I think if Carib D wanted to raise tension or stakes than the shot should have been on a side character we care and could feasibly die, like Cheng or Luna's dad. Orion being shot is just meh, everyone knows he isn't going to die and it's just a matter of if he's going to be out for 10 minutes or half a chapter. Cheng even had a death flag in this chapter with him finally asking his girl out, well in 4 to 5 months we'll see what happens.
but this game is not that Dark, that is not the game intention. One of the reason why I love it, its not want to be more than what it is. Pure Entertainment.
the excitement is not about whether he survive or not, but how and what happens next. frankly when he run in to the 2 junkie , I knew how this episode will end, but I was actaully hoping that his powers kicks in, and we find out, that He is already part of Eternum or something, or cant die like Thanatos.
obviously the game might have " Bad Endings" they gonna be hard to achieve

, you purposely will have to make wrong decisions. But the purpose, is like a High School DxD . Harem King

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