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Originally Posted by Lummie
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In the ones from chapter one and seven, she's only using that face in saying thanks, not to get either of the two to do something. They've already agreed. Is it wrong to smile when saying thanks to someone?
In the one from ch 26, she's not using that face to force her brother to do anything. Her brother is completely in love with her and doesn't need any kind of coercion if Medaka wants him to do something. She used that face to cover up her disgust with having to be in his presence. On the previous page, Zen is the one that even told her to smile instead of showing her disgust so openly.
For the one from chapter six, I could argue that Zen isn't even looking at her when she makes that face. It's clear that she's standing behind him, and of the character's reactions to her outburst that we see, Zen's isn't one of them. Zen is looking at Akune, and proceeds to tackle him for the win. I could argue that, but let's not dwell on that fact. In that scene, what Medaka says is what motivates Zen to win. She says that she'd cry if he lost, and he says he doesn't even want to think about it, much less see it. If you want to call it manipulative, fine. It was. She used what she knew about her friend to get him to stop embarrassing himself. I think that's a good thing, personally.
Was that all the examples? Those weren't convincing at all.
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Originally Posted by Lummie
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Hmm, it sounded like you were complaining about Medaka getting annoyed when Shiranui interfered with her ability to dominate a situation . . . But you're not, at least not from the example you used. If you were complaining about that, then pull examples that actually show it. If you weren't complaining about it, then you need to be clearer with what you say.
The examples you pulled out only show Medaka's jealousy of Zen and Shiranui being too close. That's not a big secret, or even surprising. Shiranui would very likely steal Zen from Medaka if given the chance, and Medaka is probably aware of this.