Tear my heart into pieces why don't you? I really like how the author almost gets me into the headspace of Manatsu (especially in this chapter). It felt like there was nothing wrong and all of the bad thoughts of "ending" were intentionally pushed to the side with a nice fluffy date and then the sword of Damocles drops.

The art in this series is wonderful, thanks for the scanlation!

Thanks for the upload!

This was such a good chapter!

Thanks for the upload!!

I love this series, can't wait to see where it goes from here.

This series reminds me of "Even though we're both adults" in a lot of ways (Like the husband not being an asshole so far). That would make things too easy, the aaaangst is heavy!

Axe murder!

not that americans bragging about how virtuous their country is hasn't always been embarrassing, but carrying on while it proudly backs genocide in Gaza is something else

Uyghurs are already gone and the world stood by and watched, I know it's cool to rip into the US and stay safely in the "America bad" slough and pretend to be above it all, you do you.

This has gone far past the scope of what I was originally talking about so I think I will withdraw from the ongoing conversation.

As always thank you to the scanlation team!

Plenty of other sources too but I won't spam, Radio Free Asia covers this quite well.

Citing a CIA created propaganda arm whose content is suppressed within America (Smith-Mundt act) so their credibility issues don't stick out....

Edit: It was created during the cold war as a propaganda, President Obama did away with the suppression of all Smith-Mundt act organizations and now (at least in the case of RFA) their mission statement is to provide accurate and timely information, news, and commentary about events in Asia and elsewhere; and
be a forum for a variety of opinions and voices from within Asian nations whose people do not fully enjoy freedom of expression.

You act like the people of China actually have access to RFA, you do know they have an Intranet in the CCP right? Oh and being caught with a VPN lands you in jail.

This might blow your mind but as far as great powers go, the United States is by far the most tolerant, live and let live society that exists. Your ability to criticize it and not be punished is one obvious example.

Does this excuse the bad things the USA has done? No, the USA should strive to do better.

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Contrary to the belief here, no, CCP doesn't jail LGBT authors on regular just for writing gay stuff.

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Yeah, a quick google search will show how that statement isn't really true, you do make a good point that the CCP doesn't say "It's illegal to be gay" but they (The CCP) have a literal taskforce which has one job: Hunt gays who get too popular or step too close to the line. Now I will grant you that lesbians are generally hand waved away because "That's hot" and it's usually gay men or what we could call Yaoi writers who are targeted in mainland China.

I feel like I shouldn't have to explain this but just for the sake of clarity, when a society makes nearly everything about being gay illegal and has laws for black-bagging people who disrupt "Social Harmony" or who "Pick Quarrels" and there are obscenity laws on the books.. Yeah.

https://www.them.us/story/china-gay-fanfiction-arrests-crackdown

Plenty of other sources too but I won't spam, Radio Free Asia covers this quite well.

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I'm amazed this work has gotten as far as it has under the CCP which jails LGBT authors on the regular, it might actually have something to do with the Lin's mother not being vilified and tossed to the curb like many western stories would depict. Social Harmony and all that.

Huh, the majority of the world doesn't live in a society where you can be openly LGBTQ without extreme consequences.

I'm very interested to see where this goes, thanks for the translation!

I don't know why here of all places some people feel the need to trash what other people enjoy, it's fiction and fantasy and nothing about it is trying to trick you if you're worried about being triggered. What I appreciate the most about Manga is that the authors are free to explore themes that in the West would likely never see the light of day.

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This is a really great read so far, I think that the 'Thrall' effect is in play when commands are given as others mentioned above. Really looking forward to see where this is going, I really like TM's work and this has yet to disappoint!

A-arioto?

The curse of noighd strikes again ;_:

This is such a good manga! I'm sorta surprised by the lack of discussion about it here on Dynasty, oh well.

thanks for the double upload!!

is this manga still being released? I'm afraid of the axe!

Really great story so far, thanks for the TL!

Is this series still going or complete? I'm just hoping it didn't get axed

It's been a long trip and it's really bittersweet to see it end, this cast of characters were one of my first introductions to yuri manga as a whole and it feels like they've been with me for so long.

Thank you for translating to the end!

I'm really enjoying this series, bummer that it's on break next month.

Thanks for the upload!

Thanks for the chapter, hope we do see more of this in the summer if only to see if it goes anywhere.

I'm interested to see where this goes, thanks for the translation/upload!

I need my depressing manga fix!!!

send help!

This manga is so good! I really hope it doesn't end soon.

@Temp

Okay the reference to Pilgrim's Progress got me, well done!

I love Teren Mikami's LNs and the manga adaptations have been pretty good too!

Thanks for the translation OP

Does anybody know of/have a link to a translation of volume 7 of the LN? I've read up to the end up 6 and can't find anything else!

^^ same!!

Thanks for the translation! I really appreciate this series.

Even though it hurts!