I don't think the mutilation is extra - it's something that represents physical proof of their bond, that they're exclusive to each other, and probably why Mizuki can accept that Sayori won't tire of her even when they are apart, like what happened to the couple in their novel.

Much more romantic (and painful) than rings!

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I think in a weird way, their relationship absolutely is wholesome.

In setups like this, most of the time the couple becomes more and more dependent on each other. The typical development would be that Sayori gives up on the idea of going to another college for the sake of their love. But really that's just accepting the fact that in the end, there's a lack of trust between the two in that hypothetical scenario.

But that's not how this situation ended up playing out - because they irrevocably marked each other with those scars, it actually resulted in a greater degree of trust between the two. Mizuki accepts that Sayori has to independently do certain things for her own sake (which is what going to a separate college effectively entails in this scenario) and is perfectly happy, currently betraying not a single hint of doubts that Sayori has become disinterested in her. At some point they had to have sat down and talked the situation out, coming to some kind of compromise about what Sayori needs to do to realize her full potential.

I think it's also hilarious to imagine them having the most passionate fucking session after cutting each other up, and then, while they're lying in each other's blood and other fluids, Sayori going "ok fr tho im not going to your college its shit ngl" and Mizuki being like "uuuuuuugh fine no you're right this place is shit."

If you think about the future the two of them share together, it's happy. They trust each other. They're realizing their own goals, even if it means they will have to spend time apart. They have the approval of their families to live together. Of course, the incident that triggered this was twisted, but in some weird way they actually benefited from it. It's like, super romantic.

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all the cowards who preen on about how much they love toxic yuri, now avert their eyes when things get properly spicy

Not sure if the author was processing something or just wanted to write a fairly bad main protagonist of this short story but her cognition of the world is totally backwards. Azu is the fake one and the people trying to get their revenge on her were fairly forthright and honest about it.

Everyone here kinda sucks and not even in an endearing or hot way, just kinda annoying

I don't know how you define "honest" and "fake" but that's absolutely not true, if you go by what Rena defines as honesty.

Rena can trust Azu's words at face value. Azu would never lie to her, if only because she's so shameless she doesn't care enough to deceive her. In Rena's view, this is honest because she can trust Azu will say whatever she genuinely thinks to her.

Rena cannot trust her classmates' words, however, and the example given in the story is their attempt to feign concern over Rena when they really just want her as a tool to get revenge on Azu. One of them tells Rena, "Just let me know next time she pisses you off!" but she isn't saying that because she cares about Rena's feelings as much as using it as pretext to attack Azu, deserved or not.

Also Rena is so fucking attractive I swear to god.

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Damn, I love every character in this.

I don't get it, this isn't a trans manga. I think about wanting to be a woman and in a lesbian relationship all the time, but that doesn't make me trans.

Yeah, I only fantasize about being a woman the normal amount.

Is this another "I want to be a cute girl but I'm definitely cis, you guys" thing?

I hope not, the protagonist explicitly wishes to have been born as a woman.

help

this manga is trying to kill me with how fucking cute it is

It can still be a SoL harem. Sophia ostensibly saved the kingdom so she isn't necessarily evil or anything... however she may have done it. The fundamental element of her personality in this scenario is her need for control.

As for the direction of the story, it could just be written that Sophia starts acting a possessive and obsessive over Machino once Machino gets closer and closer with Olivia. She's already my favorite but that would make her even more peak.

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unhinged theory incoming

it's weird that the nobles instantly accepted and praised sophia as the rightful heir to the kingdom without a fight - that she's so universally, almost unnaturally beloved by the people. So i started thinking:

Sophia is actually going to be the main antagonist that used some kind of "charm magic" to manipulate the entire kingdom to be under her thumb. She was said to have brought peace to the kingdom through the "persuasive power of her kindness" which could sound a little ominous if you look at it a certain way. Remember that Sophia was also adopted, not born, into the royal family as well.

Maybe Olivia is the only one who passively resisted it because of her own unnatural magical aptitude. It would also explain Sophia's somewhat unnatural degree of kindness towards Olivia if there's an ulterior motive behind it - Olivia outright spurns and scorns Sophia, who seems unbothered and continues to try to persuade her into friendship. Sophia could just be a saint... or maybe she's trying to win over the person she can't magically charm onto her side.

she also could be seen as the one who caused the isekai thing too back in chapter 1 - the dialogue box specifically asked "Sophia wants to meet with you. Will you go?" which could be interpreted such that Sophia is the one who instigated the entire incident.

also, in a meta sense, it's kind of odd to me that the author seems to be building up Olivia as the main heroine of the story and not Sophia. We're learning so much about Olivia's inner struggles, her history, etc... and yet almost nothing about Sophia beyond the surface level qualities that pretty much were shown since the first chapter, despite the first volume focusing solely on Sophia. The above would also explain why the story is going in that direction.

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i love this

Fuck me, literally first time ever Kodama Naoko actually starts fleshing out a plot and then this happens

And honestly it makes no sense, it should end with both going their separate ways: Blondie returning to her loveless, but socially aceptable, marriage and brunette moving on with her life, I mean that's realistic and human after all

For good or bad (good for me), despite her reputation for messy drama, Kodama rarely ends her stories with misery or some mono no aware ass bittersweetness - things always work out for the heroines.

i didnt know i loved giant fluffy pink women as much as I do before I read this.

her chest adds to the design.

The main character is essentially just a perverted old man in a high school girls body and uses that to their advantage. Crazy manipulative so I can’t root for them but I’m interested from a story perspective

Hey, women can be manipulative perverts too

in fact, being a manipulative pervert is actually a plus if it's a cute girl.

I've been needing something like this since kodama hasn't written anything recently.

My main question with the time travel is what happened to the Mary of the new timeline. Mistress still remembers her so she wasn’t erased, but she doesn’t seem to be around.

Other than that, fun oneshot.

The maid doesn't exist in the current timeline because the Mistress only vaguely remembers her. It's one of those situations where it's lingering memories of another life, if Mary actually existed as a maid in this timeline there's no way she'd only be able to barely recall her as "that girl"

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oh my god i love crazy women that erase shitty men

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I am both happy and sad, help.

It's gonna be hard for shimanura if she is an extrovert while having a clingy introvert girlfriend who wants her all by herself.I hope she can handle it well before this relationship gets toxic af.

Shimamura is just as much of an introvert as Adachi - if not more.

Peak romance

youre saying the father is an asshat but honestly his reaction is valid considering his two daughters were kissing on a regular basis with one of them being a child and the other being ?? whatever age she is

I would think the valid reaction would be giving enough of a damn to talk to both of them to try to mend their relationship into something healthier, and separating them as a last resort rather than jumping to "you can never see each other again" and then marrying one of your daughters off to some older friend of yours while abandoning the other to live by herself with 0 support in her life.

If I could strangle a man to death it would be this one.

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And the more I think about it, her dad probably married her to one of his friends to make sure she stays controlled her entire life like the way he's controlling her.

jfc im malding

This whole chapter was a series of "Oh no" moments. Including the MC going I don't want to fix her, I want to make her worse, with deciding to become more like the series.

Putting the incest and Kasane's horniness aside, I hope I'm not the only one that does think the father's actions are off putting.

"You are forbidden from seeing your sister and now I will marry you off to my older dude friend" just gives me all the wrong vibes.

Honestly, I agree with Meguru that it makes me want to throw up. Not sure why but I find it especially gross in this story - maybe because I'm afraid they'll just have Hiromi married off and never bring it up again. I'm not saying Hiromi should get with her sister but she deserves better than "live according to your father's wishes and maybe he'll allow you to do things :^)"

Oh yeah the father is disgusting. She's an adult and she's only allowed to see her sister if the father "allows" it? Fuck that. Also marrying his daughter off to a man that looks like him? Fucking weird. She needs to find personal agency and rebel against him.

The older dude friend he married her off too probably is a shithead too.

He's "hard headed but can be reliable and kind." Where have I heard this line before? thonk It's never "he respects me and treats me like an equal," no, it's always the woman describing her partner the way you should be describing your dad, not your husband.

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Putting the incest and Kasane's horniness aside, I hope I'm not the only one that does think the father's actions are off putting.

"You are forbidden from seeing your sister and now I will marry you off to my older dude friend" just gives me all the wrong vibes.

Honestly, I agree with Meguru that it makes me want to throw up. Not sure why but I find it especially gross in this story - maybe because I'm afraid they'll just have Hiromi married off and never bring it up again. I'm not saying Hiromi should get with her sister but she deserves better than "live according to your father's wishes and maybe he'll allow you to do things :^)"

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Idk where the bad writing complaint is coming from. Honestly, I thought the chapter of them talking about why she stays with the shitty guy pretty well written.

Edit: Just realized the post that was complaining about the story was the same person that blamed a minor for getting groomed. Well, that explains it.

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