All y’all really getting these deep thoughts and like, tbh, my ronin just runs around protecting masa and charming every man he sees. (He really wants to bed them, but chivalry isn’t dead here oh no.)
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My ronin would dig your ronin’s style.
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To be fair, it would probably be less a matter of heroic sacrifice and more what comes around goes around.
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I’m so happy that my male ronin had a romance with Toshie! She’s my favorite character aside from Masami (I don’t want her to be a RO tbh. She’s too young. And I was traumatized enough.) and Hatch. I’ll be very upset if something happens to her (like Junko catching up to her.).
I wonder if Junko conceived with your MC
before and had a miscarriage and that cost complications and she cant get pregnant again that’s why she reacts to agressively when you ask her if she’s still looking for an heir. She also grabs her stomach when that happens. Hmm…
I hope the MC gets a happy ending. I’ll be working towards a happy ending with Toshie. It would be so poetic that the first time we meet Toshie she was a bride and then you end it with her being a bride again but this time she’s yours. I would probably cry.
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I see a lot of people saying they don’t want to see a Masami RO, but that’s kind of what I’m hoping for the most to be honest. Age may be a concern but it doesn’t have to be blatantly sexual, and won’t be if it’s handled right. I think a RO option with Masami would focus primarily on the Ronin’s lack of self worth, Masami’s growth into a mature character (I.e. the “I’ll grow up fast for you in book 1), and as Junko so eloquently put it, the MC’s apparent obsession with Innocence. Such a route wouldn’t even have to bear fruit or gratification immediately, though a cute scene here and there would certainly be adorable. If you do choose Masami, we may just get an epilogue ten years down the line with the two finally together. And some are forgetting that she is a Shugenja. Whether her family is to high class doesn’t matter, because I’m pretty sure your family ceases to matter when you become government property, and it’s not as though the Ronin won’t be owed a favor by the emporer when this is all over. I understand the concern about age and her only having a crush on the MC, but I don’t think that’s giving Masami enough credit. While portrayed as certainly naive and childish in some respects, she was also shown to be very wise and intelligent, and has been growing as a character since the first book. I don’t know, personally I think it could be done very tastefully and to great effect where the story is concerned. I don’t know if that’s just me though. Has my Masami fanboy leaked through yet?
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Interesting talk about the female Ronin’s femininity. Personally, I do think characters who break the sterotypical role you expect are quite nice change of pace. However in a way regaining and exposing herself to more of her female side isn’t so bad, I like a balance of toughness and feminity a few protags by example would despite how parody some of these games may be is, Clemintine from Walking Dead, Juliet from Lollipop Chainsaw, and Robin from Fire Emblem, as well as Zero Suit Samus. I like the clash of the two that meshes well gives them a girlish vibe that reminds you they are female and not a pretty boy! But development comes first, after all.
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I agree. For me, there’s nothing wrong embracing your feminity and it doesn’t mean you become weak just because you embrace your feminine side. I just hope that Devon could manage that development well.
This song sums up what I think of being a woman in general: Most Girls by Hailee Steinfeld 
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This thread was a godamn roller coaster, holy carp. So many opinions it’s dizzying! XD
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That does sound nice. Although the main reason why I don’t want her to be an RO is not because of her maturity and her mental state but its her general age (In fact, she’s currently one of the most developed characters in the books). She’s still physically a prepubescent girl. If the future books will have a time skip where Masami is already past her puberty then I’ll be more than happy to have her as a RO. I’m just not comfortable romancing her when the first thing I learned about her back in book 1 was that she’s a prepubescent girl. Not to mention, romancing her prematurely in the books will just prove Junko’s assumption that you are like her father, attracted to ‘innocence’ (a.k.a young girls).
Just imagine the rōnin’s reaction seeing Masami once again after a long time (after a time-skip). Judging by her older form back in book one, she’s a true beauty.
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“Junko’s assumption that you are just like her father, attracted to ‘innocence’ (young girls)”
Well now I know that it’s possible to feel even more sad about the MC’s conflict with Jun(ko). What a good morning.
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Okay, I might be in the minority, but I wasn’t reading this series to become a detective. I am not sure I will even finish the story and that is a shame because the first 2 books were so good.
This doesn’t even feel like the same series. I am not a big fan of who dunnit stories, and I certainly wasn’t expecting it here.
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Keep reading because you won’t be playing that detective part for too long though. Trust me. But yeah I didn’t like that part as well. I came to slay demons, not to find out who killed whom.
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You probably have some other people who has the same impression as you so you don’t have to worry about it. People have their own taste and preference so I won’t judge you if you don’t appreciate it.
For me, I’ve been a fan of the detective genre and I don’t think this will be the main staple of the series. I appreciate that there are some shifting in the style to keep things fresh . Well at least for me.
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Oh my!!! I’m so sorry for that spoiler! I’ll blur it right away!
On another note, the MC’s struggle with Jun(ko) is probably one of my favorite feature in the series. Jun(ko) is my favorite antagonist. I love his/her devotion to the rōnin but hate how he/she is just objectifying the mc and how the mc is just an obsession to his/her. I hope we’ll get more Jun(ko) scenes. His/her interactions with the rōnin is heartbreaking and intense.
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I think we are going to see Jun/ko in book 3 especially after how the ending went. And I believe it’s been confirmed that he/she will be a RO but I’m not too sure. Might need some confirmation from someone that does know for sure.
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I think Devon haven’t confirm if Jun/ko is a RO.
Well Jun/ko should be. Lol some people wants Jun/ko while others wants Masami. 
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I’m on the Masa train for (potential RO), but I also don’t want anything to happen between them and the MC in the game itself, if that makes sense. Honestly I’d be happy with a small addendum at the very last epilogue where a time skip would be acceptable imo. “And then they decided to give this crazy thing a shot” and so forth.
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We know at least the next book is about Junko and the Ronin’s past. If the they become a RO or even live through the next book is up in the air…
Hi people, I’m new to this forum. Let’s get right to business, I just finished Samurai of hyuga,book 3
2 days ago and I’m already pretty desperate. I mean the ending there got like no other choice of games except fategaven. Only thing I wanna know is when is the next book going to be released? I would be really grateful if anyone replied. Thanks. 
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