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Old 2011-10-11, 14:02   Link #8454
Anh_Minh
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Originally Posted by Mentar View Post
Well, I certainly enjoyed it ^_^ ... and felt a bit guilty about it at the same time. Why?

Essentially, the chapter was a copy of the Nagi narration. Character shows a stubborn insistence on a flaw (Hikikomoro-ness by Nagi, Reflex-Denial by Hina), and at the end, things still turn out okay. Yet, we know that Nagi won't REALLY stop being a Hikikomori, and Hina won't get more honest about herself. So we've got our chuckle time - and nothing changed. Couldn't we have at least baby steps?

And I feel guilty because I enjoyed the Hina chapter and sighed at the Nagi one. It feels a bit hypocritical, but I guess it's simply because I feel it simpler to forgive Hina's vices. She's at least AWARE of it.
And yet... At least, Nagi was convinced to stop being a Hikikimori. Sure, she'll backslide next time the author wants to make a gag about her, but this once, she decided to go to school.

Hina never decided to ask Hayate for a massage. All that happened is that her ploys failed, but she got still what she wanted handed to her.
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