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You know, I hadn’t yet thought about it, but this chapter does function as a counterpoint to the previous one with Shikoku
In both chapters, Yuuki is having a lone sexual encounter (whether or not you believe actual intercourse happened) with each thunder god, and reflects on how familiar he has gotten with spending nights with that TG.
But that is where the similarities end, as Shikoku and Jakku’un make opposing statements to Yuuki in multiple ways.
>Shikoku reminds Yuuki of how the TGs hold similarities to humans, that they can “eat, drink, and fall in love”
>Jakku’un highlights her own (and by extension the TGs’) inhumanity with the discussion of how she can choose whether or not to be flesh and blood
>Shikoku tells Yuuki about how she’s been eying him for a while, giving him reason to believe that her and the other gods may care for him beyond his holding of their siblings within him
>Jakku’un explicitly dispels this notion, reminding Yuuki of the normal fate of humans they capture, and implying it would’ve happened to him if not for his special circumstances
And it’s also notable how Yuuki’s first actions following each scene reflect those messages (even if he already was crafting his escape plan with Shushu)
>After spending the night with Shikoku, Yuuki earnestly tries to ask the TGs for peace with humanity
>After sleeping with Jakku’un, Yuuki commences his plan to sneak out and get away from the TG base, leaving Jakku’un alone in the middle of the night
It’s interesting to compare how their respective pillow talks almost contradict one another.
And this is simply the next best piece of evidence that Shikoku is the best girl among the thunder gods and perhaps the one most deserving of bearing Yuuki’s children (with the possible exception of Kuusetsuu if she was still corporeal)
