My Death Flags Show No Sign of Ending - Ch. 81 - A Hint Of Awareness

[Hikineet]

Thanks for the chapter.

 

[Moody0_0]

I wish the author would stop throwing so much like, railroading into their relationship. Either let MC cut ties, or let like life find a way. Whatever the author is doing now feels needlessly forced.

 

[Amplify]

I wish the author would stop throwing so much like, railroading into their relationship. Either let MC cut ties, or let like life find a way. Whatever the author is doing now feels needlessly forced.

Harold wants to cut ties, Erika determidley does not. What's your problem?

 

[Kaarme]

I wish the author would stop throwing so much like, railroading into their relationship. Either let MC cut ties, or let like life find a way. Whatever the author is doing now feels needlessly forced.

Harold saved the whole Sumeragi domain and even allowed them to establish new prosperity with the farming technique. He also proved to them that he's actually a fine man who wants to save people, despite his nasty words. Of late, he has been sending them intel about Justus's fell projects, so that the Sumeragi always have an idea of what's going on. After all, it was just another Justus's plots that almost destroyed their land. Harold did so much for the Sumeragi but is himself on a road to thankless destruction, so naturally the Sumaragi are doing what they can to help him. Railroading his relationship with Erika is a very simple way for the Sumaragi house to try to save Harold's soul, plus Erika himself doesn't mind, so they are going to do it if they can.

So, nothing is particularly forced by the author. It's 100% aligned with the bigger story.

 

[asphyxiav2]

appreciate your work and your proof-reading is getting better. I am glad there is a human behind your work unlike these machine translated groups that seem to pop out lately and put a paywall.

Thank you for the compliment, I'm really glad my effort is finally paying off🙇‍♂️

 

[asphyxiav2]

Thank you! May nerissa's thighs choke you one day

Real😭

 

[Moody0_0]

Harold wants to cut ties, Erika determidley does not. What's your problem?

Harold has been proven powerful and capable. Yet dude cant manage to say no? The stars align to force him to go on a little romantic boat ride because apparently he just cant say no? Its weird and forced.

 

[Moody0_0]

Harold saved the whole Sumeragi domain and even allowed them to establish new prosperity with the farming technique. He also proved to them that he's actually a fine man who wants to save people, despite his nasty words. Of late, he has been sending them intel about Justus's fell projects, so that the Sumeragi always have an idea of what's going on. After all, it was just another Justus's plots that almost destroyed their land. Harold did so much for the Sumeragi but is himself on a road to thankless destruction, so naturally the Sumaragi are doing what they can to help him. Railroading his relationship with Erika is a very simple way for the Sumaragi house to try to save Harold's soul, plus Erika himself doesn't mind, so they are going to do it if they can.

So, nothing is particularly forced by the author. It's 100% aligned with the bigger story.

I am not saying the relationship doesnt make sense on why the Sumeragi family wants the relationship. They are doing it selfishly for their own ends. Harold is a smart and powerful figure. Wedlockig him to the family will ensure the family and domain prospers while he is still alive. While the daughter is convincing herself with a bunch of hoop jumping that Harold is actually some sort ofd tortured soul who needs help and just doesnt know it. And she willl be his one source of light for him to help him heal as repayment for all the help he has given her family instead of just trying to also chain him to her family domain which she acknowledges since she knows she is being used by the family for that purpose, but justifies going along with it due to said hoop jumping.

And while she is right Harold is a tortured soul, everything else she isn thinking is wrong and she is actually a source of torment, not a healing presence.

What doesnt make sense is why what they are doing is even working. He doesnt want to influence the main characters relationship with eachother to much. Having a relationship with the Sumeragi's daughter 100% goes against his philosiphy. Not to mention he is a talented and capable person driven by a very strong conviction. Yet some girl who he is terrified will lead to his death is somehow able to break through all of that with tiny little cliches? How the stars align so that his only way out is saying "No", which he has done a million times before but for some frivilous reason he just cant? They are letting the puppet master get played like a puppet himself by some girl who has the least idea of what is going on? It makes no sense to me. Its like saying a nuclear physicist cant beat a 3rd grader at basic artihmatic.

 

[Kaarme]

I am not saying the relationship doesnt make sense on why the Sumeragi family wants the relationship. They are doing it selfishly for their own ends. Harold is a smart and powerful figure. Wedlockig him to the family will ensure the family and domain prospers while he is still alive. While the daughter is convincing herself with a bunch of hoop jumping that Harold is actually some sort ofd tortured soul who needs help and just doesnt know it. And she willl be his one source of light for him to help him heal as repayment for all the help he has given her family instead of just trying to also chain him to her family domain which she acknowledges since she knows she is being used by the family for that purpose, but justifies going along with it due to said hoop jumping.

And while she is right Harold is a tortured soul, everything else she isn thinking is wrong and she is actually a source of torment, not a healing presence.

What doesnt make sense is why what they are doing is even working. He doesnt want to influence the main characters relationship with eachother to much. Having a relationship with the Sumeragi's daughter 100% goes against his philosiphy. Not to mention he is a talented and capable person driven by a very strong conviction. Yet some girl who he is terrified will lead to his death is somehow able to break through all of that with tiny little cliches? How the stars align so that his only way out is saying "No", which he has done a million times before but for some frivilous reason he just cant? They are letting the puppet master get played like a puppet himself by some girl who has the least idea of what is going on? It makes no sense to me. Its like saying a nuclear physicist cant beat a 3rd grader at basic artihmatic.

Harold and Justus are the only ones who can have any agenda in this story? Obviously the Sumeragi house has their own. A part of that agenda is to try to save Harold, whom they know is being forced to serve the source of all evil due to false charges that went through in the utterly corrupt kingdom administration. Harold has been relying on the Sumeragi from the beginning. He gave the farming method to House Sumeragi not only to boost the Sumeragi's own economy but also the one in his own long-suffering fief (if you can even call it his anymore, seeing how the corrupt kingdom declared him a traitor). He also later visited the Sumeragi many times, to get himself healed and to get help with various things, such as the empire's uniforms. They are deeply intertwined.

The Sumeragi are the classic upright and righteous people in this story, though also realistic in their actions, unlike a typical manga hero MC would be. Harold is very important for them, so they simply want to do what they can to help him. I'm fairly certain that if Harold suddenly married some other woman, Erika and the rest of the Sumeragis would stop the marriage approach immediately. But as long as Harold is single, they will keep pushing it. From their point of view, a good marriage would be essential. That's actually the point of view of all nobles and important families. It's why the whole arranged marriage happened in the beginning of the story. You gotta marry and make children to continue the family. It'd guess the Sumeragi family's own traditions probably emphasize the importance of family. They all seem to get along well, supporting each other. So, they would be biased to think it's good for everyone else as well. Well, RL statistics also show that people live longer in a relationship.

 

[Moody0_0]

Harold and Justus are the only ones who can have any agenda in this story? Obviously the Sumeragi house has their own. A part of that agenda is to try to save Harold, whom they know is being forced to serve the source of all evil due to false charges that went through in the utterly corrupt kingdom administration. Harold has been relying on the Sumeragi from the beginning. He gave the farming method to House Sumeragi not only to boost the Sumeragi's own economy but also the one in his own long-suffering fief (if you can even call it his anymore, seeing how the corrupt kingdom declared him a traitor). He also later visited the Sumeragi many times, to get himself healed and to get help with various things, such as the empire's uniforms. They are deeply intertwined.

The Sumeragi are the classic upright and righteous people in this story, though also realistic in their actions, unlike a typical manga hero MC would be. Harold is very important for them, so they simply want to do what they can to help him. I'm fairly certain that if Harold suddenly married some other woman, Erika and the rest of the Sumeragis would stop the marriage approach immediately. But as long as Harold is single, they will keep pushing it. From their point of view, a good marriage would be essential. That's actually the point of view of all nobles and important families. It's why the whole arranged marriage happened in the beginning of the story. You gotta marry and make children to continue the family. It'd guess the Sumeragi family's own traditions probably emphasize the importance of family. They all seem to get along well, supporting each other. So, they would be biased to think it's good for everyone else as well. Well, RL statistics also show that people live longer in a relationship.

Yes. Thats what I said. What I am upset about is their agenda is working, and working flawlessly despite the fact the total amount of effort going into it is essentially forcing Harold and the Sumeragi daughter into a room together, locking the door, and telling them they cant leave until there are at least 7 grand children. And Harold, a very good schemer, is somehow powerless to stop them.

 

[Kaarme]

Yes. Thats what I said. What I am upset about is their agenda is working, and working flawlessly despite the fact the total amount of effort going into it is essentially forcing Harold and the Sumeragi daughter into a room together, locking the door, and telling them they cant leave until there are at least 7 grand children. And Harold, a very good schemer, is somehow powerless to stop them.

Wasn't Erica his favourite character in the game, if memory serves? The most concrete reason why he didn't accept the marriage back in the day was to make sure Erica will cooperate with Liner, the hero. How long will that sort of determination, that goes against his own desires, last anyway? Especially since he has already seen that world is auto-correcting itself.

Harold did what he could to be a decent guy (aside from his foul mouth), as opposed to the game. Liner wouldn't seek his head, since he didn't kill Clara. If Liner didn't defeat him handily, he wouldn't end up seeking faux power from Justus, like the original Harold in the game did. Yet there he is, serving Justus anyway, after doing something that never happened in the game and getting framed. The story auto-corrected itself and Harold ended up as Justus's underling. Wouldn't that logically mean that even if Harold flirted with Erica as much as he wanted, the same auto-correction would make Erica Liner's ally nonetheless?

I deem it a big problem in this story that Harold's first priority is to avoid death flags and the destruction of that world, but he does little to make his own life worth living. Isn't it pointless to work tireslessly for the world if he's unhappy and might even die young as a villain's expendable henchman?

 

[quackersod]

If we're being honest Harold's in denial of catching feelings for Erica, which is why he went along for the boat ride.

 

[Haze123553]

I'm glad someone's pissingn itsuki off. It's always nice to see smug people annoyed.