It's really cute how casually their friendship shifted into being romantic. Like, their relationship hasn't actually changed, they already acted like a couple, the only difference is they kiss sometimes now. Its just really cute and it makes me smile.

She wants to study Koga-sans lips more...

I think Aya is studying so she can go to a school in America so she can be with Mitsuki… I think I may be wrong but I remember that being a thing….?

^ Kanna originally wanted to bring Mitsuki with her to the US though she seems to have relented after she saw the relationship Mitsuki had with Aya. It's always possible it will be brought back later, especially if Mitsuki ends up getting a music contract.

I think Aya is studying so she can go to a school in America so she can be with Mitsuki… I think I may be wrong but I remember that being a thing….?

I don't think that was explicit. Could be another reason Aya has thrown herself at English.

I think Aya is studying so she can go to a school in America so she can be with Mitsuki… I think I may be wrong but I remember that being a thing….?

I don't think that was explicit. Could be another reason Aya has thrown herself at English.

It was in the previous chapter--Aya wants to learn English because it will open up the world of Western music to her, and also (real reason) she wants to fully understand Mitsuki's lyrics.

https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/the_guy_she_was_interested_in_wasnt_a_guy_at_all_ch125#3
https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/the_guy_she_was_interested_in_wasnt_a_guy_at_all_ch125#4

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Right, that was explicit. Wanting to be able to follow Aya to the US wasn't, though it's plausible.

Right, that was explicit. Wanting to be able to follow Aya to the US wasn't, though it's plausible.

Ah, right. My impression is that the Mitsuki-to-US plan is, at best, on hold. Joe's promise to follow Kanna poses the questions for the future of: when, how, and what about Mitsuki?

I've only ever seen the "going to America" trope in manga used as a way of temporarily removing characters from the plot--it's a little hard for me to imagine a manga endgame of "all the main characters transplant to the West and live happily ever after," although I'm sure it must have happened sometime, given how many manga there are.

oh they are so cute, but that last panel seems painful

Last page seems (at lest to me) to be foreshadowing some momentary upcoming drama ... maybe? ... perhaps?

Could it go down the time of; Aya gets tired and worn out studying but keeps telling herself everything is okay. Mitsuke notices Aya becoming more withdrawn (because Aya's so tired) and thinks it something she's done. Neither talk about it and things spiral downwards?

I think Aya is studying so she can go to a school in America so she can be with Mitsuki… I think I may be wrong but I remember that being a thing….?

I think she just wants to understand lyrics of songs she listens to. People keep bringing up Mitsuki going to USA, but I personally feel that particular plot point was shot down almost on arrival.

In manga itself, the only person who brought up that idea was Kanna, in a half-joking way, to tease Joe. She did not bring this up again ever again, so even if we consider she was serious about it, she seems to have given up on the idea.

Mitsuki herself was never exposed to the idea of going to USA, she haven't ever bring up any desire to go, nor anybody else toted that idea to her. And, honestly, as much as I can read her personality, I don't think she is a type of person to leave everything she knows in pursuit of some ambitious musical career.

The only reamining plot point that I can see that would lead Mistuki to leave country is to follow her uncle, and I honestly think it would go against their character arc we were shown. Joe wants to pursuit his own happiness, Mitsuki wants it to without keeping him from pursuit it, if she was to follow him, I feel that it would be against these themes.

And why does she need to leave if she wanted to pursue musical career? We already have someone from industry introduced in the person of Hime's father, I find it more likely this is where Mitsuki's way will lead her if she is to go into show biz.
Hell, why does she need to go the musical industry road? The comic is taking place in the modern times, with social media and the internet in full swing, so she can pretty much become a famous singer from anywhere in the world. Hell, she already went viral, why not pursue this path of indie artist?

Not even mentioning that American Dream is dead and there is no more chance to get successful for anyone in USA than anywhere else in the world, Or that modern times USA is not really that safe to travel for foreigners.

always keep your nails short (๑>ᴗO๑)

Glad they skipped the “oh we kissed but are we ATUALLY dating? Did I just misread the situation?” dilemma that a lot of Yuri manga goes through they both want eachother and know it lol

Only Aya's index finger is long in the last page, the rest are short... stares respectfully

Now that was a beautiful kiss. ^_^

The last page brought up a bit more trouble again, though. But I'm sure that's nothing they can't handle together.

Now that was a beautiful kiss. ^_^

The last page brought up a bit more trouble again, though. But I'm sure that's nothing they can't handle together.

Somebody please spell out for me what is so troubling about that last page. (I’m not quite clear what is happening in the “OW!” panel—my first thought is that she got some of Mitsuki’s black polish on her own hand and broke a nail trying to scrape it off. And further, that every little thing reminds her of her gf, distracting her from studying.)

But I could certainly be misreading it.

"need to study harder" alone in a dark room -> cutting back on time with Mitsuki -> divorce arc/relationship crisis

"need to study harder" alone in a dark room -> cutting back on time with Mitsuki -> divorce arc/relationship crisis

Holy shit—I had a grandmother who also saw disaster looming in every little gray cloud or random stumble. But she just needed anti-depressants.

Man, great to see this manga continue after the kiss.

"need to study harder" alone in a dark room -> cutting back on time with Mitsuki -> divorce arc/relationship crisis

Holy shit—I had a grandmother who also saw disaster looming in every little gray cloud or random stumble. But she just needed anti-depressants.

"Romance interferes with studies, throttle back on romance" occurs a lot in fiction, and sometimes in real life. Your implication that the people worrying (likely based on experience) are mentally ill is utterly rude and uncalled for.

"need to study harder" alone in a dark room -> cutting back on time with Mitsuki -> divorce arc/relationship crisis

Holy shit—I had a grandmother who also saw disaster looming in every little gray cloud or random stumble. But she just needed anti-depressants.

"Romance interferes with studies, throttle back on romance" occurs a lot in fiction, and sometimes in real life. Your implication that the people worrying (likely based on experience) are mentally ill is utterly rude and uncalled for.

Duly noted. Your implication that grandma’s excessive pessimism was a form of “mental illness” would likewise be “utterly rude,” except she passed away decades ago, so it won’t bother her.

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Now that was a beautiful kiss. ^_^

The last page brought up a bit more trouble again, though. But I'm sure that's nothing they can't handle together.

Somebody please spell out for me what is so troubling about that last page. (I’m not quite clear what is happening in the “OW!” panel—my first thought is that she got some of Mitsuki’s black polish on her own hand and broke a nail trying to scrape it off. And further, that every little thing reminds her of her gf, distracting her from studying.)

But I could certainly be misreading it.

That looks more like blood to me, and her other nails are in a pretty horrible state as well, so she very much seems to be overworking herself and worrying too much, to the extent of destroying her own nails with nervous scratching.

Now that was a beautiful kiss. ^_^

The last page brought up a bit more trouble again, though. But I'm sure that's nothing they can't handle together.

Somebody please spell out for me what is so troubling about that last page. (I’m not quite clear what is happening in the “OW!” panel—my first thought is that she got some of Mitsuki’s black polish on her own hand and broke a nail trying to scrape it off. And further, that every little thing reminds her of her gf, distracting her from studying.)

But I could certainly be misreading it.

That looks more like blood to me, and her other nails are in a pretty horrible state as well, so she very much seems to be overworking herself and worrying too much, to the extent of destroying her own nails with nervous scratching.

Ok, I can see that reading. Aya’s nails definitely are longer on previous pages. But given that the drama in this series has hardly been tragic and is usually resolved pretty fluffily, “Aya seems anxious about studying” strikes me as a hell of a long way from “incoming divorce arc.”

Duly noted. Your implication that grandma’s excessive pessimism was a form of “mental illness” would likewise be “utterly rude,” except she passed away decades ago, so it won’t bother her.

I'm probably going to regret getting into this, but I feel like I should point out, you mentioned anti-depressants and while they are not prescribed exclusively for depression that did seem to be the implication in your post. Depression is as a mental disorder, so if what you meant was "excessive pessimism" and not depression, I don't think the fault lies with the person who replied to you.

That being said, while I do agree that this probably won't be a "divorce arc", the last page does read as ominous to me. I'm not sure where the author is going with it, though.

Duly noted. Your implication that grandma’s excessive pessimism was a form of “mental illness” would likewise be “utterly rude,” except she passed away decades ago, so it won’t bother her.

I'm probably going to regret getting into this, but I feel like I should point out, you mentioned anti-depressants and while they are not prescribed exclusively for depression that did seem to be the implication in your post. Depression is as a mental disorder, so if what you meant was "excessive pessimism" and not depression, I don't think the fault lies with the person who replied to you.

Thank you for your opinion on where to place blame. I’m sure it will be very useful to someone for some reason.