#I guess I'm not surprised Eichi and Wataru are the most talked about even now~ But still frustrated

[small-boons]

I don't have a complete understanding of the story since I'm relying on other people's notes... but even though it's such a similar scenario for Eichi and Tori, I think it might have changed in the end this time~?

I felt like there was unresolved contention between Tori and Eichi after Atlantis, so they needed to be confronted. This also felt so similar to Jingle Bells (insert Tori's Memory Road quote here~) and also dealt with feelings Tori has been feeling for years~ Being so close to Eichi, but still feeling distanced... Still just wanting to be closer, to be on even ground, or as close as he can ever achieve.

I need to get a more complete translation to fully understand, but from what I've heard of the ending, this is BIG growth for them, actually~ In my mind~ Hopefully HappyEle doesn't backtrack from it...

The second half of new fine story has raised a lot of feelings, so throwing my 2 cents in too. I'm still thinking about it too but:

I don't necessarily think Wataru's thoughts in Fairy Tale are so out of left field especially if you look how the conversation was framed: Wataru was more concerned for Tori than Eichi. Wataru wanted Tori to finally succeed (understandable after Atlantis and Fairy Tale noted too how they are closer now) but Eichi was, again, the obstacle. But this time it was not because Tori hadn't created a good plan, but because of Eichi's personal emotional dams. I understand many feel it's rushed or underexplained. I'm not saying it's perfect either. But I feel Wataru's "the dirty parts are his charm" and "his emotional constipation is now hindering things and we need to do something" are not exactly the same and can co-exist.

Tbh, I was more frustrated that Fairy Tale played the same scenario as so many times before (for Eichi and Tori) but perhaps they can move on now.