@Takaflame
You're right- the child in the Net Café reality was a girl. The Toono and the child were both part of his fantasy. He still wanted to become a father, but in the Net Café reality, Toono was the mother. The change in gender helps reinforce the difference between the two realities. His...
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What??? Was??? The point??? She knew he didn't like her. She didn't NEED to hear him say it. She just made him feel like shit for no reason. Get outta here you selfish drama-queen. This was a waste of time.
Stfu. You're friend's trying really hard to make a comitted relationship work. You had your chance, and you didn't take it. That's life sometimes. Forget this selfish bullshit and be an actual friend to him.
I wish it had been the nice guy who had a crush on her halfway through the story. That would have made more sense.
Edit: Whoa, he was actually waaay back in Vol. 1. I thought he showed up later.
I assume the statue is Nike, winged goddess of victory. Perhaps he sees her as taunting him because he lost but has not died.
What about the dark-haired woman? I don't recognize the symbol on her arm. Is she maybe Thetis, his naiad mother who turned him immortal?
It's good that she has a better understanding NOW, but it's fustrating that it didn't click for her before when Gai did a great job and have her basically the same setting, just less one-on-one.
I'm a little confused about the "Mona Lisa Syndrome" discussed in the Author's Epilogue. It seems like it refers to a facial paralysis condition- not gender or sex in any way. Is the author maybe talking about something else?
I'm curious about her comments on being "dumped". I wonder if the guy did something to her physically. Up until now she's only been emotionally abused, so maybe physical abuse would have pushed her to change. She seems almost desperate for someone who will treat her kindly- I wonder if she feels...