Kyousuke isn't Maou?!

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Not sure if anyone's gonna read this but I haven't finished reading G-senjou no Maou, I'm still on chapter 5. I could've sworn there was no doubt that Kyousuke was Maou. I'm on the Haru Route, not sure if I read it during the route or before but I'm sure I read Maou admitting to himself as being Kyousuke. I didn't take any screenshots but I could've sworn he said he had recently became aware of his other half Azai Kyousuke. On multiple occasions the heroines witnessed him start talking like Maou. After Kyousuke would have his headache and supposedly become Maou he'd be in the exact same place Kyousuke just was. IMO it goes way beyond just tricking the reader into thinking Kyousuke was Maou with his forgetfulness and headaches. Example, when Kanon comes to Kyousuke's house to talk about her feelings and you tell her to talk about it later and she goes to take a shower, Kyousuke gets a headache and becomes Maou, Kanon says there's no towel and then Maou replies that he'll get one. So how is his brother secretly alive and is Maou all along?? And what was Kyousuke getting mad about his mother's death and raping Haru about and threatening to kill her if he ever saw her again about? He showed absolutely no knowledge of her being the daughter of the man his father killed and even though he says he knew but pretended she was someone else why did he suddenly get angry about it? It was so weird there was no purpose, him being upset about his mother's death had nothing to do with Haru so why'd he get mad at her? And why did Kyousuke's adopted father save him from getting killed by his brother, he wasn't supposed to give a rat's ass about him. And why was Kyousuke suprised about Haru being the daughter of the famous violenist? How did he know that Haru was the daughter of the man his father murdered but not know who her mom was, especially concidering he had no memory of meeting her when they were kids at that point? I know Haru says she loves Kyousuke and was willing to smash but he said he raped her and said he'd kill her if he saw her again. That being said how on earth does she still like him and much more how does he like her? Literally nothing happened between them between him saying he'd kill her after he'd raped her and then him coming to rescue her from his brother and calling her his women and now acting like they're in love and smashing repeatedly. And after Kyousuke woke up in his house and was threatened by Gonzou's men and managed to get away with some idk even know questioning their mafia honor or something about robbing and killing him, he gets a call from Tsubaki, talks to her and then immediately says let's go kill Gonzou without a headache. So how is he not Maou?? Idk maybe I misreads somethings or something I just don't know.

I just feel like the story was sooo good until they revealed that Kyousuke wasn't Maou. It was starting to feel like the best visual novel I have ever read. When they revealed how Maou took the stock certificates from the breifcase because he was dressed up like a police man and nobody noticed I was LIKE OMGG that makes sense and is soo cool. I just thought it was pretty funny and thrilling story of how Kyousuke had a split personality who would've been trying to kill Gonzou and Haru and how they would try to find Maou not knowing it was Kyousuke all along, but then I get ♥♥♥♥♥♥ over and everything I thought I knew was a lie. But the lie has so many holes in it it just doesn't make sense. I think I'm going to re:read through the parts I found inconsistent to make sure I haven't misread something.

[Obsidian Dragoon]

It seems inconsistant if you follow the other routes but REALLY it does make sense. It drove towards the idea the entire tiem that Kyosuke WAS Maou, but it never actually gave enough evidence to prove it. He had lapses in time but it was because of what seems to be both Maou and Kyosuke's medical condition with intense headaches. Because Maou is Japanese and slightly tall but lengthy falsifying his age was a simple trick in the dark in his Sannou Office. The reason he called himself 'Kyosuke' was because it was a mix-up. 'Asai' and 'Azai' are phonetically similar sounding. This caused them to jump to the conclusion he was double jumping. The reason he thought he was Maou was an excuse for himself because the evidence was massive enough to point towards himself but it was all coincidental.

I believe the biggest hint comes when you're in the Haru Route obviously, When Yuki is speaking of her meeting with Maou but also his accomplices. Keeping that in mind, Kyosuke is too young and too watched to spread out that much even as a shadow operative. I believe either in the.... Kanon Route or Shiratori route his brother is brought up as dying, But it specifically noted 'There was no evidence of his body.' It's the little things in the routes that give it off. I think what makes it all a loop toss is that when ever you hit a route conclusion that isn't Haru's, The headaches stop and Maou instantly stops. I guess you can call that less of a plot hole and more of 'Because the fates change.' Butterfly effect of sorts? Due to certain other things not happening it ended.

There is always that major alteration that shifts Kyosuke's involvement. Kyosuke, Is the butterfly effect of it all.

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Yeah it seems I was totally duped. When Kanon visits Kyousuke and goes to bathe. Kyousuke gets a headache and it jumps to Maou thinking to himself and he is interrupted by a 'woman' saying there's no towel and which he responds he'll get one. It totally through me off because I automatically assumed the woman was Kanon thus Kyousuke must be Maou although there's no proof that the woman was Kanon.

It had never occurred to me that Kyouhei was alive when I read there was no body. I thought they were just adding that the explosion was so powerful that it left nothing left of him or something.

Originally posted by Obsidian Dragoon:

It seems inconsistant if you follow the other routes but REALLY it does make sense. It drove towards the idea the entire tiem that Kyosuke WAS Maou, but it never actually gave enough evidence to prove it. He had lapses in time but it was because of what seems to be both Maou and Kyosuke's medical condition with intense headaches. Because Maou is Japanese and slightly tall but lengthy falsifying his age was a simple trick in the dark in his Sannou Office. The reason he called himself 'Kyosuke' was because it was a mix-up. 'Asai' and 'Azai' are phonetically similar sounding. This caused them to jump to the conclusion he was double jumping. The reason he thought he was Maou was an excuse for himself because the evidence was massive enough to point towards himself but it was all coincidental.

I believe the biggest hint comes when you're in the Haru Route obviously, When Yuki is speaking of her meeting with Maou but also his accomplices. Keeping that in mind, Kyosuke is too young and too watched to spread out that much even as a shadow operative. I believe either in the.... Kanon Route or Shiratori route his brother is brought up as dying, But it specifically noted 'There was no evidence of his body.' It's the little things in the routes that give it off. I think what makes it all a loop toss is that when ever you hit a route conclusion that isn't Haru's, The headaches stop and Maou instantly stops. I guess you can call that less of a plot hole and more of 'Because the fates change.' Butterfly effect of sorts? Due to certain other things not happening it ended.

There is always that major alteration that shifts Kyosuke's involvement. Kyosuke, Is the butterfly effect of it all.

[Obsidian Dragoon]

Originally posted by 💀🔥 Seeμ 🔥💀:

Yeah it seems I was totally duped. When Kanon visits Kyousuke and goes to bathe. Kyousuke gets a headache and it jumps to Maou thinking to himself and he is interrupted by a 'woman' saying there's no towel and which he responds he'll get one. It totally through me off because I automatically assumed the woman was Kanon thus Kyousuke must be Maou although there's no proof that the woman was Kanon.

It had never occurred to me that Kyouhei was alive when I read there was no body. I thought they were just adding that the explosion was so powerful that it left nothing left of him or something.

I get exactly what you mean! They had me going up into the point but at the time I was going down the list of females too so the encounters were fresh enough in my mind. If we toss in what Yuki said in Haru route about 'Spending time in Hotels' with Maou, Then we can assume that was Yuki who was looking for a twoel. Though that is conjecture in itself since it was intended to make it seem like it was Kanon. I think the Tsubaki route messes with the sense a bit too, since Maou is insistant that she not turn around. It started to shift plausibility once you wait for Tokita at the school. The night she saw Kyosuke and then her small monologue about how she met Maou and her connections. At the point I wondered... 'If she was in Hotels and such with him, Why did she not know Kyosuke as Maou? Maou wore a mask but was strangely confident in Yuki enough to be in an intimate surrounding such as a bedroom of a hotel. More so, when Kyosuke's voice changed to his moth apathetic and serious tone, why was it not familiar to her?"

At first I tried to chalk it up to the fact it was during that mid tone where Kyosuke and Maou's voice started to change from one to the other. Only to come to that sewer point where Kyosuke suddenly arrives like 'I AM HEEEERE' Overall touching story, Each ending was gripping in its own way. You see a different form of Kyosuke's and the girls growth that he's with. Though in the True Route you see -all- of his growth to a man who takes responsability. It accented his 'Tencaious when he gets serious' attitude that he holds. I think the biggest clue that people breeze through the first time is just the fact Maou's noted to being in different places moving. I am overall saddened to see the game end in general but it was a well told story.

THOUGH! Betweeeeen you and I? I would have LOVED a Yuki route no doubts about it. The prospect of two people, similar histories, similar blackness, becoming ones light.

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Yea I completely agree, definitely one of the best Visual Novels I've read.