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Originally Posted by wontaek
They both know of their feelings towards Harima. Only reason Eri has a chance is that unless Karasuma makes everyone belive that he consider Tenma as his girlfriend, Yakumo will support the relationship between Harima and Tenma and won't do anything to jeopardize it. If Eri starts being much nicer to Harima and everyone around her, Harima can't help but notice it, since he is the only person who frequently is harmed by Eri, and he may start to think about Eri more than Tenma. Eri better not get Yakumo angry, for that might make Yakumo pursue Harima more aggressively, and it will be almost impossible for Eri to overcome the lead Yakumo has built in Harima's mind.
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Again, the point that you seemed to have missed is that this is a story. You don't need to be able to see a path to the finishline to know that it exists. The odds don't matter - and in fact, chances are that the least probable outcome is the most likely one to occur. Underdogs always have an advantage.
The difference between a story and a random string of events is that the story is built with a central concept or idea in mind. Everything ties back to that central idea, which gives the story a unified feel as a whole. That's one of the reasons why the story is likely to end when it comes full circle with Karasuma's departure in March.
With regards to Onigiri, the reason that the faction is unfeasable is simply because the events of the story are not built around it. At the very best, its entire existance is tied back to Flag. You can see Harima and Eri interact on their own. By contrast, have you ever had a moment where you saw Yakumo and Harima interact where it was not linked back to some conflict within Eri?
The other point working against Yakumo is the nature of her success against Eri. In a matchup between Eri and Yakumo, Yakumo will always win. Why is this balanced? The answer is simple - Yakumo isn't conciously entering into conflict against Eri, so she isn't actually trying to antagonize Eri. The real conflict lies with Eri's inadequacies - it's really a battle of Eri against herself.
Do you really expect Yakumo to suddenly decide, 200+ chapters in the series, that she loves Harima, and use her God Mode Hax to win him over, coasting effortlessly throughout the series after Eri has overcome so many obstacles and put in so much effort just to get where she is?
And we haven't even factored Hanai into the equation, either.
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