

Unlike Narumi who provided Akane with a new experience, a mystery to solve, and the image of a new life, Mugi only offered the same as before, albeit in a different package. This is what ensured he never could truly have her. Mugi believed he could eventually free Akane from her “boredom”, but by changing her out of that state.

Mugi loved Akane much like Narumi, but he remained like the other flings where once he had her she had to stop fooling around. What Narumi’s actions in particular showcase, however, is why Mugi never stood a chance. Narumi, for all intents and purposes, was the one. Although the progression from these realizations to the marriage proposal was arguably too quick, the end result I believe would not have changed regardless. Given Narumi perceived and treated her so differently from the rest, it was only a matter of time until Akane discovered the feeling Mugi could never induce in her. Akane believes all men must act in this manner, so when one turns up who doesn’t, it stimulates emotions she never had before, emotions making the otherwise boring Narumi interesting. Like Narumi, all her flings wanted her for their own, but those guys experienced overt jealousy and possessiveness-Akane had to be theirs, and no one else’s. I mentioned it last time, but Narumi’s blunt acceptance of Akane’s lifestyle shattered Akane’s understanding of men. It’s this uniqueness of Narumi which ultimately drew Akane in. A little quixotic maybe, but an honourable desire easily separating Narumi from the rest. He simply wants his love to live a happy life and experience it with her, no catches or conditions. While there’s definitely an argument for motherly influences here, personally I just see Narumi falling in love for Akane’s appearance (both physical and outward personality) and enjoying love for what it is. Narumi holds true unconditional love and effectively sees Akane for “herself”-the trappings and behaviour are just facets of her soul to him per say. Naturally this seems confusing to some, but like last time if the cuck angle is ignored there is logic here. the accepting of her sexual adventures) it was a foregone conclusion for me. Considering Narumi’s inclinations towards Akane and his actions (i.e. I guessed last week that Narumi would propose marriage given the indications of his seriousness, but I didn’t expect it this soon. Once you let it all sink in, we can get started. Who knew Kuzu would actually take the plunge and have Narumi not only confess to Akane, but propose marriage? And marriage that Akane actually agreed to. Oh boy, if there was ever a half hour block guaranteed to get people raging, this would be it.
