Also, I do not think that it will be a proletarian uprising, since the setting does not really sound like it's undergoing an industrial revolution to form a substantial industrial working class. Instead, considering the time period it seems to emulate (late 18th century), the revolution of the title will likely be led by the bourgeois middle class (which are called "commoners" in the story). Hence why I used the term "guillotine" and not, say, "chekas". :-)

Bear in mind that the writers of the games upon which this story is based and the author of the novel have a fuzzy understanding of the whats and whys of Westerner revolutions.

I am pretty sure that even in the West, most authors and general audiences are pretty fuzzy about whats and whys of our own history. :-)

Rei out here making extra money...for Claire?? Is she foreshadowing something?? Either way, Claire was so f##king cute this chapter!

Not having read the original novel, my impression is that Rei is covertly putting down layer upon layer of safety nets for Claire to survive once the commoners inevitably rise up and start guillotining the nobles left and right.

Considering the setting is supposed to parallel a romance game about three princes, I'd be kind of surprised if there's a proletariat uprising.

The game is called "Revolution"

That, plus all the heavy foreshadowing about the commoners enjoying far fewer rights and privileges than hereditary nobility, is what makes me think of a popular uprising. Also, I do not think that it will be a proletarian uprising, since the setting does not really sound like it's undergoing an industrial revolution to form a substantial industrial working class. Instead, considering the time period it seems to emulate (late 18th century), the revolution of the title will likely be led by the bourgeois middle class (which are called "commoners" in the story). Hence why I used the term "guillotine" and not, say, "chekas". :-)

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At this point, I am startig to wonder whether Toda has been taken advantage of because of her disability and sexually abused as a child. I am not sure how else an 18-year-old would be able to depict rape so vividly and life-like as to make a person puke.

I was never sexually abused and I did the same when I was her age. I think it's more that Tanaka has little stomach for the characters she's very attached to.

That may be it. :-)

Fairly uneventful chapter after the last one. I'm feeling pretty impatient to see how toda and tanaka working and living arrangement are going to go since there was some tension last time.

They seem to be giving each other space to sort out their thoughts and feeling. But eventually, Toda will have to open up about what's eating at her...

Rei out here making extra money...for Claire?? Is she foreshadowing something?? Either way, Claire was so f##king cute this chapter!

Not having read the original novel, my impression is that Rei is covertly putting down layer upon layer of safety nets for Claire to survive once the commoners inevitably rise up and start guillotining the nobles left and right.

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At this point, I am startig to wonder whether Toda has been taken advantage of because of her disability and sexually abused as a child. I am not sure how else an 18-year-old would be able to depict rape so vividly and life-like as to make a person puke.

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Demon Minister is the best consort, hands down... if she had only not disqualified herself by limiting the selection to humans. :-/ Other than that, I get a feeling that the Maid will also turn out to be some kind of princess and win in the end.

Where can I buy this Death Striking? I want to run around with an aquarium strapped to my chest.

Yup, Azul still best (magical) girl.

This is the shortest "be gay, do crime" series I've read. Though I guess it's not crime if the government orders you to do it?

Ladies is it gay to be roommates

Fixed it in accordance with the most recent Dynasty trends.

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to be fair, fictional characters are infinitely less complex than real people. Jungian archetypes is a fairly common framework for writers to use when developing characters and such.

That's why I only use it to discuss fictional characters. When @Giftnova "wagered" that I am somehow applying it to "actual living ppl", they were putting words into my mouth to create a pretext for expressing their own negative feelings about the theory. :-)

And I stand by my assessment that Yorozuika is written to be an INTJ.

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In this chapter: Just Teru being a (super)hero again. :-)

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Suspects there's somebody in the room. Doesn't check the most obvious hiding place. Ok.

And then talks to himself in an empty room, announcing that he's taking a breather :P

Hears a strange noise, looks around for three seconds, "Ah, it must have been the wind."

Yoroizuka is a classical INTJ (in Myers-Briggs typology): efficient, brutally honest, and bad at interpersonal relations and assessing others' feelings. Her intro scene is a perfect picture of an INTJ at work: she points out her colleague's mistake, loses interest in her immediately, takes over her work and completes it in 1/10th of the time, before her other colleague is done lecturing her -- which she also has zero interest in. The other example is her complete nonchalance to her GF sneaking into her house: she walked in, saw her standing there, immediately figured out what happened, and lost any interest in the situation. From personal experience, I can tell that 90% of her brain power was still engaged with work at that point. Only when her GF proposed the lap pillow did she mentally switch to the here and now because it was a completely new experience for her. Still, a control freak like all INTJs, she completely ignored the possibility of receiving a lap pillow and instead immediately offered her GF one, remaining firmly in control of the situation.

tl;dr Dating INTJs is a heavy risk... but the priiize.

"-Please go out with me."
"-Hell no. ¿Dating a minor? That's crime, don't ever approach me with that idea again"

A year later

"Please go out with me."
"Yeah sure"

Maybe she came of age in that year? Just guessing.

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Surely the most logical plan.

Indeed, if derived from the axioms of the horny teenager logic (HTL).

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Proud Reiko is too precious.

Had Ise and Shima been forced to split up by Ise's promotion, their higher-ups would have been tried at the Hague.

But it was good while it last, folks.

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A classic Kodama Naoko, shitty person x shitty person plot, indeed. But I actually liked it more than her earlier works, probably because the characterization is getting more nuanced. In an earlier Kodama one-shot, Ayaka would be a flat character -- just a gold digger and nothing else, -- but we see her here as an honors student who knows that her friend considers her lifestyle disgusting, but her only (societally-accepted) path to a secure future lies in marrying some rich guy.

Mitsuki, meanwhile, goes through a small character arc, starting off as a passive friend, who feels revolted by Ayaka's actions but doesn't do anything about it. But when Ayaka cuts her off, it gives her time to reexamine her views. When Ayaka then contacts her again (quite intentionally, I believe), Mitsuki becomes an active, even aggressive top who makes Ayaka an all-but-explicit proposal to become her sugar mommy. Too bad Ayaka still doesn't consider it a possibility even after having sex with her...

All in all, I agree with the notion that bad people (as opposed to badly-written characters) often make for good plots.

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We could really use more Centruii-chan Yuri Content. All her stuff is great

Word. There is not enough Ancient Roman yuri on this site.

Wanko is too adorable when she feels guilty. Especially since Sakuma has long forgiven her and is just pulling her leg now.

This chapter was refreshingly nice. Reminded me of why I got into this series in the first place and renewed my hope for it...

Dropping it just for that is overreacting.

Don't worry, people who "drop" series because of things like that usually come back to whine "why is this on Dynasty?" later. :-)

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1. Her girl friend is made of one of the most dense materials known to man, sapphicium.

Dropping the science in here, I see.

Based Baiser. 10/10

She knows exactly how to best please her main rival.

I'm a little confused about the "idiot couple" tag... I mean, Kageko seems a little oblivious, but I'm sure I remember them kissing and fooling around. Or is it more to do with the fact Sakurako can't flat-out say how she feels, combined with the fact that Kageko somehow doesn't seem to realize that they're in a relationship?

Idiot Couple is a step up from Useless Lebians, in that they actually managed to become a couple, but they are still a few IQ digits short of becoming Genius Lesbians.

Now I think that Genius lesbians should be a tag. Any suggestions? The only thing that comes to mind is Oniyuri-san and Himeyuri-san... well, okay, maybe they are not full geniuses, but at least both are smart.

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Awwwww is like a dad and daughter working together and being collegues

More like an adult who considers his life choices a big mistake and desperately tries to scare a young person from repeating them.