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why did he had to like such a btch honestly
she has such a bad personality
she has such a bad personality
Honestly... that'd be the best option wouldn't it.It feels like she's plotting something with all of this. I don't doubt that she has some concern for our boy, but it feels more like concern as a boss than a romantic interest, especially considering how insincere last chapter felt. I don't like it.
I still think the MC should marry the coworker and adopt Sayu though, since she seems to actually care about Sayu.
Let's be fair to her. She is still a child, maybe 16 or 17 years old. And you blame her for being emotionally and physically reliant? How independent were you at that age? Her personality is far from fully formed, and she suffered heavy abuse, both physically and mentally, in the last six months. Not even counting the yet-to-be-revealed events that drove her to run away from home in the first place - that's not something that usually happens in a wholesome family either.#3 - Sayu - All she's got going for her as a character is being attractive. That's literally it. Every other aspect of her character is a demerit. (She does have potential to improve if she matures a bit and stops being so emotionally, and physically reliant.)
>She first asks for clarification about Sayu-being in disbelief and being completely-though understandably-bewildered at the course of events. MC explains their connection.
Pretty standard and understandable questions so far, however, things get interesting character wise with these next series of interactions.>She asks what Yoshida's relationship is with the girl living with him. He says that she's an acquaintance from his old hometown . She asks further why she's living with him and he says it's because she doesn't have anyone else to live with and that he couldn't find her another home.
I think this is the point where it becomes clear what Gotou is trying to do. Like Gotou said about herself-she's cautious. She views having a girl not related to the main character living with him as an immediate threat to their potential relationship, and she's a bit paranoid-though she hides it decently well-at the idea that Sayu may seduce Yoshida away from her. Her mentality is most contrasted by the Kouhai, who trusted Yoshida's decision and respected their boundaries as a person, but still harbors feelings for him in her own way.>She asks if that person is a boy or a girl, and he asks if he has to say it aloud, to which she immediately picks up on the fact she's a girl. He makes it clear to her that nothing has happened between them and that he wouldn't lay his hands on someone he didn't care about. This escalates as Gotou proceeds to go into detail about how she's worried about Yoshida's values changing over time, and the struggle she feels at the potential of losing him in case of her losing him becomes real. He then shuts her down and promises his feelings won't go away as easily as she thinks, but she makes him promise he won't get swept along by a younger girl.She then pressures him in taking her to his house and having her show Sayu to her.
>First, she asks if she likes sweets, and if she prefers soft serve or Ice Cream and what flavor she likes (Chocolate, Strawberry, etc.) When he can't answer, it arouses her suspicion.
What makes this interesting is it implies that she doesn't fully trust Yoshida, which is further confirmed later when she asks if he has done anything weird to Sayu-which she denies. It's clear that she's not letting on how much she is comfortable with the situation, under a mask of light-hearted inquiry, and that she wants to be absolutely sure that Yoshida is in her back-pocket so to say.>She asks for Sayu's surname and thinks it's suspect that Yoshida doesn't know it, which is fair but also could imply she may be looking to investigate into her, or may be planting the seeds of doubt to remove what she perceives as a potential rival or source of conflict. She says to him that he really doesn't know much about her, despite him supposedly being a long-term acquaintance, and then goes to pay
>When Yoshida begins to have second doubts, she says that she's coming in by posing hypothetical questions saying things like "doesn't Sayu do the cleaning?" and that she's not going back after coming all this way. She's much more belligerent her than she has been with Yoshida before-indicating some level of dedication to wanting to see her with her own eyes, and clearly asserting what she wants to do.
>Later, she asks, as previously mentioned, if Yoshida did anything weird to Sayu, and when she begins to laugh with him, Sayu looks off in the distance. Gotou, having good intuition, asks if something is wrong, and whilst Sayu denies it, she immediately knows Sayu is jealous and has feelings for Yoshida. She jokes that they seem like newly-weds (which may indicate Gotou is jealous of Sayu and hiding her discomfort in comedy) and, when Yoshida goes to the bathroom, her demeanor changes and says she wants to have a private conversation with Sayu.
I think this proportion makes it clear what Gotou's real intention is. She views Sayu as a source of potential conflict in their relationship and so-contrasting to how the Kouhai respected Yoshida's judgement to let her stay-wants to know when she will be gone and how she can make sure that Gotou is firmly hers and hers alone. She hides this in subtly but acts very two-faced, being able to change demeanor on a whim when circumstance calls for it. She-despite saying she loves Yoshida-doesn't trust him and doesn't have any faith in his decisions. She describes the last question as something she wants to be absolutely clear about-both as a stranger to her and a friend to Gotou. She wants answers and she wants to be the only woman in Yoshida's life and so any potential competition-which she knows that Sayu is based on how she acts when Gotou and Yoshida are flirting with each other-is out of the picture. And she's willing to invade his privacy and go against his second thoughts/reluctance to ensure she is his.After Sayu asks Yoshida to go out to buy food for tomorrow's breakfast, Gotou, left alone with Sayu, changes into a much more inquisitional attitude. The scene is framed like an interrogation in which Gotou asks Sayu various things like if she really is a High School Student, where she came from, and why she ran away-though respecting her right not to answer certain questions. It all builds up to Gotou asking Sayu when she is planning to leave-which she is very hesitant to answer.