Still have no idea what's happening, but this mysterious SoL feeling ain't bad at all.
Also our onee-san's still great.
Thanks for the translation and take care of yourself!

Take a look

IT'S IN A BOOK

There's no way in hell that it's a Reading Rainbow reference. But I want it to be one so badly.

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I was about to read this, then I entered Goumoto and saw the other manga they made and remembered what a huge waste of time that was... Returned to this afterwards and noticed there was no yuri tag and that was like the final piece of the puzzle. Still, anyone want to make me change my mind? Is there any reason to read this?

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For the record I have seen multiple pictures of this series being in the yuri section in japanese bookstores

Wich could mean nothing but it's interesting to note

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For the record I have seen multiple pictures of this series being in the yuri section in japanese bookstores

Wich could mean nothing but it's interesting to note

I'm keeping hopes, haha!!

I was about to read this, then I entered Goumoto and saw the other manga they made and remembered what a huge waste of time that was... Returned to this afterwards and noticed there was no yuri tag and that was like the final piece of the puzzle. Still, anyone want to make me change my mind? Is there any reason to read this?

It's bizarre mystery which, even if not yuri, is good enough for me. Another reason is princess_daphie is doing the translation and I greatly enjoy her choices. I'm anxiously awaiting the next chapter!

Thank you for the new chapter, @princess_daphie.

Thanks for the chapter!

This makes me want pudding and a round doggy

@Jumbo_Senior @naivety you're welcome!! i'll try to catch up on this one a bit before switching back to my other titles

So, if not from the last time we saw her, I definitely think Maria has a slight crush on our Alice girl. How she feels about romance, if even at all, we'll have to wait and see.

Thanks again, @princess_daphie. Although confusing at times, the art and the strange relationship between Alice & the witch make this story captivating. The chapter in which they share a Dragon fruit (ch 4) hooked me; Alice and I have the same opinion of them.

Small typo on 6.1 panel 2:
I'm telling on you you to sensei!

Onee san being an upstanding OL and supportive(?) co-worker is super hot.
Love her even more now...

Lovely work! It's a little hard to follow for sure, but I'm very much looking forward to seeing more. Thanks for translating!

Lovely work! It's a little hard to follow for sure, but I'm very much looking forward to seeing more. Thanks for translating!

Okay, I’m confused. Who was it that said, ‘she looks like a child who’s being preyed on by a wolf in….’? Was it the witch or her male relative?

Okay, I’m confused. Who was it that said, ‘she looks like a child who’s being preyed on by a wolf in….’? Was it the witch or her male relative?

Pretty sure it was still the guy's thoughts carrying over from the previous page.

Is this turning an age gap story

Well this chapter ramped up the bad vibes

I was about to read this, then I entered Goumoto and saw the other manga they made and remembered what a huge waste of time that was... Returned to this afterwards and noticed there was no yuri tag and that was like the final piece of the puzzle. Still, anyone want to make me change my mind? Is there any reason to read this?

if there is no Yuri tag i do not know way you are still confused XD

we have stories with Yuri tag that goes no were, the lack of it should not be the inverse >.<

Totally stoked to see the next chapter, this one has absolutely sunk its fangs into me and it won't let me go. I'm going kind of insane over the metaphorical imagery and what it might mean. ZERO TRUST for the witch, I think she's even more dangerous than any of the kids invading her house imagined.
One thing I really like is how Alice's imagination, what she focuses on and especially how she envisions it, lends such nuance to her internal conflict. She knows she's being drawn to the witch, but she can't name those feelings as attraction. She feels any closeness so sharply, which gets represented by panel perspectives and even fisheye lens effects (as when they were sitting on the porch) that make the two of them seem physically closer together.
She fixates on questions like “Why does the witch paint her nails?” and “What is her name?” not only because she wants to get deeper into the witch's life, but because those questions act as distractions—if she's busy pursuing questions that she can't answer herself, she doesn't need to confront the one she can: “Why do I feel this way about this woman?”
Of course, the unsettling thing is the increasing reciprocation from the witch. A middle schooler feeling attracted to an adult isn't abnormal. It's not dangerous. An adult feeling that same way about a middle schooler absolutely is. A lot of the imagery comes back to that, I think.

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Is this turning an age gap story

I think it's been pretty heavily foreshadowing that since chapter 3. The nail painting imagery seemed to me like some very strong innuendo. I stopped taking the story at face value after that and started reading it as an abuse narrative told through imagery. It's an absolute masterwork if you look at it that way, seriously.

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Congratulations on your release #420 Daphie!

Love the story even though it is so vague-y vague-y and fragmented

Congratulations on your release #420 Daphie!

Love the story even though it is so vague-y vague-y and fragmented

Thank you thank you! I guess it'll feel like such a huge milestone when I reach 500! Half a thousand!!! As old as the typical 500yo loli, haha :)

And yeah, this story has something to it, the art and all, even though it's so metaphorical and imagery-based. Maybe that's why though actually!

You can't "get a heat stroke". English does not work that way.

You can get or have heatstroke (one word, btw), or suffer from heatstroke. But not a heat stroke (or even a heatstroke). Uncountable nouns, one of English's tank traps!

Don't worry, you aren't the first translator I've seen make this exact same weird and very specific mistake.

Also, it's nice to see the yuri has finally come out of hiding in this manga.

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