Midnightgunner
Lmao, if you think he is bad, you obviously have not read much manga featuring parental figures trying to get their family members into arranged marriages. As far as that sort goes in manga, he is actually not that bad. Arranged marriages are common for the upper classes in real life, and as marriages go, they are not necessarily better or worse than regular ones, unless someone is literally being forced to go through with it. And that is the thing, you are just wrong, plain and simple. He is not forcing Mei into anything, he is just arranging social introductions. You are basically completely glossing over the fact Mei is going along with it the entire time, without raising a word of protest. How is he to know she is against it, mind reading? So cut with the edgy crap, will you. After Mei says plain and simple that she does not want it, his reaction then will determine whether or not he is bad.
And just to be clear, Mei has the option to simply say "fuck this", since that was what her father did in his time, and he is doing just fine.
If there is anyone at whom I am pissed right now, it is Mei, not the grandfather. Actively keeping all this from Yuzu, asking the potential fiance to also keep quiet, and now breaking like this when Yuzu speaks about their future, it is almost as if she already gave up.
First of all, I'm against the entire principle of aranged marriage, real or not.
Second, do you even know How life works? Yeah, Go against the patriarch figure that controls the entire business of your family and holds the power to influence your whole future. Are you serious? More people than you might know don't even have the right to speak up their minds because of the fear of family's retaliation. It's such an opressive reality that they cannot even think about opposing. If It wasn't like that, much more people would refuse arranged marriages. Yeah, her father left everything behind and you think there were no consequences? He was shunned by his father, his relantion with his daughter it's not one of the best. His reputation is stained. Oh, and there is something called "society" that doesn't take too kindly of people brave enough to do something like that. And you are saying to just drop everything and go away riding a white horse towards the sunset without a care in the world or thinking what you'll leave behind? Mei would have to sacrifice her reputation, her friends and maybe even part of her family.
Please, grow up. Life is not that easy. Some people can't just have the freedom they desire, because life is not a My Little Poney show. People are complex. Not everyone is an open book baring their inner demons for the whole world to see. To keep all to yourself is a normal human behavior. Oh, and that bullshit about the Grandfather not knowing about Mei's feelings... Come on! Only a complete tactless retard wouldn't think to themselves: "Oopsy! My granddaughter might be unhappy! Maybe this arranged thing is not what she wants" If your granddaughter acts the way Mei does, wouldn't you reach the extreme obvious conclusion that something is wrong? If your answer is no, man I feel really bad about your lack of deduction skills.
The one that is undeniably wrong is you. You have an utopic view of something that it's actually rather easy to interpret. You are missing the point that Mei doesn't need to say anything. Gramps is not stupid. It's very obvious she is not happy with the situation (Who would be?) He Just doesn't Care. Good parents or grandparents wouldn't even consider putting their daughter/granddaughter to marry someone they don't fully know. What if he is abusive? Violent? Huh? Huh?
Sorry, but your arguments are just stupid. Even If gramps accepts Mei's refusal later on, It wouldn't change his jerk's status because he shouldn't even consider It to begin with.
Now, either you buy the triple-barrel shotgun or get lost. I have work to do. This old man's not gonna punch himself in the liver.
