"I realized then just how small his hand was. I remembered that he was actually younger than me"
This amazing monologue was not in the WN. It's true, Rudeus may be older in mind than her, but he's still physically a younger boy, weaker than her.
This chapter highlighted Eris's resolve so...
@Nihilist1 Oh my god, you're right. I didn't notice until you mentioned it, but Ruka's totally a Marika copy-paste.
Still, Marika atleast had an actual reason to love the MC and she was way more hardworking for her love than Ruka (she was my 2nd fav Niskoi heroine)
@clonzf Had the same thought when I finished this chapter.
Next is going to define if he'll stay as just a simp or if he'll evolve into a decent human being haha
Invites Mizuhara to a date to cheer her up, and:
1) Goes no plan at all it seems, except for reserving her for all day
2) Puts no effort to get her to relax, even an old cliche "today put away your Mizuhara persona and be like always" kinda thing would've work
3) Acts no different than in all...