for a chapter 1... that felt VERY MUCH like a "chapter 10" where there's a WHOLE LOT of stuff that has already happened that we're expected to just know about...
I don't know how true it is but I have a LOT of assumptions about gravure idols and the girls basically having to play hostess or even prostitute themselves as part of the "off the clock" aspects of their job in order to make the right men happy and want to promote them or feed them work... Even here, this girl had to go to a mixer with 3 middle age dudes because they are connections in important positions. :/
hmm.. he says he'd give it serious thought in 5 years... is it because of her age or because of life events might settle down by then? or maybe his own age and when he's 5 years older he'd think about it? Wondering because I don't know how old this princess is supposed to be... especially with that figure, though I know that girls w/ figures like that at surprisingly young ages DO exist, they aren't the norm.
ya know... I was thinking about dropping this since I've only been skimming it for the last several chapters as it'd gotten rather boring. So just as well that it ended.. but what a lame ending. To be expected though I suppose. I really can't understand how the level of "evil deeds" that Wendy did, like scaring babies and putting bugs in 1/3 of the wheat reserves, counts as "maxing out her evil" and grants "Demon lord" upon death... I mean... that's like levels of evil an par with Swiper from Dora the Explorer.
These condescending aunts sure are running their mouths and jabbing at sore spots while their sister and hero's wife sits there like a mute... with the line about "it seemed interesting so I granted it" followed by "that child's wish could lead to war" and "only Elen can do something about it" makes it sound a lot like "Queen Mommy gave no thoughts and may have just fucked up a lot and now daughter needs to clean up". Queen Mommy has been pretty consistently depicted as being rather smooth brained and flighty in this series....
I could be projecting... but I'd think that if a girl gathers the courage to confess to you and you panic, scream, and take off at a sprint; that's gotta be a critical hit to her self confidence.
given that the little shit cast his magic to cause the cave in RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE TEACHER, you'd think that would come with some punishment or grounds for expulsion... it's pretty clear that this teacher plays fast and loose w/ the rules and had zero intention of expelling either of them but wanted to threaten them into doing this mission. presumably to force them to work things out, I'd guess.
I thought for sure our guy was going to go "two can play at that game" and lose the short shorts and just go for the banana hammock. though I think he'd DIE from embarrassment once he got out of the changing room.