As Nadeko and Ononoki regroup, Ononoki brings to mention what Nadeko's goals are. First, since being saved by Kaiki she has been chasing her dreams. Failing once and giving up is a terrible way to do things if you are striving to do that. The other is to be considered harmless by Gaen. Now this goal is a little trickier. After all, given how both Koyomi and Shinobu are considered harmless, this isn't a cut and dry thing. Though failing to round up the Nadekos would make this case harder for Nadeko Sengoku.
But learning from her failure is only part of it for Nadeko. Seeing all of these forms of Nadeko Sengoku is in a way of her tackling her past selves. They each represent a different stage of her life.
- Meek Nadeko represents her when she had no goals for herself in life.
- Flirty Nadeko represents her aiming all of her attention towards Koyomi Araragi and how that lead to more pain for her.
- Wrath Nadeko represents when the frustration finally hit her and she lashed back.
- God Nadeko represents when things didn't go her way, she basically gave up on life to become a God.
While all of these forms aren't bad, it is how she went about it. Flirty Nadeko could be better used representing her attention on strengthening her manga skills. Wrath Nadeko would be better spent using that energy being more assertive for her benefit. The Nadeko Medusa arc was the first step for her as she needed someone and in this case, Kaiki to give help to steer her life in the right direction. Now it comes to Nadeko taking control of her life now that she has goals for herself.
Ironically, Nadeko and Ononoki approached the bookstore, which was the first time we met Nadeko. The discussion of alternate plans involves asking Shinobu aka Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade for help, but that would require getting Koyomi Araragi involved. Which is the exact worst thing that Nadeko needs. There is also the dilemma of what happens if they get Gaen or Hachikuji to help. Either way, Gaen will be informed and this would be a failure on Ononoki's side and more elude the danger that Nadeko potentially brings.
When they approach the bookstore, Ononoki and Nadeko get separated. In which Nadeko finds Meek Nadeko. Unlike with Flirty or Wrath Nadeko, seeing Meek Nadeko looking at the Occult section reminded her when she reunited with Koyomi in the bookstore. What would have happened if Koyomi didn't approach her back then? Would she have died? Or would someone else have helped her? Would that have been a better outcome? It is hard to say, but everything in life happens for a reason.
Funny enough as she says that the bookshelves start falling and on top of her. In which her monologue shifts to her in the now. She mentions how she should have gotten in proper fights. This is more her implying not just accepting things for just happening. Then she wishes she were friendlier to Shinobu and Hitagi. Shinobu had her figured out before she became a God, and she would have never gotten along with Hitagi with her meek personality.
Flirty Nadeko saves her when she least expects it. It was a very sweet moment. More so gives Nadeko the push needs to go forward. It is a silly conversation, but it is very appropriate for a middle schooler. It aligns with her goals. She promises to draw Flirty Nadeko better. She is steadying her resolve to strengthen her manga skills. The casualty of this is that Meek Nadeko got crushed. This represents what would have happened if Koyomi didn't reunite with her. It is an event she needed to learn from Though it is scary that God Nadeko just let her be crushed like that.
As Nadeko came to corporation with Flirty Nadeko, she realizes the key to beating God Nadeko is working with Wrath Nadeko. If you recall Wrath Nadeko received that haircut from Tsukihi. It was a way to push her to expose herself, but Nadeko was turned off by that. Her idea is to give Wrath Nadeko the hairstyle she has now. Clearly it is a style she is confident at the very least. More than likely, it would be something that Wrath Nadeko would like and would make for fun tactics since they would look very similar. Curious how they go about against God Nadeko.
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