After at least 20 attempts, I've found that I shouldn't just follow the guide's route; I also need to lower Makiri's affection as much as possible—for example, by drinking water and running away from battle of shallow.
It seems no matter what i do im forced into hinakos route and cant do dickens is there supposed to be a way to not fight her because i fight the god but then still end up having to fight her later
After choosing 'stalk him' and 'Occupation team', if you have enough reputation (3 or more) you should be able to choose 'TRUTH' in the party which leads you to Dickens route. The Granted Team option will actually lead you to Hinako's route like the 'make some friends' option.
