Ran is too good at pretending, but I still am not convinced that she is doing that on purpose. Ran is a goof, but I don't think she'd go doing something like that without considering Keiko's feeling

She's cruel here - there's now way she would forget Keiko's name. The trigger for her revenge was what got a little lost in translation (it's fixed now btw) - Keiko said not to praise Ran too much because then she'll get carried away. And immediately Ran hits back with that dialogue which ends in 'I'm sorry, I got a little carried away'. The true reason for doing that though... that's a good question. Perhaps she decided to go all in - after all she didn't get her feelings properly returned yet.

lol. my message from the 19th of May - now I'm really curious how much of it will come true

Crushes work in mysterious ways. Just because the only thing he does now is whining doesn't mean he's given up on her at all. I don't think anyone sees how it can be good for Keiko to go back to him, but that's not necessarily the case for her herself. If she really had true feelings for him, and if he really tries his best, in her opinion, like, you know, melts her heart - it may happen and she may forgive him. At least they don't seem like they properly ended their relationship, as it felt more like Keiko ragequitting due-to the miscarriage.
That essentially doesn't mean it's a het ending either, of course, because they are likely to break up very soon again just as well, forever this time. Or Keiko may reject him from the get-go. Or the guy might not even get the courage to get close to her again. It all depends on how string will Shou decide to troll the audience. Because, come on, essentially the manga is about the two girls living and stretching together. So everything that breaks this flow for more than a chapter or two will break the manga itself.
In that sense, I agree with you that the guy isn't a real option for Keiko. It's just that I'm afraid she's blind to it yet. And I wouldn't be that confident about the ex approaching Keiko again. Even if he tries to go for Ran, once he learns that Ran and that Keiko are roommates, he might reconsider and try to approach Keiko.

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Jesus Christ Ran

Dang.

I wonder what it means to settle things with an ex for good? Break up properly or restore the relationship?

last edited at Jun 17, 2015 6:27PM

Oh god chapter 38... "Everyone evacuate!! Here come into this safe room where you can all stay and read free yuri and have comfort snacks while the storm passes!!!"
I wanted to run and hide I don't even know why and I'm not even in the story god that was terrifying -.- and I so excitedly opened the chapter up to read too lmao.... Damn it Ran what are you trying to do?... I hope Reiko doesn't go back with him ;.; even if he is a good man I just ship Her and Ran bad!!! They can't do this to us!!! We need more yuri like this!!! Well technically it isn't yuri agh but aaaaahhh!!!!!
"Quickly everyone get inside the safe room while you still have be chance!!!"

I don't wanna see het tag in the end of the day

Oh sweet Madoka... I NEED the next chapter... no, scratch that, knowing Shou, I need the next three chapters, now.

Someone has time machine to spare?

There is absolutely no reason to be paranoid, here Keiko clearly don't want to go back with him and her friend advise her to make it clear

NOOoooooooo!!!........

Someone has time machine to spare?

Looks like someone needs a microwave, a phone, and the all important password el psy congroo.

Wait that's only the past jkk

[Edit: I agree with trafi, this development is a good thing not a bad thing]

last edited at Jun 17, 2015 6:39PM

I wonder what it means to settle things with an ex for good? Break up properly or restore the relationship?

Break up properly obviously. I've always said that Keiko and her ex should talk about themselves and the demise. Your may thingy about her "ragequitting" the relationship even though he left her is on point.

Keiko's prefered defense mechanism is just like mine, flight. Before she met him, she would jump partners and each time it got "complicated" she just cut ties.
But some things you can't run from forever, or you can but it would be negative in the long run and a missed opportunity.

From what we've seen, after the miscarriage she went into a ball and went into "I hate everything" phase. After some time her ex was like "I tried but it's time to admit defeat". This is probably one of the worse ways of breaking up, even worse than the "Im so mad get the fuck out of my life". It was a complete lack of communication and a silent break up.

When I saw the two of them meeting up I thought it would be this sort of chapter but it wasn't just Ran being a troll.

Not that I'm all that upset, this wasn't a SoL "filler" chapter, stuff happened even though it wasn't what folks wanted.

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She's cruel here - there's now way she would forget Keiko's name. The trigger for her revenge was what got a little lost in translation (it's fixed now btw) - Keiko said not to praise Ran too much because then she'll get carried away. And immediately Ran hits back with that dialogue which ends in 'I'm sorry, I got a little carried away'. The true reason for doing that though... that's a good question. Perhaps she decided to go all in - after all she didn't get her feelings properly returned yet.

After re-reading it again, yeah, Ran was burning them on purpose. But the last panel still convince me that she's just oblivious,or maybe she is teasing the ex-boyfriend a little more...well who knows. If she is doing on pupose though, I agree with you, for what reasons? It can't be just Ran's pay back.

I so need the next chapter. Hopefully Shou won't be giving us a filler episode next....

last edited at Jun 17, 2015 6:41PM

Someone has time machine to spare?

Looks like someone needs a microwave, a phone, and the all important password el psy congroo.

Wait that's only the past jkk

[Edit: I agree with trafi, this development is a good thing not a bad thing]
Dammit! I only got a DeLorean and a Flux Capacitor... Me and my luck!!

Oh dear, I'm scared. If Stretch has an het development I will be so so so so so depressed.
I'm scared!!
And now I'M PANICKING!!

Oh dear, I'm scared. If Stretch has an het development I will be so so so so so depressed.
I'm scared!!
And now I'M PANICKING!!

No such thing is going to happen.

Delorean? pffftt a time machine in desk drawer is the best way.

Me, once I saw where this is going

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cy1SyXuWBt8

I wonder what it means to settle things with an ex for good? Break up properly or restore the relationship?

I don't wanna see het tag in the end of the day

You can have a situation in 5 chapters where Keiko decides to reunite with her ex. The same chapter Ran does her first open and honest confession to Keiko; too late. They kiss for the first and last time.
Het Yuri Bad end

No Way

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Are people reading a different manga? why the panic?... You guys should re-read that last page carefully.

It's not a bad thing indeed, sooner or later we had to face the fact that they were going to meet. But still just the fact that it isn't "A YURI" and we don't know the authors plans for the future, it is a bit terrifying. Why? Well we already invested our time and soul into these two. Reading this manga made us comfortable to the fact that "they will most likely end together" but there still that fact that this manga feels like the type that would also Screw you over. Why? Because Ran and Keiko are still yet to talk about each others feelings as well as we aren't sure (even though we see by their actions) how exactly they feel. Knowing Ran she will try to either test keiko in terms of her feeling for her ex (we also don't know how Keiko feels about her ex exactly. So there's is still a possibility that they might get together...)
Then we could also have the Ran forcing the two to be together because that what she feels will make Keiko happiest (because Ran knows Keiko wants a family. Or children to be more precised). Onless the author ovoids the drama and just has Keiko break things up properly and painless... But err knowing her I don't think so... Not trying to scare anyone but that is my prediction. And I'm scared lmao!!!

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After re-reading it again, yeah, Ran was burning them on purpose. But the last panel still convince me that she's just oblivious,or maybe she is teasing the ex-boyfriend a little more...well who knows. If she is doing on pupose though, I agree with you, for what reasons? It can't be just Ran's pay back.

She's not oblivious, she's playing dumb on purpose to make the ex think that she doesn't know about the actual relationship between the two even though she lives together with Keiko.

What was really puzzling to me was how Ran remained perfectly cool. Actually, I had thought that, given how in control she was for Most of her interactions with Keiko, something unforeseen of that scale would just fry her circuits. Well, she seems to haven taken it in her stride after all.

Let's see what her reasoning behind that was and if it's going to pan out. I'm very glad something is happening again.

last edited at Jun 17, 2015 7:03PM

I wonder what it means to settle things with an ex for good? Break up properly or restore the relationship?

Break up properly obviously

Well, that's kinda my default reading of the chapter, but the bias towards it isn't huge at the moment. I couldn't read Keiko's mind from the pictures, so for now I'll leave some space for other possibilities. Considering the target audience of the manga though, those would practically be a suicide...

I have a feeling that her and Keiko are not going to be in good terms with each other in the next chapter agh

There is absolutely no reason to be paranoid, here Keiko clearly don't want to go back with him and her friend advise her to make it clear

Exactly. It's clear the advice she was given was about how she should woman up and bring proper closure. I'd say along the lines of "I'm sorry, I'm in love with someone else now--someone good looking, smart, big chested, oblivious . . ."

The main reaction I had to this chapter was "That's hilarious! Ohhh, you poor bastard! Ran doesn't hold back does she?"
I mean really, I'm amazed the guy didn't shrivel up and die of embarrassment on the spot.