Quote Originally Posted by Kraco View Post
Desktomu made the best decision by allowing the new people to play. Nothing will integrate them better than giving them a bit of equal treatment, even if they were doomed to lose. Still, Sumire's opponent was pretty funny.

Looks like Shinobu (who stopped eating ice cream, it seems) knows Arata from way back. What is this, a double triangle?

Edit: A second female since Chihaya counts as a male, haha.
Deskmoto is damn impressive. He managed to both ingratiate the new members by including them in the matches, as well as show how carefully he calculates the matches. He's giving off club president vibes already. He thinks about this kind of stuff in the right way. It's not about simply winning, but winning and making the club have strong bonds along the way. He ended up coming off a lot less narrow-minded than Nikuman or Taichi.

For Sumire, getting repeatedly touched and assisted by her opponent has got to rankle. I like that she took Chihaya's performance as inspiration. If she gets better, she won't be pitied, and she won't have to tolerate their creepiness.

It certainly wasn't clear what Shinobu was thinking. They are from the same region after all (at least I seem to remember them being from the same region), so it isn't a surprise the two of them have met before. It really could go either way. Shinobu might be looking forward to it because Arata beat her resoundingly in the past, Arata is one of the few people who can really challenge her, or because she's smitten.

I'm a bit curious how she lost all the weight.

Kana is really mean, but it made me laugh.