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"Proven Ability on complexity of narrative on thought process" sounds confusing, so I'll clarify, how I interpreted it.
1. on complexity of narrative
2. Proven Ability
3. complexity of narrative on thought process
Explanation is below:

The phrase "on complexity of narrative" refers to how the story itself is structured and presented. It is pointing out that Junko's character exists within a narrative that's deliberately complex regardless whether transparent to audiences or not. The Black Hole trope that was mentioned means Junko tends to be the character everything revolves around (Note: I'm not implying that all her feats were Narrative Merchant), and the plot bends to accommodate her schemes—but that's a narrative device, not necessarily proof of her actual intelligence (evidently Danganronpa Zero didn't take precedence over Trigger Happy Havoc in release date—author's intention was clear that her scheming process is not designed to be transparent for audiences). The narrative complexity here isn't necessarily evidence of her complexity of thought process (i.e Akiyama Shinichi's strategy, Sherlock Holmes' observation, Tokuchi Toua's manipulation, and etcetera); it's evidence of how the story is written around her.


"Proven Ability" is about something that's actually demonstrated and verifiable within the story itself. It's not just stated or implied—there's concrete evidence showing that a character can do something. For Junko, the argument is that while her plans might be described as brilliant—portrayed at narrative complexity, we don't always see the actual step-by-step reasoning that would prove she's as intelligent as the narrative claims—this is referring to gap of thought process. We're often just told after the fact that she orchestrated something, without witnessing the process that got her there (i.e complexity of thought process).

Here's example:

Narrative complexity without complexity of thought process:
•The narrative says Junko orchestrated a complex murder plot, but her thought process is not shown in detail therefore we cannot conclude that she is as intelligent as the narrative claims.
•The narrative says Junko's plan was masterful, yet the audience observes only her final scheme's success therefore we cannot verify whether chain of reasoning or fans "logically" connecting information (personal interpretation on implications of explicit narrative statements) produced the result.

Narrative -> Simplified Details -> Execution -> Result
Simplified Details: Just "having a step by step, logical thought process" alone was proven to be logical, as proof that Stop scaling/realistic scaling is bad, therefore "thought process itself has little bearing on the impressiveness of the reasoning" due to gap of thought process.

Narrative says Junko created an elaborate scheme -> The scheme involves many interconnected parts, which somehow all work together seamlessly -> Junko executes the plan, and it pays off in a spectacular way -> Result: Junko's scheme appears brilliant, but the audience is not shown her complexity of thought process or problem-solving skills.


Complexity of thought process:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=t3Ha6ivZono
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCY1b6njiEQ&t=1950
OR
Observation -> Hypothesis -> Execution -> Result
Both Observation and Hypothesis: Her thought process (of psychology and/or analysis) on each data of and/or psychological states (of characters and/or objects) and reasonings that validates those thought process (how, why and what) cause and effect. She noticed... (Observation) If she do... (Hypothesis) then
Conclusion: Because the audience sees each well explained chain of reasoning or complexity of step—observation, hypothesis, execution, and result—the step‑by‑step complexity of thought process proves Junko’s intelligence rather than leaving it to narrative convenience.


The phrase "complexity of narrative on thought process" indicates that there is a difference between (a character being portrayed as intelligent) and (the depth and intricacy of their reasoning being illustrated). In Junko's case, the argument is that while she may seem to possess significant strategic and analytical ability, the way her actions are presented often lacks transparency and coherence, making it difficult for audiences to view her feats as logically sound and justifiable.
The "coherence" here meant to imply that casual audiences subjectively gravitates to "method vs magic" and "show vs tell" dichotomies. In Junko's case, she's magic&tell type portrayal of smart character, solidifying her Black Hope trope role character. If people prefer realistic way of smart characters, then it's not dishonesty to use realistic scaling to call them d*mb.

"Proven Ability on complexity of narrative on thought process" is overall a fancy way of stating "having a step by step, logical thought" (reliance on Logical scaling to determine "thought process" simultaneously you stated "thought process itself has little bearing on the impressiveness of the reasoning"), this is NOT complexity of thought process.

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Honestly, my own explanation what was "complexity of thought process" is if still confused you.
I think video helps:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=t3Ha6ivZono