SLBP Nobuyuki route (to Divine end)

[waterscroll]

MC is on her way home when she realizes that the Sanada are under attack. She manages to find out from their ninja Jinpachi that it would be greatly helpful if Nobuyuki could lead troops to battle to help his brother. But he can't, because one of the rules of the route is that Nobuyuki can't go to war because he has to stay home and defend the castle.

So MC goes back and tells Nobuyuki: How about you go help your brother and I defend the castle. Of course I'd only have the standing to do that if you marry me.

Nobuyuki realizes the sense in this and agrees. And I'm pretty happy, because hunh, after all that, they are a pretty good march for each other, they are both manipulative as fuck and they are both extremely determined to protect the Sanada.

In the end of course there's a fairly gooey confession of love but it didn't really land for me. What landed much better was how a few days later he casually moves her bedding to his room without explaining why, but then just kisses her once and then goes to sleep. And then a few days later she goes to him and demands sex. Yeah, that's about how I'd expect their relationship to proceed. I'm sure they are happily yandere at each other ever after.

Next up I think Kojiro, since I haven't done any of the Date clan yet and he looks most my type out of all of them.

Comments

[scytale]

Yeah, like Demon's Bond or even Hakuouki don't really make sense until you do all the routes and see the differences between them.

Yes, exactly! The fragmented-yet-cohesive thing is lovely. I think I'm also way more interested in the MC than SLBP is; I don't think we ever learn much more about the MC between routes. Or at least, not in a way that feels canon or significant across routes.


I guess it takes so long to read a route that they can't assume anyone is going to read all of them.

Yeah. I think they also give away a lot in the events.