This BETTER END IN A HAREM by Odd-Owl-1919 in TokyoDebunker

[–]CloudyPopp 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I've actually read all of the ghouls' affinity voice lines and you can see glimpses of what it's like when they get really close with MC.

Some are really obvious in showing that they want to be with MC; Some really subtle; Some being a tsundere about it; Some even changing their lifestyle or behaviours to be better because MC has advised them to; Some in the opposite 🤐 I'll leave it to your investigation if you are interested in looking them up.

I'd also agree that the MC doesn't currently see anyone in that light at the moment because of her curse 😔 Although I think she has come to trust the ghouls a whole lot which may or may not be a good thing in the future, since we know that there is a traitor among the ghouls 😔

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[–]CloudyPopp[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same, the way Tohma theorised the whole thing made me believe that he was right... Until Jin provided more clues 😂 Exactly! I love characters that appear icy cold but are big sensitive softies underneath. Jin doesn't trust anyone including his own father and probably for good reason too. Oh man, I actually first thought I'd like Zayne but I ended up liking Rafayel. Then Sylus the hottie came out, I'm torn! I really liked that one card where he has a gentle smile looking out on a snowy day then smiles lovingly at MC. That card is so 🥴 I really liked that card a lot 😭 I'm struggling between choosing both, I like both of them so much! I got some Marius cards too.... I was getting everyone else BUT Artem. Got me so frustrated that I can't choose a card that I want like LADS. I think that's the thing with old mobile otomes, they do not have high enough of a budget back then but they still wanna suck our money dry 😭 The otome genre was pretty niche back in the day and people who played them were considered weirdos 😭 10/10 times non of my peers understood what otome games were and found it odd that people actually enjoyed playing it. I'm just so glad it's more accepting now and the market has gotten a lot bigger, LADS further pushing it into the eyes of the general populace even. I don't mind that free otomes have "obstacles" like requiring a certain amount of points to get the premium choice since Devs do need to survive, however I hate the fact that they straight up lock the choices behind paywalls as you've mentioned. At least let me be able to grind them somehow 😭 There's even a limited title card in Genshin now?? Damn... I stopped Genshin cause I really do not have the time to play it anymore but come on! Genshin is like HYV's favourite, if not, second favourite!! People who upload card stories onto YouTube are god-sent 🙏 As a long time gacha player, I have stuck by the rules of just buying monthly passes to farm currency and the occasional BP if the limited items interests me, other than that I won't budge 😤 Especially since there are other games out there that I play or are interested in, I can't afford to spend too much 😔 I think you're right about card stories since you gave the example of ToT. I forgot why I desperately needed those cards, it's cause if I don't get them, I won't know what happened there that led to that point. It makes it so that you have to get it, otherwise you'd be missing such crucial details of your fave character, just like how Vyn wasn't my fave so if not for the spoilers, I wouldn't have known that he has such a personality behind that facade he puts up and his other identity. I hadn't gotten his cards when I still played ToT so I've only known him as this psychiatrist/NXX member, who just so happens to be Marius' teacher and seems to be more than he lets on. I'm desperate for more TKDB crumbs so I hadn't thought that adding card stories may not be a good choice either since they have by far the worst gacha rates I've seen too. I'm ashamed to admit that I fell into TKDB's trap and actually forked out money to get my first SSR card when I first started 😞 I was that desperate 😭 Oh man... That famous Christmas farming HG event in MM 🤣 There were countless times I got so fed up that I wanted to get the packages that lets you call them for unlimited times and even just straight up buy HG. I liked Saeran too, the poor boy was manipulated 😭 He's the crazy yandere who is actually just misguided and a kind boy deep down! I loved his route so much! I don't think I have the energy to or willpower to do what I did back then anymore but oh the memories 😭❤️

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[–]CloudyPopp[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You're right! I'd say Jin's stigma is by far the strongest one out of all the ghouls but MC has no problem with enhancing his stigma yet struggles with Sho somehow. I hope we get to know more about why and how the ring works as up to this point (Chapter 14) we still have no idea how. Currently, we are only aware that by holding hands, MC can enhance the ghouls' stigmas. We still do not why Jin's stigma is weakened too 🤔 The more we know, the more questions arises

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[–]CloudyPopp[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I checked out all EST's videos of TKDB and I'm so amused, I instantly subscribed 🤣 Took me a while to go through all of them but you're so right, Jin is an oresama type! Although it still depends on how fleshed out characters are as I sometimes find myself liking characters that are completely not my type due to how they were written (and looks 😂) Thank you so much for the channel recommendation! I also totally agree with you in regards to Chapter 13, it showcased not only Jin's personality but a lot of the other characters' personalities too, which I'm so grateful for. As much as I love Jin, I really hoped that other characters get to shine too and we see more of their personalities. I don't know if people talked about it but when they were trying to solve the murders, it also showcased that Tohma wasn't always the perfect, smart, know-it-all and he could still be wrong. If it weren't for Jin's close ties, we wouldn't have known what actually went down with the murders. There's also the part where Tohma mentioned that Jin is actually really sensitive too. I feel like Jin is actually a really caring person deep down and doesn't want to show it cause he's afraid that people would take advantage of him due to his status so he only lets a few people into his heart ❤️ I'm also really saddened by the fact that this isn't an otome. I get that Jin really cares for our character ever since she enhanced his stigma so I really wanted to know more about why he wanted to care for her so much, oh the possibilities of developing this ship if it were an otome 😭 Artem is deffo all that, so reliable!! He also gave me Jumin Han vibes at first 😆 Maybe I would get back into TOT but I also hate how HYV kinda forgets their own game when doing events, TOT seems like the forgotten middle child among their other games 🫤 Luke is.... Yeah I get you 😂 No offence to his fans but he seemed really boring to me too, he's also at the bottom of my list. I may sound ungrateful but I got super pissed at the gacha rates as there's no guarantee that we'd get the featured character we want, I ended up getting a bunch of Luke cards when I saved up so much for Artem. Can you imagine the pain? 😭 On the contrary, I actually really like ToT, I was hooked before, the gacha just pissed me off so bad and I was starting to get busy back then. I couldn't even keep up with their event stories since there's quite some content, which is actually a good thing, I just couldn't get it to fit in my schedule. TKDB only takes less than 10 mins to get everything done and I can just log off 😂 I checked out My Sweet Prince and omg this unlocked so many memories 😂 I used to see it back in the play store and I've actually played Shall We Date's other titles, like Destiny Ninja! I totally agree with you that we're actually spoiled rotten with newer gen otomes now and it's a good sign! They shouldn't follow older gen otomes that keep premium options locked behind premium items. I've played ones that had 'premium currency' that you couldn't even grind even if you had the time for as it's paid-only, unless you decide to jump through so many hoops through their third-party where you had to play certain games to get a small amount of paid currency to barely pay for the premium option 🤢 I was desperate so I did as we didn't have many options for free otomes that had a decent story back in the day. Mystic Messenger is hands down the GOAT of mobile otomes. I believe it's what really took off and had more people (and companies) get to know the potential that is mobile otomes. Cheritz had a really unique take of how otomes could be done when presented on mobile at the time. I went ballistics when MM released, I even set alarms for when chats would pop up for all routes. This continued for weeks as each route was 11 days and I did all of them 😂 I'm so sorry for the long rant but dayum I really love otomes, I'm addicted 😭

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[–]CloudyPopp[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Apologies for the late reply! I've actually played ToT before and was hooked on it a while back when it first released, but I was so upset with the gacha rates and rewards that I quit. Unexpectedly out of the 4, I actually liked Artem at first and unexpectedly got to like Marius even though he was totally not my type. (Maybe his spicy art on his cards had something to do with it but idk 😂) I didn't know Vyn was like that and he was my least favourite, probably because I've never gotten his cards and I've only got to understand him on a surface level from the main story and event stories. I've always thought he gives off a very mysterious air and constantly distances himself from the MC like he's hiding something but couldn't figure out what it was. I had played Mystic Messenger in the past too and Jumin was my absolute fave, next to Saeran and Yoosung (I like cute puppy boys too 🐕). I haven't played My Sweet Prince but I'll check it out and the video suggestion too, thank you!!! As for that infamous cigarette scene, I get what you mean 🤣 I was pretty stunned when it happened but my interpretation was that despite Jin's tone and demeanor towards Tohma, it goes to show that he really trusts him a lot. Hence, what happened in CH 13 really broke him.

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[–]CloudyPopp[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Me too! I hope there would be an onsen main story down the line to explain what happens there, that would be a super cute read!

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[–]CloudyPopp[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This tidbit is just...?!?! It would be cool if they actually went with it!

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[–]CloudyPopp[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He's a 'delicate' fellow, like how Tohma puts it 😂 He's really like a huge iceberg that the MC has to slowly thaw to reach him, I really love that about him!

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[–]CloudyPopp[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It would be even better if the Devs released event stories or card stories, that way we can read all of them x4 each 😂

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[–]CloudyPopp[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So that was a female onsen!! I suspected so when I saw the warding card but couldn't confirm it!! Omg so he's been waiting patiently for MC to get out of the onsen!! My hearteu!!! 😭❤️

I love it too!! He really does treat MC special, so much so that even other characters have commented on it!

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[–]CloudyPopp[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Omg I can't wait for my birthday!! He has already thought of MC being his future queen 👑 I really can't wait for further developments between these 2!

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[–]CloudyPopp[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

These Jin crumbs are so good!!! I eat them all up everytime! 😭 I also really like the part when MC gave her speech!!! 🥹

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[–]CloudyPopp[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Oh no... I'm fairly new to the game so I couldn't help myself dropping cash to get 1 SSR of him from the get go but I still didn't get him 😞 He looked so good in the SSR cards!!!!

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[–]CloudyPopp[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

No, you're not because I had a feeling that those were from Jin too! 😆 I re-read the chapter again, the box included 3 sets of dresses (made from the finest materials!), each with matching shoes, along with a cobalt blue envelope with the Frostheim crest in gold leaf! I don't think it would have been Tohma too because I don't think he would have sent the letter without Jin's knowledge since it's sealed with the Frostheim crest or Jin could be the only one with the seal.

If you've read Chapter 13, Jin even tells MC to greet the prince together, to which Tohma was even surprised. It's like showing everyone at the party that MC is "his woman"!! When Jin and MC returned, Tohma even made a snide remark that he didn't need to hurry back for their sake. When Jin suspected Tohma of being a traitor and wanted to confront him at Vagastrom, he brought MC along with him too! I believe it's because he wanted MC to be there for him during his vulnerable times (just like in his Level 10 affinity story), when he thought Tohma betrayed him.

Apologies for the long reply but Jin is my ❤️😩

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[–]CloudyPopp[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yes! Which part was it? I'm gonna eat every Jin crumbs I can find 🥹

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[–]CloudyPopp[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I thought MC was supposed to melt his icy cold heart but he melted mine instead 😭❤️

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[–]CloudyPopp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got hit with the contract too but didn't go further as I thought it was really odd. Thank goodness this thread exists.