Normally not a fan of NTR, only ever tolerating such stories for good artwork (love it ENNO) and making liberal use of that skip button. But wanted more context this time around upon the scene with mc/gf and have to say, was pleasantly surprised by the flashback scenes! Sure, it's nothing groundbreaking for a story like this to punish the MC for being so timid and oblivious, missing their own opportunities which the rival then takes advantage of...but this wasn't just a poor dude who didn't have the balls to make a move or missed signals we can all feel bad for, he was literally screamed at by a love interest to come have sex with her, then sought out by the love interest to force him to do what he ran from earlier (but of course wasn't present, sparking the romance for the rival instead) and even in present day continues to be seduced by the love interest in a desperate bid to fulfill her needs with mc over the rival but he STILL ignores her.
You can't feel bad for this dude, if you hate NTR, this game leaves the door open for you as you can clearly see in the story where he not only is too stupid to pick up what these girls are putting down (tsundere bully but horny heartbroken sister, insatiable lusty mom, slutty submissive gf), but he does not want them! Mom screams at him to come inside and fuck her, shoves her tits right by his mouth, goes to his room to fuck him and finally forces him to tongue kiss her and still "huh, what's gotten into her." It's hilarious and I love it. It's an NTR story where NTR haters can still enjoy the mc getting some, which he clearly doesn't earn or seem to even want, while ignoring the main story, only enjoying the flashbacks with MC or forced scenes. Poor guy is being sexually assaulted actually. If you see the game from Taro's pov, it could actually be frustrating seeing how hard you're seducing these girls only to still see them clearly only liking you for your sex and disliking you otherwise, while witnessing what seems to be them still expressing some interest in their own direct relative, it's no wonder he's made it a point to humiliate them, force them to share his wicked behavior and be cruel to the MC.
Now like I said, I'm more vanilla myself, so genuinely do enjoy the scenes with MC rather than Taro, so very much hope this trend continues with him having fun as well, or even exclusively with his bff, convenience store girl or nurse. But as this game is NTR focused, as long as those characters are fucked someway somehow I'm here for it. Please continue doing what comes naturally ENNO. This update seemed to contradict a couple of angry comments I read demanding a different kind of story than NTR, which is odd considering how you actually already showed that in this build, did they even play the game? MC has a dick just as big as rival and the girls want it! He just seems to be a decently normal dude whose first instinct is not to fuck his own mom or sister. (Gf I can't defend, that can't be justified to an NTR hater, it's for the NTR fans, sorry)
Now, while I concur, a revenge route would be awesome, please don't lose track of your own vision or motivation/momentum for the sake of pleasing a fan base whose interests don't align with the forefront category of this game. It's NTR. You don't have to like it. I certainly don't, but I feel happily spoiled that this game extended an olive branch to the MC and myself with what seems to be at least a sharing route with the mother who made it clear multiple times she would prefer her own son and his gigantic dick to Taro's. ENNO, you already fought through losing a developer to push through and still deliver an incredible update which made me give a fuck about the story, so I know you'll push through the negativity associated with NTR and the engine, but for what it's worth, here's a little positivity from me. Please keep up the good work! Great art!