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* ChastityCouple: Played with. Natsuki and Tomoya marry with zero intentions of consummating, and when people find out the two of them have never had sex, they assume they're this and make it clear it's unacceptable for two "respectable" adults to live this way, with both their respective parents basically ordering them to have sex already. However, it's actually an all-out MarriageOfConvenience; the two have no romantic feelings for each other and got married just to get people to leave them alone. [[spoiler:Then ''that'' becomes murky as the two of them, along with Yuu, embrace their "alien" nature more and more--Natsuki eventually says she's glad to have married Tomoya, and while the two insist they don't ''love'' each other, their actions suggest otherwise, though where the lines between romantic, platonic, and sexual blur is deliberately ambiguous.]]
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* FourthDateMarriage: Tomoya and Natsuki only met three times before agreeing to get hitched.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: After an awful childhood, Natsuki is desperate to be "brainwashed" so she can conform to Earthling society and be as close to happy as she can be. Tomoya is more resistant to the brainwashing, but does want people to leave him alone. Had people just ''done'' that, the two would've continued living in quiet nonconformity, never ''quite'' blending in with "normal" society but being unoffensive enough, and largely harmless to those around them. But ''no'', people just ''haaaaaaaad'' to meddle... [[spoiler:By the end, Natsuki is a triple murderer, and she, Tomoya, and Yuu are all cannibals.]]
* FromNobodyToNightmare: After an awful childhood, Natsuki is desperate to be "brainwashed" so she can conform to Earthling society and be as close to happy as she can be. Tomoya is more resistant to the brainwashing, but does want people to leave him alone. Had people just ''done'' that, the two would've continued living in quiet nonconformity, never ''quite'' blending in with "normal" society but being unoffensive enough, and largely harmless to those around them. But ''no'', people just ''haaaaaaaad'' to meddle... [[spoiler:By the end, Natsuki is a triple murderer, and she, Tomoya, and Yuu are all cannibals.]]
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* {{Polyamory}}: [[spoiler:After the three of them choose to leave Earthling society, Natsuki, Yuu, and Tomoya essentially function as a quasi-romantic triad, despite vowing to live their lives only for themselves as individuals. Natsuki even starts to feel some sexual urges for the first time since her preteen years, once she's alone with the two guys.]]
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* SpoiledBrat: Kise is fawned over by her and Natsuki's parents, her every whim being catered to, and as a result, she's a nasty, self-centered little brat. Even one of the uncles notes that her parents ''really'' shouldn't indulge her so much, but they don't listen.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: While talking with Natsuki, Kise reveals that the reason she seems so happy in her marriage is because she's secretly having an affair on the side. [[spoiler:Chapter 4 has her husband find out and confront her about said affair, prompting her to spill Natsuki's secret out of misplaced spite.]]
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: While talking with Natsuki, Kise reveals that the reason she seems so happy in her marriage is because she's secretly having an affair on the side. [[spoiler:Chapter 4 [[spoiler:The final chapter has her husband find out and confront her about said affair, prompting her to spill Natsuki's secret out of misplaced spite.]]
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: While talking with Natsuki, Kise reveals that the reason she seems so happy in her marriage is because she's secretly having an affair on the side. [[spoiler:Chapter 4 has her husband find out and confront her about said affair, prompting her to spill Natsuki's secret out of misplaced spite.]]
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* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler:Mr. Igasaki is brutally murdered by Natsuki, whom he raped.]]
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* LaserGuidedKarma: LaserGuidedKarma:
** [[spoiler:Mr. Igasaki is brutally murdered by Natsuki, whom he raped.]]
** [[spoiler:Kise's affair is ultimately discovered by her husband, with it being implied that he split up from her and took custody of their daughter. Unfortunately, this ends up spurring her to try and drag down Natsuki one last time...]]
** [[spoiler:Mr. Igasaki is brutally murdered by Natsuki, whom he raped.]]
** [[spoiler:Kise's affair is ultimately discovered by her husband, with it being implied that he split up from her and took custody of their daughter. Unfortunately, this ends up spurring her to try and drag down Natsuki one last time...]]
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* {{Manchild}}: Kise is firmly this as an adult, acting like a spoilt child despite having a husband and child of her own. [[spoiler:She veers into PsychopathicManchild territory when she rats out Natsuki to Igasaki's parents after her husband discovers she's been having an affair, choosing to blame Natsuki once again rather than accept the consequences of her actions.]]
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* ParentalIncest: Downplayed, but implied to have happened between Tomoya and his mother, who's overinvolved and forced him to bathe with her until he was ''fifteen'', which is likely indictive of some level of emotional incest. It's why he has such a strong aversion to the idea of actually having sex, despite feeling sexual attraction.
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* ParentalIncest: Downplayed, but implied to have happened between Tomoya and his mother, who's who was [[MyBelovedSmother overinvolved in his life]] and forced him to bathe with her until he was ''fifteen'', which is likely indictive of some level of emotional incest. It's why he has such a strong aversion to the idea of actually having sex, despite feeling sexual attraction.
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* RapeAsDrama: [[spoiler: Natsuki is manipulated into giving oral sex to Mr. Igasaki and later has sex with Yuu (which technically counts as rape in most jurisdictions since they were both twelve, and thus any consent they gave would be considered invalid).]]
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* RapeAsDrama: [[spoiler: Natsuki is manipulated into giving oral sex to Mr. Igasaki and later has sex with Yuu (which technically counts as rape in most jurisdictions since they were both twelve, and thus any consent they gave would be considered invalid). While Natsuki's life wasn't exactly sunshine and roses before she was raped, the incident broke her so severely that she still grapples with it as an adult, and it serves as the catalyst for her slow slide into insanity.]]
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* CassandraTruth: [[spoiler:Natsuki tries, at multiple points, to tell people that Mr. Igasaki raped her. No one listens or cares.]]
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* DownerEnding: The AmbiguousEnding can be interpreted this way, as [[spoiler: considering the many crimes they've committed by this point (Natsuki's murder of Mr. Igasaki, her killing his parents and cannibalising their remains, Tomoya attempting to have incestuous sex with his older brother and the trio breaking into several homes for food), it's likely they'll be in prison or mental hospitals for the rest of their lives. Even if they somehow walk free, they've probably all been disowned by their families and likely would have no hope of reintegrating into society (though considering their home lives and general feelings toward their society, this may be a good thing, with the book ending on a triumphant note)]]
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* DownerEnding: The AmbiguousEnding can be interpreted this way, as [[spoiler: considering the many crimes they've committed by this point (Natsuki's murder of Mr. Igasaki, her killing his parents and cannibalising their remains, Tomoya attempting to have incestuous sex with his older brother and the trio breaking into several homes for food), it's likely they'll be in prison or mental hospitals for the rest of their lives. Even if they somehow walk free, they've probably all been disowned by their families and likely would have no hope of reintegrating into society (though considering their home lives and general feelings toward their society, this may be a good thing, with the book ending on a triumphant note)]]note).]]
* EvenEvilCanBeLoved: [[spoiler:The pedophile rapist Mr. Igasaki has parents who genuinely love him. Deconstructed, as this leads to them brushing off his crimes and trying to murder one of his victims.]]
* EvenEvilCanBeLoved: [[spoiler:The pedophile rapist Mr. Igasaki has parents who genuinely love him. Deconstructed, as this leads to them brushing off his crimes and trying to murder one of his victims.]]
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* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler:Mr. Igasaki is brutally murdered by Natsuki, whom he raped.]]
* MagicalGirl: Natsuki's early delusions center around her having a wand that gives her magical powers to defend the world against evildoers.
* MagicalGirl: Natsuki's early delusions center around her having a wand that gives her magical powers to defend the world against evildoers.
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* EveryoneHasStandards: The family is naturally horrified to discover that [[spoiler: Natsuki and Yuu had sex at their grandfather's gravesite (though it's unclear whether they found the [[KissingCousins incest]] or the perceived slight against the recently deceased more offensive).]]
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* EveryoneHasStandards: EveryoneHasStandards:
** The family is naturally horrified to discover that [[spoiler: Natsuki and Yuu had sex at their grandfather's gravesite (though it's unclear whether they found the [[KissingCousinsincest]] incest]], the "preteens having sex" thing, or the perceived slight against the recently deceased more offensive).offensive). Deconstructed; Natsuki reflects that when she tried to talk about an adult raping her, she was called a liar and punished for it--so why is her having consensual sex with someone her own age over the line? The adults don't take kindly to Natsuki calling them {{hypocrite}}s.]]
** [[spoiler:Natsuki sees nothing morally wrong with incest, but is disconcerted to learn that Yuu, for most of his life, has simply done whatever others wanted him to do, with no regard for what he wanted, and asks him if he only slept with her because she made him. He assures her that he'd wanted to, but she's not sure he's not just saying that because he can tell it's what she wants to hear. Justified, as Natsuki is a rape victim herself, so it makes sense that that'd be where she drew the line.]]
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** [[spoiler:Natsuki sees nothing morally wrong with incest, but is disconcerted to learn that Yuu, for most of his life, has simply done whatever others wanted him to do, with no regard for what he wanted, and asks him if he only slept with her because she made him. He assures her that he'd wanted to, but she's not sure he's not just saying that because he can tell it's what she wants to hear. Justified, as Natsuki is a rape victim herself, so it makes sense that that'd be where she drew the line.]]
* MarriageOfConvenience: Desperate to marry someone and get her family off her back, Natsuki stumbles across a website specifically for people looking for the same thing. She chooses Tomoya because, like her, he doesn't want any sex, and he also has a list of simple, easy-to-understand rules that give Natsuki some reassurance. The two sleep in separate bedrooms and only occasionally eat meals together, but get along well and seem fairly happy, and their division of household labor is heavily implied to be far more egalitarian than that of other married couples they know.
* ParentalIncest: Downplayed, but implied to have happened between Tomoya and his mother, who's overinvolved and forced him to bathe with her until he was ''fifteen'', which is likely indictive of some level of emotional incest. It's why he has such a strong aversion to the idea of actually having sex, despite feeling sexual attraction.
* PetTheDog: When [[spoiler:Natsuki and Yuu are caught after having had sex]], the adults all ''lose it'', with their respective parents reacting with downright abuse. All the other relatives are disgusted and do nothing to intervene with the children's punishment. However, years later, one of the uncles sincerely apologizes to Natsuki, saying he and the other adults handled the situation entirely wrong, and they should've been more forgiving since she and Yuu were only kids at the time.
* ParentalIncest: Downplayed, but implied to have happened between Tomoya and his mother, who's overinvolved and forced him to bathe with her until he was ''fifteen'', which is likely indictive of some level of emotional incest. It's why he has such a strong aversion to the idea of actually having sex, despite feeling sexual attraction.
* PetTheDog: When [[spoiler:Natsuki and Yuu are caught after having had sex]], the adults all ''lose it'', with their respective parents reacting with downright abuse. All the other relatives are disgusted and do nothing to intervene with the children's punishment. However, years later, one of the uncles sincerely apologizes to Natsuki, saying he and the other adults handled the situation entirely wrong, and they should've been more forgiving since she and Yuu were only kids at the time.
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* VillainWithGoodPublicity: [[spoiler: Mr. Igasaki is beloved and respected by the community despite secretly being a dangerous child predator. This makes it near-impossible for Natsuki to speak out about what happened to her, since most people don't believe he would do something like that, or (in Kise's case) are even ''jealous'' of her for becoming the object of his twisted desires.]]
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* VillainWithGoodPublicity: [[spoiler: Mr. Igasaki is beloved and respected by the community despite secretly being a dangerous child predator. This makes it near-impossible for Natsuki to speak out about what happened to her, since most people don't believe he would do something like that, or (in Kise's case) are even ''jealous'' of her for becoming the object of his twisted desires.]]]]
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Natsuki does some really awful things, but she's had a wretched life and from her perspective, everything she does is perfectly understandable. [[ThroughTheEyesOfMadness When seeing things through her eyes]], you see why she thinks the things she does are acceptable, or simply the only way to survive.
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Natsuki does some really awful things, but she's had a wretched life and from her perspective, everything she does is perfectly understandable. [[ThroughTheEyesOfMadness When seeing things through her eyes]], you see why she thinks the things she does are acceptable, or simply the only way to survive.
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* ComingAndGoing: [[spoiler: Natsuki and Yuu end up consummating their "marriage" near their grandfather's grave the day after his funeral; it's also heavily implied that Natsuki is going to commit suicide when they're caught.]]
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* ComingAndGoing: [[spoiler: Natsuki and Yuu end up consummating their "marriage" near their grandfather's grave the day after his funeral; it's also heavily implied that Natsuki is going to commit suicide when in the moment before they're caught.]]
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* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: Double Subverted with Mr. Igasaki: [[spoiler: he gets away with his initial harrassment and rape of Natsuki, but is later brutally murdered by her in his sleep. However, his sexual abuse of children is never revealed to the public, leaving his legacy as that of a [[TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth brilliant young man taken too soon]] rather than the slimy child predator he really was.]]
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* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: Double Subverted with Mr. Igasaki: [[spoiler: he gets away with his initial harrassment and rape of Natsuki, but is later brutally murdered by her in his sleep. However, his sexual abuse of children is crimes are never revealed to the public, leaving his legacy as that of a [[TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth brilliant young man taken too soon]] rather than the slimy child predator he really was.]]
* MamaDidntRaiseNoCriminal: [[spoiler:Igarashi's parents refuse to believe that their son was a paedophile and rapist, not even when they're attempting to murder one of his victims.]]
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* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Igasaki's parents kidnap Natsuki and try to beat her to death [[spoiler: after Kise tells them that Natsuki murdered their son.]]
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* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Igasaki's parents kidnap Natsuki and try to beat her to death [[spoiler: after [[spoiler:after Kise tells them that Natsuki murdered their son.]]
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* VillainWithGoodPublicity: [[spoiler: Mr. Igasaki is beloved and respected by the community despite secretly being a dangerous child predator.]]
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* VillainWithGoodPublicity: [[spoiler: Mr. Igasaki is beloved and respected by the community despite secretly being a dangerous child predator. This makes it near-impossible for Natsuki to speak out about what happened to her, since most people don't believe he would do something like that, or (in Kise's case) are even ''jealous'' of her for becoming the object of his twisted desires.]]
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** RapeAndRevenge: Natsuki takes her revenge by [[spoiler: breaking into Mr. Igasaki's house and murdering him in his sleep,]] although she's not really in control of herself at the time.
** RapeAndRevenge: Natsuki takes her revenge by [[spoiler: breaking into Mr. Igasaki's house and murdering him in his sleep,]] although she's not really in control of herself at the time.
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* RapeAsBackstory RapeAndRevenge: Natsuki takes her revenge by [[spoiler: breaking into Mr. Igasaki's house and murdering him in his sleep,]] although she's not really in control of herself at the time.
* RapeAsDrama: [[spoiler: Natsuki is manipulated into giving oral sex to Mr. Igasaki and later has sex with Yuu (which technically counts as rape in most jurisdictions since they were both twelve, and thus any consent they gave would be considered invalid).]]
** RapeAndRevenge: Natsuki takes her revenge by [[spoiler: breaking into Mr. Igasaki's house and murdering him in his sleep,]] although she's not really in control of herself at the time.]]
* RapeAsDrama: [[spoiler: Natsuki is manipulated into giving oral sex to Mr. Igasaki and later has sex with Yuu (which technically counts as rape in most jurisdictions since they were both twelve, and thus any consent they gave would be considered invalid).
** RapeAndRevenge: Natsuki takes her revenge by [[spoiler: breaking into Mr. Igasaki's house and murdering him in his sleep,]] although she's not really in control of herself at the time.
