Aiko's Gazebo of Thoughts

Where small musings drift through like wind.

2024年7月 この範囲をChronological orderで読む この範囲をファイルに出力する

So I FINALLY gave in to play LnDS again, baited by the upcoming update (there's a lot?? I'm a bit lost)
Ofc there's guilt trip for leaving lmao
Holy shit the flurry of messages?!?! 😭😭😭 That's a bit too realistic!!
Yay for returnee gifts & missions though
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I think I failed to mention it here before, but yes, I quit the game...somewhere around February iirc
Returned a bit on March, just logging in to get free Xavier card, then left again LOL

#Love_and_DeepspaceFold

Gaming

Something is going on with Kakao Webtoon ID. Usually, there'd be events (give tickets or cash - the coin/point currency) for some webtoons running everyday. There were daily free gifts (free tickets) for select webtoons, too. And yet, for a few months now, they suddenly stopped coming. At some point, even "read the selected webtoons for free every 3 hours" vanished. On Monday, the updates even stopped coming. Obviously, this raised a lot of questions and even alarms. For a while now, people have been asking in the app and on Twitter, even mentioning the official Twitter account and asking about it under its replies. And yet, despite how active the official account is, no statement was ever given. We, the users/readers, were ghosted. Until today.

This morning, Kakao Webtoon ID official Twitter account FINALLY addressed the worries.

My thoughts:

Late cause I just saw this (the WEBCOMICFESS' tweet) orz. Yeah, it's been like a month+ since the last ticket gift and events too, it's worrying. Wouldn't be surprised if it closes soon honestly. 😢 But at least please communicate to us?? We've been asking for so long.

(Then FINALLY got a response lmao)

I'm glad we FINALLY got a response about it from the official Twitter account (which has been active except addressing this). But not gonna lie, I still feel suspicious. The answer to the rumored closure is pretty vague I think. I personally don't wanna get my hopes up too much. Gonna wait & see.

#manhwa #media_preservation #media_accessibilityFold

Opinion

Re: opinions about comics (mostly #manhwa)

I don't usually talk about all the manga and manhwa I read (despite reading A LOT), so this is good chance to finally talk about some of them and I'm happy to take it 😊
Mostly short because it's originally posted on Twitter but I may expand it here later

1. Debut or Die
The only idol manhwa that stuck around for me (probably due to the game mechanics, funnily enough). It's really fun!! The characters are charming (they grew on me) and the art is great, too! I also love how we can see the fans' reactions here, feels more real and relatable. I'm not in the fandom exactly but I understand why and how a fandom could be born here

2. Actually, I'm the Real One
One of the first otome isekai (it's not isekai but) manhwa I've read. Nice character development for the FL and great art. Pretty delicious revenge. Haven't continued it in a while, though
I'm on Team Erez btw ☺️

3. Your Throne/I Wanna Be U
A fresh take on a villainess story. It was amazing. Love to see the 2 girls' character development and rekindled their friendship, got even closer. Nice mindgames & art
But it went downhill so I paused it. I heard it's getting worse...😔
Side note: The English title "Your Throne" is better. Like yeah, it started off as "I want to be you", but it had since long moved past that. And it being "I W4nn4 Be U" makes it sound not serious imo, even though it's a quite heavy story

4. The Spark in Your Eyes
Nice inversion for the FL (war veteran) and ML (kind & soft). Can be slow-paced in a good way. Has a nice balance between comedy, fun & heartwarming moments, and the heart-wrenching moments (much tragedy & pain). Gorgeous art too!!
Needs more recognition!!

5. How to Survive as a Maid in a Horror Game
One of the best, if not THE best, (psychological) horror otome isekai manhwa so far. The comedy can be a mixed bag initially but it got better. The beautiful, soft & cute art is a great contrast with the story that keeps you on edge. Love it so much!!

6. Kill the Villainess
The romance is a bit flat for me, but I don't think it's the main focus anyway. I love how it's a unique and darker spin in the genre. Love the pain. I also absolutely love what it did with Helena, very rarely seen in this genre. One of my favorites!

7. Lady Evony/Ebony
A beautiful story about women fighting against corrupt nobles and misogyny, changing the empire in the process. Very fun. I love it so much. The romance is slow burn and the ML doesn't undermine the FL's efforts, which I appreciate

8. The Perks of Being a Villainess
Gorgeous art and charming characters. Both the FL and ML have such unique personalities. It's a very fun read
Haven't continued it in a while, though. Might need a re-read lol

9. The Reason Why Raeliana Ended up at the Duke's Mansion
THE OG, one of the first otome isekai I've read!!
I haven't read it to the end or watched the anime...sorry
It's been YEARS but I remember liking it, the FL and ML have fun banters
I should re-read/watch the anime somedayTM 🙏

10. For My Derelict Favorite
I like how heart-wrenching it started out to be, but over time I realized how things aren't that okay and it bothered me, so I dropped it

11. Philomel the Fake
The FL isn't isekai'd so it twisted the usual formula a bit while staying familiar. I love how (SPOILERS) she actually ran away!! And returned lol. Love her blood-related family, they're a fun bunch. Ugh @ white lotus. Overall a nice read

12. I Shall Master This Family!
Started off good and very promising but WOW, the child arc is VERY long. I paused it. Heard unsavory things that made me hesitant to continue, but I might try again just to see it for myself. At least the father is very great

13. Surviving as the Illegitimate Princess
A quite unique take in the genre and has a great art. It might look fluffy and it has its moments, but the politics/power struggle is very real. I enjoyed it, especially the father-daughter focus, but alas, the romance must come sooner or later...

14. I Will Become the Villain's Poison Taster
Yet another unique take in the genre. The FL is naive but not annoying. Both her and the ML have fun personalities, I especially love their banters!! So far, it balanced the comedy and the serious parts pretty well. The art is gorgeous, too!

15. Kingdom of the Queen
I LOVE THIS SO MUCH!! IT'S SO UNDERRATED
A well-executed story about women rising up in a patriarchal kingdom. No romance, women support women! It's so intriguing it keeps you on edge. Love how the 4 main characters are distinct & each have their own paths

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NOTES #to_read

Some titles I need to continue from the replies, other than the ones listed above:
- Father, I Don't Want This Marriage!
- Shall We Bathe, Your Grace?

Some titles I need to read from the replies:
- Wanthong yang Tegas
- What Melvin Left Behind
- Secret Lady
- A Stepmother's Marchen*
- The Greatest Estate Developer
- The Broken Ring?
- The Lout of the Count Family/Pembuat Onar di Keluarga Count*
- I'm Not That Kind of Talent
- Obsidian  Bride
- Hello? Veterinarian!
- Your Eternal Lies*
- Ashtarte
- Raising My Fiance with Money

*I read long ago but paused it quite early, need  to re-read from the beginningFold

Commentary,Notes

2024年6月 この範囲をChronological orderで読む この範囲をファイルに出力する

The #Neural_Cloud x Steins;Gate collab event is finally here!!
Rolled on the limited collab banners just because I can
Welcome home, Kurisu (40 rolls) and Mayuri (80 rolls)!!
Got 3 dupe spooks in Mayuri's banner lmao (Florence in 10 rolls, Erika in 60 rolls, Evelyn in 70 rolls), so 3 3⭐ back-to-back including Mayuri omg
Lucky!! 😎 I'm very happy but also a bit scared ngl lol
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Gaming

Reverse: 1999 Roundup So Far

I realized I've been way too lazy to post anything about this game on my social media despite playing it every day, so here's a roundup of my gacha rolls so far from the newest, taken from my journal.

Actually, honestly, I've been considering quitting the game due to the lack of husbandos and other reasons. I was set on quitting after getting Getian so this post was supposed to be the first and last, a farewell of some kind.

But then...the day after (21 June) I got Getian (20 June), CN dropped patch 2.0 news (Reddit / Twitter)...and it has a new 6⭐ male character named Joe. An actual man, not a kid!! The husbando we all (a lot of people in Reddit at least) have been waiting for!! Not my type, but he looks cool. Damn. Lmao. Guess I'll be sticking around for a bit more...

My gacha history of 5⭐ and 6⭐ in limited banners from Kornblume summon tracker (it should be more or less correct):
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Summary:
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(2024-06-20)
After a long wait, Getian is finally here!! AND I GOT HIM IN 20 ROLLS OMG!!! WELCOME HOME, GETIAN!!! I forgot that I lost my 50/50 to Pickles before, so Getian is guaranteed lol. Still very nice, though.
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(2024-04-09)
After debating about it for a while, I finally decided to roll again in Eternity's banner for just one more Charlie dupe. 10 rolls, got Baby Blue. 😱 Thankfully, I got Charlie right after that in another 10 rolls. Yay!! Finally, Charlie P3!! \o/ 5⭐ isn't a lie for once, thank god. So I rolled 30 times in that banner in total. I lost the 50/50 to Pickles (good boy, I don't mind) so my next 6⭐ is guaranteed to be the one in rate-up, hehe. This is great. Let's not roll anymore until Getian come.
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(2024-03-28)
6 is finally here!! In 40 rolls (reached pity 70 rolls since I rolled 30 times in 37's banner without getting any 6⭐), 1 Sweetheart, 2 Baby Blue, and 🆕 6!! I won 50/50 again omg, yay!! Welcome home, 6!!
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(2023-03-03)
Ended up rolling 20 times in 37's banner AND OMG I GOT DIGGERS!!! WELCOME HOME, DIGGERS!! 🥺🥺🥺 Thank god I haven't selected him yet (free 5⭐ selector), I was afraid this would happen after I selected him lol. And I did think "Well, Diggers can spook me anytime", to think it actually happened! Yay!! So I invited Charlie for her P2. Now how to get P3...
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(2024-02-08)
Shamane is finally here! I already mulled over it before and I decided to roll.
In 70 rolls...I WON THE 50/50 OMG!!! WELCOME HOME, SHAMANE AND BALLOON PARTY!! 😭😭😭🙏🙏🙏 I want Balloon Party too, so I was happy when she's in the banner. I sure didn't expect to get so many of her, though. Lmao. Not complaining.
Results: Shamane 🆕, Balloon Party 🆕 P4, Satsuki 🆕, Click P2.
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(2023-12-30)
Did 40 rolls in "Invitation From the Water" event banner. I got Golden Thread II with Medicine Pocket in it, the one I wanted the most omg!! Welcome home, Medicine Pocket!! 😭😭😭🙏🙏🙏
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(2023-12-07)
Got Tooth Fairy in 70 rolls lol. Hit hard pity/guarantee. 😂 Also got 3 Blonney, Bkornblume dupe, and Tennant dupe on the way. 5⭐ rate-up isn't a lie for once.
(Lost my screenshot, RIP)

(2023-12-06)
I'm having a hard time clearing Limbo V, so I thought, "Damn, I really need a second reliable healer". Tooth Fairy banner is just tomorrow, but upon finding out that Voyager, X, and Balloon Party banner is already here, I impulsively decided to roll...and got Centurion in 10 rolls. OMG?!?! WTF?!?!? This is the first time I rolled after Pickles, so that's 2 6⭐ back-to-back...that's lucky but damn, I REALLY want a second reliable healer. 😭 Though this isn't too bad, since I am indeed lacking in beast (red) DPS too. She may help me in Limbo V since that's where I struggle (specifically against an enemy weak to beast afflatus). Still, I just raised Pavia damn it, and my prospects of getting Tooth Fairy seems grim...😭😭😭
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 ...Or wait. Actually, this might be god for me. I basically lost an early 50/50 (got a non-rate up 6⭐), so that means the next 6⭐ I get is guaranteed to be Tooth Fairy (rate-up in her own banner)! And I have enough rolls for pity if it comes to the worst! Shaky prayer hands. 🙏🙏🙏

(2023-11-23)
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Got Pickles in 30 rolls!! Got 2 Baby Blue too lmao so now she's P3.

(2023-10-29)
I'm still playing!! No phone? No problem, PC it is! I've been playing it on PC when I came back home yester-err, 2 days ago. God bless native PC client, it runs so smoothly, I love it!! I wish more mobages have it
ALSO FINALLY GOT X!!! TWICE AT ONCE OMG. BLESS.
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(2023-10-28)
Finally rolled 30 rolls in the beginner gacha!! Omg, got Eternity who is meta!! Nice.
OMG GOT VOYAGER AND PAVIA TOO?!
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(2023-10-27)
I'm enjoying Reverse: 1999 so far and there are plenty of things I like. It's smooth. I want to like and keep playing it but even in the lowest settings it overheats my phone quickly, maybe due to the gyroscope that can't be turned off. And that's such a deal-breaker 😩😭

Even Shining Nikki in medium setting doesn't overheat my phone that quickly and it's a freaking 3D game with detailed textures!! Meanwhile R1999 isn't 3D so why is this happening?? 😭😭😭 I searched and found out that I'm not the only one with this problem

#Reverse1999Fold

Gaming

Re: Penerbit Clover's tweet

I have all of Akiyoshi Rikako's novels but 2 ("Imprisonment" and "Cinderella Addiction")!! Haven't read everything yet though lol
I have 2 versions of "Girls in the Dark" because I love that novel so much and the new cover 🥰💕
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Personal

IN 50 ROLLS...WELCOME HOME, DEGENBRECHER AND LETO!!! 😭😭😭🙏🙏🙏
Didn't even use any Orundums, very nice
I once again forgot to farm chips so I'll E2 Degenbrecher later lol tehepero sorry
Also got 3 Kafka, she is pot 5 now lol
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Results in 50 rolls: 🆕 Degenbrecher, 🆕 Leto, Kafka pot 5

#Arknights

Gaming

#Arknights Contingency Contract Battleplan # 1 Pyrolysis Roundup

The new system that nobody likes came back and continued lol. BLEGH. If there wasn't Flamebringer's costume, I wouldn't bother at all. The only good thing about the new system is how we don't have to do new rotating maps daily anymore, just every 3 days.

(2024-06-08)
Map: Fortified Pass
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I'm honestly still very lazy, I did this bedgrungingly, but thankfully, it was a breeze with Oyuki's strats.

FINALLY got Flamebringer's costume!!
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(2024-06-12)
Map: Federal Prison
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Edited Oyuki's strats to be maleknights. Fun. Didn't need Lessing but I just wanted to use him lol.

(2024-06-14)
Map: Beach Repair
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With Executor Alter solo, copied Sunny Senpai's strats. Mine is not fully solo since I added Castle-3 for the last part, just in case I was unlucky and he died again. I said I wouldn't bother with maleknights in this CC, but I want to use them when I can, after all, even if it means some pain.

Permanent map: Ashen Swampland
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FINALLY did the permanent map. In the end, I just used Oyuki's strats lol. Easy. I actually have Hoshiguma's modules, but I somehow accidentally took it off and didn't realize it. 😂 No wonder she seemed so squishy and died in the end! Thankfully, everything worked out.

I just used Oyuki's strats instead of doing maleknights as usual because I think it'd be hard for maleknights to reach 620 (trimmed medal). It's possible, but I don't have the time and energy to exert such a painstaking endeavor, nor do I want to. If only Harold is here, it might be a bit easier...

(2024-06-19)
Map: Area 13 Ruins
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Oyuki's strats.

Completed the medal set!!
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Gaming

List of #light_novel I'd love to be published in Indonesia. One can dream. Split according to publishers just because.

(First posted: 2024-06-19 | Last updated:)

🔶 = Not even licensed in English

KADOKAWA
-The Empty Box and the Zeroth Maria
-Reign of the Seven Spellblades
-Alderamin on the Sky 🔶
-Associate Professor Akira Takatsuki's Conjecture
-Black Bullet (I know its basically discontinued now but)
-Qualia the Purple (it's yuri)
-The Holy Grail of Eris

TO Books
-Ascendance of a Bookworm

SHUFUNOTOMO
-The Apothecary Diaries

Hobby Japan
-Infinite Dendrogram

Shueisha
-The Case Files of Jeweler Richard

Seikaisha
-Phenomeno 🔶

Kodansha
-Monogatari Series

Fujimi Shobo
-VTuber Legend
-Kami-sama no Inai Nichiyoubi 🔶 (it's old but)

Overlap
-Grimgar of Fantasy and AshFold

Notes

Finally got my YouTube Recap for March-May!!
Not surprised by the results hehe (they're all VTubers too, as always)
So I haven't repeated "Mephisto" that much, huh...I love it a lot too but I don't want Yakumo to lose lol (he lost in views anyway 😭😭😭)

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Fun fact/confession:
On March I started to play Degrees of Lewdity (first out of curiosity but I got addicted LOL so this is the joys of a stat-raising game...!!)
I kept repeating Chig-Hug Flowery Knight while playing it so whenever I hear it now I keep thinking of DoL LMAO HELPFold

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