How to break a triangle: everyone disappears and is never seen again. The end

Swossy, you legend you. Thanks to elkontop and chinocupp, too. Based on the timestamps, I think most people commenting here don't live in the US, so it's great to wake up and see someone else has translated lmao.

While I think this series is masterfully done, I am also getting to the point where I'm thinking maybe I should just wait for this thing to be finished lol. There are some MEGA satisfying moments, but I am hungry, and the crumbs are starting to not be enough for me.

Anyway, as far as the analysis...

But the glaring issue (for me) is we're still unsure of what type of love she holds for Fuyuki exactly, or if she even knows it herself.

I really wanted to disagree, but I couldn't lol. You articulated this thought so well. Eri thinks that to be Fuyuki's number one, she has to be her girlfriend. It's not necessarily that there are romantic feelings there--it's more like a practical take of "What can I do to be the most important to her? Be her girlfriend? Okay." Especially after her internal thoughts where she says she thought she did everything she could to stay Fuyuki's number one.

TLDR Eri needs to sort out what she's feeling yesterday. I think this is where the crumbs aren't enough for me, because it's hard for me to believe anyone could be so unaware of themselves. Comphet is always in the picture, but Fuyuki is (fake) dating a girl and hasn't burst into flame, so like, why not? I knew I liked girls when I was 14, and I surely didn't have as blatant an experience as a female best friend dating another girl. I also know my experience isn't everyone's experience, but I am ~simply exasperated~

if she till decides to stick with kyou, then this drama will be even longer and pointless imo

I would also hate for this to happen. This author hasn't done the cheap drama thing so far, and I don't think she'll start now. I think we're safe from that; Ino making a move on Kyou I think also makes it easier for Eri and Kyou to split.

It feels like this chapter should've been bigger in a way now that Eri is having her first potentially gay thought all on her own. The fact that it's only potentially gay kinda nerfs it.

BRUH you seen those translations? Chapter ten, "If I'd realized it sooner, maybe you'd still be by my side now." MAN, I WISH I'D KNOWN THAT WAS WHAT THAT SAID AGES AGO. Seems like these two aren't endgame!!

Also great finally getting Fuyuki's internal thoughts properly. I love that she said Eri is only her number one because she's in love with her, and if she fell for someone new, Eri likely wouldn't be her priority anymore. I know she said she didn't want to move on, but if she finally takes that step, she can be out of this nightmare. It doesn't have to be with Kisaki-senpai~. Just anyone but Eri lol.

Conversely, Eri still won't take 4 seconds to think about why Fuyuki is her number one, so she misses out. I will say it's nice that she's considering Fuyuki's feelings a bit (seeing Fuyuki's discomfort about being the lead character and volunteering in her stead), but all the pain she unknowingly causes doesn't make up for it for me.

Wait she had abusive ex?

I don't remember Eri having an abusive ex, either, lol

Honestly guys maybe I just hallucinated it LMAO

LOL omg, you didn't. I totally missed this until I saw the TikTok for chapter 8?? Lmao I'm sorry I doubted you

how do you read a manga off of tiktok? also no link provided. i dont have that app installed

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSYHHtAG8/
the username called moosan92

Congratulations! You're the first person to get me to download TikTok lolllll

Dang, I wish I knew how to read better.

It seems like Eri is still spouting this bullshit about them being each other's "number one" and having been there for each other since the beginning but oF cOuRsE it's nOt LiKe ThAt. Smfh.

Loner210, you totally called it lol. Kyou sucks. And yeah, there's his consolation prize. He didn't deserve to be strung along by Eri, I'll say that much at least. I hope you're not right about it ending soon though gahhhh

Side note: Kisaki-senpai~ stroking Fuyuki's hair so tenderly while she's asleep, stoooop. Maybe Kisaki-senpai~ is starting to have real feelings for Fuyuki? WHILE ERI CRIES ALONE IN THE HALLWAY BYE

Not Opera's wedding lmao. The whole squad would show up for real.

I absolutely love how tender Fuyuki and Kisaki-senpai~ are. I love seeing them just occupy each other's space and being totally comfortable. I really hope they grow to fall for each other. One can pray.

Wish I had more long essay thoughts, but that's it for now ahaha

Sorry, this is also going to be long and boring. I love this manga, and I can't find anywhere else people are talking about it.

And Eri, like a wet cat,

Lolllll. Thank you for translating this, btw! I generally understand things, but you get a lot of the internal thought and more nuanced things that would take me a while to translate.

She needs someone like Kisaki, someone who'll remind her of what she will lose if she continues being like this

Agree~~ Even though ~Kisaki-senpai~ and Fuyuki are together, Eri is the one driving the wedge between herself and Fuyuki, I think. Fuyuki has patiently watched Eri date guy after guy and still been supportive. The second Eri sees Fuyuki kiss someone else, she has a total meltdown. She needs to think about how others feel before it's too late (I hope she doesn't).

Wait she had abusive ex? And the wound? Which chapter they got mentioned, cause I don't remember any of them.

I don't remember Eri having an abusive ex, either, lol. The wounds, tho: When Fuyuki sees or hears something particularly upsetting about Eri and Kyou, she hurts herself. First time was chapter 4 after Eri tries to make Fuyuki come on her date with her boyfriend?? The next time, I can't remember the chapter, but it's the one where Fuyuki walks in on Eri and Kyou. When she asks ~Kisaki-senpai~ to comfort her, her arm is all scratched up :(

I don't know if Kisaki is enough of a push for Eri to realize what is actually her love

If she isn't, there is no redeeming this girl lol. Eri will probably need one more extremely obvious push--something like Kyou yelling at her, "It's like the one you want to date is Fuyuki!" Though her classmate jokingly said something along those lines in chapter 5, I think, ("Where I'm from, we call that adultery"), and Eri immediately shot it down so. She doesn't seem to think much of romantic touching when it's with her past boyfriends, like swossy mentioned above. Maybe she'll inadvertently think about Fuyuki in that way and realize she actually does want those things--just from Fuyuki and not those other guys.

THE NEW CHAPTER WAS SO GOOD, STOP. OH MY GOD

That, "She's my girlfriend, after all." Kisaki is now a top tier character and I will love her forever. Omg. Can't wait to see Eri self destruct even further and in front of Kyou to boot. God. This is the messiest manga I've ever read. I LOVE IT

Also lol poor Fuyuki eating that spicy sauce and accidentally chasing it with booze. She's missing all the fun!!

Truly this author is outdoing herself. Every messy thing I've ever wanted to happen is occurring and more

Erika when she does something good while harboring a small feeble thread of self interest in her heart: god im such a monster, literally irredeemable

You understand her so well.
Damn, I want to hug Erika and comfort her so much.

Erika best girl

Erika best girl

That chapter was juicy. Keep that shit coming!

I hope Senpai and Fuyuki make out hardcore and Eri runs away crying. One can dream~

Dreams do come true [tears in eyes]

That was an awesome chapter. Definitely no doubt in my mind that Eri likes Fuyuki, but she's going to have to work hard to convince me she's good enough for her.

Sensei's too reserved about her feelings, she set this all up but I just cannot foresee this going well for her. Is she trying to break her own heart, and force herself to give up on Mei?

The plot had to move eventually, so I guess this was how. It's not a great idea, though D: #TeamMaria

BLACK EAGLES FOR LIFE, HAIL EMPEROR EDELGARD

Why are we not talking about Yanagi telling the vice pres, "I'll make you fall for me" and the vice pres actually falling for her?!

Looks like everyone is getting paired off to make room for Itsumi and Rin. I was Team Yanagi, damn it. This development is interesting, though.

13.1 Somewhat Summary!

The last chapter was largely about Kyou and how he came to have feelings for Eri, so no one cared. This chapter starts with Fuyuki and Kisaki-senpai~ talking about their dogs. Senpai brought her dog, Kojirou, for the short film they're shooting. The girls all love him.

Fuyuki bumps into Eri, who's wearing a long, black wig. Idr if I mentioned in a previous summary, but Kyou initially wanted Fuyuki to be the main character of the film because she has long, black hair. Eri could see that Fuyuki was reluctant to take the role, so she said that she herself could just wear a wig and stepped in. Eri is weird about wanting Fuyuki's approval on this wig, because Eri is weird about everything, and I hate her. Fuyuki does say it's cute, and Eri lights up. Fuyuki also looks kinda like dazed/enamored with this new look, which is a bummer.

It's time to shoot, so Eri leaves. Senpai also has to leave because they're using her dog to shoot, so Fuyuki is left with Ino--the girl in the previous chapter who asked Kyou why he was even with Eri. Ino says that Eri is surprisingly good at acting. Fuyuki responds with something along the lines of, "Everyone else may not think so, but I've always thought she was pretty serious." Ino says something like, "She should be more serious about her boyfriend." Fuyuki never really acknowledges this comment about Eri because a nearby NPC complains about how they're out of cold drinks. Fuyuki volunteers to get the rest of the drinks that they left at the hotel. By time time Fuyuki turns her attention back to Ino, Ino is already moodily walking away.

On the way back from getting the drinks at the hotel, Fuyuki runs into Eri, who is trying to cool down with a hand-held fan. They small talk about the movie for a second. Fuyuki gives Eri a drink and comments on how the wig looks like real hair. Fuyuki reaches out to touch it, and that's when Eri reaches up to take her hand.

Fuyuki is, understandably, confused lol. She asks Eri if there's something wrong, and Eri says no. She puts Fuyuki's hand against her cheek, and Fuyuki is REAL flustered by that. By way of explanation, Eri just says that Fuyuki's hand is cold, and it feels nice.

I'm pretty bad at translating internal monologues, so this next part is rough. Fuyuki thinks about how Eri has always been a touchy person. But then there's some stuff I didn't super get... Something about Fuyuki being less... "reluctant"? Something else about being rejected? I don't even know who is being rejected because Japanese has no pronouns lmao. I'm sorry, someone fluent has to do this part.

But yeah, that's about it, aside from the probably major part I couldn't figure out how to translate, ahaha.

Idk if Ino is going to be a real contender for Kyou, but she could at least serve as a plot point. She could confess to Kyou out of frustration. Then, the next time Eri blows off Kyou, he could bring it up as an "other people want me, so are you treating me like I'm unworthy?" type thing. Eri is a head-f*ck as usual and I'm not going to try to figure that out right now.

this shit keeps getting better and better ngl it's a banger

100% not the words I would've used to describe this and I love it

Is it implied the boy also got lost in a vacuum somewhere for x number of years? Probably not, but that was the first thing I thought of rather than him being a potential love interest.

Came for the nice boat, stayed for the yuri

AHHHH When she held her wrists uppppp- shit got me nervyyyy ^_^^^^^

BRUH I had to look away. How do I get me a Nanao?

What the heck is wrong with Shizuku's eye in the last panel? That's just ... eerie.

Omg I didn't even notice. Terrifying

you're so weird for this. why the animosity towards fuyuki?

Wait why did you think I hate on Fuyuki? I just thought of a way to break this shit show, though obviously it didn't happen. Sorry about that.

Lol don't apologize for someone misunderstanding you. Live your life!

Agreed though that if the wedding is Eri's, I am not remotely interested. Even if it's to Fuyuki. Eri would have to do some serious maturing for me to be like 4% okay with that outcome.

This most recent chapter was such a bore, too. Kyou is fine, but he is not the reason any of us are here.

I could have read it wrong, but in the chapter where Fuyuki is telling Senpai (I also saw Sasaki on that tiny furigana lol) that she walked in on Eri and Kyou, I think she tells Senpai that it won't be the same between her and Eri. She seems to know it's game over. But there's no good way of ditching your supposed best friend, you know? She could confess to end it but it's painful enough already.

That said, that might be totally wrong lol.

New raw up. Seems like Eri's jealousy is getting obvious. Fuyuki's been by Senpai's side and Eri keeps looking at them, even getting bothered because she overhears Fuyuki call Senpai by her name, saying, "I can carry that for you, Sasaki-san." She's kinda cold to Kyou but idk if that's just her being in a pissed off mood because of Sasaki. Kyou asks her about the script and she's just half listening, eventually asking him "Fuyuki's girlfriend's name is Sasaki. Did you know?" To which he replies "Why would I?". The second half of the chapter is just about Kyou's pov of meeting the two as kids and if the next chapter is about him it'll be disappointing since I don't give a shit about his character. And by the looks of it it's probably gonna ba about how he feels out of place or jealous that Eri has loved Fuyuki more than him their entire lives.

Thanks for your spot-on translation! I loooove Eri's jealousy. Fuyuki and ~Sasaki-san~ aren't even flaunting their relationship. They're just being themselves and Eri is pissed. Delicious.

If there's anyone I want to hear from right now, I'd agree that it's not Kyou lmao. Fuyuki's POV would be nice. She's at least honest with herself, so we'd likely get a clearer explanation on her feelings than we would from Eri's POV. I wonder why Fuyuki kinda went fetal after pushing Eri away. Was it her own trauma around seeing Kyou and Eri hooking up, or was it a result of feeling like she hurt Eri's feelings/wasn't being a good friend? Truly hope it's not the latter.

Anyhow, if we do get Kyou's perspective on essentially competing with Fuyuki his whole life, it will make it even clearer that Eri has feelings for her.

Came for the KyouMami, stayed for the GUM Beer Root

So I was right! It says that next chapter is to be announced. So, there might be a break.

If you're on comic-walker, I wouldn't say so. It usually says that for a bit and then updates the date a few days before the release.

I hope we see a reverse. That Eri walks inn on them having sex.

My guess is that Eri is going to have to share a room with them at the training camp. Eri will have to deal with seeing them together all day, and then once they're in their room, Senpai will go out of her way to make Eri uncomfortable. I could see Eri pretending to sleep so she doesn't have to talk to them, but then she has to listen to them make out or something. You know, Senpai saying something like, "Oh, she's asleep. She won't hear anything. And if she does, oh well." That'd be awesome, though I doubt Fuyuki would go that far.

Or the flip, Eri will be roomed with Kyou, who I'm sure will be expecting some affection she doesn't want to give. Meanwhile, she'll be wondering the whole time what Fuyuki and Senpai are doing in their room... which is nothing, but you know. Anything she imagines will probably be worse than reality, but not knowing for sure is pretty awful in its own way.

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