Yeah that sex scene was... Creepy. Not gonna pass judgement on the work or anyone who likes it, but tagging this as "Wholesome" is just straight-up a lie.

Yeah that sex scene was... Creepy. Not gonna pass judgement on the work or anyone who likes it, but tagging this as "Wholesome" is just straight-up a lie.

I’m scared

What sex scene?

What sex scene?

Probably from saya and sakura

I feel like she's been adopted by the yakuza, and kept sheltered from the world.

Her parents divorced when she was a child, and virtually abandoned her after the split. She'd only had sporadic adult supervision for most of her life, despite having no other physical needs.

If the character relationship map from the Saaya and Sakura version is still accurate (https://dynasty-scans.com/images/24710), then Chiharu is both her Guardian and her Boss, and Ruka is in a similar situation (but is actually asked to do the "shady work" of their company, while Sakura is treated like a mascot). Also "they divorced and then I never saw them again" sounds kind of like telling a kid their dog went to live on a farm. I wonder if her parents were rich yakuza members who died or went missing or to jail, and Chiharu took care of her while sheltering her from the world.

Genuinely how old is this lost child

In the other manga she's seventeen:

https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/saaya_and_sakura_a_story_about_a_woman_whos_popular_because_of_her_hunky_personality_ending_up_like_this_with_her_first_actual_love#4

Yes, but then there's a time skip. Saaya's hair has grown longer and she's considering whether to cut it, she remarks on the change in seasons since she met Sakura and how the time seems to fly by when they're together. So several months have passed before she confesses and Sakura may have already turned 18.

Also, in this version some details may have been changed. For example in the other version Ruka and Chiharu were secretly dating, but in this one they haven't implied that yet, and put a lot more emphasis on Ruka having unrequited feelings of some sort for Sakura.

Saaya put in the work. But the end result was some great results. One could say she nailed it, even.

I feel like she's been adopted by the yakuza, and kept sheltered from the world.

Her parents divorced when she was a child, and virtually abandoned her after the split. She'd only had sporadic adult supervision for most of her life, despite having no other physical needs.

If the character relationship map from the Saaya and Sakura version is still accurate (https://dynasty-scans.com/images/24710), then Chiharu is both her Guardian and her Boss, and Ruka is in a similar situation (but is actually asked to do the "shady work" of their company, while Sakura is treated like a mascot). Also "they divorced and then I never saw them again" sounds kind of like telling a kid their dog went to live on a farm. I wonder if her parents were rich yakuza members who died or went missing or to jail, and Chiharu took care of her while sheltering her from the world.

The implication was more that Chiharu hired Sakura in at some later point and fonctionnaly became her guardian because she had no other adult doing it. And Sakura started seeing her like a mom as a result.
The one referring to Chiharu as her caretaker is Saaya and it's more in "I guess that's how it is".
We also don't know how shady exactly is the job Chiharu and Ruka is. It could be a legal but not particularly nice.
Meanwhile, Sakura was the one mentioning her parents left, so i assume she saw them leave or they told her her they were leaving. If it was a "sent to a farm" situation, there would be no reason to say they split up specifically, especially since "you parents ditched you" isn't exactly nice either. It's more likely a My story of being loved situation when the parents didn't want the child in their new life with their new paramour.
And of course, the backstory could be different in this version.

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I guess I feel like it's criminal not just because of the large stacks of "dirty money", but also because Ruka is seen with an unexplained bandaged arm in the first chapter, they imply their "jobs" are often "dangerous", and Ruka jumps straight to murder when Sakura says she thinks she's pregnant. I suppose they could be bodyguards or something.

this chapter was really toeing the line of noncon, and i can't tell if that was intentional or not. poor girl was in tears

This is basically lolicon but actually she's an adult. Thanks, I hate it

Fuck, Korean barbecue is so good.

Sakura knows they whack people off at this job but doesn't know what sex is? Whatever, I won't think too hard about it. Author probably just finds the conttast humorous

Sakura knows they whack people off at this job but doesn't know what sex is? Whatever, I won't think too hard about it. Author probably just finds the conttast humorous

If they let her sort paperwork, she's probaly seen files about contracts etc.

I guess I feel like it's criminal not just because of the large stacks of "dirty money", but also because Ruka is seen with an unexplained bandaged arm in the first chapter, they imply their "jobs" are often "dangerous", and Ruka jumps straight to murder when Sakura says she thinks she's pregnant. I suppose they could be bodyguards or something.

Hitmen confirmed!

Sakura knows they whack people off at this job but doesn't know what sex is? Whatever, I won't think too hard about it. Author probably just finds the conttast humorous

They whack people, and they off people. I don't THINK they whack people off.

I like the Makima girl

Wait! Hitman!? Did that come up in earlier and I just somehow just miss it. I mean it's so easy to miss things in these epic 4 page chapters.

This is such a weird series

Incidentally. It looks like there's a manga from Ruka's perspective.

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...Is CGRascal translating this series?

I ask because I'm seeing more than a few sentences that aren't (worded as) questions getting question marks put on the end.

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johnb posted:

Wait! Hitman!? Did that come up in earlier and I just somehow just miss it. I mean it's so easy to miss things in these epic 4 page chapters.

i thought it was pretty obvious sakura was a yakuza princess, she's extremely sheltered

johnb posted:

Wait! Hitman!? Did that come up in earlier and I just somehow just miss it. I mean it's so easy to miss things in these epic 4 page chapters.

i thought it was pretty obvious sakura was a yakuza princess, she's extremely sheltered

I guess, but a grown woman thinking she can pregnant from kissing, seems to me, a level naivety beyond simply sheltered.

Kuromine is so...<3
What a woman.

Money laundering makes the world go round~