All of this will go against Komugi. Kiyotaka's learning rate itself increases as well. Komugi afaik develops at a constant rate, however Kiyotaka can even increase the speed at which he learns things.
Yes, it is in character for Kiyotaka to make preparations to achieve something. Also, I meant that Kiyotaka would watch videos or something of Komugi's past games, or ask her previous opponents.
I guess Komugi improves to a constant rate? I don't know. Kiyotaka's "increasing the speed of which he learns" thing is from his Ski and Archery feat, right? I still stand by my opinion that Kiyotaka would be adapting to an "inferior" (For lack of a better term) Komugi. If Komugi is improving at a constant rate, it's corresponding to her previous self, which is also better than her previous self before that, and so on and so on. I think that even if Kiyotaka is copying and improving upon Komugi's strategizes and skills, Komugi would still keep up because she's conclusively better than the copied Komugi which each turn.
I don't think Hunter x Hunter has recording devices
Komugi would tell Kiyotaka about her past opponents because she's a conversationalist and actually pretty friendly. Pretty sure she'll just say "Yeah, by the way, I'll kill myself if I lose." at some point in their discussions.
Yes, Kiyotaka would be adapting to a less capable Komugi, but my point is that while Kiyotaka would also be playing with the skill level of a weaker Komugi initially, his father rate and instant adaptation which he can bring almost instantly when he already knows the basics (and here, we are talking about him having professionalism). So yes, I think Kiyotaka can lose the first game (or can also adapt in between of the game, but Komugi would have presumably already trapped Kiyotaka to defeat him), but Kiyotaka would be very fast to adapt to her.
Well, but COTE has recording devices, so it will be best to assume that they do have recording devices, considering how it will only mean hindering Kiyotaka's natural approach.I don't think Hunter x Hunter has recording devices
Nah Komugi wouldn't do that. Kiyotaka can leave at anytime.
I have no evidence for proving that Komugi doesn't adapt at a constant rate (Besides her Nen automatically giving her the best possible moves in a situation), so I'll concede on that point unless someone else comes in with evidence.
I agree with the first point. She has Below Average Intelligence. Kiyotaka would run mental loops around her. Probably going to change my vote to Kiyotaka based off of this. Though, Meruem did do the same thing with threatening to take her arm off and she did him one better by saying "I'll commit suicide." I don't think Kiyotaka just repeating the stakes would do anything, because she showed no reaction to similar scenarios, but any other type of manipulation Komugi is falling for 100%. Komugi is never shown in Hunter x Hunter to deal with someone who use manipulations and Social Influencing (If I didn't miss anything, I'll look though.)
Koji obliterates though, He has far better reasoning, Thinking, Manipulation Deception etc etc
I simply believe that Komugi sits(Exaggerated, but I think that even with Kiyotaka's adaptations, Komugi will still be above.)
I mean, COTE exams are mostly intelligence dependent
Meruem has it in spades. I'm pretty sure Kiyotaka is the only one who has crazy intelligence feats. I only saw a little bit of COTE. But I remember the part where everyone else is yapping while the teacher is talking, then it's revealed that she won't go over the material again. That wouldn't be a problem for Meruem. I need to re-watch COTE again because my memory is hazy. I DO remember thinking Kiyotaka was peak main character at the time and that I found it weird that he fought on par with the glasses dude when he knew Martial Arts after he said "I played a little bit of piano"
Oh wait, You are a anime only watcher?
I see. I thought Gungi was a game like chess where you actually have forced moves, or an incredibly disadvantageous situation where escape is like impossible unless your opponent is dumb or very bad at it.
Well, general Accelerated Developments have constant accelerations, and Nen seems like a tool rather than her overall abilities developing themselves, so I don't know about it lol. But yes, Kiyotaka's developments after he knows beyond basic stuff regarding something is incredibly fast. He just starts absorbing everything and applies it to himself from that point on.
Kiyotaka is not a pure manipulator; he is better at indirect manipulation. He is also very good at deception. If we think about Kiyotaka's manipulations, he wouldn't do something as simple as "I'll kill myself." or anything which can be categorized as direct emotional manipulations, but he is rather an indirect emotional manipulator. For example, consider his Y1V4 to Y1V7 feats. He broke a girl, manipulated her bullies to bully her, then saved her, becoming her savior in her eyes, and later on got her depended on him. Also, started dating her in Y1V11 (everything is adapted in the anime). And everything was planned out on the spot by him when he saw that the girl was getting picked on by people and that she was faking a relationship, just this small lead caused him to make this complex plan.
He was killing people when he was asked to kill them. So, if he asked to defeat someone, he will give it his all. His motivation to lose reasonably and actually find someone better than him is much higher than him genuinely caring for someone.
In a COTE situation, Meruem would be fighting against tyrants who specialize in manipulation, leadership, influence and stuff, all of what he is not a regular user of. So, comparing Meruem in anything except for fixed situations against Kiyotaka would be a total overkill.
There's not too much information on how Gungi is actually played. I was only saying "Nah Komugi wouldn't do that. Kiyotaka can leave at anytime." to refer to Kiyotaka being in the location. Kiyotaka can leave the location anytime during the downtime but when he's playing Gungi he has to stay until the round is finished. Same thing for Komugi.
Oh yea that's Ggs for Komugi
She got attached to a person who played Gungi with her and just said "By the way, your life is valuable." I can see Kiyotaka capitalizing on this weakness in whatever way is In-Character for him.Share it. I want to laugh.When Kiyotaka was informed about it, his natural reaction in the anime was "no reaction", and in the novel, well... I don't think I will share it (it's like you read a 14-year-old cringe sigma kid who's all "I only use people", except for the fact that Kiyotaka's actually quite smart and is more of a creator of the trend increasing cringe rather than being one himself), so yeah, Kiyotaka's based.
Could his Accelerated Development make up the difference? I'll make the match later on and this could be discussed there. If it's a Stomp I'll just request for it to be closed.
I don't know lol.
Basically, Kiyotaka was trapped in the White Room by his father. To make an escape, he went to ANHS.
Would not influence this matchup.
The fact that this comment happens after Kiyotaka somehow himself is leaving his "edgy" side in the novel is absolute cinema, LOL.
LN Kiyotaka isn't even edgy lol. That was a personality trait adapted by the anime to make him into a "cool MC". His LN self is not even close to edgy.
True, bro is just stoic instead of being "edgy".
