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I agree that Administrator won't help Inoda brazenly like with the hypnosis tool. The hypnosis tool btw I think Administrator had a hand in too, but that is not the point RN. I do think if Inoda can "sweet talk" her, then she will help Inoda in more settle ways. Like giving Inoda and Asuna more time alone or moving outcomes that favor Inoda. Like the bet in the campsite. It really would not surprise me if she admits she helped Inoda win.I read the conversation between Admin and Inoda, as well as Inoda's blog. I'm not that pessimistic. I don't think Admin is going to be of much help to Inoda in pursuing Asuna.
First of all, hypnosis is present in Part II, but Fujino clearly has no plans for Inoda to use hypnosis or other mind control on Asuna. And Alice's story mentions that hypnosis doesn't work on SAO survivors. Every female character in the series has her own "theme," and hypnosis is Alice's theme. Inoda and Asuna's theme is "deception". It wouldn't make sense for Admin to suddenly intervene at this point, especially when the story is already a third of the way through and Inoda and Asuna's relationship has made considerable progress.
Secondly, based on the previous story, Admin only hinted at helping Inoda once, during the massage in the gym. But that help was very indirect and restrained, as Admin only provided Inoda with the not that necessary massage knowledge. The protagonist of this game is Kirito, not Inoda. If it were the other way around, there would definitely be a repetitive storyline where Inoda learns massage techniques. With this plot structure, Inoda's learning time is largely omitted. The other purpose is simply to indicate that Admin has started to pay attention to Inoda, I guess.
After all, Admin's dialog in 0.35 and the content of Inoda's blog already make it clear that the help Inoda gets is more about informing him about certain things about Asuna than giving him magical abilities or a perfect love(sex) plan. This also shows that Fujino doesn't want Admin to offer Inoda too much substantial help.
In my opinion, the focus of the Inoda-Admin meeting is not Asuna, but rather the first step in the relationship between Admin and Inoda.
So instead of using just giving her chosen hints or opportunities, she will be giving Inoda direct ways to win. This will make the story move quickly but it will also make Inoda a overpowered protagonist in isekai stories like ironically, canon Kirito.
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