When u reread this manga from the start, its kinda sad... :'(

Think about Ran for a second - at the end she says "Were you that scared?" in a way that seems (to me) to suggest amusement, like "it's just an earthquake!"

There's a possibility that it might be fake amusement to help take Keiko's mind off the fear (or what she probably assumed was fear). Making light in a tense situation is not an uncommon thing to do.

One of my two predictions about Ran's father's death... Seems like I wasn't too far off. (Stated this on pg.19... along with some other, generally speaking, far fetched theories lol.)

The other possibility is it's tied to the 2011 tsunami and her dad got dragged out to sea. (That earthquake bit in chapter 6, pg.5 still confuses the hell out of me to be honest.) And her saying, "I'm so glad," may be her hearing that her mom is finally recovering from the death of her father.

Also, what's with the mentioning about Keiko's mother's death? I must have misread something somewhere because this is new to me. O_o. (As a theory anyways.)

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"...I want to portray a slightly different relationship, one where the two mutually inspire each other to live - if I’m able to, then perhaps I’ll be closer to portraying a true expression of love."- Hayao Miyazaki

This is how i see Ran and Keiko's relationship. I think how they stick around for each other and support one another is a perfect portrayal of true love. So, i have no doubt that they truly love each other, but sadly it doesn't guarantee us that they're gonna end up together.

goooood! Part of me wishes the author to just lay down everything already and end this vagueness. but i have to admit that the ambiguity in the story and how the author fills it nicely is quite amazing.

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Seriously so many things wrong with that, it could be for pleasure or maybe she was scared of being a virgin or anything and that would be a half decent reason but nope just doing it cause she was gonna have it anyway..........

These are two "valid" reasons to loose your virginity when you are a teen or young adult and "just to get it over with" is one too. For me it was a mix of these and I didn't really thought about it at the time. That came years later.

Also, the "But did I really consider that... just now" probably means she considered train suicide ( which is a common and pretty successful way of committing suicide ).

nah she might be thinking there're casualty by the quake and delighted by the tought.

Oh that makes more sense, well that's even more dark of a thought, wish harm on others. I see why she was taken aback and why she looked down on herself again for still being the same.

I thought of train suicide, too, but Schadenfreude really makes more sense.

The last 2 chapters made my Yurisense tingle. But it doesnt matter anymore, its a great read and I really don't see forced drama here. The story goes over a long stretch of time which makes the things that happend quite realistic.

As a 30yo virgin i felt offended.....lol

:( is stretch dead or?

i got used to the fast updates lol, thanks :>

How did you deduce the miscarriage? Hell, why did you guys even thought she was pregnant? I'm so confused @~@

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How did you deduce the miscarriage? Hell, why did you guys even thought she was pregnant? I'm so confused @~@

Her holding her chest and hugging her husband, her dressed up in a hospital gown, them apparently having a catastrophic event leading to a breakup.

I would never, EVER, realized that. Too subtle for my ass >_>. Thanks.

lol no worries, I actually wonder why Shou is being so coy about it. I'm he's setting us up for a scene where Keiko tearfully relates all this to Ran, then Ran clutches her tight, strokes her hair and... aww crap I better go to bed before I start writing fanfiction.

I'm pretty sure the current flashback actually is Keiko telling the story to Ran.

http://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/stretch_ch23#5
Yuri
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that Pectoralls Major Triceps Brachli stretch . .so much win

http://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/stretch_ch23#5
Yuri
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For some reason, the nonchalant-ness makes it feel less Yuri-y to me.

Man I knew I was being too optimistic to expect a proper follow up to chapter 22.

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http://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/stretch_ch23#5
Yuri
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You jest but this pretty much confirms that they have a deeper bond to be just friends.

Said that, it seems like Snow is trolling us. Is his revenge over Prism ;_;

I wish we had heated tables in American :'(

Said that, it seems like Snow is trolling us. Is his revenge over Prism ;_;

Man, I really miss Prism....I wish it could be finished but we all know what isn't happening lol. RIP

well, away from the plot, back to trolling

http://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/stretch_ch23#5
Yuri
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For some reason, the nonchalant-ness makes it feel less Yuri-y to me.

I keep on getting the feeling that Higashiyama wants to put yuri in but is not actually supposed to, so by making it nonchalant it slips under the radar? It's prolly just wish-projection on my side though.

The stretch has finally came back! I lol'd to this chap, but I really think that yuri won't be a chance anymore...tsk.

well a few more chapters and im gonna drop, it seems there wont be any yuri to be found and i wanted an actual followup to 22 but no dice

I had a feeling they wouldn't follow up on the last couple of chapters right away. The pattern so far has generally been alternating between plot chapters and ones focusing on stretching and just giving a little flavour to their life together.

My prediction is at least one more chapter with stretches before the actual story returns.

OMG yes, more stretches. I can't bring my self to DL this, Like wise with Virgin's empire, so good, I'd buy them.

http://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/stretch_ch23#5
Yuri
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For some reason, the nonchalant-ness makes it feel less Yuri-y to me.

Yeah, to me too.

I've come to the conclusion that it's impossible to do stretching with dog. #foreveralone.

I thought the non-chalantness was quite charming though. Like Dark_Tzitzimine said, just shows how they have a deep bond (which can hopefully go deeper!) and are comfy with one another.