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Leaping%20cow
joined Sep 27, 2017

Honestly this is moving too fast for my liking. Sadako and Hanako had hardly time to establish any real relationship, having mostly interacted indirectly before Sabbath interfered, and now there's supposed to be romantic tension with characters they quite literally met hours if not minutes ago?

I don't think Sadako and Hanako are supposed to have any real relationship yet, Sadako took to instantly liking Hanako but I think the actual relationship progression will come later. As for the present situation I don't think there's meant to be real romantic tension with the new characters, as I'm pretty certain it's a trap. The masculine character is charmer that lures girls in, which Hanako gets sucked into the charms of, and the other girl is I think trying to lure Sadako in by being flirty...but it's not really working on Sadako anyways since Sadako is fixated on Hanako. Regardless both Sadako and Hanako are now in a potentially dangerous position with both being brought into what is likely enemy territory. Personally I think the pacing is fine, and I think there's no real romantic possibility with the new characters, plus Sadako and Hanako might grow closer through having to survive this situation together.

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joined Apr 25, 2020

Hanako really is dislikable, maybe we could get a Het tag tho? At least for this chapter?

Leaping%20cow
joined Sep 27, 2017

Hanako really is dislikable, maybe we could get a Het tag tho? At least for this chapter?

I don't think a het tag is needed yet, we still don't know the masculine character's gender for certain. Yeah there's various verbal indication of the character being a man, but I don't entirely believe it. I could be wrong here, though currently I think they're a masculine woman that picks up girls at parties for whatever it is that this group is doing that breaks the rules. The in story playing along and assumption of the character being a man helps with picking up presumably straight, or at least comphet, girls. Maybe I'm entirely reading into it though and they are just an evil man lol

joined Apr 2, 2023

....I think they're a masculine woman that picks up girls at parties for whatever it is that this group is doing that breaks the rules. The in story playing along and assumption of the character being a man helps with picking up presumably straight, or at least comphet, girls. Maybe I'm entirely reading into it though and they are just an evil man lol

Yeah, they have been trying to lure in and physically separate the two for reasons yet known. But they do seem to be trying to figure out their types and adjust accordingly to facilitate that so having a Prince type seems useful if one of the women appears to lean that way more. They don't seem to have expected them to be this errr....innocent in response to their direct advances though. Their strongest emotional responses are still between each other.

Sena
joined Jun 27, 2017

Sadako clearly has no clue about romance (or relationships in general) so this arc will presumably teach her how that works. Manga love their externally induced character growth.

... what I don't get is why the witch council feels it's fine for Sadako to run wild if only she solves this issue. If she succeeds, that surely just means they replaced one problem with a different one.

Chimera
joined Aug 2, 2023

... what I don't get is why the witch council feels it's fine for Sadako to run wild if only she solves this issue. If she succeeds, that surely just means they replaced one problem with a different one.

Easy: At first they only had one witch running wild and send another one after her. Because that didn't work, they tried it another three times. That's why everyone on the council looked so jaded.

last edited at Jun 29, 2025 5:58AM

butches-and-chicken
Cachorra
joined Jun 12, 2023

Tae-Wol is a woman. She's a butch...
Hanako and Sadako are confused, it's just the common troupe of a masculine woman that gets mistaken by a man (That happens too irl with many butches). And I'm not sure but she also is a clearly reference of a Otokoyaku from the japanese Takarazuka Revue, even though she's korean if I assume by her name.
(I'm not so familiar with korean butch culture yet, so I will just assume it's another otokoyaku or just a princely woman thing)

I'm curious for what's coming next, need to see what these 4 women intentions are.
Hanako, please, be just a little nicer to Sadako... :(

last edited at Jun 29, 2025 9:05AM

Sena
joined Jun 27, 2017

Easy: At first they only had one witch running wild and send another one after her. Because that didn't work, they tried it another three times. That's why everyone on the council looked so jaded.

I like the idea, but I don't see the council looking jaded. In fact the strongest reaction we get is a "huh?!?" to the idea of this "exchange" ^^#

Maybe it'll become clearer once we know what problem with "MMM" is in the first place.

Chimera
joined Aug 2, 2023

I like the idea, but I don't see the council looking jaded. In fact the strongest reaction we get is a "huh?!?" to the idea of this "exchange" ^^#

Bonus:

A variant of XKCD #1326, with witches instead of sharks.

543633_50
joined Sep 10, 2022

In Sal Jiang's tweet about this chapter, she also (cheekily) raises questions of whether Moon is a man or a woman. The confusion seems intentional, and maybe it's not supposed to be clear yet. I didn't consider that maybe even the witches who sent them on this hunt were mistakenly thinking Moon was a woman, too (which would explain chapter 6's list). So it could go either way. It should be a fun chapter next, as always.

last edited at Jun 30, 2025 10:19AM

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joined Jun 3, 2023

And there we have the third M

Kirin-kun Uploader
Oip
Rehashed Scans
joined Mar 21, 2021

And there we have the third M

That makes 4.

Marina
Moon
Mone
Margaret

Unless Moon doesn't count. Or isn't real?

Nyarin
joined Mar 20, 2012
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joined Nov 21, 2018

In Sal Jiang's tweet about this chapter, she also (cheekily) raises questions of whether Moon is a man or a woman. The confusion seems intentional, and maybe it's not supposed to be clear yet. I didn't consider that maybe even the witches who sent them on this hunt were mistakenly thinking Moon was a woman, too (which would explain chapter 6's list). So it could go either way. It should be a fun chapter next, as always.

My assumption right now is that Moon is only playing up the "Prince" persona to lure Hanako in, and does this regularly (either as a witch for some kind of nefarious spellcasting purpose, or just as a player getting with girls). Whether this is just a persona for convenience, Moon is just crossdressing for fun, or if there's some kind of transgender commentary to come seems up in the air, though.

Chimera
joined Aug 2, 2023

Maybe it'll become clearer once we know what problem with "MMM" is in the first place.

if there's some kind of transgender commentary to come seems up in the air, though.

Hmm, now I wonder how the broader witch community thinks of a transmasc witch...er? Perhaps out protagonists are getting roped into some sort of trans- or androphobic witch hunt (pun absolutely intended) and moon is actually one of the good guys.

Sena
joined Jun 27, 2017

Hmm, now I wonder how the broader witch community thinks of a transmasc witch...er? Perhaps out protagonists are getting roped into some sort of trans- or androphobic witch hunt (pun absolutely intended) and moon is actually one of the good guys.

Witches seem to have sharp canines and claw-ish hands. Mostly. Moon has neither. Not saying it's conclusive but I suspect they aren't a witch. I'd even suspect they are clueless about witches altogether and are somehow innocent in all this (or maybe they figured something out but don't quite know - well, we don't know yet either xD ).

girlswhokiss
Drawn%20by%20noratanukimaru
joined Apr 5, 2023

https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/wicked_spot_ch07#13
OMG, Kido Tsubomi!

Kagerou Project in 2025?!

543633_50
joined Sep 10, 2022

Seems like Wicked Spot already secured an official English translation. I think Sal Jiang is in a spot where anything she makes will get one. They all deserve it and this one is great. We already got live action. Now we need an anime. This series would actually work great as one (the witch angle is easy marketing) but all of them could work. Plus, since she likes relatively short series, all of it could be wrapped in a season.

last edited at Jul 4, 2025 2:39PM

Leaping%20cow
joined Sep 27, 2017

Love to see it, I'm excited to buy the print! Though I also hope this fan translation continues!

Kirin-kun Uploader
Oip
Rehashed Scans
joined Mar 21, 2021

Love to see it, I'm excited to buy the print! Though I also hope this fan translation continues!

I don't drop stuff when it's licensed.

And by the time they print vol1, original will be at vol 3.

last edited at Jul 4, 2025 5:08PM

Leaping%20cow
joined Sep 27, 2017

Love to see it, I'm excited to buy the print! Though I also hope this fan translation continues!

I don't drop stuff when it's licensed.

And by the time they print vol1, original will be at vol 3.

Good to know, thanks for the response and your work on the series!

Wtf%20dog
joined Sep 7, 2024

Fuck gotta wait over a month. ;_;

Sena
joined Jun 27, 2017

Could be worse, and a little treat to help bridge the gap at least ^^#

Kirin-kun Uploader
Oip
Rehashed Scans
joined Mar 21, 2021

Just notice the flag in Marina's hand.

Kuroko-railgun
joined Jul 21, 2024

Whether you're a cat person, the devil, a man, a witch, or anything else, you'll end up simping for moon ;)
https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/wicked_spot_ch7_5

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