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Ascendance of a Bookworm
Honzuki no Gekokujou
『本好きの下剋上』

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Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 5 Volume 8 Part 4 (j-novel.club)

submitted 11 months ago by Mestionora to c/aobprepub

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[–] 15Redstones@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yes? That's how consent works.

[–] No_Nick_Needed -1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

So if you were reunited with someone and so overjoyed that in the heat of the moment, you blurted out "I'm so happy to see you, I'll let you do whatever you like" and that person started stabbing a screwdriver through your hands, you'd just be "Oh well, I did say they could do anything they like, so nothing I can do about it. That's just how concent works"? oO

[–] Armok_the_bunny@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That is such an extremely unfair comparison that I almost have to conclude you came from an abusive household. Pinching her cheeks is a lot closer to a very strong hug or a noogie than it is to a literal stabbing, and both of the former are common expressions of affection.

[–] No_Nick_Needed 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I intentionally picked a ridiculously over the top example to show how little sense the argument makes. She gave him permission for, as you say, a gesture of affection, not to outright hurt her. And yet he abused this permission to do the latter and just plain up hurt her. It is entirely possible to pinch a cheek in a way that barely hurts or doesn't hurt at all, and it is very clear that Rozemyne meant it that way.

But even IF she had given him permission to outright hurt her, that still makes him a sadist for actually doing it.

Now if his movements are still affected by the poison and he unintentionally hurt her far more than he intended, that would be fine, but in that case he should absolutely apologize for going too far. As it stands, he deserves a slap in my opinion.