Oh, the little conclusion for our second couple is a perfect conclusion !

Well, not perfect for how fast it ended, but certainly satisfying that they got their own ending.

That's your bad, Circé. You checked if she snuck in a real bird, when she actually cheated by having her multiple-timelines ahead future self to take the test for her !

Then again, it's probably better for everyone, Circé included, that Elsa isn't caught...

"All of you are forgetting the most important part."
Ha, yes, consent.
"... the autore fruit."
Dang, almost had it.

I need more of the second pair ! Which hopefully we'll get in the coming chapter. It seems the second princess, under her cold exterior, actually cares for her partner. And Tsubasa is getting a bit more used to her life in that world. But... unlike our protagonists, I'm not sure if there are any romantic feelings there.

Also I'm all for shipping wars AnTear vs NonTear but that was maybe too violent as a resolution !

That was... darker than usual. I expected Ange to be the next victim of Mizu, but I guess not, she was a proxy.

Also there's something odd with Masaki's timing. Is it a coincidence that her anger flared up at the same time Mizu acted ? Or is whatever ties Masaki, Honda and DeLphi something that involves whatever happened and is happening ?

And of course... There's still something off about Mizu's motivations. She seems to be angered by the memory of Aizawa, which puts a question mark on whether she could be the killer.

"But you have a boyfriend, it's cheating !"
"Oh no, it's cheating ?!"
"..." "..."
"Anyway, I wish you best of luck."

Congrats, Boy-kun-whose-name-I-won't-bother-remembering. Here's your official certificate of irrelevance.

Comedy aside, I honestly like what this says about the story. It's hopeful. Because, thinking about alternatives, I just don’t want the MC held back by a comphet relationship that made her miserable from chapter one.

And seeing how happy this date makes them ? Yeah, this is the best path.

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Same as many others, I was going to avoid it because of the tags but given that it's short and has a happy ending, I'm glad I read it.

Sounds like a painful read for anyone who had tried it out before it was complete, though !

giving Diana a consolation love interest

Frankly, as someone who was immediately happy when I saw Alexandra being presented as a genuine love interest, over Diana continuing to pine after Natori... I'd say she turned out to be much more than that.

She's not just there to console Diana, or be consoled by her. Her role as a noble forced to suppress her talents and obey authority, being a pawn in larger schemes, while also joining a group of commoners, gives her one of the most complex character positions in the series, possibly second only to Lapis.

She also creates a bridge between nobles and commoners that the original Fairy Tale of Jewels didn't have, since Diana was the only one in that position. Alexandra "siding" with her own team at the end matters a lot - I can easily picture that, if Lapis' plan succeeds and a rebellion occurs, Alexandra, and possibly some other lower ranked nobles, might side with the commoners, shifting the balance (and story) quite a bit.

Oh, and yes - I'm definitely rooting for Diana x Allie. But Alexandra has also grown into my favorite character, and I hope she continues to be more than just "the love interest". Based on this arc, it feels like she absolutely will be.

Well, that was a great chapter. Which I expected from the first page being Diana and Alexandra standing together.

The highlight is definitely the conversation between Rubeus and Lapis. It reframed the somewhat silly tournament arc, the rivalry over Natori's attention (which was criticized by readers and characters alike), even the personal growth of the players, as part of a political move orchestrated by Lapis.

She's not even paying attention to Diana declaration of affection anymore. Her attention is locked on national-scale schemes. And the fact that this chilling plan is revealed as we see Alexandra and Diana flying together ? That contrast is fantastic.

... I'm not sure that rebellion plan as a result of a sports game outcome makes sense to me :P

I'd argue it does, because those games aren't about practice or discipline. They're about showcasing magical dominance, which is why there's basically no rule on what magic can be used. They exist (probably by design) to hand nobles easy, flashy victories, which reinforces their status and makes inequality look natural.

A team of commoners and a low-ranked noble winning the tournament ? It suggests that the hold on power that higher nobles have isn't as strong, as justified as people were lead to believe. It creates dangerous doubts towards the current power structure.

And that's exactly why Alexandra was added to the team. Without her, they couldn't have won. But from Lapis' perspective, she was the perfect tool : someone whose magical power far exceeds what her rank should allow, which is why she has been trained her entire life to hold back and to let others win. Her presence makes the victory possible, but also creates false hope.

... Now I am wondering if the final scene, with Alexandra choosing to trust Diana and her team, to plan with them for victory, is "just" character growth and the side couple becoming closer together. Or if it's a hint of things to come when actual conflicts and faction will become important for the future of all of them.

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Woah. C'mon Alice, don't start making things personal between you and the robed woman.

... or I'll start wishing for her to be your enemies-to-lover partner.

That potion is definitely not just a cleansing one... Now I wonder if Yvonne drinking it will have consequences.

I like how those characters behave half-rationally. Noah's reaction is to tell Oliver he fucked up and needs to take responsibility, and consider sending Himeka back. Then twenty seconds later, thanks to heart sleep deprivation induced short temper, she... tries to drown her to shut her up.

And Himeka genuinely feels as someone who is lost, and doesn't take shit when people are looking down on her for things they are themselves to blame for. But she's also seeing the opportunity and trying to turn the situation to her advantage to escape her shitty life.

It sounds inconsistent, and in some ways it is, but each action also makes sense considering the general situation they're in. It makes them feel very human, not just props filling for a specific role.

Himeka's faces and utter disregard for Noah's position and the potential danger she's in, because she doesn't want to bow her head anymore even when it's the "smart" thing to do, are delightful.

Oh neat. So Miya's in a bad spot too... and wanting to kill her mother (not like I'm blaming her giving that she's been literally chained to her bed). So Risa is still the one who was treated the best by the zombie apocalypse.

Now, Miya and Eko could still kill each other, or become fast friends, really. Or become fast friends then kill each other.

I love that I have absolutely no idea where this story is going.

Not surprising that a show like this would have two kinds of audience. Personally, I’m on the side that wants the gays to get girlfriends, not gravestones~

Wait, does that sentence make sense when they don't get gravestones in the first place ? Nevermind.

Back in my days we had the Pokégear that filled all those important functions we needed and didn't have no Pokémon inside, I tell you.

Then again... I mean, maybe this Rotom is just part of the family ?

Read someone say about this series "it's the kind of story where you want fewer gay girls, because they'll just end up as gay corpses" which made me laugh but also made me stay away from it.

Although I'm pretty sure that it was under a clip of those two that tempted me to watch it in the first place, so...

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That's a smart bird, handled things like a champ. It's wingwomanship judo, turning an accidental surprise leak around to make this a blushing moment instead.

Michi's mom ?! It feels like someone just walking in the middle of a game of Cluedo. Because Ange's reflection being a long, black-haired woman on page 15 followed by the manifestation on page 20 suggest she might be the one haunting DeLphi.

It does tie to the speculation that 5-chan couldn't be the culprit because then, who would have killed her. And Michi's past link to DeLphi through Honami might link them all together, but... so far it feels like everything is connected, but those connections are made of very thin wires.

On another note, definitely rooting for NonTear now.

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I think new addition has some potential, especially because she's interested in Shun. She always felt kinda of alone and disconnected, in contrast to Natsuki who has a lot of contact. So it feels like an opportunity for character growth on her side.

It's also an interesting twist to have a love rival who's aware of the relationship, although of course she's not going to have a lot of friends among the readers with a move like that. But yeah, for me, that's the kind of character with vibes that say "she needs a hug, and someone to show her a better path to follow in life".

Wait what.

Eko deciding to kill everyone isn't a surprise. The question is how ?! How did she overpower an entire group ? Well, I guess the people in the last panel don't match the group member so she probably let zombies in, but... I'm still curious how everything unfolded.

Hmm... the antagonist seems to have very peculiar intentions... enemy to friends possibility, maybe ?

Wholesome to see Alexandra helping Diana get closer to Natori, just not in a romantic way. Instead pushing her towards getting close in a way that actually works for both of them.

And of course, she does that while staying close to Diana.

Those friends are a supremely focused and well trained gang of wing women and I respect their craft.

Two out of three are that. Hinata is just Hinata.

Poor Hoshino-chan can't keep up with her. It feels like Hatori and Hirose now have two kids to take care of while Sakura and Takamine are spending time together.

I'm torn because this chapter was pretty fun, it was cool to see the new girl and even Ruruna finding Wakana crazy... But it could also spell the start of a harem shift. But it gives me hope that it won't based on Yura's reaction, so I'm really torn.

Please don't do that crap, please don't make me have started this story on a mistagging... This has a lot of potential if it doesn't...

Just want to say that I'm happy Youyan knows she was wrong. Unlike what some readers seem to believe, when she thought Jing Xiu had left her hanging, she didn't blame her or thought she was wrong. She was pained, but she understood the reasons and bore with the same pain she had caused before. And she has no resentment, which wouldn't have been justified.

That her staying awake is plainly confirmed to mean not "I hope she'll come back tonight" (a hope she didn't have) but "I'll accept your judgement and show my willingness to atone", her desire to bear with that and show she had changed and deserved another chance ? I think that's exactly what makes her deserve that chance.