In this chapter, we have a fresh new sidequest to prepare for (I hope you like tea!) and a few characters we haven't heard from get some well-deserved screentime.
It's really neat to watch MC discover more of who Masami/Masashi is via the interactions they have with others. There's a lot MC doesn't know about the kid, and that'll change during this chapter and especially the next.
I can't explain why exactly, but there's something about taking a situation that's inherently not dangerous (like performing a tea ceremony) and raising the stakes up to 500% (failing to do so properly will give away MC's identity) that I find incredibly appealing.
To take something mundane and turn it into something fantastically dramatic...to me, that's just plain fun!
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