User blog comment:GlitterInformer/Smile Pretty Cure!/Glitter Force SDC: Smile Pretty Cure! novel (Chapter 5 Update)/@comment-25329718-20190804014451

Nice review! Glad this got finished up! :D

It's a good thing you chose not to recap Chapter 5. Gotta save the juices for the readers and not spoil too much, after all. (Like the part where Mister Big Bad plays with fire. That was delicious.) When I read the part where Reika's grandfather passed away, I was utterly shocked. He just DIED! In a PRECURE book! Sure, not in crazy detail, but he still DIED! Like....HOOO BOI!! That's some serious darkness, people!

About Irie's motivation, I may be able to help explain that. Given the fact that everyone paints him as Mr.Perfect, having Irie show some kind of weakness would probably upset his image and would upset others in turn, which is probably why he tries to ask for help in a way that only super smart Aoki Reika would see. Sadly, despite Reika claiming that she can see into the hearts of her students, she fails to see into Irie's. Poor communication after poor communication, and it is only after Reika figures him out does Irie finally speak his mind.

At least, that's how I saw it. Or it could be that Reika was too busy judging the students by their outer appearances instead of what's inside their hearts. Either way, poor communication kills. :p

Only one chapter remains now! Let's all pray for a satisfying conclusion! :D