so did Nagi drugged Airi or what? I still don't get it

hypnotized in her sleep probably. lower left text about "breath" and "warmth"

https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/ill_become_a_gal_whos_kind_to_otaku_ch34#3

Yeah, the text in the bottom left and in the background of the proceeding page are both like, stuff you would hear to relax and become more suggestible or otherwise more pliable to hypnosis. I'm pretty sure I've heard audios with those.

OKAY? this one has always stuck out as an especially good gag manga but WHAT? THE HELL? should've listened to fumi's warnings...

i really can't wait to see what sugar. does next. i like the smaller bits where the humanity of the characters is brought out- like with nagi's broken confession to airi. that whole sequence is really emotional and very real to me, so i wonder what something beyond the 4koma format would look like from them!

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i didn't realise nagi might've hypnotized her lol, i thought the chocolate was weed chocolate and airi was having the worlds worst trip. what's she gonna make her do..... ehehehe....

ohhhhhh
the chapter is called "A-Side" like an audio cassette
like Airi listened to hypnosis audio on purpose because she and Nagi were bored

Eh, I hope Nagi didn't do anything on purpose. I'll endure the weird NTR couple as a side joke, but not my main girls...

Nagi's making her move

I doubt Nagi did anything on purpose (Drugged? Hypnotized?) Keep in mind, this is from Airi's pov and as stated from the start of chapter, she's having trouble remembering thus the weirdly cropped panel and the censored words. Nagi seems to also realize something went wrong just before Airi packed her bags and went on her trip.

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My guess is they, the two of them, tried out a hypnosis kit Fumi brought; and having been watching horror stuff, they decided to do something in that direction. Airi went under, and Nagi put in a couple of triggers. Maybe something like 'when I offer to hold your hand, you will see me as a monster' or 'when you go home, you'll go to my place instead'.

But one little detail is catching my attention: the panel where it is stated 'I'm Takane Nagi and you're Arimoto Airi.' That sounds like a reaffirmation of some induced identity shenanigans. Like maybe the Airi we see is actually Nagi made to think she's Airi, and that's why when she tries to run home she runs to Nagi's home.

In any case, I look forward to seeing the curtain drawn back on this relatively benign mindscrew.

But one little detail is catching my attention: the panel where it is stated 'I'm Takane Nagi and you're Arimoto Airi.' That sounds like a reaffirmation of some induced identity shenanigans. Like maybe the Airi we see is actually Nagi made to think she's Airi, and that's why when she tries to run home she runs to Nagi's home.

In that vein, it's worth noting that after the frame splice, they've switched sides at the table. It's not obvious, because they're lined up with their positions in the frame at the top of the page, but those two frames are from oposite perspectives.

Who buys food from a secondhand sales website? That is sketchy as hell, and Japan has a long history of food contamination crimes.

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Oh, look! Chocolate psilocybin edibles are a thing in the USA. Oh boy.

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Seriously, what the fuck

But one little detail is catching my attention: the panel where it is stated 'I'm Takane Nagi and you're Arimoto Airi.' That sounds like a reaffirmation of some induced identity shenanigans. Like maybe the Airi we see is actually Nagi made to think she's Airi, and that's why when she tries to run home she runs to Nagi's home.

In that vein, it's worth noting that after the frame splice, they've switched sides at the table. It's not obvious, because they're lined up with their positions in the frame at the top of the page, but those two frames are from oposite perspectives.

Yeah and the previous page also shows them from both angles correctly swapping them around before they eat the chocolates after which they are shown conspicuously from behind Fumi's head to highlight the perspective shift incorrectly seating them.

So they definitely swapped physically, rather they used the chocolates to make themselves believe they are eachother for fun and profit.

Which would make Airi(Nagi's) perspective of Nagi(Airi) incredibly funny. Like did the perspective shift make her feel the way she believes Airi feels toward herself? Hilarious.

Nagi hypnotizing herself "I am Arimoto Airi, my best friend is Takane Nagi, she's super cool and handsome and I am in love with her"

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Relatable
i get nghtmares too consuming too much horror

the author thought of random things to reference, at shoved it all into a single chapter

But one little detail is catching my attention: the panel where it is stated 'I'm Takane Nagi and you're Arimoto Airi.' That sounds like a reaffirmation of some induced identity shenanigans. Like maybe the Airi we see is actually Nagi made to think she's Airi, and that's why when she tries to run home she runs to Nagi's home.

In that vein, it's worth noting that after the frame splice, they've switched sides at the table. It's not obvious, because they're lined up with their positions in the frame at the top of the page, but those two frames are from oposite perspectives.

Lol i actually really like this. it makes it so that Nagi (as Airi) probably is subconsciously recalling her crush on Airi (as Nagi) but is also being charmed by the image of herself.

the author thought of random things to reference, at shoved it all into a single chapter

You make it sound like that's not most of the chapters.

the author thought of random things to reference, at shoved it all into a single chapter

I think once the author realized they could safely start writing their interests because they secured a certain amount of volumes, they just started adding in a bunch of stuff they liked (go off queen). like throwing in best friend character who's into ntr? that extra with airi just getting tf-ed? author knows ball and is going for a half court shot

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also I interpreted the "i'm takane nagi, and you're arimoto airi. Right?" panel as like nagi double checking that the hypnosis only went a specific amount and not too far, especially with the amnesia aspect. I thought she was double checking that like airi knew who she was and where she was, but forgot what had just happened to her. I do really like the interpretation that they "switched", so to speak, though cause that's just an interesting concept to me.

could go either way, to be honest, since it could be just nagi instinctively going back to her own house, or airi being hypnotized to go to nagi's house, which she said in chapter 20 she's been to a lot.

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Uh ... Is most of the chapter missing or did they actually put out a 1 page chapter?

I could be wrong, but it feels to me less like the author is throwing stuff at the wall insomuch as they're intentionally elaborating on the definition of 'otaku' to the wide range of specific interests that can fall under that umbrella rather than a narrow classical stereotype. These people are passionate about manga, some of them. But also TCGs, and gachas, obscure music, (a specific subset of) furry characters, and a lot of other things that fully mainstream folks might be barely aware exist.

Airi might be an otaku herself, but even she runs up against topics others are highly into that she herself is only vaguely aware of at best, making her attempts to bridge the gap only marginally different than if she were indeed the perky always-Gal she attempts to put on as a front. It's a story about allowing yourself to have an open mind, and it is introducing those specific interests in yes, a comedic tone often times, but also a positive one. The chunni chapter is handled with compassion for the most part, and the most negative the series as a whole really got was Mari getting called out for aping knowledgeability so she could look down on people, and it's good she got called out early before that mutated into gatekeeping.

As for the current situation, I've already put down my guesses. Did they swap, did Airi just get some triggers, or something else? The single page tease we've gotten is a bit cheeky, guess we just wait and see.

Yuri rebuttal of the Geek Hierarchy?