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= Chapter 4 Confession Scene =

"I'm the type of person who, if I fell in love with someone, would choke them to get them to turn their head."
Kokichi often calls Shuichi his "大好きな最原ちゃん" translated to "My beloved Saihara-chan". But that can be taken as a way of teasing if you'd like to.

In chapter 4, or more exactly when Shuichi was about to exit from the virtual world, Kokichi calls Shuichi and talks about how "useful he is" and how he wants to form alliance with him, at the same time trash-talking Kaito. Shuichi, naturally got mad then exit without saying anything. Kokichi mumbles to himself about being "rejected" but then says that he won't give up that easily. He stated that "When I find someone I like, I'd do anything to them to notice me...even strangle them."

Kokichi was constantly worried about Kaito influencing Shuichi negatively and tried to tell him multiple times that sometimes, believing in each other and working together might get them all killed.

Even though what he's saying could just be just a dark joke about Miu's death, Kokichi's crush is actually, explicitly stated.

(Note in mind that I took this directly from the Japanese ver) He said, "オレって…好きになった人は、首を絞めてでも振り向かせちゃうタイプなんだよね. ")

He uses the word "好き" which is, even though can be used to express interest in a platonic friendly way, is very common among high school students to use when confessing their love.

Furthermore, what he's actually saying in this scene was "好きになった人", or "suki ni natta hito" which has an even deeper meaning than just "suki". It translates to "the person I fell in love with", that if you don't know, is explicitly romantic and cannot be used in a casual conversation. It was used to describe the process of falling in love with someone, or realizing that they have feelings for their love interest. Either way, “suki ni natta hito” has no platonic implications, unlike “suki” on its own.

"Suki ni natta" is also a phrase used by Maki in chapter 5 after the trial to describe her feelings for Kaito. The line she says was "私が…誰かを好きになったのなんて. ". Just a few lines before this one, she talks about how it’s the very first time she had feelings like this or fallen in love with someone. Her line is taken romantically by all the other cast. Which is why it's kind of unfair to say Kokichi's crush on Shuichi was just a lie or jokes, though it's stated explicitly just like Maki's romantic feelings for Kaito.

While alone and while thinking about Shuichi, he uses a phrase with romantic implication in this context. It was unskipabble too. Even though there's no Shuichi, the protagonist around at that time, so it is THAT important and plot-relevant to his character.

"オレって…好きになった人は、首を絞めてでも振り向かせちゃうタイプなんだよね. "

" 好き " is pronounced "Suki", it means like, affection and fondness, commonly used to confess love to someone in Japanese.

Thinking his words in that scene was a lie doesn’t add up with his actions or fixation on Shuichi, considering how he put him as "someone he can't figure out" in JPN ver and even "trustworthy?" In the ENG ver. Remember that "trustworthy" is a big thing coming from Kokichi, considering his trust issues.

Taken from the Saiouma Carrd! more specifically, this page! Credits to the ones who made it~!

Resources:


 * Why Kokichi's confession at Chapter 4 in the Neo World Program is explicitly romantic Made by: @oumakokikichi on Tumblr!
 * DRV3: Chapter 4 Japanese Translation Made by: @kg4972 on YouTube! AKA KG リグヴェダ