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Most people here are not nitpicking flaws, they are pointing out flaws on a character that is otherwise advertised to be the perfect personification of a living Buddha. I also see more criticism directed to the writer for writing NDS plot so badly. NDS is not manipulative? So tell what exactly he did upon figuring out DM wanted to ask HJP why he was helping her? Nevemind, i answer: he goes out of his way to grab a hold of said conversation and then later on when DM finally gets to talk with the right person about the right matter she is already with NDS narrative in her mind wich surprisingly is not the truth at all. I've seen a majority of HJP fans that know he is flawed and for some of them is even a major reason they like him, in fact people have even gone in depth in the comments about why he is that flawed, if it weren't for HJP fans calling out the writer on her poor character depiction of NDS nobody would be doing either because most NDS fans are busy getting butthurt whenever someone points out the tiniest flaw in his character. He is already the lead and has a 90% chance of ending up on good terms no matter what "HJP fans say"

Yeah, hopefully people will stop treating the letters like they were nothing now

Thank you for this! I saw rumours that someone translated and got curious but couldn't find it

Oh, if it were up to him he wouldn't tell the truth at this point as he ultimately didn't tell on chapter 7. According to what we can assume from the preview he is only going to tell DM because she is already having second thoughts about the handwriting on the letters. It's just more convenient for him to be the one telling the truth, or rather...DM will go directly to him first in order to clear her mind. Also in chapter 7 HJP said: "i thought you were ambitious...use the resources you have. Either me or DM" to wich he responds "i am not going to use her". This response is ironic because by now DM possible growing feelings for him might shield him from the blow up the lie might prompt, and it is that way because he did exactly what HJP advised: "used his resources". I guess in love and war everything is fair lol

I agree, NDS is not dumb...he knows what he wants and is willing to play his cards to get there. He can't fool me with the nice guy persona, i already figured him by the time he made the comment: "You can ask me" like come on dude, you know she actually can't because your not the one who wrote the letters, it was such a sneaky (but hecking smart) move. NDS is navigating the lie flawlessly, and if he is indeed the one to first disclose the lie by the preview i can already tell yet once again he played his cards just right by saying: "i didn't want you to cry like this" everybody knows NDS reasons to go back that day were anything but this and the way he puts is like he was not a major component of DM heartbreak just as much as everyone else involved. He does genuinely care about DM, but he was not honest about why he lied in that scene. Then again i may be jumping the gun to early and there's more context on it...

He didn't tell the truth because at that point in the story telling the truth would basically be ending everything. NDS knew he was dependent on the lie in order to keep DM in his life. Now that he had his way it matters less because his presence is already important on it's own with all the samsam tech and the way he made himself ingrained in DM life, he doesn't need the lie to stick around anymore but at the same time telling the truth now (especially after that kiss) may hurt DM way more

I still remember what HJP said to NDS in the earlier episodes: "TELL HER YOU HAVE A GIRLFRIEND AND GET THE FUC* OUT OF HER LIFE". One step back due to personal reasons and now look the mess they are in

Damn... '-'

There was one part of this ep (ep 7) that got me all like "WTF?" grandma says: "she became a lot happier since you came into her life" and then the author proceeds to flashback all the scenes she was gushing over meeting the NDS of 15 years ago *facepalm* honestly, the author keeps screwing over the real NDS with her writing.

Well, we will have to wait and see how this will play out. I am keeping my expectations on the bay for this one :/

They can't help it, the ruckus is what drives the audience forward...as long as people are getting at each other's throats instead of picking on the drama they are good (sometimes even criticism can boost the drama). Love triangles is a easy way to create tension and with tension people come, stay and get engaged (just look at the comments section)

Occam's razzor: the simplest explanation is most likely the right one. Honestly, i am more interested to see if the author can twist my opinion...so far the romance has not convinced me.

You take everybody who doesn't agree with you seriously, seriously enough to take an portion of your almighty time to lead them in the right path. Thanks for your services: it means a lot!

Dude, cut it out... nobody is buying your reasoning and at this point you are just the annoying kid who keeps repeating itself because nobody takes them seriously. According to you, HJP is not only a asshole but also completely insane to keep basically used paper around for over a decade...let alone take his time to understand it.

And the true bromance is HJP and the AI assistant lol

Yeah sorry, i saw after writing my comment. I think you raised some good points

Did you perhaps happened to read the tweet i shared? It somewhat address some parts of your comment. He is not figuring out his feelings for DM for the past 15 years but rather, he locked up these feelings all together. If you look at his upbringing and his relationship with grandma is quite clear he has a emotional trauma and self-loath problems, even after all grandma did for him he still has a hard time opening up to her...he still thinks he needs to repay because "nobody showed they cared about me for 18 years why would this strange do that without asking anything in return?" His self-loath is so deep rooted he even asks grandma if she regrets choosing him after 15 year. Usually, kid's that have grown like him need a lifetime worth of therapy and a huge support network to overcome their self-loath tendencies and to not question people's feeling's or theirs, it's no superficial problem you just deal with it

I am pretty sure HJP knows what he is feeling, he just has a warped relation with said sentiment because of his childhood trauma of growing up in a orphanage, never being adopted and later on being abandoned in the adult world to fend for himself. It's quite common for kids in a similar situation to grow up with self-loath issues: "Why no one wants me?Am i really that bad?" kind of thing.

"Why is it that when he sees that NDS likes DM then that's when he knows he also has feeling's?"
Short answer: he doesn't know yet, he is figuring out.
Long but eye-opening (in my opinion) answer: https://twitter.com/bangtansuji/status/1325504564577988609?s=19

Did i heard a Amen!?