MARRIAGETOXIN - Ch. 166

[MangaDex]

 

[Mopopolis]

I have been a day one Kimie supporter and nothing is going to change my position

 

[brndndss]

the 2 candidates reaffirming their feelings and im still torn who i want to win in the end (tbh i want a poly ending, none of the girls should end sad)

 

[SuperOniichan]

the 2 candidates reaffirming their feelings and im still torn who i want to win in the end (tbh i want a poly ending, none of the girls should end sad)

This is purely subjective, but throughout this entire arc I constantly feel like the author is deliberately pushing the harem away and then bringing it closer to tease the reader with some kind of imminent outcome.

 

[DPChaos]

I just know that I won't be satisfied with the conclusion...
But damn it, I've come to far to back down.

 

[FlorianGran]

This feels like the author very clearly declaring that one of these three are endgame.

Which I get, but I hope the other girls get something and unfortunately it looks like the author really had nothing more to do with Makoto.

 

[DMan_chine]

"[...] isn't something grand as survival of the fittest. No matter how ugly or pathetic you become, as long as you survive, you win." My brother, THAT is survival of the fittest. Fittest isn't strong. "Survival of the fittest" is actually tautological. I want everyone to understand to be the fittest doesn't require you to be the strongest, only to be the best as surviving and reproducing... by whichever means that's possible, this is why a lot of people confuse that evolution--or more accurately, natural selection--wouldn't lead to things like cooperation, altruism, or even development of a mind that creates morals and ethics. It would IF that leads to better odds of survival and more reproduction. And there's no reason to think it wouldn't. Be "ugly" or be "pathetic"... if you "survive," you win--that's exactly right.

On another note:

I have been a day one Kimie supporter and nothing is going to change my position

COME HERE MY BROTHER IN ARMS!!
KIMIE SUPREMACY REIGNS FOREVER!

 

[DMan_chine]

This feels like the author very clearly declaring that one of these three are endgame.

Which I get, but I hope the other girls get something and unfortunately it looks like the author really had nothing more to do with Makoto.

Kinosaki CANNOT be the winner. The whole premise of the story is that Gero is looking for someone who he can marry and have a child with so his sister DOESN'T have to do it. Her sister is in a homosexual relationship, and Gero needs a heterosexual relationship to protect it. If he goes for Kinosaki, the whole point of the story is destroyed. Not that I think in matters when it comes to love... but this is supposed to be about protecting his sister, and choosing the best partner for him to achieve such a goal. If he chooses Kinosaki, what is he supposed to do now? I mean, he could choose to destroy the family rather than to leave Kinosaki, but then that doesn't sound like that's the point of the story or even where the story points towards. Heck, Kinosaki even hints that he isn't interested in that relationship, while the other two refer to growing closer to him and choosing to stand by him as equals (hinting at what the future holds for them together), Kinosaki talks about what's to come for Gero, not what's to come for both of them together.

 

[SoEu]

I really don't know if the ending will be Gero ending up with one the girls, or him ending up with none of the girls. Either way, people will be sad that their favorite wasn't chosen

 

[ncrose]

Kinosaki CANNOT be the winner. The whole premise of the story is that Gero is looking for someone who he can marry and have a child with so his sister DOESN'T have to do it. Her sister is in a homosexual relationship, and Gero needs a heterosexual relationship to protect it. If he goes for Kinosaki, the whole point of the story is destroyed. Not that I think in matters when it comes to love... but this is supposed to be about protecting his sister, and choosing the best partner for him to achieve such a goal. If he chooses Kinosaki, what is he supposed to do now? I mean, he could choose to destroy the family rather than to leave Kinosaki, but then that doesn't sound like that's the point of the story or even where the story points towards. Heck, Kinosaki even hints that he isn't interested in that relationship, while the other two refer to growing closer to him and choosing to stand by him as equals (hinting at what the future holds for them together), Kinosaki talks about what's to come for Gero, not what's to come for both of them together.

Not really. The reason that Gero started this process was to get married, because he wanted to experience the joy of having a partner, as well as to appease his grandmother so she'll leave Akari alone.

But that was just the first chapter, and the major arc of the story has been Gero developing as a person, pushing away from the poison clan's influence and traditions and his role in its perpetuation. He was raised to be a weapon, yet since meeting Kinosaki he doesn't kill everyone who learns his powers. He makes friends, he protects instead of kills, he loves instead of just using. Choosing a wife (as goated as they all are), having a child, perpetuating the poison clan, and obeying his grandmother are at odds with this arc, whereas choosing Kinosaki and defying his grandmother and the clans' traditions is in alignment with this arc. It makes perfect sense for him to choose Kinosaki.

Also, Kinosaki is pretty clearly pushing Gero away for his own protection despite his own feelings, either to save him from his grandmother/the doll master or something to do with the repeated shots of whatever is going on with his chest. That doesn't mean he couldn't want something else in his hearts of hearts if circumstances were different.

 

[fight2live]

Kimihiko and Tonako might be a good pair

 

[DMan_chine]

Choosing a wife (as goated as they all are), having a child, perpetuating the poison clan, and obeying his grandmother are at odds with this arc, whereas choosing Kinosaki and defying his grandmother and the clans' traditions is in alignment with this arc. It makes perfect sense for him to choose Kinosaki.

Well, no I don't see that as being at odds with this chapter. More like this is supposed to combine the two aspects. This chapter isn't about going AGAINST what the clan wants, but to do good for the clan the "right" way. He has always said that he's going to look after the clan, but that he wants to look for the perfect partner. What the clan wants and what he wants should NOT be at odds. And the story is building up to exactly that. Him choosing Kinosaki is explicitly at odds with what the clan wants.

(Small intermission. I am in favor of him being at odds with the clan if he wants to choose Kinosaki IF and BECAUSE he loves him, I am a liberal after all, and I put more emphasis on people's individual freedoms. BUT this isn't the point of the story.)

So, when we talk about the main of the story is that people desires and wants, don't have to be at odds with what society (in this case family/clans) wants. The two can find a perfect middle ground, so long as both find the answer in... well, love. Yea, that's the point. Choosing Kinosaki is strictly going against what the clan wants, and goes against the point of the original reason for doing this, when the story has yet to show us Gero is meant to go against the Clan, but rather to prove that his choice is positive to the clan. I mean, look at the Fire clan: a complete egoist situation lead to the destruction of a long lasting clan. Look at the pinwheel clan, when working together ends up building a close and loving clan. If Gero imposes his own wants above what the clan wants, this leads to the destruction of the clan. This is, as I see it, the whole message of the story. That one can actually reach a good middle grounds where the two sides becomes better together. Gero's teacher is the complete opposite of an ego, it's a complete "altruist" that is willing to sacrifice themselves AND his pupil for the good of the Clan and the Clan as a whole ONLY, not each individual member.

Heck! We have the perfect example of this not too long ago. Remember the old lady of the Iron clan and her lover from a small town? She said she loved her husband and she was happy with the life she lead, while HE did the same. And yet they both still loved each other and found a way to come back together because of love! This is it. This is the real message. Right there!

I hope you understand what I mean.

 

[Remixman87]

Harem Ending or we RIOT!!!