Oh wow, that was pretty stupid. Expecting 12/13 year olds to have already fallen in love and looking down on them because they didn't was the worst take ever. You don't have to be "in love" to express emotions in singing.

It's Japan were talking about, lol, they're expecting people to mature very fast and love in a heterocentric way very early, lol, and im any cases, I'm sure the teachers thought they were being funny by saying that... \°~°/

I need a list of the things you've scanlated Daphie, I really like the manga you choose!

I'm going to be checking out Musume no Tomoodachi as well. Thanks for the upload(s)!

You're very welcome!! And thank you for telling me! I'm always happy when my choices are appreciated! If you want to get a list of everything I've translated, there are a few ways you could go top find that out. On MD, if you click on my group page ( https://mangadex.org/group/001f553e-58fc-44de-94e9-c9a5e23bd501?tab=titles ), you can get a list of all my series, or you could join my discord, which is in most of my chapters' afterwords (except this one it would appear because it had been so long i hadn't worked on this series that back then I didn't have a server, or didn't advertise it yet, LOL)

Hahaha yeah, he's in deep trouble with her ^~^

This is garbage

Username checks out.

Everyone else: I'm happy you're enjoying the ride so far, even though it's about to end...!! boohoo...

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What some of you find so irritating, and you complain about it, is what many of us are waiting to happen, because when drama hits the fan, that's when things get interesting. And since this is not yuri, if there's sex, of course it's gonna be het. And underage prostitution is an unfortunate reality, so it doesn't even break the disbelief.

As for that creep of a teacher, and Maki, they're clearly being set up as antagonists. Who knows how things are gonna pan out...

And age gap of 18-4x is the extremest I would be legally allowed to have a relationship in!

Legally? An 18yo can date a 120 year old if they want. I think I mis-understand you.

Yes, that's what I was saying. I was replying to the argument that some people were saying that this story would be better if the younger person was at least 18 to make it less weird. This argument comes up often. The thing is that if the 2 were adults, it would change the whole dynamics of the story. That's what I was trying to say.

And I was giving an example, if I was to go out with a 18yo (I'm 40 something years old), there would certainly be issues, generation gaps, that kind of thing, but there would be fewer challenges and less pressure from society, and no Damocles' sword hanging upon my head, so the situation would be entirely different than if I was to do an illegal thing and date a less than 17yo person.

Yeah this is great! And make Maiko like... 24-25, and Iori can be 18~, and we can get age gap with less... Illegality.

18-25 is not an 'age gap'.
That's literally the same age bracket.
Although it being at the cusp of adulthood does make it straddle the line of weird, that just makes it sound like you want age gap without the age gap.

And age gap of 18-4x is the extremest I would be legally allowed to have a relationship in! IRL, that's what reasonable people with an age gap fetish will restrain themselves to go for. In manga, there's the occasion to explore the complexities, difficulties and challenges faced by people who actually end up in that situation, without anyone being arrested and getting their name on the golden register. The younger partner being <18 makes the whole thing much more poignant, BECAUSE of the pending legal and societal issues that arise from it. You remove it and it becomes less of an age gap story.

If you want to read such an example, it's het, but it's very good, there's "Goma Shio to Purin".

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She said the thing! She said the thing!

I almost let myself add "title drop" somewhere in the page, but decided not to, as this might be too cringe, LOL

Do we know the name of Maid-san? Someone said "Iori" in a message above, but I can't remember if it's been mentioned textually in the manga.

All this time I've been thinking of her as "Maid-san, granddaughter of Nanny-san" lol.

In chapter 3, Maiko mentions her name!

Aw. it's cute you think this is going to be a "balm on a reader's heart" instead of the inevitable flood of comments hating on a story with tags they clearly already hate, so why are they reading it, lol.

I'm just glad Daphie doesn't let the comments get to them, and keeps translating the works that they enjoy and want to share.

and saying this another way, I hope you know there are plenty of us in the community that appreciate your efforts Daphie!

Thank you for this! Yes, I always strive to not let others bring me down. I just love age gap stories, it's a big part of my enjoyment of manga, so I'm doing what I can so others who also appreciate that can enjoy good chapters!!!

And you're welcome ^_^

Must ask: is "middle-school" lolicon? Or do we consider it already teenager? Seems to be a grey area...

I didn't set that tag and wouldn't consider that manga to be lolicon. Dunno why, but there's someone in the staff who considers that lolicon \o_O/ It's just a tag I guess...

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I say that, but I'm doing Cosplaytion, which is about the same age gap xD

So stop taking the moral high ground, LOL

Wholesome isn't a numbers game, it's in the actions, in the feels :)

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Now there is not much to show after blackening it. 17 is in MD, there is no secret. If I find and post 30, thats another matter.
People actually know who I am despite this is one of those manga people seldom if ever read it, or dare to keep reading it. If Princess Daphie does mind, she will let you know and wipe out my comment.
Part of the reason I post is to see if someone else experienced what I or the character did. You can calling this part of a large healing process.

I don't have any control over the comments, I just upload my chapters, that's it. I do agree that here there hasn't been any problematic reveals, but I would also be annoyed if that happened, lol

I'm on MD and hence read it up to 22. The story triggered me a lot, especially 17. Be warned. But keep on reading. I myself am a victim, so it is way too close to home, but I am trying to read it as if for therapy purposes. Keep it slow. If an entire chapter is too triggering, skip it.

You're reading it in Chinese then I'm guessing? Can't wait to make more progress! These chapters are a lot of work though, but rewarding.

The one saving grace with this ending IMHO is that they are not slated to be separated for years before reuniting, they said they'd keep being close friends and get together and have fun, SO they'll have plenty of time to keep knowing each other, do some silly flirting, and they won't waste their life waiting for the other being alone and sad! Just like she said: "Be careful Onee-san!"

Story seems more fast and exciting compared to Alabaster so i am very in it for the future. Good jobb again Daphie!!

Thank you, I'm happy to know you and some others are liking it!!!

Well, Daph, you're three for three on het manga about naked women who smoke and the boys in love with them.

I'm not telling you to stop or anything, that would be a horrible idea. Just making note of things and thinking about OnlyFans accounts to buy you a subscription for.

Hahahaha, you're right, I guess I'm due for an encounter with a hot naked smoking onee-chan who'll wreck my life in a good sexy way :D

What's the deal with the BBs? Is that the word being used for some specifically Japanese thing? The only BBs I've seen lying around in random places have been actual ball bearings that probably slipped out of a castor somewhere (used to find lots at airport baggage terminals!) and airsoft pellets, which, while they DO come in all kids of colors, kind of predate (or simply would not have been nearly so common in) the place and era of Masashi's past.

Anyone know wtf is up? If anything, they sound like beads more than BBs, but once again, I'm baffled by why there would be random beads scattered around town. Was there a legendary giveaway at a Michael's or something?

Honestly I don't know, I went with the terminology that the previous groups used, plus the word literally is BB bullet in the original script \o_o/

Additional question: How the fuck was this supposedly having chapters uploaded as far back as 2020, yet all the comments are from no more than barely even a month ago? Are uploaders allowed to artificially designate a displayed date for their uploads that's different from the actual date it was uploaded, or it's there some other sorcery at work here?

The first chapters were posted a long time ago on other sites, and I picked this series up recently. The publication date were adjusted when I uploaded the back-catalog here.

A very nice chapter again, even if, as always, with that slight feeling of dread as well.

yeah, the dread is always there in the background somehow...

This chapter sure knows how to hit you right where it hurts, again and again.

Yeah, it keeps delivering, both in feels and gut punches...!!

At first I thought the chapter title was referring to Shida, but looks like it was Sensei instead.

Yeah, or both, maybe. I sure hope Ai's not gonna asshat us into accepting this confession!!!

I want to read this but I'm reluctant if there's going to be a sexual relationship between them.

i doubt it's going to go that far, it seems to be flavored more as a coming of age drama story! i don't have the answers though, as i haven't read ahead, but the story in its original language is coming to an end soon, apparently. ch.37 or something would be the last one.

I gotta say, this is one of the rare manga that, whenever I have a concern as to writing quality, that concern always gets resolved in future chapters. In the first chapter, I was really annoyed how Masashi's parents brushed off that the other boys literally almost caused him to die, but their conflict with Sayaka established that the parents are kind of just shits who care more about not rocking the boat than they actually love their children. I was initially worried that Kakei was just going to be a stock mean girl, but chapter 10 revealed that she is the way she is because a series of adults have (at least statutorily) raped her, and she's reacted to that by trying desperately to reassert power wherever she can. (So I disagree with Daphie's commentary that she's just an asshole; if anything she's the biggest victim in the manga after Asako herself -- after all, (ch12 spoilers) a kid only uses a threat of suicide for manipulation if they've had someone do it to them.) And the implication that Asako as a kid was much like Kakei suggests that her weird flirting with Masashi is less the manipulations of a pedophile and more her repeating what she herself once went through.

It's a very dark manga and so there's always potential for it to drop the ball with any of the very serious issues it's discussing, but the chapters so far give me faith that the mangaka knows what she's doing and is trying to write real human drama, not stock character archetypes. Thanks for picking up the translation and I'm really looking forward to future updates!

Yeah, I slowly changed my opinion of Kakei too, she's still taking it out on everyone, but she's not two-dimensional! I'm happy you're liking it! I hope it stays a story that delves in the subjects and doesn't just cruise on the surface.

Hm. Tags like "bullying" and "smoking" are making me hesitant. But it is good, is it?

I might've been able to set the tags to individual chapters, but initial bullying kind of shapes the personality of the characters in this story. It's not pervasive though!

As for smoking, it's because Asako, the main hot lady FMC smokes, nothing less nothing more. She's one of those girls that makes smoking seem hot, lol

Happy to see that some people are welcoming this title! I couldn't not pick it up when I read it and saw that it had been left for dead for 2 years.