@gum_rummy
It's really necessary, for two reasons.
One, Naofumi is paranoid as fuck (see page 18, where he says, "Everything was to mislead me... to ridicule me."). In that moment, he's probably thinking that Raphtalia too wanted to deceive him, and set up the duel in order to be freed...
@gum_rummy
@Cleesus
@SSS26032002
@Blip was right. Quoting from the novel:
"Um... Raphtalia."
"What is it?"
"It's fine even without the curse."
"No, I want it."
... Why is she so adamant about this?
"I also want something to prove that I trust you, Naofumi-sama."
So guys, we did it! We put our comic behind a paywall, just 7 chapters in and we've already reaching for your shekels.
HMU if you're interested in the series and want me to find a way to upload future chapters.