>>2168515
Something’s been bugging you since a while ago...
“Since we don’t have much money, is fast food alright, Ken-kun?”
“I don’t mind.”
“I’d have preferred something fancier,” she says, smiling. “But since it’s just practice, this will do right?”

...You just can’t seem to put a finger on it…

“Of course.”
She grins, while both of you enter the local fast food place.

“Ken-kun, Ken-kun, let’s sit over here.”
“Eh? In the corner, class rep?”
“Of course, idiot. I mean, what if someone sees us, right?”

You frown, and proceed to take the seat across from Ryou.

“Is something wrong, Ken-kun?”
“...Not really, no…”

You sit down opposite Ryou while she ruffles through her purse.

“Ken-kun, what do you want? I’ll go and order for us.”

You glance around the place. Though the place is filled with [Mobs], there aren’t any who were wearing your uniform.

“Ken-kun?”
“A-Ah, right, then I’ll have a…”

“...Ok, wait for me a bit, I’ll just get us our food, alright?”
“...Alright?”

She leaves with a smile. Somehow, despite the air-conditioning, everything feels hot. You unbutton your collar. Why do you feel so uncomfortable?

You feel a weight on your breast pocket. You grab inside and bring out its contents: your ancient flip phone.
Somehow, you feel like it’s become heavier this past few minutes…

>Leave.
>Call someone.
>Wait for Ryou.

>>2168527
>Because she tried to come onto you when you're already taken, you dipstick. Don't fall into it or get protagonist dense.

>Wait for Ryou.

She gets ONE chance to apologize for this.

>>2168527
Act as if we got a call/message, and excuse our self. Then we must alert Hanazawa that we can't be alone with class rep anymore.
Or this.>>2168536

>>2168515
WOOOOOO LETS REFORM SOME SLUTS!
>>2168527
>Quick text to girlfriend to help us.
>>2168536
this too.

>>2168527
>Leave.

>>2168536
Supporting this.

>>2168527
This >>2168536

Also, I want to emphasize- ONE chance, and it's a hardline situation. No 'oh it's just skinship/just kidding' shit. That was a major NO. If she refuses to acknowledge that she went over the line, we say nothing, just get up, walk away, and tell Hanazawa everything.

>>2168554
We should tell her everything anyway.

>>2168554
Also, going to be shifting IPs in a bit.

>>2168554
Sounds about right.
>>2168536
Supporting

>>2168527
>IT'S TIME

Going for >>2168536

Time to figure out how the fuck we got here.

>Wait for Ryou.
Writing.

>>2168554
This too

>>2168556
There's no need if things don't escalate or anything, one free pass seems fair.

>>2168527
This >>2168536

>>2168527
I never agreed to this 'practice', bsg, you slut

>>2168560
Check one two. Same poster here.

>>2168588
Roger Same Poster, we read you five-by-five.

>>2168527
You can’t really think of a good reason to just leave the class rep behind. And you don’t have a dying need to call anyone right now. You place the phone back in your pocket.

While doing so, out of the corner of your eye you see someone’s napkin fall on the floor. You hasten to pick it up and give it to the guy who dropped it.

“Hey man, you dropped this.”
“Oh, it seems I did. Thanks, Aniki!”

...Wait.
“Kei?! What are you doing here?”

He’s smiling innocently, carrying a tray with burger, fries, and a soda.

“There was something interesting happening in the area, so I decided to grab some food while I’m at it.”
“...Is that so…” If Kei’s here, then there must be something going on after all…

“Don’t raise her suspicions.”

“...What?”
He’s still smiling, but the contents of his words are filled with seriousness.
“If she realizes you have an inkling of what’s going on, it’s going to be baaaad.”
“What do you mean by that?”

“I don’t know, [Erasure] maybe? Maybe even [BAD END].”
The hairs in the back of your neck stand up.

“...So what do I do?”
“Oh would you look at that? My show’s about to start!”

Kei turns around and somehow disappears into the crowd. Before you could even call him out,

“Ken-kun?”

You hear Ryou’s voice from behind. While carrying a tray, the class rep looks at you, eyebrows raised.

“Were you talking to someone just now?”

>Nope. Let me help you with that.
>Yep. It was my little brother.

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>>2168614
>“I don’t know, [Erasure] maybe? Maybe even [BAD END].”

>>2168571
Testing, did it change?

>>2168614
>Nope. Let me help you with that.

>>2168614
>Nope. Let me help you with that.

Don't trust the little shit, he's lying through his shit devil teeth.

>>2168614
>Nah.

>>2168614
>Nope. Let me help you with that.
Keep calm and carry on.

>>2168614
>Someone thought I was someone else is all.

>Okay. Ken. Can you hear this? If you can hear this even a little bit... what's your favorite fruit? Don't worry about why, just answer.

>>2168614
>>Nope. Let me help you with that.

Stand back, I'm trying some science.

>>2168614
>Nope. Let me help you with that.
So we can't confront her and we can't ignore her
Hanazawa will be mad that we don't trust her intensions if we tell her
We just need to spurn her advances

>>2168614
>Yep. It was my little brother.
Distract her by talking about family.

>>2168628
Good luck.

>>2168614
“...Nah. Let me help with you that, Ryou.”
“Ah, right. Thanks.”

Before she could ask anymore, you usher Ryou into the booth. She takes the seat opposite you.

“Itadakimasu.”
“...Yeah.”

Your head is running at a million miles an hour. Why is Kei here? ‘Suspicions’? And maybe most importantly…

Ryou takes a bite of her burger, before glancing at you.

“Are you alright, Ken-kun?”
“What do you mean?”
“You look a bit sick. Is there something wrong?”

>This is all wrong, Ryou.
>I’m just confused on what this whole thing is really about.
>Write in

>>2168665
>I’m just confused on what this whole thing is really about.

>>2168665
>>I’m just confused on what this whole thing is really about.

>>2168665
>I’m just confused on what this whole thing is really about.

>>2168665
>I'm starting to wonder we just why he shows up every time we're about to break the mold and stop something actually stupid from happening. It's getting a bit ridiculous, and he can't keep using that stupid threat forever. Eventually we're going to just stop giving a sweet crap, Ken. No matter what you used to be, I know you're better than this.

>All of this. Reminds me of your nickname.

>>2168665

>I’m just confused on what this whole thing is really about.

>>2168665
>I’m just confused on what this whole thing is really about.
We really should talk to someone about these blackouts. Like were we an alcoholic in our past life?

>>2168665
>>I’m just confused on what this whole thing is really about.

Fucking Kei, now I'm afraid of what might happen.

>>2168665
“I’m just confused on what this whole thing is really about.”

She wipes her lips with a napkin.

“Well, I thought that since you guys are a new couple, you’d still be a bit lost in all of this. Am I right?”
“...Yeah. This is the first time I’ve ever dated anyone. I want to treasure her as much as possible.”
“See? Now you haven’t gone in your first date right? Wouldn’t it be better if you’re a bit more prepared in handling it when the time comes?”
“...I guess you’re right. But then, Ryou…”
“Yes?”

>”Will you be doing the same thing with Hanazawa?”
>”How far will this practice go?”
>”You don’t really have much experience either, right?”
>”Nevermind. I don’t really have a question.”

>>2168729

>”Will you be doing the same thing with Hanazawa?”

>She's got nice words, but don't let her twist you around. If you're uncomfortable, then you're uncomfortable, and you should say so, Ken.

>>2168729
>”Will you be doing the same thing with Hanazawa?”
The rest are trap options, avoid!

>>2168729
>”You don’t really have much experience either, right?”
>”Will you be doing the same thing with Hanazawa?”

>>2168729
>>”Will you be doing the same thing with Hanazawa?”
>>2168738
>>She's got nice words, but don't let her twist you around. If you're uncomfortable, then you're uncomfortable, and you should say so, Ken.
This↑

>>2168729
>”Will you be doing the same thing with Hanazawa?”
Just cause I think at the very least it'll make her flustered.

>>2168729
>”You don’t really have much experience either, right?”

>”Will you be doing the same thing with Hanazawa?”

>>2168729
This >>2168738

>>2168738
this

>>2168729
>”Will you be doing the same thing with Hanazawa?”
>>2168741
Agreed

>>2168738
This right here. Supporting this.

>>2168729
“Will you be doing the same thing with Hanazawa?”
She frowns. “Hanazawa?”

“I mean, if you’re going to be practicing with me on dating, shouldn’t you be doing the same for her?”
Ryou leans back on her seat, still frowning. “Well...no, not really.”
“Eh? Why not?”

“Maybe that should be our first lesson. Despite you being boyfriend and girlfriend now, dating is still an act of courting. Girls court guys in their own ways, but guys need to take the initiative when taking girls out to dates. You shouldn’t be thinking that, ‘she should be practicing as well’, think of it as more like ‘she’s the big game I’m preparing for’. Makes sense?”
“I think so, yes.”

“That’s why,” she says, smiling. “You should keep this a secret from her, okay?”

>No problem, class rep
>I’m uncomfortable with that, Ryou

>>2168784
>I’m uncomfortable with that, Ryou
When there is nothing else, there is the Truth.

>>2168784
>I’m uncomfortable with that, Ryou

Relationships, foundations of trust, no-secrets and all that jazz.

>>2168784
>I’m uncomfortable with that, Ryou

>>2168791
Correct

>>2168784
>I’m uncomfortable with that, Ryou
>Rep...I am seeing little hearts in your eyes....want to explain that comment?

>>2168791
This, right here my mans.

>>2168784
Backing this>>2168801

>>2168784
>I’m uncomfortable with that, Ryou
Shit, how do we fight this?

If Ryou ends up being the secret Yandere I'm gonna be sad and afraid.

>>2168784
>Can't do that, Class Rep.

Fpr the record guys, saying you're uncomfortable is not saying no.

>>2168784
>I’m uncomfortable with that, Ryou

>>2168784
Backing this >>2168814

Perhaps we could make this easier by saying we want the surprise and joy of doing something new with Mayumi. I'm terrible with excuses but we have to get out without making Ryou want to fuck us up more.

>>2168840
That actually sounds good.

>>2168814
+1

>>2168784
>I’m uncomfortable with that, Ryou

>>2168840
This

>>2168784
“I’m uncomfortable with that, Ryou.”
“...Why?”

“Well...I don’t like the thought of keeping secrets from her. Aren’t relationships founded on mutual trust?”
“That’s true. But ‘trust’ doesn’t mean ‘always truthful’, Ken-kun. We always have to say a few lies sometimes. Keep a few secrets. Even I have some things I haven’t shared to Eiji. As much as we want to stay as transparent as possible, people aren’t, and shouldn’t, be like that.”
“Still…”

“Ok, see it this way,” Ryou leans forward and faces you with a serious expression. “Say you tell her about this whole meetup. Add to that the fact of us being friends and now working together, wouldn’t she misunderstand a few things? Even if we’re not doing anything wrong, she’ll never get the whole picture. We’re both going to get into trouble for absolutely nothing.”

“So you’re telling me to lie to her?”
“No! Of course not. That’s even worse. ‘Trust’, right? All I’m asking is that you keep things quiet for now, and then we’ll tell her once everything is finished.”


>Push the issue further.
>Let it go for now. See where she’s heading with this.

>>2168863
>Push the issue further.

>>2168863
>Push the issue further

>>2168863
>Push the issue further.
Helllllllll noooooooo, we just got a girlfriend, keep it in your pants prez

>>2168863
>>Push the issue further.

>>2168863
>Ah, but what you dont know is that we've already been through that. As long as you don't do anything silly like try to kiss me or anything like that, she knows that we're just friends. We've already played through that misunderstanding.

>Alternately, say yes and then immediately tell your girlfriend exactly what's up and what she's trying to play at to keep a discreet eye on her.

>>2168863
Like, this is the one case where she's a little bit behind in the ballgame.

>>2168863
>Push the issue further.
>Ah, but what you don't know is that we've already been through that. As long as you don't do anything silly like try to kiss me or anything like that, she knows that we're just friends. We've already played through that misunderstanding.
In for a penny.

>>2168863
>Push the issue further.

>>2168863
>I really appreciate your help, but I still can't shake this feeling that I'm doing something wrong here.

>>2168882
This.

>Yknow what? Our brother keeps talking about [Erasure] and [BAD END]... but it's only now I just realized. He never said who it would happen to specifically, I don't think. You, Ken? Pr the girls?

Just something I realized. If this really is much like a harem anime, then what happens to those girls that no longer decide to or are otherwise unable to participate in the race for the protagonist? They get removed from the plot at Large, most cases.

Or in other words... [erased] from the story.

And as for the other possibility? Well, we've all seen what happens in certain visual novels win someone is a bit too callous. No one needs to ride on their boat right now.

That's it, I still think there's room for us to be rather sincere and no nonsense about this. Just stating a few thoughts.

>>2168863
“No, Ryou. I’ll have to draw a boundary here.”
The class rep’s expression darkens. You push the issue further.
“I shouldn’t be lying to Hanazawa at any cost.”
“At any cost? Ken-kun, we’re not lying to her. We’re just preparing a surprise. We aren’t doing anything wrong!”
“So why won’t you involve her? If we’re not doing anything wrong, that much should be fine, right? Maybe I should call her mys--”

“Hey, old man!”
You hear your little brother’s voice. What did he just call you--?!

But when you look at the direction of his voice, you find yourself even more confused.
Kei is standing by a yellow slippery sign, and he seems to be assisting an elderly person. But for some reason, the elder man looks even more confused than you do.

“You should watch out, old man, you’re getting into some SLIPPERY TERRITORRY right now!”
“Look, young man, I’m aware, I could see the sign, now can you please hand me back my--”
“If you’re not careful, you might just fall down on your END!”
“I got it, now hand me back my--”
“Old man...Have you ever wondered why the floor is wet and slippery?”
“...What are you going on about now…?”
“Because it is nigh but a floor, forgotten and stepped upon, and it’s wet and slippery with tears. But it BEARS it’s pain, and PLAYS ALONG with destiny’s foolish game…”
“Excuse me, miss? Do you happen to have some security staff around?”
“Butintheendit’salluptoyouokbye.”

He then gives back the tray to the old man, before running off. What kind of comedic act is this...?

“He looks familiar…”
“Just your imagination, class rep.”

Ryou returns to her original position. She grabs her drink and plays with the straw. Her usual bubbly self seems a bit absent.

She seems to be thinking deeply.

>Start dialling.
>Stand your ground.
>Play along with her plan.

>>2168963
>>Stand your ground.

Get fucked destiny. You can stop us from destroying the premise of your show but you cant make us be a cheating asshole.

>>2168963
>>Play along with her plan.
AAAAAH, ok ok!

>>2168963
>Stand your ground.

>>2168963
>Stand your Ground
Devil of this world indeed. And it looks like he has a horse in this race. Well if he wants to have things his way, that piece of shit has to do something about it himself. We are slaves to no man, and certainly not to fate.

>>2168963
>>Stand your ground.
Maybe he just didn't want us to call Hanazawa

>>2168963
>Play along with her plan.
The only other [Meta} character is doin shit like this, I gotta accept it. Strap in bois, we're goin for a ride.

>>2168963
>Play along with her plan.
Call Hanazawa after and ask her out on a date

>>2168963
>Stand your ground.

>>2168963
>>Stand your ground.
We die free

>>2168963
>Play along with her plan.
I don't like it, I REALLY don't like it, but I feel like our brother isn't genuinely the bad guy here, and despite all the red flags we're getting, she isn't really doing anything wrong yet.

I say we trust Hanazawa to listen to our side of things if things go south, but until then let's see if we can observe more about the whole situation.

>>2168980
>>2168985
>>2168987
Cowards that you are! Spines broken under a moments pressure! LIVE FREE, OR DIE!

>>2168963
>>Play along with her plan.

FUCK.
I really don't want to do this but I fear for our fate if we do something like rejecting her.

>>2168996
This is about just surviving nigga, we ain't even done shit yet and we can always bail before so I'll go along with it for a bit if it means avoiding premature [END]s.

>>2168996
But i zaid stand our ground
Our brother has to actually invest tike unto us if he doesn't want us to fuck with his plans
It would be great if just exposed him as our brother too

>>2168996
I trust bro about as far as I can throw him, but there's no need to take useless risks out of spite.

>>2168963
>Stand your ground.

Also just to remind everyone, our brother has yet to do a single Malicious act to us and even chose to give us the knowledge that he was a [Meta] character at all when he didn't need to.

If he were truly against us surely there would be SOME indicator of it.

I do wonder, if the quest ends so quickly, would people be okay with that?

At this stage in the game, I'm not entirely certain what to vote for, but I will say that I'm not a fan of playing this game, and I think that he's hiding a few things that either he really should have informed us about, or really doesn't want to inform us about because going against what he says would ruin his own plans.

... although that does give me an idea.

> play along

>>2169023
I would be sad but I'd get over it. It's already pretty noteworthy in its own regard.

>>2169029
Yeah, I wouldn't be sad either. I'm just a greedy son of a gun who loves to play games and I want to see if I can beat the qm at his own.

>>2168963

>Stand your ground.

>>2169035
Seeing this as a competion is a prety unhealthy mindset for roleplaying games. Try instead to think of it as creating a story together.

>>2168963
>>Play along with her plan.
What I'm worried about is, what if instead of Ryou bring erased, it erases Hanazawa, so we have no reason not to listen to a "main character" of sorts. All the girls in the harem are also like main heroines right? So since Ryou is still in the harem, maybe she has some slight pull on the world?

>>2169047
Depends on the game. Old school games, like the first few editions of D&D were nothing but player vs GM affairs.

>>2169047
You might have missed my big to do in the first thread. Normally that's how I do see it, but with how the qm has been cherry-picking a lot of his responses, I can't help but see it as an adversarial relationship in this specific case. A very fun and not at all personal adversarial relationship, but adversarial all the same.

>>2169052
Im uncertain if thats true, but it's not entirely unreasonable as we have an example in a different way with our Parents having some [Meta] knowledge but not being completely [Awake] at the same time. Not unreasonable to think something like that exists for the Harem

>>2169052
That's the reason I'm speculating, anyway. As fucked up as it is, the only way rejecting her could lead to a bad end is if she were a main character in some capacity and we caused her not to have [Happiness].

Of course, I could be wrong, but still.

>>2168963
>Play along.

It's a tie on my count (8-8). Any last votes?

>>2169052
It's kind of mixed. A lot of the times in more comedic harems, then yeah, all of them are the main character. Stuff that's a bit more dramatic, like I want to say this show, usually has members slowly drop out as things go on.

>>2169071
Sure, I'll switch to
> Play Along

>>2169063
My main issue right now is that if we rudely shut her down it can come across as us being paranoid because of her old maneater title and forcing that label upon her again. Like yeah, that's apparently happening in a really terrifying way, but to the perspective of whatever part of her better self remains, Ken doesn't actually have that knowledge yet and reacting so harshly could really feel like a betrayal, and maybe make things worse.

The problem is we don't know enough of what's going on or how to fix it, it's a bad decision either way, but there's gotta be a route to the "True Ending" of our story and I believe our brother is genuinely trying to help us get it.

>>2169071
I would humbly request that we emphasize that we are very very very not happy with having to do this and that we think lesser of her for it via a very strong frown.

>>2169086
I wouldn't go so far as to say he wants us to get the True Ending or anything. Goddammit not knowing his motivation makes it so hard to understand him though. Maybe we should try to talk to him when we can.

>>2169082
Alright
>Play along
Writing.

btw sorry for the slow updates i currently have the shits

>>2168963
>Stand your ground.
>Class rep I don't get why we need to keep this a secret in the first place. Consider this, we both work at the same place, we both get off at round the same time, we both also haven't gotten dinner yet so stopping by at a place to grab a bite or two to eat doesn't really matter much in the long run right?

So why would this be need to be kept a secret?

>>2169106
I know the pain QM, just got over food poisoning yesterday.

>>2169091
You know that's not how BSG works. If you wanted to disapprove you shouldn't have voted to play along

>>2169108
We can't say something like that because meta reasons. Every time we've tried cutting the knot of a problem brother steps in to say no don't do that.

>>2169106
BRAAAAAAP

>>2169116
I know. A man can hope. If this causes something screwball though, I'm probably going to rectify that real quick and just say hit the self-destruct switch.

Jesus you guys are way to worried and trusting at the same time
I feel like the QM won't game over us for this choice, thats just dumb
And the fact that our brother hasn't explained jack shit shows that he only cares about entertaining himself
For all we could know a bad end for him could be ejii achiving happiness

>>2169122
Noted.

>>2169122
That's why I say we navigate this shitstorm for now and then first oppertunity we confront bro about what HIS motivations are. The fucker knows this reality is warped, so what does that mean for him? End it all with the MCs happiness, or prevent that and live out his days knowing he made someone a sad fag.

>>2168963
“...Alright.”
With the conflicted Ryou and your little brother’s warning, you’ve decided to play along for now.
“I’m really not happy with this. I’d rather we explain the whole situation to Hanazawa...but I could somewhat see your logic. But we -will- eventually tell her, right?”
“Of course. Just for now, let’s keep it between the two of us.”
You nod. Something’s definitely not right with this scenario and her logic, but on the other hand, you're curious on where this goes.

“Then, class rep, what should we practice?”

>cont’d

>>2169117
Well brother is an idiot who just wants a laugh so he can go finish that bag of dicks he's enjoying

>>2169147
...that sentence amused me. Thanks.

Also I agree.

>>2169147
I really don't think our brother is as big of a jerk as people are.making him out to be. Unfortunately, we don't get much time to interact with him to really find out what's going on inside his head.

>>2169140
“The most important thing in dates is mood.” Ryou says. “Where you choose to take someone out on your date will define the mood you want going. If you want her excited and happy, an amusement park would be great. Something more intimate and romantic, maybe you take her to a nice restaurant. The most important thing is, you set the mood early.”
“Alright.”
“So then the first question is what do you want your mood with Hanazawa to be?”

You think. Hanazawa would be a girl--

>That would enjoy something thrilling.
>That would enjoy something more intimate.

It would be propably too much expecting Ken to stand up and just walk away, wouldn't it?

If we can't talk through her, we can still avoid the issue by just leaving. This would both maintain the universe's balance and we wouldn't endanger our relationship.

>>2169165
>>That would enjoy something more intimate.

>>2169165
>>That would enjoy something more intimate.

>>2169165
>That would enjoy something more intimate.

>>2169165
>That would enjoy something more intimate.
Something that isn't quite on the levels of making out and the like, but simple hand holding, enjoying each other's being near and maybe reading some books. Course she also has some otakue habits like ourselves so I imagine she might enjoy some video games as well.

>>2169165
>That would enjoy something more intimate.

>>2169165
>i want the kind of mood that helps her gain more confidence in herself.

>>2169176
This, basically. She doesn't strike me as someone who's really into stuff that's super romantic, but just stuff where we can chill and be together.

>>2169165
This >>2169176

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>>2169165
>That would enjoy something more intimate.
I Really have a bad feeling about this

>>2169197
Same. Hence the attempt at specification.

>>2169165
>That would enjoy something more intimate in private

>>2169165
“I think she’d enjoy something a bit more intimate.”
“Then let’s try to imitate that.” She fixes her seat, and leans in closer.

“Pretend for now that I’m Hanazawa.”
“...Eh?”
“What do you mean, ‘eh’? This is the practice. You have to treat me like your girlfriend so you know how you’ll act when it’s the real deal.”
“But still, isn’t there something wrong with this scenario?”
“It’s just pretend! Practice, Ken-kun, practice.”
“Still--”

“Ken-kun.” Ryou stops your words with hers. “Do you hate the idea of me playing your girlfriend that much? Even if it’s pretend? Even if I’m just playing the role of your real girlfriend?”

>It’s not like that.
>I don’t hate it.
>Why do you seem insistent on this?

>>2169203
>>Why do you seem insistent on this?

>>2169203
>Why do you seem insistent on this?

>>2169203
>Why do you seem insistent on this?
>It's one thing to practice, its another when someone takes a picture and decides to try to black mail both of us.
>Talking about ideas is all well and good, implementing them for practice leads to weird places that I don't want to put you in that hurt your feelings.

>>2169203
>Why do you seem insistent on this?

>>2169203
>It’s not like that.
>Why do you seem insistent on this?

>>2169214
THIS THIS THIS!

>>2169203
>Why do you seem insistent on this

>>2169203
>>Why do you seem insistent on this?

>>2169210
>>2169214
Also supporting this

>>2169214
>Why do you seem insistent on this?

Look, I've never had a girlfriend before, but I've heard of a lot of stories wear stuff like this happens and next thing you know there's hurt feelings and pain all around. I feel like I'm not being loyal to her already, and I just started going steady with her. I don't hate you, but I don't understand why you would even try to risk this, and I DO I kind of hate the feeling that I'm going behind her back and not for a good enough reason. Wanting to protect her from bullies is one thing. Going around with another girl, even if it's supposedly for her sake later, is another.

> I think this whole outing might have been a mistake, class rep. I don't want to think any less of you then the good friend that I know you are, regardless of whether or not it's accurate.

>>2169203
This >>2169214

>>2169232
This whole thing is supposed to be green text, I missed the arrow for the paragraph.

>>2169203
>Why do you seem insistent on this?

>>2169203
This >>2169214

Why do I feel like she'll suggest we find a more private place to practice so we don't get our picture taken?

>>2169232
Supporting

>>2169214
This.

>>2169203
Ill switch from >>2169218
to >>2169232

It's really kind of frustrating that we can't actually just say ' you know, your kind of living up to your old nickname, and I don't think either of us want that' and have her back off, but of course we can't because that would be the smart thing to do. And we can't have that here.

>>2169203
>>2169214
This

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>>2169232
This is also a plotline lifted straight from the show that Ryou is lifted from.

>>2169232
Also clarifying. 'Whether or not it's accurate' is in reference to the lesser feelings.

>>2169253
FUCK YOU I AM SAD NOW!

>>2169203

Switching my vote from this
>>2169238

to
>>2169232

>>2169232
backing

>>2169203
>It’s not like that.

>>2169266
https://youtu.be/zxPu6ZaWixk?t=2870
> Doing it in the park so brazenly
> Isn't he ashamed?

>>2169203
“Why do you seem so insistent on this, class rep?”
“Isn’t it obvious? We’re not going to be able to practice properly if we don’t do a bit of role-playing, and--”
She’s fidgeting too much, and she won’t look straight at you either.

“Ryou.”
Your deep voice seems to have surprised her. Finally, she sighs and leans back on the booth.

“...It’s because I’m jealous.”
Ryou whispers a surprising statement.
“Ryou?”
“I’m jealous. I’ve liked Eiji for so long, and he never even looked at me any different. I’ve been violent, I’ve been clingy, I’ve been everything, Ken-kun. The only thing I’ve never been is loved.”
“Ryou…”
“Now all of a sudden you’ve become Hanazawa’s boyfriend. And you’re a great guy, Ken-kun. I just...want to play the part a bit too.”

She smiles. You both stay silent. You try to choose your words carefully.
“But what you’re proposing is...wrong. Yeah, it might be pretend and all but this path will only lead to hurt feelings, Ryou. I’m not Nakamura-san, and you’re not Hanazawa. This whole scenario even feels like I’m cheating on her already.”

“But you’re not.” Ryou says. “You’re not cheating on her, since this is all pretend. Others seeing us might misunderstand, but I could explain to Hanazawa what we are doing. And if you know the truth, and Hanazawa knows the truth, why do you have to care what others might think?”

>man-stealer

A random word pops up in your head.

“Holding hands...sitting shoulder to shoulder...being intimate...I’m not going to ask you for that much. I just want to know that feeling, Ken-kun.”
“But--”
“Ken. What do you think of me?”
“Huh?”
“Answer the question.”
“...I respect you a lot, class rep. I think you’re a great person, if sometimes a bit...misguided. But I look up to your leadership, and your determination.”
“How about as a girl?”
“...Ryou. I have a girlfriend.”
“I know. I’m just asking you what you think of me as a girl, no strings attached.”

You pause and think.
“...I think you’re beautiful, Ryou.”
“Thanks.” She smiles sadly. “I also think you’re great, Ken. I’m really grateful that you put up with me, and I really like how you’re so kind to me and Hanazawa. She’s a lucky girl.”

She stares at you. Her eyes are boring your vision, your soul. An intense sensation that makes your heartbeat raise. What is this feeling?

Hikaru Ryou. She’s strong, she’s beautiful, and yet she’s fragile. The class rep, your friend, and someone who’s always been ignored by her loved one.

You suppose...there’s no harm right?
Hanazawa will understand since she’s her friend, right?

Closer. Before you realize it, her face is getting closer to you. You’re frozen in place, seized by an inner force.

She approaches. She closes her eyes…

”Woooow, that’s pretty cool, miss.” Kei interjects. “You've set the mood expertly.”

>>2169379
Is our personality being rewritten?

>>2169379
goddamn it kei, fuck off!

>>2169379
No, fuck that.

>>2169379
WHY WOULD WE KISS IN PUBLIC, THANK YOU BROTHER

>>2169379
Kei actually might've saved us here bois.

>>2169390
Might be biased, but NOW I'm tempted to call railroading.

>>2169379
Quickly, Ken!

Dodge this T H O T

>>2169379
Is there a cont'd here or what cmon man don't hold us in suspense!

If this is where we need to act I would say we simply go for a hug. don't go for the kiss, sidevert and HUGE HUGS

>>2169379
>Shove her away. Someone is messing with your head, Ken.

>>2169404
Seems to me were no longer a mob and our personality is being rewritten to be a char for a love triangle drama

Is this the BADEND? being stripped of free will?

>>2169420
i ran out of characters, sorry.
>cont'd

>>2169431
If so, that wasn't even really a fun quest, then. Since it basically meant we had to follow the plot line no matter what at the end of the day save for small little differences.

>>2169404
No shit?
>>2169379
This wasn't even close to the write in vote. The fuck man, are you going to actually play our character or let us do it? Make up your damn mind already. Fuck off with this railroading shit, either cut out write in votes entirely or actually fucking use them as they were written. This is getting really damn irritating to watch as you intentionally misdirect our will with the characters action.

Jesus christ BSG what the fuck is with your ID
It's changing every friggin post

>>2169440
Wait,wait, let's not jump the gun yet.
We may be able to make a choice still.
As unlikely as it is, there is hope.

>>2169450

>BSG is some memetic consciousness that hijacks other anons and uses their computers to post updates

Though in all actuality he's probably resetting his modem or such a lot and it's fucking with the ID.

>>2169457
We really should have been able to make a choice when she started leaning her head towards us, or when we had to decide whether kissing her was a good idea or not. Those seem like critical moments.

how many SoL genre subbranch have we shifted
It started from Harem, Romcom, Supernatural, Romance to Drama real quick...what is next?

>>2169440
Personally I haven't seen a problem yet. Things aren't going the eay we expect them to but I feel less like it's genuine railroading and more like those dialogue options in some video games.

There's already some kind of routes in place here, we're able to tweak them a bit but ultimately Ken has his own personality and it seems there IS some kind of mind fuckery going on here to boot, which has an in story reason why our attempts to more precisely control our movements seems to be hitting a snag.

Honestly a lot of this has been making it more interesting. I'd be fine with the write ins no longer being an option in most cases just because of this, but I wouldn't want them gone entirely, as sometimes we do manage to shift the tone a bit.

>>2169467
>The game is real and we're all the mobs.

>>2169457
We have been making choices that get overwhelming votes for, and they are ignored.

>>2169480
the problem is, I feel in order to do this kind of thing successfully, you can't let write ins be a thing, otherwise you're subvertinf the will of the audience, which is a cardinal sin. You're taking control away from the players when you promised them control implicitly. Can you see how that would be taken badly?

>>2169488
Personally I think the best QMs are the ones that manage to properly fit to the MC whatever wacky write-in are thrown their way.

>>2169498
Yeah, but would you really call it fitting if the entire context and content is ignored wholesale?

>>2169506
I'm not saying BSG is the best QM.

>>2169536
Fair.

>>2169379
Ryou pulls away. You look and see Kei standing there, sipping on his soda. The drink has run out, and now all you can hear is the sound of the straw trying to catch every last bit of liquid.

Ryou looks at Kei, while he on the other hand waves at her, smiling.
“Hello!”
“Who ar--”
“You’re being unfair, you know that, miss?”
“Wha--”
“I’m afraid he’s off limits right now. And you seem to be aware of it too.”

She’s staring at him, scared.
“What I’m saying is piss off, lady.”

She scrambles for her bag, and leaves without even looking at you. Kei sits down the seat opposite you, still grinning.
“Aww, she didn’t even finish her fries…”
“What the hell…” You don’t know what just happened, but you were dangerously close to making a mistake you would’ve regretted. “Kei.”

“Aren’t you glad I’m on your side, Aniki? I even had to revert to my old comedic role earlier...”

He grabs a napkin and pulls out a pen from his pocket.
He draws three circles, one inside the other, and then he starts labeling them.

The innermost circle, he labels [MC], the second, [SC], the third, [AMC] and [BMC].

Outside the circle, he writes [META].

“I’ve already told you that the most powerful being in this world is the [Main Character], and [Side Characters] and [Mobs] fall under them. What category do you think do you fall under, Aniki?”

“Mob, right?”

“...Well, I asked, but there isn’t an easy answer. You could say you’re a Mob, you could say you’re Meta, and it would both be correct and wrong. That’s why your presence is an enigma.
“But what happened earlier was different. You were this close to being the Man-stealer’s victim. That falls straight into here.” He points to the outermost circle. “A Mob story line. A mob guy who had a mob girlfriend who was pulled away by the class rep, which is referenced in a flashback while the MC is trying to save her.”

He leans back as he grabs another fry. “You were even losing agency fast. You were this close to being [Erased]. You’re welcome, by the way.”
>Why’d you tell me to play along, then?
>Why did this happen?

>>2169543
>Why did this happen?

>>2169543
>>Why’d you tell me to play along, then?
>>Why did this happen?

>>2169543
>>Why did this happen?

>>2169543
>>Why’d you tell me to play along, then?

>>2169543
>Why’d you tell me to play along, then?

>>2169543
>Why’d you tell me to play along, then?

>>2169543
>Why’d you tell me to play along, then?

>>2169543
>Why’d you tell me to play along, then?

>>2169543
>>Why’d you tell me to play along, then?

>>2169543
> for not playing along, or for playing too close? I didn't want to kiss her in the first place. But something else made me. And you need to get specific with this whole eraser thing and bad ends. You've been really dodgy on a lot of Concepts, and I'm going off of incomplete knowledge, which is why I'm doing all this crap. It's hard to trust you if I don't get full detail. Whatever you're up to, I can't help but be suspicious of it simply because you're not giving me all the information, and so I make my own judgments.

I hate that I'm so late with this one. But no, we need to ask this guy absolutely everything. He keeps telling us to do stuff, and we have no real information why, just that something nebulously bad will happen. That's hard to take seriously because the concept is so ephemeral, so we unconsciously brush it off. We need something specific and detailed.

>>2169543
Changing to this >>2169576

>>2169543
>>Why’d you tell me to play along, then?

>>2169576
Well, for Erasure I think it's clear. It isn't Erasure of yamada Ken, but rather, the Erasure of Us, who act in tandem with Ken to give him free will.

>>2169596
I've considered that, but I still need absolute clarification. I don't like going off of half guesses.

>>2169596
Especially because if that's the case, then we're clearly not all that powerful, regardless of a full agreement or not.

I mean, think about what he just said. We are apparently in a flashback and we had no damn clue. At all. In story or out of story. You think that would be something that would seriously affect our choices.

>>2169603
>>2169609
>>2169615
To be fair, we were never told that we were in anyway powerful to begin with. Merely that we had [Awakened] and were an anomaly.
Everything up until this point was experimentation to see how far we COULD influence as well as how far we SHOULD influence and if there would be any obstacles to that, which clearly we know now that there was.

>>2169647
Back. >>2169615 here.

And true, but that still leaves us with rough answers of

Could= only somewhat
Should= very little

Which still isn't very fun.

>>2169543
>why did this happen?

Also anyone know what [AMC] and [BMC] mean? Alpha Mobs and Beta Mobs?

>>Why’d you tell me to play along, then?
>>Why did this happen?

“Why did you tell me to play along then?”
“Because you were dangerously close to going the other way.”
“Which is?”
“[BAD END].” He says the frightening words like it’s nothing. “Who knows what the class rep would do if you called Hanazawa-san, or kept on forcing her hand. I would have still tried to save you, but, well, that would be much harder.”
“What is [BAD END], Kei? You’ve never been clear on that one.”

He shrugs. “Because it’s a straightforward concept. Let me ask you, why do you want to give [Happiness] to the main character?”
“...To make up for my past.”
“In other words, a [GOOD END] right? Then the [BAD END] is the opposite. Sadness, emptiness, unfulfillment. Sometimes, even death.”

“Then why did this happen, Kei?”
“Because everything lined up. The parameters of a [Mob] who will become part of the man-stealer flashback is that he should have a [mob] girlfriend, and he has a modicum of attraction to the class rep. This would not have happened if you lack in any of those factors up there. But you do have a mob girlfriend. And you do have some feelings for the class rep.”

“Does that mean I would have to avoid her from now on if I want to continue in this world?”

“Eh? But wouldn’t that be contradictory, Aniki?”

”How will you grant her [Happiness] if you avoid her?”

(TO BE CONT’D)

Hold on a tick, didn't he explicitly say Eiji was the main character?

>>2169722
This fucker knows so much stuff we need to know it's sickening. We need to know his angle regardless of what it is. Whether it's altruistic and he just wants everyone to be happy or if its just sick fascination with what we will do in this strange world we've found ourselves in since we're Seemingly the only truly random variable in all this madness.

>>2169730
Hm, nope.

Alright, BSG, fair dues. I got out-played to the next level on that one. Game isn't over yet, though, and there's still more than a couple problems.

>>2169722
So basically we gotta either stop being attracted to her, or stop dating Hanazawa, in order to not qualify for the flashback route.

I doubt we can stop the former... Now if only we could get Hanazawa to understand the latter.

I *really* don't want to break up with Hanazawa though.

>>2169749
The problem is that we, the players, AREN'T attracted to her. That's easy. The problem is that Ken IS.

And he and we are clearly not the same force.

>>2169722
It should be fine if we minimize our alone time with her. She would be less likely to try something when Hanazawa or someone else is around.

>>2169759
There's a number of 'obvious' solutions we could take, but I get the feeling they're invalid because 'reasons'.

>>2169754
Not always, Like Kei pointed out we're a weird mix of Meta and Mob. We know shit is weird and we try to not fall to cliches but if a main character starts acting their trope then we change into a mob character used to support them in their story/character development.

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>>2169749
>tfw the mistake was ever loving a mob in the first place
>tfw you realize QM is trying to make you realize sometimes mobs just arent meant to have happiness
>tfw you know you're one of those mobs.

In all seriousness though I love this quest so much.

>>2169765
I mean, yeah, the 'give up' route is simply to suffer through it all and make her happy and end the quest, but I dunno.

That's a boring-ass quest.

>>2169763
Seems like basically we (the players) have control over the character unless we don't.

Honestly, that's annoying.

>>2169763
The irony is, we may have helped Ryou down the line regardless of what happened to us just because we became her sob-story.
Speaking of which, does that mean we're on a time limit? Because if the event happens then there has to be a point where the MC becomes aware of it in her route right?

>>2169771
Pretty much yeah. I enjoy it though since it adds a nice layer of helplessness. Also it keeps reminding us we're nobody and this isn't OUR story.

>>2169780
I'm not a fan of it because it goes against the nature of quests, IMO, which is interactive and collaborative storytelling. I mean, I get the appeal for some, but I'm starting to think I'm getting in too deep and should bow out before I start to severely dislike. I'm not certain yet, and to be honest, knowing myself I'd still lurk just to see what happens, which wouldn't help much.

That said, there's also an egotistical aspect to my not wanting to leave, which is the fact that like, 90% of the voted write-ins come from me on one IP or another. I'm probably not actually exaggerating much. It's nice to feel supported, but the quest this is just seems to not really mesh well with what I do.

>>2169793
I feel like we could probably avoid a lot of these, I'll call them "Story Events", by thinking ahead and learning to abuse the system but A) Kei won't have a deep chat with us explaining the rules fully B) Thinking of plans are Hard C) Making dozens of voices with different agendas agreeing on a plan is even harder

>>2169823
I generally have plans, and even the occasional curve balls that BSG throws don't disrupt them too much...it's just half the time he goes 'No' and either discounts my write-in's context and intention, or starts to write it in and then yanks control from Ken to make him do the stupid thing. My last write-in was proof of this- it in no way indicated that we wanted to kiss Ryou- in fact, the end of the write in was flat out 'maybe we should just cut this off right here', but he didn't like that and just...ignored it.

It makes me feel, honestly, like he did the quest a disservice by saying 'Yeah I take write ins' when...I don't feel like he does, unless he can pull a genie twist out of them.

>>2169823
>>2169840
Basically, like I said earlier. It feels unfair and like he's going back on his word as a QM. It's really not that fun, for me.

I've been thinking of what would happen if we befriended another girl from Eiji's Harem from the start. I wonder if they would have some sort of flaw that would use us as a way to further their development.For some reason I got some crazy Yandere vibes from Rinko.

Anyway, I've also been thinking that we might be in more of a Visual Novel world instead of an anime one, and that made me think that if we got a [bad end] the world would just reset and we'd live everything again, except this time we would experience another girl's route.

This is all just crazy speculation though.

>>2169841
Pretty sure it's just Important characters exercising their power over us. I'm guessing you also brought this up and were the one that made the "It's just something friends do" Write in. When the main cast start exhibiting their tropes It's likely just going to go however the Universe wants their story to be regardless of any feelings we have or whatever we say.

Again one of the main themes is basically not being in control if it's interesting to the story. In the end of the day We're a prop to be used in telling a story and one of our BIGGEST task is to change that Either by getting the fuck away from all this story bullshit, which is doubt would get support since it sounds boring, or Becoming a Character and getting enough clout to be able to make our own choices when faced with other Characters.

I hope you stay long enough to help these bastards in breaking free and nudging them away from doing "Stupid Shit" like Anons are want to do.

>>2169874
Yeah, I'm thinking that the only way we can shift the story is by becoming a [breakout character].

And the only way to do that is to become friends with important people. We can't be a [Mob] anymore if we want to do anything important long-term.

Time to move on up in the world, methinks.

>>2169883
Problem with that is we as a character and every choice we've made so far just SCREAMS satellite character. We're friends with Ryou but my gut instinct is telling me that we're being set up as one of those Nameless boyfriend characters people have in sitcoms. The ones where you KNOW who the main couple are but they need to go through some other people first to pad the story have some character development.

We need to find a way of becoming our own character without being JUST Ryou's Friend or the guy Eiji sometimes hangs out with. We Need to find a trope and embody it, Play it up and somehow incorporate it into the story. I know Kei hates it but my personal vote is on the wacky, goofy supporting character. Only problem is those types are usually well loved but only because their taken in moderation in contrast to the main characters. Like Joey from friends

I think we control Yamada, but like, the part of Yamada that's the 30 year old man who died in the snow. Yamada existed somewhat before then as a mob character (though unlike mobs like Hanazawa, who is an otaku, we had a completely undecorated bland room and no definite personality) and still exists somewhat as the teen mob character. It's like two people fused together, but we're only controlling one of those halves. Our actions are filtered through our mob character status, which van be pulled into the dynamic of any more important characters we interact with. We lose agency when Yamada is more mob character than reincarnated 30 year old,and if we get completely subsumed into a main character's backstory, we lose our agency and become just a mob, which is, for us, being [Erased].

Anyway.
>>2169722
I am really,REALLY loving this story. I'm itching to compile this quest into a novel so once it's finished (praying we manage to all stick around til a satisfying end) I could share it with some friends and family or just other internet people who might not otherwise get to read it.

Is that something you're okay with? This story is yours so I don't want to be trying to make it a novel if you don't want me to.

>>2169903
Isn't that what that one perverted dude is though the comedy act whose our neighbor?

Why don't we just become the [Rival] whose acting against the Mc's interests just by virture of being better at something than he is or something not openly antagonostic, but like Nakamaru finishes with a goal but then we get the block on the winning point or something.

>>2170096
Cause nobody likes us and if we start shit especially against nice guy Kaiji then the collective will COLLECTIVELY beat the living shit out of us and make our lives hell for disrupting the balance.

I think I've come up with an idea just crazy enough that it might work.

Self inflicted brain damage, now before you call me off my rocker, there's reason for this. We clearly don't have much control over Ken, hell, he doesn't have a personality that he really sticks with, making his behavior unpredictable.

The general idea is that we do controlled damage to a part of Ken's brain, changing his personality into something easier to predict and far more fun to work with.


Is this idea legitimately retarded? Yes. It's very much so. Do I think it can get us places? Even moreso. It's just how we gain further control over Ken by molding him into something we know about early.

A far less extreme measure, which I think we should try before this other idea, is to push the NEET's personality onto Ken. Mannerisms, hobbies, the whole package. To live, and keep the world alive, we need to "kill" Ken's personality and replace it with our own.

>>2170145
>summon Persona
>world resets
>we are in a Nitroplus-esque horror world next

>>2169862
How interesting

>>2170102
Then become better than the entirety of the collective themselve, it's not hard when thier so petty.

>>2170301
Easier said than done. Last time we got trapped in a stall and got shit dumped on us and those three weren't even close to the amount of people in the Collective which I'm pretty sure is most of the school including some teachers.

>>2170320
I'm just saying hard work and good planning go a long way

>>2170340
They do if you can get the voices to agree. I'm not saying we can't beat them sooner or later but it'll be a long and hard road. As the player I'm sure we're going to get our happy ending sooner or later but I'm a pessimist that believes we'd probably have to go through a lot of shit first and you people make it sound so easy.

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>>2170320

With that in mind, it would seem our immediate goal would be building SOCIAL LINKS and making FRIENDS. We could start out with joining a club or two that the protag isn't in--maybe Drama or Martial Arts or Wood Shop. It'd be a good idea to make a bro out of Nakahara, too-that girl's ferocity makes her a powerful ally. We need bodies on our side--something to turn public opinion from being some unlikable shitheel to a swell dude on campus.

Or if you wanna be a SUPER-EDGELORD and act first on the Collective we could stage a school shooting--but this being Podunk Small Town, Japan, I wouldn't know the first thing about obtaining the proper licensure for a gun or even what sort of armaments would be accessible to us, if any.

>>2170354
Nakahara was the delinquent right? Allying with her might actually make the collective hate us even more. Both her and Ryou said so.

If Nakahara was one of the MCs then that poses a problem in of itself since the reason the collective hate us is because sidling up with the Cool Kids/MCs after being basically a nobody.

Joining a club and showing these people we aren't just an ass kisser then gaining their approval might be for the best but I dunno. Once we're liked enough we can tell them about Hanazawa and reduce their hate some more by showing we're not interested in the girls. I'm always wary of plans falling through or the Universe somehow screwing us over

I'm afraid of Rinko and that she might try something if she realizes we're meddling. But then again I'm terrified of little Anime girls just in general

>>2170354
Don't forget Nakahara is a Side Character too. Who knows what kinds of plots we could get dragged into if we get close to her.

>>2170585
Fun ones

>>2170592
Don't deliquents get plots where they leave their lifestyle after their friends get seriously hurt? Or plots where they have to avenge their friends?

>>2170598
All above but usually they keep them as the ass kicker with a soft heart.

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>>2170598

Yes to both--and to plots involving dealing with badasses from other schools invading the school grounds and causing trouble, eventually escalating to knife fights after school by the riverbank, with both participants bound at the wrist.

HOnestly, I think people are getting too caught up in their Shadowruns trying to predict what plots may or may not happen. There's too many variables to see what plot we get if we decide to go a certain route until we're well on our way into the plot. All this Shadowrunning is doing is paralyzing us with indecision as we fear every single move with any girl will end in the worst possible manner. There is a time to be careful, sure, but at this point speed of action and adaptability on the go are more important attributes to focus on.

We mustn't let our fear of [BAD END]-ing ourselves dictate our actions so readily.

>>2170660
>There's too many variables to see what plot we get if we decide to go a certain route until we're well on our way into the plot
True, but we can predict broad tendencies. And the broad tendency of delinquent-involving plots is violence. And since the delinquent themselves has to be able to continue with the plot, the worst of the violence is suffered by their friends.

This is probably one of my favorite quests since Log Horizon Quest way back in the /tg/ days
Nothing says fun like making every player so paranoid that the thread ends up with more shadowruns than waifu wars

We can't ignore her but we can't give in to her
We should join something like a boxing or MMA club, get /fit/ and become ejii buff bro who's living a happy life,has a girlfreind, and is a good person to go to for romance advice

>>2170688
Go full Harem Bro?

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>>2170667
This. There's no point in rushing straight into problems where we need to be saved by our brother just because. This world has a very special set of parameters that we have to operate in or we risk being subsumed by our inner [mob]. Each of these [MC] genres/plots have specific roles for their [mob] characters, and if we just blindly run into one, thinking that we can exert our will on this Harem Universe (That we arent the [MC] of, mind) we're going to get our shit slapped by the powers that be, as has already happened, and next time we may not have an out by way of our brother because a bunch of anons think that being a hardass with this universe that can very clearly bend perceptions and wills is a good idea.

>>2170667
Yeah we're just thinking of the future like this guys says. This world is obviously working on a set of rules and even though people SOMETIMES exhibit everyday behaviour and are not complete Characters, A lot of the main cast still play up their tropes if it's interesting to their story/character development. We need to keep predicting patterns because at this moment fear and indisisiveness isn't our problem, being blind sided by the universe when we think everything is going well is.

In the context of an anime, i wonder what the viewers think just happened

>>2170810
I don't know about this scene, but the one where Kei warned us while pretending to help an old man was comedy gold.

>>2170810
Probably nothing because the anime would focus on Eiji's side.

>>2171028
Our brother implyed that rin is the main character

>>2171031
Class rep
Just got done watching fate so rin was still fresh in my mind

>>2171050
>Mixing up the pure Rin with the dirty Man-stealer
Rin is Class S and Ryou doesn't even wear stockings.

>>2171079
Kek

Running in a bit

>>2171102
Oh shit

“How will you grant her [Happiness] then?”

You sit and stare at your little brother, Kei, who is licking his thumbs while smiling mischievously.

“But I thought it was the [Main Character]’s happiness that I have to solve?”
“You’re right. And so am I. We’re both right, really.”

He reaches for the napkin again, and points to the innermost circle.

“Doesn’t it make sense that the girls also belong here? Aren’t they [Main Characters] as well?”

Now that you think about it...the girls are indeed part of the [Main Characters]. They do not fit anywhere else in the hierarchy of things.

But then…

>”Are the girls as powerful as Nakamura Eiji?”
>”Do I have to grant [Happiness] for all of them?”

>>2171158
Oops forgot my trip

>>2171158
>”Are the girls as powerful as Nakamura Eiji?”

>>2171158
>”Do I have to grant [Happiness] for all of them?”

>>2171158
>>”Do I have to grant [Happiness] for all of them?”

>>2171158
>”Do I have to grant [Happiness] for all of them?”

>>2171158
>>”Are the girls as powerful as Nakamura Eiji?”
>>”Do I have to grant [Happiness] for all of them?”

>"What if I could change their definition of [Happiness]? Just humor me."