Ahhhh there’s so many things I could say about chapter 106 but instead my brain focuses on this.
Despite all earlier shenanigans, the moment Nene calls for help Tsukasa jumps in no hesitation! And honestly it’s funny because Hanako could never be this cool
But when I saw this my head instantly went back to this moment way back into the Hell of Mirrors arc:
Even when Nene was knocked out and on the verge of being “replaced” by the original number 3, Tsukasa never interfered. He only saved her and Mitsuba after hearing a call for help.
He even calls number 3 out for picking on things weaker than himself…
Now I’m not gonna sit here and say “see this proves Tsukasa is actually the good guy here” because he’s far more complex than that. But I do think it’s interesting to point out that Tsukasa will jump to your rescue as long as you ask.
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Meaning of ー...
In Chapter 108, when Nene and Tsukasa are plummeting to their doom, this happens:
Tsukasa goes... 「ー...」
This on its own could mean anything, but here I want to argue--without a shadow of a doubt--that he was uttering Amane's name. Not a crazy thing to argue, I'm sure, but when I've seen so many people argue otherwise I feel the urge to speak up!
First, I think some people remain unconvinced on the issue that Tsukasa is even saying anything at all, and while it is up in the air, I want to direct your attention to this screencap from AidaIro's old visual novel:
Ehem. So the character speaking here, Esterio, is muttering something almost unintelligible to the protagonist, Neige. These lines he's speaking represent each censored syllable of the word he is saying, which we later find out is the title of the game ending this scene comes from. I will now refrain on uttering any further spoilers from this point onward...
So, here we have a clear-cut example of AidaIro using lines, like the ones from Tsukasa's dialogue bubble, to censor a word being spoken. I personally find this pretty convincing.
Beyond that, we need to address the actual context of this scene.
Nene had been pestering Tsukasa to call Amane's name in the hope that he would come and rescue them! (Side note, I think it's cute that Nene is so insistent on this when she just learned how precious Tsukasa, as Hanako's yorishiro, is to him... she knows, just trust her!!! ♡)
I personally think this moment falls flat if Tsukasa stayed silent after already stubbornly staying silent the entire chapter. What's the big deal if he continued to not call his name? Why focus a whole panel on Tsukasa's persistent resignation?
But! It doesn't end there.
Near-instantaneously after this panel, Amane himself showed up!
Is that not incredibly strange? How do you explain Hanako finding them so fast if Tsukasa hadn't called for him?
Take note of Hanako's expression, too. He looks sour. He's looking at Tsukasa. He's asking... "What?" He's ANNOYED!! He would not be treating Nene this way. And he demonstrably is not--he isn't looking at her. He is responding... to Tsukasa. He's responding to what he said.
And I can think of nothing better for him to have said than "Amane"!
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That's it! I hope that this post, while brief, was informative. Feel free to reference it if you ever need to.
And if I had to guess why AidaIro censored it like that, I want to direct your attention to the visual novel once more... I like the idea that Nene, our point of view character, couldn't hear him. That Tsukasa's whisper was so soft you could barely discern it from silence. A whisper that represented the tiniest sliver of hope that Tsukasa still allowed himself to have, after all the times Amane ignored him... thank you for reading!!!
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