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Originally Posted by larethian
Have finished the volume for more than 24 hours but didn't really have much time to summarize. Moreover, chapters 3 and 4 are hard to summarize properly without leaving important details, especially chapter 4.
but for now, my thoughts on the ending:
Spoiler for v8 end:
After Kuroneko got Kirino to lay bare her feelings for Kyousuke (to me, it's bro-con feelings), Kuroneko asked Kyousuke who would he choose, but all the way till the end, she didn't give him a chance to answer. And since Kyousuke didn't like the idea of Kirino having a boyfriend, he could understand Kirino's feelings of not liking the idea of Kyousuke having a girlfriend. She wants to be number 1 in his heart. To me, it's the kind of feeling you get when a very close sibling get into a relationship, and you somehow feel a little lonely after that. I can relate to that with my godsister, during our adolescent days. And yes, it's called sibling-complex.  Anyhow, Kyousuke felt he shouldn't get a girlfriend until Kirino gets a boyfriend. Darn contradictory in a way. In the end, Kuroneko stayed at Kirino's room for the rest of summer vacation, and in the new term (which presumably should start in volume 9), she will be going back to her new place and new school. Her Arcadia pic has changed: Kyousuke and Kirino welcoming Kuroneko, who brought breakfast for them. Even though, Kyou and KN are no longer boyfriend-girlfriend status, KN said that it's part of her plan and her plan is still ongoing and everything is going according to her plan to reach her Arcadia, with the improvement of Kyousuke and Kirino's relationship. *Smiles evilly*
The complaint I have is this: While Kyousuke and Kirino are clearly being depicted to have serious sibling complexes, Kirino calls Kyousuke "Kyousuke". I'd rather her call him "Aniki" or "Onii-chan". I kind of feel that the author did this to intentionally confuse and troll tease people.
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Oh boy, this is great news. Kyousuke's finally learned Kirino doesn't hate him like he thought she did. If he's compromised on being with Kirino until she finds someone, he'll be stuck with her for a while now, as I doubt there's any other guy in her heart other than him. He'll have to face her true feelings sometime. My hope for a Kirino end is burning intensely now.
And about the name thing, Kirino clearly loves him as more than a sibling, so going for the first name basis is just a small step on growing out of the sibling relationship into something bigger.