Just finished the update, very fun as always. Wish I'd had time to finish my replay beforehand, to make sure I was fully cognizant of everything, but oh well.
Cute and sexy shenanigans abound, from punishments to dates, from contests to cuddling. I'll echo some others that it seems the original trio has been a bit neglected, but I think the fact that the game itself acknowledges this means we're sure to see that change fairly soon - especially for Vicky. Akatsuki date was sweet, watching them plan for their future, and while it certainly would've been nice to give the kitten some alone time I did really enjoy getting Sarah involved. Hopefully it will help give her more confidence, especially since Akatsuki has a very similar body type.
Cafe contest was fun, I liked a lot for he character and outfit designs. Were some of those cameos? I wouldn't mind seeing more of them if they're not just random side characters. Especially that short-haired blonde. Also, felt a little bad for Chloe getting a zero; I know she's a bitch, but she did at least put in genuine effort. Could've just given her a 1, not like she was anywhere close to winning anyway. Ah well. Annabelle was cute but I'm still wondering what the hell is going on with her, I had kind of hoped her favor would give some clues but nope. Guess we'll wait and see.
The Alison date was nice, and she looked sexy as hell in the housewife/bridal getup, but I did find the whole "waiting for marriage" convo a little... forced. Like, I don't think it's bad she's a virgin or anything - while she's obviously a confident woman who's more than willing to use her sensuality to her advantage, she's no slut - but it just felt kind of weird for her to declare that the one rule she was following from her family.
It would've felt much more natural, imo, if not going all the way was simply her choice; as a beautiful woman from a powerful family she would obviously have a lot of suitors, and I'd expect she's likely rather jaded with men trying to use her for her name or her body. And while MC isn't exactly wanting for girls to mess around with, nor name brand power, I'd imagine it would still be at the back of her mind: does he want her for surface reasons, or something more? And is she truly willing to give him what he wants for the right reasons, or is it all just part of the game? Maybe I'm just overthinking that part, but it stuck with me as a little out of character.
Anyway, on a technical note, the new animations look fantastic! I have only two notes: first, for longer animations I would try to have multiple lines of text play over the same ones, just so people reading can absorb the full animation without having to pause the actual action. It kind of breaks up the immersion there. Second, for similar reasons, some of the animations - particularly orgasms, but also a couple with wide sweeping camera changes - make for awkward loops, and might've been better off finishing into a still image or secondary animation. I'm not experienced enough with Honey Select to know how easy/difficult that is to set up so maybe it's more complicated than that, but just figured I'd point it out.
Overall, very good update! Always enjoy seeing new chapters of this game, it really does give you that warm fuzzy feeling even has you're scrawling lewd things on a girl's tits to pay back a debt she owes you. Kudos to making BDSM so wholesome.
P.S. - goth Vicky scene or we riot!