Koguma really is getting bold. Not bold enough yet to do this without the swimsuit, but bold enough for such a promise. ^_^

Just two fools in love . . .

Honestly, seeing (again) just how tiny Koguma looks in her swimsuit I do get why she's self-conscious about her body, but Hino obviously doesn't mind. She'll tell her that in no uncertain terms eventually, I'm sure. Her line "[...]I'm not disappointed or anything[...]" could already be seen as a throwback to Koguma's remark last chapter, but I don't think that's what Hino was trying to get at here.

She IS super tiny- Koguma is only 4ft 7inch :)

And while she obviously likes Hino's reassurances she has already had multiple that she likes her body and it doesn't seem to have made much headway against her core belief :( I think it will take them becoming a couple and lots of words and actions from Hino till she really belives it herself.

p.s That blush and 'i'll show you my body one day' and how Hino is all what does that mean? and why am i thinking this stuff really makes it clear to me Hino is mostly clueless- but that I think Koguma is NOT- I think she is aware they might become a couple, or is hoping they will?

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I just need to tell the internet that i'm screaming, each time, without fail, whenever the chapter ends.

Thank you

p.s That blush and 'i'll show you my body one day' and how Hino is all what does that mean? and why am i thinking this stuff really makes it clear to me Hino is mostly clueless- but that I think Koguma is NOT- I think she is aware they might become a couple, or is hoping they will?

Or possibly already thinks they are.

Hot damn thank you Cyan - two in a day is a blessing.

Lots of emotions in these two chapters but really, what is there to say other than that Koguma is going to give Hino a heart attack eventually, especially with that promise at the end. Literal weapons grade cuteness.

I do think it shows once more that Koguma is probably more aware of the romantic implications in both of their actions, even with her body image problems, while Hino is more aware of the more basic sexual (?) / physical nature of their relationship while still being confused about the way forward or the reason for her feelings.

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Blursed image.

p.s That blush and 'i'll show you my body one day' and how Hino is all what does that mean? and why am i thinking this stuff really makes it clear to me Hino is mostly clueless- but that I think Koguma is NOT- I think she is aware they might become a couple, or is hoping they will?

Hino's more clueless than Koguma about their feelings. Koguma is mainly held back by being shy right now, I think.

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Oh my god this is my drug and you're feeding me daily I might die

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Blursed image.

p.s That blush and 'i'll show you my body one day' and how Hino is all what does that mean? and why am i thinking this stuff really makes it clear to me Hino is mostly clueless- but that I think Koguma is NOT- I think she is aware they might become a couple, or is hoping they will?

Hino's more clueless than Koguma about their feelings. Koguma is mainly held back by being shy right now, I think.

Yes, they’ve functionally been an Idiot Couple ever since the shared-umbrella scene at least, even though neither will quite acknowledge it yet. Sometime soon I want to go back and count how many of Koguma’s “Baka!” and disappointed expressions have been motivated by her frustrated romantic impulses—quite a few, as I recall.

Meanwhile, Hino continues to use Koguma’s supposed “kindness” and her self-imposed guilt about her “bullying”/boundary violations to hide her true feelings—and Koguma’s—from herself.

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That... Was a lot bolder than I expected it to be

Does it hurt?! WTF?! Did she think she was using a pumice stone instead of a sponge? =p

"I'll show it to you one day" YES GO KOGUMA

This is literally sustaining me right now

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I think that counts as a confession or something. I’ve changed my mind Hino is the oblivious one and Koguma knows exactly what she wants.

Does it hurt?! WTF?! Did she think she was using a pumice stone instead of a sponge? =p

That line serves mainly just to heighten the overall level of innuendo :D

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

Feel-happy chemicals have begun to flow through my brain :)

@runrin Thank you for your hard work. This series is seriously one of the cutest, and I root for our idiot couple every time! <3

Does it hurt?! WTF?! Did she think she was using a pumice stone instead of a sponge? =p

I am deeply grateful for these translations, but I would love to also have the SFX translated--is that Hino flinching or jumping when Koguma first touches her back?

(I know SFX are a lot of redrawing work--maybe in side margin notes or endnotes?)

Service top Koguma waters my crops and activates my neurons.

Does it hurt?! WTF?! Did she think she was using a pumice stone instead of a sponge? =p

I am deeply grateful for these translations, but I would love to also have the SFX translated--is that Hino flinching or jumping when Koguma first touches her back?

(I know SFX are a lot of redrawing work--maybe in side margin notes or endnotes?)

Another option is putting a tiny english sfx next to the japanese ones - a lot less effort! (but i cant blame translators for skipping them).

If you mean the very first sfx she makes on page 3, that is bikuu - used for shock, flinch, suprised jolt, shudder etc- followed by some classic doki doki's in several panels.

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(I know SFX are a lot of redrawing work--maybe in side margin notes or endnotes?)

We just don't do sound effects full stop

It's not my decision, it's Stan's and has been that way since I joined Cyan Steam. There's no changing it unfortunately. I always try to get him to make an exception if I feel like the sfx are important or if it looks like we skipped someone talking because that is even more confusing imo.

Many people saying Hino is oblivious and Kogu is not

I reread the series yesterday. Seems like Kogu has been aware for a while.

In an early chapter she asks herself if Hino has a crush on her but she dismisses it. "Why else would she be doing all this stuff to me?"

In another, after the finds out Hino kissed her head while she was sleeping, she scolds her and says quietly that she wouldn't mind as long as she was awake.

Also, I'm pretty sure Hino is aware too, but maybe not as explicitly.

Rereading the series was quick and fun, and I recommend everybody does is :D

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This is one of those odd times where I'm both elated and crushed by the same panel. Koguma's being really brave and that's great, but she really doesn't need to and it's sad that she feels that way about herself.

Does it hurt?! WTF?! Did she think she was using a pumice stone instead of a sponge? =p

I am deeply grateful for these translations, but I would love to also have the SFX translated--is that Hino flinching or jumping when Koguma first touches her back?

(I know SFX are a lot of redrawing work--maybe in side margin notes or endnotes?)

Another option is putting a tiny english sfx next to the japanese ones - a lot less effort! (but i cant blame translators for skipping them).

If you mean the very first sfx she makes on page 3, that is bikuu - used for shock, flinch, suprised jolt, shudder etc- followed by some classic doki doki's in several panels.

Thanks--that's what I expected, given what Koguma then says.