes with the ridiculousness of its content - the main character has her fated encounter with a silky-smooth temptress and, for lack of a better word, the rather "mundane" romance shenanigans that ensue juxtaposed with the fact that said temptress is a literal ten or eleven-year-old. The whole thing within itself gets a kick out of the "I'm going to jail!" jokes and the imminent punchline is constantly looming over the horizon - "ah yes, a fifth-grader, obviously."

There isn't much of a reason to put, really, any weight into what's shown, no reason to try and connect it to reality; it's just an exaggerated story for laughs. This one is definitely more of a hit or miss than most, and in my opinion, it's okay if it's one and it's okay if it's the other.

last edited at Sep 8, 2021 9:01PM

Dude, I love those "meaningful looks", like another comment perfectly describes, I can't get enough of them; always give me the butterflies. In Usui Shio's works, in particular, there's something about how they (she?) do those looks - a passion, a fire that sets me alight as well.

Could you fucking not, please? I'd most appreciate if you fucking didn't. Screw all the signs till now, I'm hoping for a happy ending.

Holy crap this is adorable. Top-tier pure saccharine cuteness. Absolutely blessed. Also Juju MVP; she knew, she knew from the get-go.

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