JP WN Part 356: https://kakuyomu.jp/works/1177354054894027232/episodes/16818093086542111607
Been a bit since I updated my blog this thread. I didn't even notice until now that Cataton had replied. Thanks for making it a bit less lonely in here! Also saw you made it over to Angela's discord server too! Yay!
The yukata prediction was an easy call to make. Though I didn't expect her to pull it from the 5000 yen fund. Sendai putting that big gay brain to use with the scheming to get Miyagi to wear yukata with her.
"I could keep moving my hand and take off her underwear, or I could press my lips to her body.
Sendai belongs to me entirely, so I can do whatever I want. She even said she’d do anything."
Miyagi sure made a quick transition from grumpy to horny. But she put on the brakes again.
“For the memory. We’re going to a festival together, so I want to do something different for a change. That kind of thing stays with you.”
Her words, which I don’t want to hear, reach my ears, and I squeeze my eyes shut.
The memories with Sendai pile up, remaining with me.
It’s not that I want to reject all of it, but I can’t catch up with my feelings. I can’t process the memories that Sendai keeps building.
Sendai always walks too fast, leaving me behind.
As I was reading Angela's recent chapters, which are putting Miyagi's abandonment issues front and center, I thought about how we haven't been touching on that subject as often in the recent JP chapters. I'm not sure if these thoughts of Miyagi's where's she can't "catch up with her feelings" are borne from those issues. I feel like this is more Miyagi coming to terms with being in love with Sendai and feeling overwhelmed by it.
Sendai leans against the bed with a resigned voice, muttering to herself, “So it’s no good, huh? What should I do with the yukata...”
She’s never forced me to do something I truly hated.
She’s always been that way.
And today is no different.
So, I won’t have to wear the yukata after all.
Relief washes over me, and I relax.
But at the same time, I feel a heaviness in my chest, as if the yukata on the bed has disappeared with her words.
I often feel like Miyagi doesn't prioritize Sendai's happiness enough, so it's nice to get a clear look into her thoughts where she's feeling guilt over disappointing Sendai. Sendai also isn't assertive enough and rarely pushes for things she wants when it's something Miyagi doesn't like. Hopefully this will be one of many examples of them improving on this going forward.
This felt like a return to form after a few kind of lackluster and short chapters recently. Hope this continues.
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