I'm eagerly awaiting the alternative interpretation of this chapter in the comments that will involve tit sucking

Does anyone remember which chapter it was revealed (a bit more clearly) that Ruriko was romantically interested? Or was it from the beginning? It's been a while so I think i'm forgetting

There was an "I like you" with a heavy blush in the very first chapter, and I think it was generally very obvious from the start, yes.

Bruh have they kissed? Or at least hug?

https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/trying_out_marriage_with_my_female_friend_ch14#13
https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/trying_out_marriage_with_my_female_friend_ch20#12

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So, this could just be me projecting, but I've long suspected that Kaede comes off like an undiagnosed ADHD kid.

I liked your tit sucking theory more to be honest

That was certainly a unique way to keep her backstory vague :P She was about to explain everything but we're made to follow a thought process of a lovestruck idiot who didn't listen

The chapter just felt like a very sudden attempt at a resolution after multiple chapters of stalling - it was supposed to reveal what Kaede is thinking, turns out she doesn't know either. Came out very corny, for a lack of a better word :P I will keep distrusting Ohsawa Yayoi, sorry about that. (Doesn't stop me from enjoying her works, but still).

I'll just also point out that the guy quite literally got "kicked to the curb" for said cheating :P

Where did the actual child Evie go then?

Probably went to the same place the adult Evie went to when the player took over her body at the beginning of the story. Let's not forget "Evie" wasn't truly Evie but an isekai'd otaku woman from Earth.

... I guess this is actually a good point that it's no weirder than basic isekai premise. I usually mentally ignore this aspect of the story because it will never not be dumb for me :P

Of all the implementations of time travel they picked one that makes even less sense than I could possibly imagine. She actually gets sent back (in the sense she needs to go "back to the future" later), but is now an adult's mind in a child's body? Where did the actual child Evie go then?

...and yeah it's confirmed that the witch told her nothing specific about the mission. It's not like I followed this because of a plot that makes sense, but it feels even more contrived and less thought out than usual :P

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What bothers me is the implication that they still live together, that's fucking messed up! are we going to see him from time to time bringing more women ?

... the first chapter basically straight up said she is moving out though. Can't imagine how "I saved up enough to dump you" and "I retrieved my things from your place" could mean she is staying. Maybe she is just visiting him to eat the cake or whatever (or didn't move quite yet :P)

I think I already see a pattern in this author's both works - both have these rather unusual relationship setups :P And I actually was wondering if the ex is going to be a recurring character because he's clearly on the cover (along with the brother), so he's not just a throwaway character. I'm interested to see how does this unfold.

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i want aoi’s husband to be bi too and i want him to have invited all his gay lovers and had them all sit at one table bc he’s still kind of a fuckboy and i want a parallel story to be happening in bl land where a pair of dude roommates are will-they-won’t-they-ing and aoi’s husband is the lynchpin of their nascent relationship… idk if a bl with this premise would ever be written. maybe a bara? hmm… much to think about

written by Yahsawa Oyoi

That extra to chapter 15 feels like author admitting that the chapter itself wasn't very good lmao

I think there’s an obvious (and to my mind highly satisfactory) resolution to the Shiho arc: Truck-kun.

(And that way her band gets another grave to motivate them to even greater heights.)

...

If I dig really deep, the only thing I want for Shiho is for there to be an unsecured trapdoor on the performance stage, which she falls through, to her death.

Instead of such drastic measures, I suggest hiring Tatsubon as a co-writer :P Shiho would get similar treatment to Tadokoro's evil editor, but at least she wouldn't die, maybe (unless they would instead go for the more hard-boiled, Liberta style).

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... well I obviously knew he will be nowhere near the focus, but I'm still kinda surprised that Aoi's husband got basically no screentime :P No face, no name, no lines on his own wedding, we don't even know if he's at least sorta nice or not. Sure bodes well

... does anyone remember the exact terms of the wager by now? I sure don't, so if Aki's team wins, then Shiho reveals the reason for leaving the band... but she already did. Were there any more strings attached, and what if Aki loses?

You could argue that I just have bad memory but I swear, this is consistently the only long-running series I follow where I routinely forget major details of the story. Maybe it just really drags on for too long.

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... yeah I'd advise to spoiler that whole post :P I don't care much about this manga's storytelling but someone might and they probably don't want to read it

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Edit: With how this manga has gone so far, I expect Meiko to instantly start hardcore shipping Natsuki/Shun next chapter.

... in which case the president should watch out, she already commited an offense that may land her at the bottom of the stairs

... okay did I miss something or did she not explain at all what it is exactly that she's supposed to do in the past? Just "stop the beasts" seems vague to me, but maybe it was all explained off-camera

"what play is that from anyway" has got to be the worst response to a confession imaginable lmao

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This is pretty cool so far, but yeah, that girl looks literally identical to Akebi from this author's other manga, which really throws me off because her personality is different :P

I've read this for the first time, and out of all questionable things I'm somehow most bothered about the fact that.... she just seems to have completely quit school, and her parents and cousin are both fine with it? Like okay, she got suspended for a week or something, but we're clearly past that point, unless I guess this overlapped with vacation period or something... but it feels like this should be a bigger plot point than it actually is, since she surely needs to come back at some point, which will mean getting separated from sensei? :P

She's says she quitting school in the first chapter (the first convo she has with her aunt as she begs to stay with her).

She couldn't have had much left considering her age now. I imagine her parents don't care about her since now she's away and can't harm their standing in the community.

I mean yeah, she's making herself pretty clear, I was only thinking about the parents - surely their daughter not finishing school makes them look even worse, I can't imagine that is seen as a positive to their standing in the community, no matter how homophobic it is.

Also, I'll admit I kinda assumed that the obligation by law to attend school until you're 18 is more or less universal, but I'm not sure how does it work in Japan, I think in quite a few places that could land the parents in more serious problems rather than just shame.

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I've read this for the first time, and out of all questionable things I'm somehow most bothered about the fact that.... she just seems to have completely quit school, and her parents and cousin are both fine with it? Like okay, she got suspended for a week or something, but we're clearly past that point, unless I guess this overlapped with vacation period or something... but it feels like this should be a bigger plot point than it actually is, since she surely needs to come back at some point, which will mean getting separated from sensei? :P

You might have a different opinion but Kaede's (biased) flashback implied that Aoi did have romantic feelings (and likely Kae as well).

I feel like I agree with 95% of what you're generally saying, but I'm objecting specifically to the fact that this big secret could be an actual, mutually acknowledged romantic relationship between the two. One person having secret feelings for the other (or maybe even both!) doesn't make a relationship. I really feel like that would be inconsistent with Kaede's portrayal and what she was saying up to this point (it would be a huge omission when talking about living with Aoi, similarly with the relationship trauma stuff, and I feel like Kaede we know so far wouldn't misrepresent things to Nanami to this degree). I could believe Aoi secretly loving Kaede or whatever, but if the reveal is that they were actual couple then I will simply not buy it. The rest of your comment is spot on as far as I'm concerned.

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The implication (that I think the manga has shown) is that both Kaede and Aoi are not being forthright. It's arguing that they did not actually act cordially except superficially. Kaede's memory of her past with Aoi suggests this (amongst other things). Then of course the fact that Aoi nearly avoided Nananmi's invitation to talk is another. Kaede and Aoi's emotional responses are not meant to be taken at face value, and Nanami realizes this.

I mean, sure, there must be something neither of them mentioned until now, that makes sense to me. I just don't think it's an actual romantic relationship that happened, that seems to me like it would just require too much bullshit to justify - Kaede doesn't want relationships because previous partners didn't support her manga stuff... except Aoi, she actually did, it's just different somehow, and she still has that fear of no partner willing to support her even if Aoi actually did so maybe it fell apart for a different reason... or maybe Aoi didn't support her at all and Kaede's story is just bullshit, or maybe the relationship trauma stuff is lying, or actually Aoi and Kaede pretended to be friendly during their reunion or something, and I feel like I'm having a stroke just typing all these possibilities out. I just don't see it, and if it turns out to be that kind of thing I think I wouldn't like that very much.

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I struggle to see what she could possibly gain from this. Heck, even if Kaedae and Aoi had been actual lovers, why would that matter know? Just seeking out misery, that is.

While that would be the most obvious explanation in a romance manga, I just don't see it making a lot of sense with what we were presented so far. Kaede and Aoi were seemingly on very good terms when they reunited (even if they haven't seen each other in a while), while Kaede also claiming that she doesn't want be involved in romance anymore because none of the previous partners accepted her manga dream in the long term - moreover, Aoi was shown as being nothing but supportive so far. So I'm also mildly confused about this supposed mystery we're building towards. If it turns out it's just a past romance and Kaede simply didn't mention it until now, then that will be quite disappointing in my opinion.