I wish it had been real hypnotism.
An easy twist would have been that she lost control of her body and only her thoughts in her head were free.

Well, the spell did say “weaken her heart,” so it could be interpreted that the spell made her more open to her friends advances, and increased her enjoyment of the whole thing. In that case, it’d essentially be a subtler form of hypnosis.

For people who read comments before reading the chapters... maybe take a pass on this one unless you're really looking for these specific tags. It's not poorly drawn or anything, it's just thoroughly unpleasant from beginning to end.

I don’t know, the promise of Mossad-esque retribution at the end there made me feel pretty happy.

But in all seriousness, yeah, I kinda regret reading this one. I physically gagged a bit near the end (not really at anything in particular, just at the whole thing up to that point), and I normally have a pretty strong stomach when it comes to this sort of subject matter. It probably didn’t help that I got the Kar98k mixed up with the Mosin-Nagant for some reason, and was expecting things to look up at some point.

There’s a (paraphrased) quote that comes to mind as I read this...

“Three kids gon’ die tonight!”

I don't think Kanon and Mikumo are exes, Mikumo just rejected Kanon's confession. Mikumo's ex is her unnamed senpai who got married.

That’s how I read that too. I’m also pretty sure that Mikumo rejected Kanon’s confession specifically because her senpai dumped her so harshly. She was basically rejecting Kanon before she could get rejected herself.

Ah yes, the rare BEARS tag. I wonder if we will ever see a chapter with BEARS and LIZARD together.

Animal kingdom yuri when?

Also,
https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/hino_san_no_baka_ch57#8
Did Hino just try to make a move there?

I feel like the inclusion of attempted sexual assault is really out of place for a fluffy comedy strip, but I guess Super Saiyan Sakurako is pretty cool.

Oh thank God it wasn’t just me. Yeah, that scene came a way out of left field for me (then again, it probably did for Tadokoro as well). Like, it’s fine if things get a bit dark but that was a whole other level right there.

Also, it’s been awhile, so could someone remind me who Kirigaya is?

Oh god please, don't tell me we gonna have an arc for the other friend too.Can we move on the main pair already ? Iro have make her pair more interesting in the chapter with only 2 interventions and we stuck with Adachi Fujishiro and the blatant lie of friendship even after the whole Izumi confession.

I don’t think this is going to be a full-on arc. My prediction is that this thing with the other friend is either going to just be a side thing that’ll be resolved shortly before the series ends, or it’s simply a vehicle to communicate Fujishiro’s fear of abandonment (which’ll likely be what causes her to realize that she wants to be more than “bestest friends” with Kurokawa). But, then again, I’ve been wrong before.

Also, who wants to bet that the first big problem Kurokawa shares with Fujishiro is going to be, “There’s somebody I like,” which’ll cause Fujishiro to get all sulky for a couple chapters. Then, Kurokawa’ll come back and be all like, “It’s you, lol,” then they boink and the whole audience applauds.

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I was listening to some chill music while reading the chapter and my internal tone for the fight was way off lol

It’d be pretty appropriate for X’s perspective, though.

Get out of that relationship, Satsuki, she's only using you to get back at her ex!

Given she didn't even know about Sakurako living there before encountering her on the... whatchamacallit... walkway?, (X) DOUBT

Indisputably petty enough to promptly (attempt to) rub her new beau in her ex's face after their sudden meeting tho. Well, Satsuki seems to be a placid sort who isn't particularly bothered by her GF's difficult temperament and Sakurako plainly finds her tantrums hilarious so 's fine.

True, she probably isn’t using Satsuki to get back at Sakurako. However, what kinda psycho pins the person they suspect is now dating their ex to a wall in order to interrogate them on their relationship (which, it should be noted, is none of her business in the first place)? Girl needs to tune it down a few notches.

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i really hope that omichi gets out of their way soon.

tho i guess from a baby S&M perspective, this could be baby public humiliation...

...what? Minus the first chapter she was introduced, Omichi hasn’t even remotely been in their way (and even in her introductory chapters she helped serve as a catalyst for further growth). She’s just a benign side character who gets thrown in occasionally to spice up the jokes, provide an outside perspective on Hino and Koguma’s peculiar relationship, and at this point also probably counts as the “friend who knows they’re gay/a couple before they do.”

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Oh boy, I've gotta grab some popcorn. I sense a lengthy heated debate on the morality of cheating on someone with their split personality coming, as per dynasty forum tradition.

Wait, was that what her illnesses was? I thought it was psychopathy.

Deep breathe
THERE ARE TWO BDSM QUEENS
I'm just screaming on the inside

Lord's is abusive, tho. Utena isn't about breaking people (while it looks like she did it to Azul, it is more like she awakened some desires and Azul bounced back after being refused on the actual 'breaking') but Lord is all about that.

Yeah, I feel like that’s going to be Utena’s ace-in-the-hole when fighting the Legion. Lord’s turned her people into a bunch of submissives, and if there’s one thing we know Utena’s good at, it’s asserting her dominance.

Oh, wait... what about Azul...

Snip

"Well why didn't they just fight the rapist off?" For real people? I feel like I'm in a bad satirical sketch.

hey. as a rape survivor myself, i understand that trapped mentality. But the ending again belies the whole "she's a rapist" thing because she is STILL AROUND THE PRINCE. Once the situation was done, she didn't go anywhere but with the prince character.

Also, reread the original complaint. "I got involved with a girl that goes overboard with physical contact" notice then, when asked about the skinship, as the prince is sneaking behind her: "maybe i'm worrying too much?" Makes it clear the problem isn't being raped, just the sheer amount of how much happens (and it's pretty clear that it happens nearly every time they are together). Not the actions, but the frequency.

The kiss? "Hey, don't push it!" not "Don't kiss me!" more "not right now"

"Are you two dating?" doesn't get a 'no', either. just "Shut the fuck up, Momo!"

I see your point, however, it should be noted that the Prince was able to convince the MC that her actions amounted to simple “skinship,” and was a normal thing at an all-girls school pretty easily. It’s entirely possible that that she’s convinced the delinquent of of the same thing, which is why she is still around the Prince at the end. In which case the Prince becomes much more insidious.

Regardless, I honestly didn’t like this. I’m fine with the whole rape (?) thing (it’s a work of fiction, and I like works that sometimes toe the line of propriety), but this was just... boring. You send the entire work waiting for the MC to intervene in the situation in some way, but she just sits there like a big gay log, and things play out pretty much like they would if no one else was there. The observer narrator device worked well in the Great Gatsby, but not in this.

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Nikaidou's barely hangin' on. When they actually do have sex she's gonna premature like crazy.

Pfft! Assuming they’ll get to sex. All Gadokor has to do is take off her shirt, and there’s a pretty good chance that Nikadou’s gonna be like:

Koguma is worried about an innocent pic while Hino-san already advanced to the worst place possible. Figures.
I just wonder if Hino-san is really dense enough not to understand what it means when someone earnest like Koguma uses your picture as her wallpaper. I think she should understand by now... the stuff that goes unspoken between them every time they get closer.

Why can I see a "I am not good enough for you" flag already? Oof.

To be fair, that flag has been there for many chapters now. Both Hino and Koguma seem to have issues with their respective looks (Hino’s issues appear to run deeper, though, if some of her offhand comments are any indication), while also finding their counterpart to be far more attractive. That’s probably been a bigger obstacle to them getting together than any sort of obliviousness has, since they both don’t seem to think that it’s even possible that someone could be attracted to them. Heck, I’d argue that Hino isn’t even that dense, just self-loathing to the point of ignoring the signs as being indications of the impossible.

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Well, that was a fun read, the drunk sex was still probably a bad idea, but it all worked out in the end, so that’s all I could’ve asked for. Thank you, scanalators.

Did this all happen in a day? Or did they fuck last night again? I’m confused.

They fucked 2 times last night. Once at the karaoke place, once at the hotel. The sex in this chapter took place in the present, after Nozomi invited Shion back to the same karaoke bar to discuss things, making it their 3rd time in 48 hours and first time today.

I really do like how the cover changes up all the time eventually she leaves like she did in the cover..

Yeah, that’s a really nice touch. I am hoping that the two of them manage to reconcile their feelings (and maybe have some sober sex), and the implication of Nozomi winding up alone in the end doesn’t come to pass.

So looks like Shion isn't really the predator that many of you accused her of in previous chapters, eh?

This is why you wait for the story to play out before you jump to conclusions.

Except, you know, this story is designed in such a way as to encourage the readers to theorize about the story and, as you say, “jump to conclusions,” only to change said conclusions as they get more of the story. It’s actually pretty fun, especially when your previously bad conclusions get proven wrong like in this case.

Personally speaking, my conclusions from earlier on in this thread were solely based on the information I had gotten about the drunken night as of Chapter 2. Now that more info has come out, my theory has changed (as I said it would), and Shion certainly looks much better. Nozomi was clearly the instigator there, and Shion even tried to refuse at first. There’s still some legal greyness here (not that anyone here seems to care), and I found Shion’s whole attempt at memory modification a little strange, but Shion still appears to be the more innocent of the two. I still think Shion should have just refused and let Nozomi realize what she was saying... but given the circumstances, I can understand why she did what she did.

If they tell you to stop, and you continue on regardless, it’s even more so.

Then 90% of the hentai are rape then, it's more than common in hentai to have the some on the receiving end telling to stop. I won't provide exemple because there is more than enough, even on the site, to prove my example

If you initiate sex with a person who is mentally and emotionally compromised, it’s technically rape.

What the ? And if both are drunk it's double ? Nozomi was barely drunk when Shion arrive, she wasn't even that smashed as people seem to imply.It will be nice to also stop assuming things when we didn't have Shion's side of the story. Before judging someone, you should listen to their side of the story.

I am well aware of the trope in hentai where no=yes, so I normally ignore it. This manga, however, is a little different in that Nozomi feels like she was actually attacked, which makes me wonder if the same rules apply, or if this might not fall into the 10% of hentai in which that is not the case. Where responding to “Do you want to continue?” with “No,” (page 10) actually means, “No, I don’t want to continue.” Regardless, I’m willing to shelve that complaint as a simple case of hentai logic, as the presence of alcohol is a much bigger issue here.

And legally speaking, Yes (according to American standards), two people having sex while drunk could technically constitute rape, as a person who is significantly under the influence of drugs or alcohol is not legally considered able to consent. In the situation you posited, of course, no one would report it, as it falls into a weird grey area where it would be hard to find an actual offender, but that doesn’t change the fact that it still technically counts, and it’s even worse if one person does seem to have been sober enough to realize this fact, while the other person wasn’t.

Also, how do you know that Nozomi wasn’t that drunk? She was clearly drinking before Shion arrived, and there is a gap between Shion’s arrival and the commencement of sex in which more drinks were likely consumed (it is possible that Shion managed to catch up during that time, but unlikely as Nozomi had a head start). Also, considering the fact that Nozomi could not remember the events of that night in the morning (down to forgetting who it was she even slept with), I’d venture that she was pretty drunk. Meanwhile, Shion seems to remember what happens (based on her reactions and the fact that she did not seem phased after leaving the shower), which implies that she was probably more sober than Nozomi.

Of course, as I said, I’m basing my assessment solely off of what we have been shown so far, which I am certain is not the whole story. There are a bunch of theories milling around in my head as to what actually happened, but the one I wrote down is the current prevailing one. If we see Shion’s side of the story, then I’ll modify my theory, just as I will as more of Nozomi’s story comes to light. Until then, the theory that seems to make the most sense to me is that Shion took advantage of Nozomi, who she appears to be in love with, while the latter was drunk and reeling from a bad break-up.

Edit: My God, that’s the longest forum post I’ve written in a long time. Sorry folks.

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So, looking only at the evidence that we have been provided with thus far, it does not look good for Shion. Say what you will about their respective levels of drunkenness, she was clearly drunk when Shion arrived. If you initiate sex with a person who is mentally and emotionally compromised, it’s technically rape. If they tell you to stop, and you continue on regardless, it’s even more so. Doesn’t matter if they eventually get into it, consent was still violated. Based on that, it seems pretty obvious, based on what we have seen, that Scion assaulted Nozomi while she was drunk and heartbroken, and either doesn’t realize how wrong it was or is simply trying to pretend it never happened. Either way, it’s a pretty scummy thing to do.

That being said, there are several things that aren’t adding up here. Shion’s reaction to being accused of betraying her friend is off, and there’s a notable gap between Shion arriving at the karaoke bar and the two of them having sex, as well as in between the two girls having sex in the karaoke bar and going to the hotel from chapter 1.

This whole story is honestly really intriguing (and pretty sexy to boot), and I’m looking forward to modifying my assessment as more of Nozomi’s memories return and more of the story comes to light.

I'm confused

Page 1 technically comes 2nd to last chronologically, if that helps. The essence of the story is that Marie (13, darker hair) has a crush on her aunt, Eri (_5 (I’m guessing 25), lighter hair), o she has always been close with (Eri would sneak away from cooking lessons to play with Marie hem they were younger). Eri has recently met a guy who she seems pretty enamored with, and Marie picks up on that fact. Marie gets jealous and kisses Eri, ostensibly to leave the memory of that kiss with Eri (probably because she figures that the unnamed guy is going to “steal” Marie away from her). In reality, Marie likely wanted to have that memory of giving her first kiss to the woman she loves before it’s too late.

Hope that helps clear things up.

Makes me want to reread all the Aki/Youka parts of Kindred Spirits.

I mean, I approve because those two are adorable, but let’s be real. Of all the lesbians in that game, those two are some of the least useless.

https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/the_flower_thief_and_the_white_rose_prince#5

Well damn, let the girl have her hobbies.

^Nah, but it’s a funny idea.

@Zexalfan Not particularly from what I remember. Edelgard does have a fair bit of interaction with Constance, one of the new characters, but I don’t think there’s much yuri there. The DLC’s still fun, though, if not rather difficult.

@elevown I get the feeling that you’re mostly playing for the yuri, but I will say that the other routes in the game are pretty fun in their own unique ways.

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Yeah. The mascots are definitely working together.

Also, I don't think I like the new girl. Her design is nice and all, but her power is a bit too broken to be interesting. It seems like she just wins unless a deus ex machina stops her. Sure, she technically has some sort of time limit on her power use, but that's so ill defined that it's no better than plot convenience.

I don't think that's much of an issue in the sense that power levels have never really been a thing in this story. I'm going to guess that her power is meant as a thematic foil to Baiser's; Alice strips away their agency and pushes them into roles that she defines. Whereas Baiser physically restrains them but ultimately pushes them into discovering new things about themselves.

This is all wacky, galaxy-brain media analysis though, so more likely the author just liked the idea and rolled with it lol

I mean, when you think about it, this all plays into the villain team’s BDSM theme. Baiser’s just a straight up dominatrix, Kiwi’s abilities focus on inflicting pain, and Alice’s focuses on taking control. In a way, Utena’s teammates are just extreme versions of Utena herself.

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