Yes!

ok, its obvious that Meguru has a messed up perception of love

But her (real) sister should have a normal sense of things. So why did she let Meguru kiss her?

I mean, it definitely looks like Hiromi herself ran away to not have to deal with her own feelings.

And this also leaves the question of her mother- because it definitely seems like she had been hooking up with other women while married with a man. Who also seems to be no longer here?

Love how the manga balances Meguru's angst with Kasane's goofiness. Will be interesting to see what happens with that balance now that we're getting into the meat of the plot.

Didn't see a comment elaborating on Meguru's family situation prior to living with her sister.
Her mother passed away and Meguru first meets her sister at 10 years old.
Prior to that she was living with her mother, who had apparently divorced her father and was now seeing other women. Guess that means Meguru's sister had been living with their father after the divorce.

ok, its obvious that Meguru has a messed up perception of love

But her (real) sister should have a normal sense of things. So why did she let Meguru kiss her?

I mean, it definitely looks like Hiromi herself ran away to not have to deal with her own feelings.

And this also leaves the question of her mother- because it definitely seems like she had been hooking up with other women while married with a man. Who also seems to be no longer here?

Im under the impression that they were already divorced. The mother took Meguru while her sister went with the dad. Meguru probably got neglected so after some time her dad came to pick her up. But because he's too bussy, he let the sister take care of Meguru. Thats what I think

edit: @DrJamesFox said that the mother actually passed away, I guess I missed that

last edited at Apr 26, 2024 10:37AM

ok, its obvious that Meguru has a messed up perception of love

But her (real) sister should have a normal sense of things. So why did she let Meguru kiss her?

I mean, it definitely looks like Hiromi herself ran away to not have to deal with her own feelings.

And this also leaves the question of her mother- because it definitely seems like she had been hooking up with other women while married with a man. Who also seems to be no longer here?

Im under the impression that they were already divorced. The mother took Meguru while her sister went with the dad. Meguru probably got neglected so after some time her dad came to pick her up. But because he's too bussy, he let the sister take care of Meguru. Thats what I think

edit: @DrJamesFox said that the mother actually passed away, I guess I missed that

Easy to miss. Brief panel of their father lighting incense at a shrine for their mother: https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/contract_sisters_ch14_1#7

ok, its obvious that Meguru has a messed up perception of love

But her (real) sister should have a normal sense of things. So why did she let Meguru kiss her?

I mean, it definitely looks like Hiromi herself ran away to not have to deal with her own feelings.

And this also leaves the question of her mother- because it definitely seems like she had been hooking up with other women while married with a man. Who also seems to be no longer here?

Im under the impression that they were already divorced. The mother took Meguru while her sister went with the dad. Meguru probably got neglected so after some time her dad came to pick her up. But because he's too bussy, he let the sister take care of Meguru. Thats what I think

edit: @DrJamesFox said that the mother actually passed away, I guess I missed that

So basically the father's the one's that's MIA...and at the end, she's still neglected and lonely.

reality ensues

So basically the father's the one's that's MIA...and at the end, she's still neglected and lonely.

pretty much. Hopefully Kasane will fix that

what the taj mahal

It's mutual. It's twisted love! But it's mutual.

Man if Meguru isn't down worse than I thought. Well, her situation is also a bit more fucked up than expected.
I love it when a Manga's all the right kinds of wrong.

I kissed my sister and I liked it
Hope our father don't mind it
It felt wrong, it felt so right...

I'm normally against the first kiss happening while the other party is asleep and defenseless but at this point that's the least of Meguru's problems...

At this point, Meguru doesn't need an older sister, she needs a good therapist...

There’s not a single manga or anime I’ve ever consumed that has ever features a Therapist to any real degree, because Japan, so that absolutely will not happen. Issues like this always fall on strictly the person and their social circle to fix lmao

Pieta https://dynasty-scans.com/series/pieta

A lot of it takes place from the therapists' perspective.

My words that's fucked-up. I love it!
Thanks for the chapter!

And now we know what happened. As well as her acknowledging her current feelings.

Did not see the surprise coming with her mom, though!

I just realized something. Previous chapters implied Hiromi married a man, but that was just Meguru's imagination of her sister's spouse, their dad didn't send her a picture or anything. Hiromi moved to the States, right? And this chapter demonstrates she was attracted to women. So it's possible, maybe even likely, that she's married to another woman. Maybe one who looks like Meguru? That'd be funny.

Spicy.

Well. It's a lucky thing for Meguru that the person she decided to fixate on happens to be sweet and nice.

lmao that would be funny if she married a woman

but like, wow. if i had a nickel for every fucked up manga i read that involved a girl getting psychosexual over their sister figure and trying to figure that out, i'd have two nickels. which feels like way too much

At this point, Meguru doesn't need an older sister, she needs a good therapist...

Imagine if we had a Needs Therapy tag

lmao that would be funny if she married a woman

but like, wow. if i had a nickel for every fucked up manga i read that involved a girl getting psychosexual over their sister figure and trying to figure that out, i'd have two nickels. which feels like way too much

however, if you had a nickel for every manga where the sister has actual sexual feelings on the older one and it's not just some sister-oedipus thing to represent abandonment, you'd only have one.

ch16... why.... why have you done this

not the development I expected but a welcome one

I'm really curious about who was her mother kissing though. Will it ever come up again?

I don't remember if they mentioned Meguru's parents being divorced, or was that her mistress?