When you're the leader/supervisor of a group and your own rash actions lead to the severe injury of a subordinate, and not only that but a subordinate of your fiancee who is supposedly your equal...

You take responsability, because the blame for that pretty clearly lies on him and him alone.

I mean, usually you really wouldn't expect to punch right trough the monster with your attack, and seeing how the alternative may as well have been them all being dead... And his fiancee herself admits she would have been able to handle this if she hadn't been distracted. Responsibility, sure. But garbage? Not in this situation.

He went wild there. The panel even showed the flashback of when he was "upstaged," as he yelled while firing his blast. A good hint to his thinking in that moment. He wanted to make up for his lost pride, taking a reckless opportunity to strike. She said the situation was mostly under control with his guards protecting him, saying they only needed to aim for its tail while she protected her maid. Instead, he fired a large blast through its body. That's what seemed to catch her off guard, as the only action she didn't predict.

He felt emasculated and lashed out with wild magic, nearly harming someone in the process. That is garbage in my book, especially considering his other actions. Her blaming herself afterwards is more of her own psychology. She even blamed herself for having made him feel bad before, which is nonsense. She's not in her right mind and not a reliable narrator by that point. A lot of self loathing there.

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Is this still ongoing or was Ch.10 the official ending? I expected this to go until the final 100th day of the challenge at least.

Ending for manga. It was always meant to cover the first novel, or so. There's lots of wholesome novels afterwards that continue their relationship as they hit dating milestones, etc. Still ongoing.

MAL says the manga should have a third volume as well.

Yes, the manga has three volumes. OH! I didn't realize that person said chapter 10. Whoops. The manga ends at chapter 15. Sorry. I didn't realize Dynasty stopped at Volume 2. According to the author, those 15 chapters were always meant to cover only the first volume of the novels, seemingly regardless of sales. I'm pretty sure it could have kept going otherwise. The manga's stopping point is a solid one anyway. I think there are about six or seven novels now, right? I haven't read the most recently released ones.

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It's hard to accept Sena ending up with Kiku after that scene in the cherry blossoms. Overall, Sena x Kiku felt way too sudden. But I liked the pacing up until the last 2 chapters.

I really liked this part

https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/my_sisters_best_friend_my_lover_ch10#23

Hmm I don't know. The cherry blossoms scene was very clearly a finalisation of Sena's feelings and a way for her to move forward. They're family and they'll always be family. It's not meant to be romantic. And the Sena x Kiku romance build up was the entire manga. Heck, I'd call this a slow burn with how it's paced.

If 21 chapters of emotional and psychological build-up is "fast" or "sudden" idk anymore.

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Is this still ongoing or was Ch.10 the official ending? I expected this to go until the final 100th day of the challenge at least.

Ending for manga. It was always meant to cover the first novel, or so. There's lots of wholesome novels afterwards that continue their relationship as they hit dating milestones, etc. Still ongoing.

Binge read and thought it was generally lovely and wholesome… given the tags I was braced for chapter 8 to be rough, but it seemed super clear from her thoughts and actions that Marika was very into it? Brat/brat tamer dynamic + sub space stuff was also very clear especially given the prior chapter. Actually, Marika has been clearly doing the sub space thing since early chapters. Yes, explicit consent is better IRL, misread signals and you will wreck your life and inflict massive harm, and consent play needs extraordinary communication. It shows very risky behaviors, but I don’t see non-consent.

That's a debate as old as time here for whatever reason but I agree with you. It really is a wholesome story even given the premise, especially the rest of the novels.

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This was a beautiful story and a lovely representation of their relationship. I'm glad I didn't completely miss it. They have something powerful, filled with good communication and empathy for each other.

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It kinda sucks becuase I think the story quality started declining after they introduced the rival. I liked the story for the main 2's dynamic and it was cute to see it progress so it was kind of a bummer to see their time together taken away by another character who ended up with a similar gag (and whose intro didn't do much to progress the main relationship). It was still fun for what it was though. Thanks for translating!

That’s where it faltered for me too. The balance between romance and comedy tipped too heavily toward gags, overshadowing the heart of the story—the main couple. The introduction of the new character muddled things, and if others felt the same, it’s no surprise the series didn’t last long after that shift.

I would have preferred more focus on developing the couple’s romance instead of cramming most of it into the final chapter and a half. The rival didn’t add much and was sidelined in the end, so her extensive focus felt unnecessary and took away from the romance. Still, the main pair ended up together, and the series remained silly fun overall.

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Komaki noticing Wakaba's warning up to doing physical things with her and still doubling down on being a shit to her. Is it any wonder Wakaba's stance is that Komaki is pretty but too fucked up right now to want to be with?

I don't think Wakaba's issue is primarily with the treatment--she seems to enjoy the treatment, though is a bit ashamed/in denial. The core issue seems to be her believing Komaki doesn't like her. If she knew Komaki likes her, I assume things would be different. Komaki's behavior makes it hard for Wakaba to understand things but that's intentional on her part and part of the "fun," for us.

Also, Komaki didn't really cross the line Wakaba made, which is why Wakaba asks again for Komaki to actually be rough with her if she indeed hates her so much. She seems to feel Komaki is treating her too nicely for someone who is supposed to be doing despicable things. This "gentle" treatment is also further intensifying Wakaba's feelings for Komaki which continues to make her uncomfortable ("chest aching" and all that). She'd rather be treated in a way that actually is terrible, so she'd not have these growing feelings.

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It took me quite a while to come to the realization that, pushed beyond a basic and fairly benign level of responding to characters positively or negatively, “shipping” often tends to become toxic, and at the far end of the spectrum amounts to a form of self-inflicted cognitive impairment.

I believe that now more than ever.

It definitely ruins story analysis that's for sure. Creates a really strong and nonsensical bias in people. Hard to get around and really makes discussions annoyingly absurd.

Please Please tell me where my analysis of story is nonsensical bias. It's not like l accuse Erika for things she didn't do. Aya disappeared after that conversation with Erika. And Erika always feels guilt of something she had done towards Aya seven years ago (this part can be sure now).

I don't know you, didn't see your comment and certainly didn't say anything about you specifically. If you're unsure of whether I'm directly responding to you, just ask first. I didn't quote you and made general comments.

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It took me quite a while to come to the realization that, pushed beyond a basic and fairly benign level of responding to characters positively or negatively, “shipping” often tends to become toxic, and at the far end of the spectrum amounts to a form of self-inflicted cognitive impairment.

I believe that now more than ever.

It definitely ruins story analysis that's for sure. Creates a really strong and nonsensical bias in people. Hard to get around and really makes discussions annoyingly absurd.

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This manga is dragging so much that it's getting to look likes "How Do I Get Together With My Childhood Friend?".

Nah it's got 17 more chapters to reach that level. It's been fine so far, only 10 chapters in. I don't think this will be a long series either based on being adapted from a single novel.

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^
The only reason this won't happen is that the next chapter is the last. But if that wasn't the case you just know that something would happen to make Minami flub her confession and Yuzu to think Minami was in love with someone else for a few chapters.

My thought is that it will happen, but will take panels rather than chapters, or even volumes, to resolve.

Definitely. They'll kiss on the last corner of the last panel of the last page.

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Well the obvious problem with this is, how is that any different from that ski trip, she was already determined to do the same thing :P I think that's the biggest problem with the whole manga in a nutshell, it's kinda repetitive and really likes to spin in circles doing more or less the same thing, like some kind of cartoon where villain always loses at the end of the episode and in the next one barely anything changed. I enjoyed a lot of it regardless but it could have been way better.

It has it's premise and stuck to it for dear fucking life. Nothing happens. Groundhog day. Doesn't exude a lot of confidence from the author. Of course it ends when they get together, if not they'd have to write a real romance without the starting premise and it seems they weren't prepared for that. It won't just be the last chapter they get together, it'll be the very last page too!

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Everyone goes on about girlfailures but few people are brave enough to examine the girldisaster. God bless this comic

Not every author can be so brave.

This is good stuff. Really nothing like it.

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Now that I think about it, Xiao - Lu does resemble a cute deer. :)
Also, We all know that when Tong Tong put the choker on Xiao-Lu's neck, it had a double meaning in Xiao-Lu's mind. ;)

Nothing but panic lol

Really good series. Glad I found it after all this time.

Really cute chapter. Hope we see Olivia again. She's like a second daughter, no? Unless I'm mixing up names and events. It's touching that she's been watching over her "mother."

IIRC she is less daughter and more "unlucky childhood friend". Evie's mom and Olivia were both acolytes of the Saint back in their youth, and I am assuming that Olivia caught feelings for her best friend that have never gone away.

Yeah, that feels right! Thanks. "Sisters" is better then, and anything else I guess we'll see. I'm glad she's making her comeback into the story.

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Really cute chapter. Hope we see Olivia again. She's like a second daughter, no? Unless I'm mixing up names and events. It's touching that she's been watching over her "mother."

Internalized homophobia is a possible, and probably optimistic considering the alternatives, explanation of why the author might have no issue painting this outcome as a good one in the story she writes.

No, it's not. Random assumptions based on very little isn't better than saying nothing. Just because a hypothetical sounds nice in writing doesn't make it more likely. There is nothing to go off of for this kind of leap. Limited data is a severe understatement. Even floating the idea of this is already much.

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Usui Shio's pen has been on point with her series man, only good stuff have came since Crescent moon and Doughnuts ended

Definitely. She's great. Two series at once, both very different and both great too.

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The absolute awe once she saw Okiku. She claimed her woman and ruined the self esteem of two others at the same time. Commendable.

Also, our horny ghost is definitely hiding some hurt, but maybe she'll learn about love from our two love birds.

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I thought maybe the niece likes the aunt and the aunt likes the sister in law. I wish there was a clear answer. The reason why I think the niece likes the aunt is because she requests a kiss instead of pudding, which seems unnecessary unless she likes her"that" way.

She definitely likes the aunt--part of what she says she has similar with the aunt: being gay and having an unrequited love to an older woman that's part of the family (one way or the other). Her little confession served two purposes. Interesting little story.

last edited at Dec 15, 2024 1:31PM

Alright. Potential confrontation coming up. Last time, the writer chickened out and skipped it. Will we have the necessary scene this time?

You'll have 5 chapters about her uncle and you'll like it! Then the girls will enter the shop, laughing about how good prom was.

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cool and all yeah, but seriously, filler now? in this crucial moment in the series? I have been enjoying this relatively but this right here seems just like lazy writing

It feels like a setup for Mimei to be a voice of reason. Either to divide the couple, or to drive them together. Maybe we get to see Mimei and Kasane's past relationship to better understand her future choices when crucial moments occur.

(but yeah, could be lazy writing, we just have to see in future chapters).

We already saw and know their past though. She's just a major character and it's important to understand her psychology.

Nice, using "music" literally and metaphorically, while having Koga step in and change the tune. That's good stuff. No, don't conform to the "popular music!" Remember your rocker GF, she's slow and mysterious but she's finally here.

last edited at Dec 15, 2024 8:22AM

C'mon Okiku, who did you really think she's talking about? Of course it's only you.

So when Otsuyu had diamonds in her eyes and asked for forgiveness that wasn't her right? She even called herself by name (which she doesn't normally do) and didn't remember what she said after. Feels like she got momentarily possessed. Also not a huge fan of a rapey joke character. Their "comedy" tends to be very debatable.

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