"gloves are de rigueur" uh....? was this legit from JP or a retranslation from FR?

"de rigueur" is borrowed in English from French.

Just goes to show YOU are not a native English speaker.

A bit rude, English is my native tongue, but fair enough. I've not encountered it in my own experiences or at least not read it enough to register it.

A bit rude, English is my native tongue, but fair enough. I've not encountered it in my own experiences or at least not read it enough to register it.

Asking an experienced translator if he was retranslating from French might also seem a bit rude.

A bit rude, English is my native tongue, but fair enough. I've not encountered it in my own experiences or at least not read it enough to register it.

Asking an experienced translator if he was retranslating from French might also seem a bit rude.

Tbf, Kirin is french. Although he only translate to English.

Well, you won't catch me dead translating from or to French.

A bit rude, English is my native tongue, but fair enough. I've not encountered it in my own experiences or at least not read it enough to register it.

Asking an experienced translator if he was retranslating from French might also seem a bit rude.

Tbf, Kirin is french. Although he only translate to English.

It seems unlikely to be intentional but this sounds like a punch line. Or maybe I am simply tired and chuckle at everything now.

series has felt super unfocused since the time skip to the point I genuinely don't know what the point of anything is.

Unfortunately I agree I just want aya and mitsuki stuff what is going on rn

The Girl She Was Interested in Was Already Interested in Another Girl

The split-second moment of them being cute like this made it worth it to me this week. It'll sustain me for however long this arc is going to go on.

Rinko shoots her shot...

Mission Failed.

Good thing I live on the other side of the world from Arai-Sensei, otherwise I might feel attacked. Seeing Rinko crushing on a taken lady and being gently let down feels a bit personal. Might be a touch narcissistic, but that hit just a hair too close to home for comfort.

The Girl She Was Interested in Was Already Interested in Another Girl

lmao perfect title for this arc

Oh! Isn't Aya wearing Mitsuki's Nirvana hoodie that Mitsuki was wearing in the very first chapter?

Damn...
Anyway, that was really cute of Aya, coming to pick up her girl from the shop with an umbrella!

feeling Blue you say....

Anyway, that was really cute of Aya, coming to pick up her girl from the shop with an umbrella!

One of the most adorable things one can do for their partner, speaking from first-hand experience.

Rinko shoots her shot...

Mission Failed.

"Ain't it a shame, to be shot down in flames" - AC/DC

Maybe it's because the chapters are so short but I have no idea what's going on anymore. Are there two girls crushing on the main pair now? Rinko and the grumpy one?

The Girl She Was Interested in Was Already Interested in Another Girl

Bingo! Contverial opinion, but I find the post time-skip version of this story more interesting, realistic and entertaining than the original HS story.

This chapter's pretty interesting in what I can extract from it; Rinko is clearly interested in Mitsuki romantically, tries to shoot her shot, but Mitsuki turns her down. But note that before Aya appears, the way that Mitsuki runs off would have been a REALLY devastating way to avoid sharing an umbrella with someone by just gunning for it when you were previously waiting already, but in the broader context her just wanting to wait for Aya, and how she actually phrases it, she's just trying to let her down easily.
Seeing how Hime's introduction to the series also started with her saying "I think I'm in love", it's safe to assume it's going to expand from here.

Smooth af Koga

break-up arc is gonna happen at this rate

Sorry for her but it happens. Also, for those wanting women to stop liking our main two: that's not possible. Being in a relationship doesn't put a stamp on your forehead and these two are great people. Passes will be made and shots taken but Aya and Mitsuki always set things straight immediately either intentionally or, in this sad case, unintentionally. It's just how things go. Fun chapter.

These two new characters interest me; I can't wait to find out more of what role they'll play moving forward. I like her design also and the author potentially having some fun at all the dooming with her title choice and opening of the chapter only for it to end with the obvious: our couple being committed and chill. Could be meta, could just be coincidence but I thought that was interesting. I feel like most chapters have consistently reiterated that they're doing fine, so I don't think she can do anything else on that front. Looking forward to more!

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I really like Rinko's eyebrows! I always felt a bit sorry that I tweezed mine to absolute oblivion as a teenager, but sadly thick eyebrows just weren't fashionable in the 90's :(

Nice. ^_^

break-up arc is gonna happen at this rate

We must be reading two very different manga...