This isn’t a Deus ex machina thoughGood ol deus ex machina. The oldest trick in the book
Author is stupidDid bro hit his head or something??? Like seriously, after everything she's done does he actually still think this all could work out??? Catering to her every whim will just make her more insufferable in the long run unless she finally decides to be honest (which last chapter proved she'll lie whenever it doesn't make her seem vulnerable even if she doesn't want to)
This isn’t a Deus ex machina though
How much of a puppet the mc can be? It's amazing!acting like asshole the whole series
MC magically being sweet to her
problem resolved
Still not a deus ex machina. That would be if like if someone popped up and went “Oh actually I have both of your guys diaries detailing that you actually have a mutually unrequited love for each other and also that Himari moving was a bluff oh and heres detailed instructions on how to resolve any problems this may have caused”How much of a puppet the mc can be? It's amazing!
I'd feel better about it if he actually was aware of her antics and turning them back around on her, then I could at least say that they deserve each other.Either he's simping so hard that he needs someone to slap sense into him with a sledgehammer or he's also playing games to get the truth out of her. Most likely the second option. It's shit either way.
Wait is the novel being ftl? I havnt been able to find itIt won't be "a million chapters", promise. They're essentially together by the end of the second LN and officially together by the end of the third. It's just that this mutual game of chicken they've been playing has had real consequences they'll both need the next two volumes to fully unscramble.
We're almost to the end of V1, if you want a measuring stick for how long this'll all take.