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Internet_lied
joined Jul 15, 2016

The black and red VFX on the curse "chains" in this chapter are the same as on the Villainess System's UI. Coincidence?

last edited at Nov 27, 2023 2:54AM

Internet_lied
joined Jul 15, 2016

Corruption of the innocent at full display. :-) Still, props to Mai for clearly communicating her needs to her GF, even if that did take a bunch of prompting.

Internet_lied
joined Jul 15, 2016

Poor Kirika. Not only does she have some really toxic ideas (like "I have to put in constant effort to be lovable"), but she is getting teased by her sempai crush all the while!

Koveras
Internet_lied
joined Jul 15, 2016

On the one hand, she has started on her path to ruining her health. On the other, she got closer to her Age gap crush. So... win?

Internet_lied
joined Jul 15, 2016

Random filler arc/OVA bait. At least it was only 2 chapters.

I was gonna skip reading the filler chapters but honestly it was pretty entertaining.

I never skip the filler chapters, because they serve as a valuable palate cleanser for the longer, plot-heavy story arcs focusing on Vena's manipulations. Heavy scenes like Baiser going berserk hit so much harder when you know the characters involved all have preciously light-hearted sides to them.

Internet_lied
joined Jul 15, 2016

So she did sleep with her for free. :-) I swear, we need a tag for stories that are the opposite of what their title says: this, I Won't Let Mistress Suck My Blood, Sorry, I am Not Into Yuri...

I love how the dialogues are just like from some Slice of life manga. All about friendship etc., staying purely "subtext"...only they also all have hot sex as best friends.

subtext but also hot sex tag when?

Uh, I don't really see any subtext there... They're just very good friends. :^)

subsex

Huh, isn't that just BDSM?

Internet_lied
joined Jul 15, 2016

Opinion: Bypassing the Leopard boss fight by giving away the fairy was a better twist than Alice's unskippable TPK at the end.

Fromsoft alright

"Heed my words: I am Michiko, blade of Leopard..."

last edited at Nov 21, 2023 7:40AM

Internet_lied
joined Jul 15, 2016

So she did sleep with her for free. :-) I swear, we need a tag for stories that are the opposite of what their title says: this, I Won't Let Mistress Suck My Blood, Sorry, I am Not Into Yuri...

I love how the dialogues are just like from some Slice of life manga. All about friendship etc., staying purely "subtext"...only they also all have hot sex as best friends.

subtext but also hot sex tag when?

Uh, I don't really see any subtext there... They're just very good friends. :^)

last edited at Nov 21, 2023 7:20AM

Internet_lied
joined Jul 15, 2016

The seamless flashbacks of the young uncle are one of the best things in this manga.

Internet_lied
joined Jul 15, 2016

I don't know how many times I've said it, but Natsume deserves so much better, damn. She's doing everything she can to keep up with her own interests and be a good girlfriend to Yuni.

When the series started out, I didn't think much of Natsume, because she did neglect Yuni for her club, as well as being quietly ashamed of their relationship, actively hiding it from others. But this chapter turned my opinion of her around, since she has been shown fully capable of learning from her mistakes and striving to do better. She is also quite a bit bolder now, kissing Yuni in public -- granted, it was off the main street, but someone could still see and out them. Natsume has grown from her misfortune and became a better person.

Yuni, on the other hand...

Internet_lied
joined Jul 15, 2016

"I guess they just couldn't fly today."

I must confess, the writing of the story really has me feeling the dread and the rush when they stepped out on that ledge. This is beautifully written and tragically sad, but a wonderful read so far.

Yeah, the scene was wonderfully emotive. And the fact that it happened at the end of chapter 1, before the story and main characters were actually established, meant that it could have really gone in all manner of ways.

DIdn't though they would go all the way. That's a twist i didn't see coming.Also what can i say. Otome is a bitch who find a simpletonin Kazura and Kazura is an idiot who can't see she was getting played like a damn fiddle. So already on a great start in terms of characters. Don't know enough of Yoshiba to judge her.

Saw some folks riffing on Kazura, but I do not think this is fair. Kazura is a mentally ill person with a terminally deficient sense of self (and likely a history of trauma), so how she feels about herself is entirely dependent on how others treat her. That is why she goes into debt to gain Otome's approval (or "love" as she calls it), and then jumps off the roof to gain Kinka's. She has never experienced unconditional love, and the moment she is rejected (by Otome and then by her mom), the emotional pain immediately overwhelms her, so she spends more effort running from this pain than pursuing what she wants from life. It is best seen in the scene where she first calms down and decides against going through with her suicide, then receives Otome's call that instantly overloads her emotional pain sensors again and causes her to agree to Kinka's plan.

It's way too early to read this much into the text, but I think all of the above are the symptoms of an untreated quiet borderline disorder. Which would explain why she ended up with a narcissist like Otome -- borderline sufferers very often do, as the two disorders basically enable and reinforce each other. If she is, indeed, on the borderline spectrum, then a relationship with a non-narcissist, while no replacement for a proper therapy (DBT), may help her heal. We don't know yet why Kinka was suicidal, but by the way she gracefully backs out before Otome's call, it seems she has a more secure sense of self, at least.

PS: If anyone needs a palate cleanser after this chapter, I recommend Chandelier and Rooftop Miracle.

last edited at Nov 16, 2023 3:47AM

Koveras
Internet_lied
joined Jul 15, 2016

What's up with Yodokawa and assertive younger women doggedly pursuing traumatized older ones? :3

Koveras
Internet_lied
joined Jul 15, 2016

That flashback was what social scientists call "an oof". But now we know where Nan's self-image issues come from, and the neglectful+abusive parent with a string of failed relationships theory turned out be true.

Also, the fact that it was followed up by super-deformed gift-buying hijinx gave me a bit of a whiplash.

Internet_lied
joined Jul 15, 2016

“from the master of NTR Yuri” what a title to own haha

You cannot blame Kodama Naoko for not owning her brand. :-)

Internet_lied
joined Jul 15, 2016

Oh, so that hooded lady wasn’t Elsa!

It was her mom.

So you think Elsa is Olivia's daughter? That would explain her demonic traits, but why would Olivia even have a child? She has shown zero interest in anything except magic and her teacher's legacy so far.

Internet_lied
joined Jul 15, 2016

What I like with Nanatsu Fuji is that they never resort to toys or het porn tropes with the sex scenes.

The sex scenes feel natural. They do things that a lot of lesbians do when they have sex (cuni, fingers, tribbing, etc...) and it doesn't feel like they do it for the gaze of the reader, but because they have feelings for each other.

I'm not sure I'm clear here...

No, I think you are perfectly clear. There is a continuum of sex depiction that spans from the naturalistic (a documentary) to the pornographic (a show staged for an audience), and Nanatsu Fuji hits the sweet spot between naturalism and fantasy where their sex scenes feel authentic to reality while still serving the story they want to tell.

last edited at Nov 11, 2023 8:16AM

Internet_lied
joined Jul 15, 2016

I think this new girl is just blunt or sharp with words but is actually harmless.

My impression of Sei was the opposite: that she is deliberately destroying Hina's self-confidence in order to make her entirely dependent on her approval. But maybe I am being too harsh on her and she's just blunt without an ulterior motive, but even so, her interactions with Hina do visibly harm the latter's self-esteem, so I wouldn't call her "harmless" overall.

Koveras
Internet_lied
joined Jul 15, 2016

That last panel did a really good job of making her smile seem forced and nervous. It's subtle but impressive detail on the part of the artist.

It's the eyes, I think. If you cover up the lower half of her face with a thumb, her facial expression is clearly that of fear or at least anxiety. But if you cover up the upper half, then it's clearly a self-assured grin of a winner. Hence this is an expression of someone who only smiles with her lips, but not her eyes.

Internet_lied
joined Jul 15, 2016

indefatigable

I learned a new word today. :-)

Internet_lied
joined Jul 15, 2016

It's been over a year now, and Tsukushi's cluelessness still hurts so good. Hinoka is has been throwing herself at her for months, and she still doesn't get a single clue. XD

last edited at Nov 3, 2023 10:09AM

Internet_lied
joined Jul 15, 2016

A bridge chapter, structurally necessary to link the initial impressions arc with the relationship development arc.

didn’t the author of Sunstone continue the story with the Friends of the Sunstone MCs?? and that story is Het.

Mercy has two storylines running in parallel: one about Ally and Alan, which is indeed het, and one about Anne and Laura, which is not.

Koveras
Internet_lied
joined Jul 15, 2016

The plot thickens. Does that one-panel flashback imply that Nan has had a messy break-up/divorce and a kid who went to live with her father?

No, I wouldn't say so. The woman shown is older, with darker brown hair and the child has Nan's hair color. Still an important memory for her though, considering when she remembers it.

I have chucked it up to lighting, but assuming this is true, another theory is that the girl in that flashback is Nan, and the adults are her neglectful parents or a neglectful parent with a new paramour. Maybe even an abusive parent figure, judging by the band-aids on the girl's arm and leg?

last edited at Nov 2, 2023 9:21AM

Koveras
Internet_lied
joined Jul 15, 2016

The plot thickens. Does that one-panel flashback imply that Nan has had a messy break-up/divorce and a kid who went to live with her father?

Internet_lied
joined Jul 15, 2016

I'd like to point out that in the past few chapters, Makino has communicated clearly with Mashiro, validate her feelings, recognized her prior screw-up, and proactively attempted to fix it. Even if she went about it in her usual scummy way and it didn't work out how she expected all, the fact that she tried and that it worked out in the end showed to Mashiro that Makino is ready, willing, and able to fight for their relationship, paving the way for their mutual confession.

Internet_lied
joined Jul 15, 2016

@drpepperfan I respect and accept your administrative decision, but I cannot help but be made uneasy by the arbitrariness of it. I have engaged in a good-faith discussion of this thread's main topic, following the site policies to the best of my understanding (even though spoiler-tagging future chapters is not even a codified forum rule, as far as I can tell), only to have it excised from existence. That feels unfair to me, and I would like to avoid situations like this in the future.

Did I understand you correctly that the current policy regarding discussions of chapters that have not been uploaded yet is as follows: "Users may discuss the contents of the chapters not yet available on the Dynasty Reader, unless the series is being uploaded at a good pace and as long as any such discussion is tagged as spoilers"? If so, I respectfully request a clarification on what is considered "a good pace" (e.g. how much time must pass since the last upload here for discussions of newer chapters to be okay?). I firmly believe that making all rules of conduct unambiguous and public will improve the quality of discussion in the long term.

last edited at Nov 1, 2023 4:48AM