HEARTBEAT TWICE MEANS LOVE RIGHT? Legit though im excited for more!!!!!!!!

Kaede totally got what Nanami's confession meant but she feigned ignorance bc she's not ready to face it yet bc unlike Koyuki's confession, Nanami's actually made her kokoro go doki doki and she has to hash all that out before she feels ready to reply to her.
At least that's my take on the whole thing

progress? i think?

and louko continues to be the real star of this manga, she is so precious

Louko is too good for this world, I hope she gets together with that kouhai from that sequel spinoff thing.

Kaede totally got what Nanami's confession meant but she feigned ignorance bc she's not ready to face it yet bc unlike Koyuki's confession, Nanami's actually made her kokoro go doki doki and she has to hash all that out before she feels ready to reply to her.
At least that's my take on the whole thing

There are two ways I could see this going, The first is the heartwarming scenario you just described which is the one I am personally rooting for.

The second possibility is that she misunderstood the intention behind Nanami's confession as platonic in nature, but hearing those words out of her mouth still made her heart do a backflip which she hid because she didn't want to make things awkward by getting all visibly flustered over what she believed was intended to be a declaration of deep friendship rather than romantic interest.

Kaede totally got what Nanami's confession meant but she feigned ignorance bc she's not ready to face it yet bc unlike Koyuki's confession, Nanami's actually made her kokoro go doki doki and she has to hash all that out before she feels ready to reply to her.
At least that's my take on the whole thing

There are two ways I could see this going, The first is the heartwarming scenario you just described which is the one I am personally rooting for.

The second possibility is that she misunderstood the intention behind Nanami's confession as platonic in nature, but hearing those words out of her mouth still made her heart do a backflip which she hid because she didn't want to make things awkward by getting all visibly flustered over what she believed was intended to be a declaration of deep friendship rather than romantic interest.

True true. Either way it achieved the important thing, making Kaede conscious of Nanami in a romantic sense~ Still 3 volumes left, so i'm sure there's plenty to go down- and then uphill from here xD

That's .. not the worst reaction.

Priorities.

That was a lot of bad omens...

Kaede totally got what Nanami's confession meant but she feigned ignorance bc she's not ready to face it yet bc unlike Koyuki's confession, Nanami's actually made her kokoro go doki doki and she has to hash all that out before she feels ready to reply to her.
At least that's my take on the whole thing

There are two ways I could see this going, The first is the heartwarming scenario you just described which is the one I am personally rooting for.

The second possibility is that she misunderstood the intention behind Nanami's confession as platonic in nature, but hearing those words out of her mouth still made her heart do a backflip which she hid because she didn't want to make things awkward by getting all visibly flustered over what she believed was intended to be a declaration of deep friendship rather than romantic interest.

I think it's pretty clear from the end there that she understood the intention and played dumb because she wasn't ready to face the implications for whatever reason.

Personally, I hope they keep the pattern going, and introduce a new character who falls in love with Kaede that doesn't have a chance, but who sparks Kaede realizing her feelings for Nanami. It's basically the theme at this point, they might as well lean into it.

(Edit: Conservation of Lesbian Momentum?)

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Luoko just went from simply "precious" to "living national treasure".

Also, some progress happened between the main couple.

No one is rooting for Koyuki's happiness so I'll do that.... I hope she gets her happy ending too.

Am I missing something? Louko said spilling her latte on her reports is hours of work sent down the drain, but no, surely she can just print them out again. I know Japanese corporations expect you to handwrite your CV and cover letters like in the 17th century, but surely not your work reports?

Poor Nanami is so in her head she's slowly going insane by the looks of it. And Kae is just as oblivious as always.

And I also want Koyuki to have her happy ending as well I've always liked her character. This series is what eight total volumes?(I think that's what mangadex said last time I looked). Hopefully someone comes along to charm her and maker her happy still have plenty of time.

Poor Nanami is so in her head she's slowly going insane by the looks of it. And Kae is just as oblivious as always.

And I also want Koyuki to have her happy ending as well I've always liked her character. This series is what eight total volumes?(I think that's what mangadex said last time I looked). Hopefully someone comes along to charm her and maker her happy still have plenty of time.

I actually don't think Kae is oblivious anymore. The ending to the last chapter seems to suggest that Kae knows what's happening but is avoiding the subject (for unrevealed reasons). She likely knows what Nanami was hinting at in their convo about Koyuki as well.

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Seriously, who would not fall in love with this woman?
I just don't understand why she picked Kaede, of all people. At least Kaede is making some improvements.

Seriously, who would not fall in love with this woman?
I just don't understand why she picked Kaede, of all people. At least Kaede is making some improvements.

I don’t understand your comment at all ???? it’s my english language that bad that I read your comment like you are contradicting yourself

Oh, Koyuki, she knows. That's exactly why she's been behaving like this lately. ;)

No one is rooting for Koyuki's happiness so I'll do that.... I hope she gets her happy ending too.

Yeah, I just want her and Louko to get their happily ever after too

Poor Nanami is so in her head she's slowly going insane by the looks of it. And Kae is just as oblivious as always.

I actually don't think Kae is oblivious anymore. The ending to the last chapter seems to suggest that Kae knows what's happening but is avoiding the subject (for unrevealed reasons). She likely knows what Nanami was hinting at in their convo about Koyuki as well.

I think one reason is pretty transparent from this chapter: Kaede does not see Nanami as her equal (nor vice versa, if we are entirely honest) and has internalized the notion that she has to earn Nanami's love before she may reciprocate.

Poor Nanami is so in her head she's slowly going insane by the looks of it. And Kae is just as oblivious as always.

I actually don't think Kae is oblivious anymore. The ending to the last chapter seems to suggest that Kae knows what's happening but is avoiding the subject (for unrevealed reasons). She likely knows what Nanami was hinting at in their convo about Koyuki as well.

I think one reason is pretty transparent from this chapter: Kaede does not see Nanami as her equal (nor vice versa, if we are entirely honest) and has internalized the notion that she has to earn Nanami's love before she may reciprocate.

Yeah, that's possible too but a few chapters ago (ch.17) Kae describes dating relationships as being troublesome and talks about how she'd like to avoid them (as they've caused issues in the past). In that scene she says she cherishes her friendships now and is content with that. This scene comes after Koyuki confesses to Kae (and Kae was talking with Nanami on the balcony). So I imagine Kae's past relationship experience is more what's making her worry and want to run from something that she likely assumes will end in the ruining of her present life with Nanami.

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Oh, Koyuki, she knows. That's exactly why she's been behaving like this lately. ;)

I suspect she knows that Nanami knows. This is a shot across the bow.

Now that was a nice little talk.

And looks like we're about to find out about Kae-chan's past next.

So does she stupidly contact Aoi bring her back into her life and Aoi confesses that she loved her for real and figured nothing would come of it and that's the reason she left?

Since we are told this part from Kaede's perspective, who isn't the sharpest tool in the shed when it comes to relationships, I am pretty sure we are missing a huge chunk of it. On the other hand, I am not sure why the author feels it so important to tell Aoi's story at this point? I was under the impression that her part is already over, but maybe I'm wrong.

EDIT: Also, 777th post in this thread, yay. :-)

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Since we are told this part from Kaede's perspective, who isn't the sharpest tool in the shed when it comes to relationships, I am pretty sure we are missing a huge chunk of it. On the other hand, I am not sure why the author feels it so important to tell Aoi's story at this point? I was under the impression that her part is already over, but maybe I'm wrong.

It does feel like bad story telling yeah. I quite like the character, so I wished she would have been introduced in a different way. Now it feels like it's just a plot device to make the main romance stall. An interesting plot device sure, but the way the whole character have been handle doesn't feel right in a story telling point of view.

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