Well, I do enjoy me a good villainess series, so I'll take it. XD

Hopefully the shorter chapter length is the reason why this chapter feels like kinda filler. One of the things I love about this series is that it keeps a pretty brisk pace, and if this is the arc that bogs it down, then that will be a real shame.

It seems like it's setting up for an arc about Mashiro becoming more secure in her relationship with Nagisa, which is a good idea, but I can't say I love the execution thus far.

Oh hey, a Shion chapter that isn't awful! How novel. :P

But seriously, this was a really nice chapter. Looks like it's Kiki's turn now to take up the mantle of angst for this series.

I am desperately hoping that final panel means we'll get to see Hatomori's reaction next chapter. She's gotta be having an epic meltdown at the news, and I really want to see it.

I wonder if a similar concepts been used before. Where two yuri couples try to compete for popularity and outdo the other. I kinda wanna see that now

This is the premise of Because You Dazzled Me. The school basically sponsors a wacky sapphic couples' contest where couples compete against each other for votes on the school's internal social media app. I don't even think there's ever a prize specified, they just do it for clout, lol. It's very silly, but also really cute and sweet. It's only got four chapters uploaded here, but is complete on Mangadex.

Wow, the new girl is coming in really hot. Very odd choice to reintroduce yourself to someone you respect by insulting them directly to their face. It's also kinda wild that she knew which school Nagisa went to, chose to go to a different school, and then gets mad as Nagisa for not being in the same school. Like if you really wanted to go to school with her, you could have just...went to her school?

The scene at the end with Nagisa reassuring Mashiro was so sweet. Also shoving Mashiro's face into her chest in front of the new girl was a total power move, lmao. Hopefully Mashiro follows her own advice about telling her feelings, but somehow I get the sense she won't.

Hell yeah! I'm glad this got picked up by another group. There were a couple chapters that got uploaded to Mangadex a while back, but they just vanished after a few days for some reason. Murder is a hell of a way to start a series, and I really dig the two leads' chemistry.

I love how she's not like "wow, this cute senpai is so sad, let me help her out" but is instead awoken to her sadistic tendencies and just wants to mess with her. XD

Nice finale of the fight; that two page spread was awesome.

Been a hot minute since they introduced a new character. Curious to see how she'll fit in to the story.

Fukami rockin' the new 'do; classic heartbreak move, but I agree with Kase that it suits her.

I have a serious request that I must see through. It may sound like something incredibly vague, but I assure you it is not.

My request is for any yuri with a femme top. Don't misunderstand, I'm not talking about a femme girl that has a fashion based superiority complex, a femme girl that is kind of assertive, a femme girl that is just topping during sex, a femme girl that can sustain a harem of tomboys and not any other arbitrary level of top!
What I'm looking for is a mean lean pretty girl turbo-dyke clam connoisseur with the will to bend the most dense material self-declared straight girls into submission!

Someone like Mai from https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/ma_ch%C3%A9rie except even more powerful.

Maybe the manhwa Partition? One of the characters is a short woman who outwardly projects a very cute, feminine image, but is actually devious and a bit of a gremlin. She basically forces her way into the life of her tall, gloomy coworker.

It's not hosted here, but you can find it on Mangadex. The early chapter translations are pretty rough, but it gets better after a dozen chapters.

I thought for a moment the older sister might be hatching some nefarious plot, but nope. She's just turbo horny. XD

Indeed Yuzu. Kissing your homie is totally normal BFF behavior.

At least the king is trying to murder her himself, rather than delegating to lackies?

Still, think it's high time for a coup.

I can definitely see why this won the award! It was super cute, sweet, and funny. I had to stop and catch my breath after seeing the Edison yukata, I was laughing so hard. XD

New girl shows up, her name is Korone, and she works in a bakery. Hm... yubi yubi

The flashbacks reminded me of Mashiro's illness. What ... happened to that? Like, I don't need death flags or hospital visits or anything, just some indication that she's still a somewhat sickly person instead of being like "she had a bit of time off school and now she's in perfect health and we'll never speak of this again".

During the chapter when Nagisa had the flu, Mashiro was prevented from even a quick sick visit because of the risk of her catching it with her condition. She's also been shown to have separate PE lessons, where she does more low-impact activities, presumably as part of some doctor-prescribed physical therapy routine.

I'll grant it's not much, but at least it's something, lol. Her condition has always been kind of vague and ill defined.

Oooooo an interloper! Okay, prediction time:

I'm guessinggggg, she's someone from the same middle school as Nagisa who admired her for being the serious model student and stuff. But now Nagisa looks all flashy, so the First year thinks it's Mashiro's bad influence leading Nagisa astray and tries to "pull her back to the right path". Or smth along those lines~

Yeah, this is my guess too. I kinda doubt she's being introduced as a potential love rival; I think she's the girl who was shown in chapter 24 for one panel, and if she was there to witness Nagisa princess carrying Mashiro off the stage, then there's no way she could seriously think she has a shot. XD

Nagisa mentioned in the first chapter that she cut off all contact with her friends from middle school, so this new girl has got a lot to catch up on. She's also always been pretty straightforward and assertive, so I kinda doubt she'll seriously entertain anything this girl is saying in regards to distancing herself from Mashiro.

This is a battle manga now.

And I'm totally here for it.

Tsukushi with that unintentional rizz, keeping Hinoka on her toes. That's certainly one way to keep a relationship from getting stale, lol.

Takamine this chapter:

Going to school: I sleep.

Seeing (future) girlfriend on the train: real shit.

Yamada san and Kase san.. I hope that I'll be able to see the after uni life: maybe the part when they come out from uni and start a working life.. and maybe there will be mid-life.. I really hope they will stay together with each other..

Well, if it keeps up the current pacing, they should graduate in about...20 years XD.

I do wish we had more stories that operated over a larger timescale though. I recently learned of a manga series called Shima Kōsaku that's about a fictional Japanese salaryman, and the series covers his life and career over several decades. It's been going continually since 1983, and covers from his early 30s to currently his 70s, and there's prequel spin-offs that go all the way back to his college years. Most series only span ~3 years at most, but I think it would be neat if we had more stories like that, where we see characters actually grow and age.

The older sister is part bloodhound, apparently.

Yodokawa says the story is coming to its conclusion. Should be done by the end of the year--which means a few more chapters. This should be the final arc/push. I figured as much but nice to get some confirmation and to set proper expectations.

Dang, that's kind of a shame; this series is so relaxing, I could keep reading about Asako and Miyako forever.

I think there's 4 more chapters to finish out the volume? So I'm guessing that's probably where it'll end. I'm hoping we'll see Miyako's parents before the end.

I'm back at reading this book once again!!! I think it was 2022 when I first read it??? It's been a while since the newest update, I wonder if we're getting more~~ ❤️❤️❤️, this book will always have a spot deep in my heart!! Thanks for both scanlator and Kobachi Ruka!! <333

It's been a while since it's updated here, but another group picked it up and is posting updates to Mangadex. It's up to chapter 147 there. They're pretty good about releasing a new chapter every couple of weeks. Hopefully those chapters make their way here at some point.