Maybe this not really popular here because the very slow progress of relationship between them. But really, it's worth it!! Some small details from novel didn't make it to the manhua so reading the novel too really helps to understand more stuff.

For anyone want to read the novel in better qualities than the MTL translation one, you can check out the one translated by Elite Translation here :
Check out Long Awaited Feelings at https://app.yoru.world/story/172

What chapter would we be on?

Edit: I read. I liked very, very much.

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alright, who's bursting through the door next

I was fr just thinking, “if there’s a jump cut to the next scene and we don’t get to see anything, I’m going to be so upset”

Given that there’s so many children around, literally any of them could walk in.

Even if they do "show" it, I wouldn't expect anything explicit beyond creative metaphors. They've apparently had sex already anyway in an earlier chapter.

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AKISHIHO IS WORST SHIP EVER. I already suspect that for some time Yori and Himar fall out of love but wow relationship between Aki and Shiho just laughable. This chapter a joke. If anything I think SasaKoi be better as a love story between Himar and Shiho. The two girl (HimaShiho) interaction in chapter 42 more chemistry then AkiShiho ever.

Obvious troll is obvious. You're doing the same thing over in the My Girlfriend's Not Here Today thread.

And apparently in Citrus+. That was a fun one.

AKISHIHO IS WORST SHIP EVER. I already suspect that for some time Yori and Himar fall out of love but wow relationship between Aki and Shiho just laughable. This chapter a joke. If anything I think SasaKoi be better as a love story between Himar and Shiho. The two girl (HimaShiho) interaction in chapter 42 more chemistry then AkiShiho ever.

... Dude, go eat a Sneaker, you are not you when you're hungry.

The typo makes this even funnier.

I think Mei is just playing and she will leave Yuzu some day. I think she see Yuzu as a source of comfort for her but she not really in love with her the way Yuzu is in love with her in love with her. I mean she been with Yuzu so long so of course she will likes her in some way but I don't think she got any real feelings for. I don't say she will leave Yuzu for Arata but there is no doubt that she will eventually grow tired of playing her own "game" and will have to tell Yu the truth about how she truly feel.

They get married. We're just leading up to Mei and Yuzu's marriage. We already know how this ends. This is functionally an extended flashback. Just in case: if you haven't read the original Citrus, you should read that before this one.

ABANDON MY OLD ACCOUNT BECAUSE IT WERE SO TOXIC AND I WAS ATTACKED BUT WOW I CANNOT BELIEVE THE DELUSION ON HERE. MEI DON'T LOVE YUZU LIKE SHE LOVE HER. SURE SHE LIKE HER SHE DON'T HATE HER AND THEY MIGHT GET MARRIED BUT MEI AND YUZU WILL COME TO AN UNDERSTANDING THAT MEI DON'T TRULY FEEL THAT WAY FOR HER. HARUM PROBABLY FEEL MORE AFFECTION TOWARD YUZU THEN MEI DO AND THATS JUST THE TRUTH

What in the world...

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I wonder if she’ll still resemble a human or be a full on demon? Also, is she gonna age or is she forever a child?

Well she's got horns! Seems like the demon lord will be staying for a long while to take care of her "retainer." I'm wondering if they'll go back to the demon world together and if we'll see any of that area expanded on too--of course after Elsa and Evie have their night. We still haven't caught up to the cloaked version yet and other things, so maybe a ways to go.

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The fact they both knew means their relationship was more on the level than they both realized, which sneakily solves the major relationship problem. All that's left is courage and reconnection. 3 chapters for that seems doable. I'm sure they'll come back together before it's over.

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I do wonder where the story is going to go narratively, now that Mitsuki has pretty much completed her major character arc. If actual full out romance is out the window, then the next arc would be getting Mitsuki to do a big live performance of her music I guess.

I definitely wouldn't say it's out the window, but if there's ever a time to go more heavy into romantic development this seems like the moment. We'll get a clearer idea starting next week. It does feel like the end of an arc without a super clear idea of where we go from here. I'm excited to see where she takes it, since it's pretty open.

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Gash posted:

Oh my, we're popping the L word now, are we?

Now I wonder what word was used for love in the original.

"Suki" as usual.

Is that a romantic term or nah? “Suki” I mean

Depends on the context. Not much different than how the English "like," or "love" can mean different things depending on the context.

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Super sweet. She probably didn't mean that romantically yet but a lovely sentiment anyway. Really want to see what happens from here to understand where we're going.

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Oh right, that's true though!
I just realize that Usui sensei's work would depict in a manner where two characters would first establish a relationship, like girlfriend or wives.
Then from there, they will start progressing their relationship into 'girlfriend' or 'wives'.

Like instead of the usual crush-confession, Usui sensei quickly establish the two as a main couple.

Yeah I think part of what's interesting about her recent work (and why the setups happen as they do; "marriage," "girlfriend") is she focuses a lot on how relationships are sustained and tended to, rather than just how to get into relationships. That's the consistent focus shared by all her stories so far. "Ok, we're technically together...now what?" is basically the question of these stories.

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AIUI, Blue Star is dribbled out on fanbox, then released as a volume, and knight heron waits for the volume. So we end up getting three chapters over the course of winter. Bookmark my notes!

Thanks that makes sense.

We know Shiho is excited but Aki might surprisingly have Shiho beat in the happiness scale. She's so giddy in this chapter, even as she's understandably a bit nervous and anxious about the new stages of their relationship. Really looking forward to their first (technically second) official date. I'm wondering where they'll choose to go and what they'll choose to do.

I shouldn't have this much sugar so early in the morning. I'm thinking she'll understand her sister's thought process very soon.

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I'd almost forgotten about this one.

I had just been thinking it's been a bit since Knight Heron had posted an update for one of my favorites, The Blue Star On That Day https://dynasty-scans.com/series/the_blue_star_on_that_day_ano_koro_no_aoi_hoshi

Their translation activity has tapered off slightly, but they're clearly still active. Maybe some IRL stuff is delaying them a little? Not that I'm trying rushing to rush them or anything.

Well "Blue Star" releases slowly (independently produced) and the volume just ended, so that might not be on the TL. Can't say anything about the others though.

Edit: although, now that I've checked, I guess it does seem like "Blue Star" has had newer releases since.

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I think Mei is just playing and she will leave Yuzu some day. I think she see Yuzu as a source of comfort for her but she not really in love with her the way Yuzu is in love with her in love with her. I mean she been with Yuzu so long so of course she will likes her in some way but I don't think she got any real feelings for. I don't say she will leave Yuzu for Arata but there is no doubt that she will eventually grow tired of playing her own "game" and will have to tell Yu the truth about how she truly feel.

They get married. We're just leading up to Mei and Yuzu's marriage. We already know how this ends. This is functionally an extended flashback. Just in case: if you haven't read the original Citrus, you should read that before this one.

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Yeah she's definitely not into her. She clearly just stumbled into that kiss. And those blushes? Obviously, a fever. She's actually suffering. Poor thing.

Poor Wakaba. Really being exploited and abused, there.

Isn't it so tough to watch?

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Tag has been removed, I see.

Also, I don't have a habit of paying attention to the chapter titles, so just noticed various patterns there.

Yeah they mostly just summarize the chapters but also have some connections. Like how the titles of chapter 38 (Yori and Himari's kissing chapter) and chapter 47 (Shiho and Aki's date chapter) basically mirror each other. Might not be intentional but that stood out.

• Chapter 38: A Festival, a Date, and Then...
• Chapter 47: The Aquarium, a Date, and Then...

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I haven't read this in awhile and it looks like they're still in their sleep over.

They're stuck in that room forever. That's the new plot.

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Not manga and I'm not sure what you'd consider detective stories but:

• Keep an Eye on You
• Vengeance (not necessarily a "happy" experience), same creator of "On a Leash"
• Miss Forensics
• How to Draw an Ellipse
• Raubritter

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^Why you got your hackles up like that?

It's funny because I thought the same. Was a bit surprising.

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Well, you just did. To have an abusive behavior, you need a clear intent to harm. It is just not the case.

That's definitely not the case, and demonstrably so. I'm a bit surprised to see that argument. There is also a difference between calling an action abusive and calling a person abusive. People are calling her action abusive, not necessarily saying she's been an abusive person, in general.

So it’s not surprising that both Koto and Erika have trouble taking a consistent stance toward Aya—she’s both a vulnerable middle-schooler thrown into a disorienting situation with no external resources besides her old friends and The One in their triad as if she’d never been away. Sometimes Erika or Koto treat her as the first and sometimes the second—and sometimes in the same sentence.

And it's literally this, I know it might not be the intention, but many are thinking in black and white here. It's like when people try to argue that a morally grey character is definitely evil or definitely good.

Co-sign both of these.

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Even *other authors are excited.. Maybe we'll start moving into some real romantic progress for these two. We'll see. I especially would like to see into Koga's mind more. We haven't gotten her thoughts on their situation since very early on. How does she actually feel about Aya? We've been left to assume a lot with her. I'm expecting she'll explain the past week and maybe that'll lead into other introspections.

*Author of "I was Confessed to be my Beautiful Oushi"

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Side note, this is reminding me of another manga where an older lady was recalling her life lived as a lesbian who had never come out & had continued living within heteronormativity. I think the story was kind of told through her granddaughter's interactions with her. Does anyone remember what I'm thinking of?

Interesting!
I must have missed this one..
Anyone recalled ? Please share the title of the manga if you remember it, thank you!

I know what they're talking about but can't remember the name. If I remember before someone posts it, I'll share.

I think they're probably talking about this, but I don't remember the story all that well, so I might be wrong.

That's what I was thinking of. Thanks. I'd actually forgotten about my response.

Even if she doesn't actively try to break it, she passively allows it to deteriorate.

Wait, although I have no interest in the “who is good/bad” debate, I don’t understand how Erika can be accused of “passively allowing” anything at all to happen to the Aya/Koto relationship.

Aya is insecure because she’s a young person out her time struggling to adjust to a disorienting situation; Koto is insecure and irrationally clingy because of the traumatic disappearance of Aya in the past.

Why does a third party, Erika, have any responsibility for proactively making the Aya/Koto relationship work, and how would she even go about attempting to do it? Koto’s destructive wish for Aya to have no outside life and Aya’s rejection of it has nothing to do with Erika or her feelings.

Well as their apparently dedicated couples' therapist, how else will she get paid?