Chapter 5 Discussion

Finally got to this, so here's my sleepy rambling commentary/questions. This was a really fun chapter so far.

"Hermina: Talking about diaries..."
You got me. That was pretty funny.
And I laughed at this too.

Wait, uh, is... ...Oh. Huh. Now I feel twice as bad for my earlier confusion (I assumed he was a girl, until his name was revealed, just because I didn't know warlocks could exist, and even then I just assumed he just had a masculine name). At least the title (Witches of St. Sayuri) makes sense now, and it makes Arthur as a character feel less out of place.

The start of the first combat of Chapter 5 was actually really cool; I didn't know you could do that. Do you lose if Aika is defeated in Forest? I didn't.

The gym battle was awesome (but utterly one-sided), and the way it worked out was completely unexpected to me (that's not how I interpreted the planning scene from Chapter 4 at all, so it was kind of a cool reveal).

It feels a bit like there's a missing cutscene after the bath scene; nobody actually explains why the next stage is the gym until you start it. It doesn't need to be much; just someone mentioning getting ready for the party would be fine.

Magical weaning: I have trouble comprehending how anyone could view borderline miraculous magical power as a bad thing, but then I'm not a witch. Is there a story here, besides the obvious internal envy and external distrust that would seem somewhat inevitable if you're that powerful? It seems like getting rid of the magic doesn't really solve the underlying problems (that witches are kind of catty and often have trouble getting along, and people don't trust things which they don't understand). Am I overthinking this? It's an interesting idea to explore. 

Not much else to say; I'm still enjoying the little references and the slowly-developing Shizuka-Aika dynamic.

Taking a break now, just after finishing Gymnasium; will resume at Woodland Cemetery in a day or two.

P.S.
"Arthur: Now, if only I could find my brother..."
Me: Have you tried looking for a sister instead? You know, if you're looking here...

"Blanka: No big bad monsters are getting in here! Not with me around!"
Me: Just cute sexy monsters then?

I-I don't know what you're talking about.... *Innocent whistling!*



At least he's not pretending to be a man for a flimsy excuse to govern a island of girls who transform into weapons by getting, *ahem*, stimulated.



I'll put that on my to do list (hopefully it will get done sooner than it will take for me to get around writing a tutorial for the first battle of the game. -///-')



Eventually I'll need to include a cut scene that actually takes place in the middle of an actual class (*gasp*!) that will explain why witches are being magically depowered. Expect certain characters to be either fast asleep, skipping the class entire or otherwise unable to follow the lesson.



I-I don't know what you're talking about.... *Eyes shift back and forth*



In other words, practically most of the monsters on this island?



I'm sure when she's not scheming, Miyuki spends a lot of time actually trying to a respectable member of society (at least as much of one of as she can be within the limits of her less than healthy upbringing.) Also, the next few chapters will demonstrate there are forces out to kill the heroes beyond Team Rocket the student council.