This is a very important chapter for the series. Relative to every other chapter so far, MC gains a ton of insight on the main quest of the entire game due to the Demon of Knowledge flaunting his, well, knowledge. As expected of a villain thinking he's about to win!
As you all are aware of by now, I'm not big on large amounts of exposition. I'm very reluctant to throw a sequence where lots of information is presented to the player because I myself often find those sections to be a slog to get through.
That said, I'm happy with how I was able to relay it all here, in a unique and (hopefully) interesting way. Spoiler: the title of the chapter has something to do with it!
You'll also notice a lot of branches in this one depending on whether you won or lost the competition with Fumihiro earlier in the book. I love it when Choices Matter™! But more seriously, I do enjoy the difference in perspective Chiharu and Hitomi offer, and it does help with replayability.
Hope you enjoy this one!
Book 6 Early Access: Chapter 18
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