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because people are curious about/interested in the asker's described plot and they want to know the manga too. replying with "following" notifies them as well when op gets answers. personally I don't like replying with "following" and just open the ask in another tab and check it from time to time bc I don't want to give op false hope lol. but ofc I think it's ok unless op says don't reply "following".
Why do people respond with "following" im not being rude, just curious!