Ah ok, I guess Samba thought she gave enough trouble to the poor brother of Seol-a and decided to make things simple and have them both back driving ^^. I loved the gentle moment the two had at the end, finally some chance of having things back to normal....depending on how we define normal.

By the way, I just notice the car in better detail. It look sooooooo much like my old car. A 4 wheel drive white Hyundai (Tucson) ^^

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few hours left ^^
I am jumping ahead in predictions regarding return trip.
Seol-a offering to take no-rae back with her by car
But No-rae already bought return ticket
Seol-a: .............I am coming too on train
Seol-a calling young brother: you will find your car at .....city
Seol-a brother: #@!*7%

Blackkitty

And Lara77 :) would you like to give some more reading recommendations since I noticed you liked NANA(my first love, it was a love from firs reading xD) and thank you for reminding me of "A Lollipop or a Bullet" :)

Oh Nana........don't remind me, I have became like Hatchi wispering in my heart ( Dear Nana...Even now I call your name). The story plot became a real life reality and we all have to wait for painful years before we may or may not see Nana again.
With Nana around, making any other recommendation of the same level is very hard as NANA is from a different planet.
But few of the titles that comes to my mind (based on their category) I thought were good and worth reading. Hope you like them as well (mixed new and old classic ^^")

Romance/comedy with some psychological -
HORIMIYA
Kare Kano
Bara no Tameni

Romance, Drama, Psychological
7 seeds,
BASARA,
AMERICAN GHOST JACK,
Kagen no Tsuki (another nice work of Yazawa Ai)
Taiyou no Ijiwaru,

MARS , Boyfriend (SOURYO Fuyumi) - all the authors work are indeed good
cotton (and any other manga of Konno Kita )
BX and any other work of Okazaki Mari such as Yawarakai Kara
Angel Heart (I love Hojo's Drawings ^^)
Watashitachi no Shiawase na Jikan (and any other work of Sahara Mizu)
Kuutei Kaiko Toshi (newly started only few chapters)
Any work of SUETSUGU Yuki's such as (Only You) and (Chihayafuru - which I watch the anime now rather than manga),
Shirley maiden

Romance oneshot (There are many good one shots but just gave one that I recently liked and remembered)
Koigokoro Metronome and its sequel Koiiro Etude

Horror, drama, bit of romance
Shin angyo Onishi,
ISLAND

Gosh....I over did it !

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I don't think the brother will ask for much details about how things are between no-rae and Seol-A... I feel his nature is the type of calm big brother who likes to let the others talk when they are ready rather than asking for details himself.
I feel that in a way or another, he will be the one who will finally reveal to Seol-A , and to us, the wound of No-rae in her previous relationship and he will put it in away of indirectly saying...So please take a good care of our No-rae and be the "friend" who will stay by her side as no-rae needs you to show her the "path" she needs to choose.

I still need some processing time but the good news is I didn't cry a river as when finished "Your Lie in April"

I also cried with "Your Lie in April", the anime and not the manga.
And yes, I didn't cry with this one as well, but worse, it was a sharp wound in my chest and such a pain that I won't ever forget....Makes me wish I could cry

omg.. I've just finished reading it...I think I need some time before commenting...

Impressive, that was fast.
I have a feeling that you will either thank me or hate me for the rest of my life in this form ^^"

OriginalGengar

Loved the new chapter! Granny was about to become my new favorite character but then she got scrapped pretty quickly. :/ Can't wait to see what No-rae's brother and Seol-a might be talking about.

Samba is a master when it comes to awkward situations, by the way.

I enjoyed it as well, and somehow it felt longer than many previous chapters, perhaps due to variable situations and long conversations (Poor Halmoni^^)

Samba is a master in it all..... who else would have drawn an outlet to such complicated situation between those two in such a smooth way while keeping things realistic ......big fan of her manuscript writing skills.

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Thanks Halmoni for the translation...........and I told you that you will get your face in the next chapter
But I was wrong assuming she will be no-rae's grandmother...I should have known since it would have been too good of a coincidence to be true.
Someone few pages before did predict the kid being in the middle of these two and attracting a bit of jealously from Seol-A....Nice hunch.
Did anyone notice.... no-rae's mom giving "say Aaaaaah to Seol-a under the look of No-rae, and she reply with the same thing toward her nephew hahaha. Look who is jealous now.
But the beating moment of all was the peach wine...It sure looked tasty with a nice colour even for a non-drinker like me. But the look of No=rae to make Seol-A stop drinking was just hilarious, I literally gave a laughter.

The look No-rae finally gave to Seol-A while saying "That was awful of me" was sooooo deep and emotional, and filled with regrets and feeling sorry for what she did. I was sooooooo happy that she finally took it out of her chest and apologized for what happened.

That brings us back to our sleepless No-rae.... what do you think she was thinking of? My guess is....she was saying to herself (Now that I can't run anymore, and can't hurt Seol-A again like that, I should find away to live with this and endure it)....I guess.

Alextasha

I believe this art was made by the author ssamba herself.

See here: http://blog.naver.com/ssambasoul/220129437517

Oh....I should have known...got a wrong impression as it was in some fan blog.
Thanks for clarifying things

anonymous
thanks

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Alextasha

I just want to tell you that 33 raws are out...>

So sooooon !!!, no wonder all these new images above which I thought I missed it from a previous issue !!

This time I thought I really will wait for Halmoni to translate things because I really interesting to understand what each one is to say to each other...basically a discussion would be the main part of interest in this chapter.

Halmoni...I am at your dept

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OriginalGengar

I also usually listen to Jazzy Rap and TripHop

Jass is cool, works perfectly with Seinen type of manga I guess.

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Random Reader

I listen to music when I read manga as well though it usually depends on the manga and music. One of the coolest things to do is if there is an anime and it has a really good soundtrack, it's fun to listen to the OST and read the manga. Aria and its anime adaptation are a perfect example of this as it's OST is just phenomenal. (I have listened to it's OST all day sometimes. Couple it with Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou's OVA OST and you are set for months, maybe years of relaxing, peaceful music.)

When I read Vinland Saga or Berserk I listen to Conan the Barbarian's soundtrack.

However, most of the time I listen to Nujabes, Joseph Jacobs, Juneblazemusic, and other creators of [instrumental]

Interesting variety. I indeed prefer anime OST as a background music with manga reading. Love Yoko Kanno Work especially wolve's rain, and record of lordoss war.
Recently I am listening to the OST of Sigatsu wa kimino Uso...basically it is more of classic music....I fell in love with the Ballad No 1 of Chopin....The joy of discovering something magnificent is something can't be described by words.

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moonfrost13

I listen to music while reading FF. Lately, I've been replaying two songs in particular.

"All Our Days" - RWBY volume 2 OST https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-NDniCr1ZQ
(To be honest, the lyrics in their entirety don't match at all with FF. But, the sound of it puts me in a sentimental mood. I first listened to it during the bathroom scene of chapters 22 and 23 because of its chorus: I made this promise to you... I will cling, I will clutch. I'll hold onto you, I won't turn away. I won't leave, I won't go. I will stay with you all our days.)

"Better With You" - This Wild Life https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ClBlz4X_eQ
(This song was featured in a K-drama which had a lesbian kiss in it. I've been listening to it ever since No-rae began avoiding Seol-a, since they're better together than they are apart.)

Interesting collection many thanks for sharing...would love to try them...I have been mainly focused on using anime OST with manga reading...possibly because I would rather focus on the music rather than the lyrics and maybe because they match...coming from the same origin.
Nothing beats Wolve's rain OST by Yoko Kanno....unfortunately I have been listening to it forever thus one would always end up trying to find new things for a change.

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Fan art by junsola, a Chinese FF fan:

AAAAAH this is gorgeous ! reminds me of another beautiful fanart of Seol-A which I really like from a talented Neko Nikki

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The song of Akino arai titled Ningen no Kodomo (A human child) always feels like a poem that has been written especially for this manga or the story between those two.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISjE9rLbCZw

Lyrics :
Hey, don't raise your voice
I've come to help you.
Nobody else here in the class
Can see me.

You fear the road home.
Because you'll get beat up again.
So, you'll take another road,
A road only you,
And no one else will take.

In the end,
You take them on all by yourself.
Despite what they might say,
You will NEVER talk back.

You're still so small
But when you grow up,
You will love me
In a way that no one else
Will ever be able to imitate.

You are a child who can laugh,
You are a child who can cry,
You are a human child.

Lit by the stretching rays of sunlight,
You who noticed me
In the corner of the classroom,
Saw the truth,
With eyes more beautiful than anyone else.

You are a child who can laugh,
You are a child who can cry,
You are a human child.

A child like any other,
The child who is different from any other.

You are a child who can laugh,
You are a child who can cry,
You are a human child.

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Hi,
Thought of opening a discussion form for "A Lollipop or a Bullet" manga
I am a big fan of this amazing tragedy work. Hope there is more people sharing the same interest.

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Blackkitty

Lara , about the music, well it depends on my mood, and thanks, you reminded me to finish "A lollypop or a bullet" because, if I am not mistaken, it was on hold or something. :)

Yes you are right, it was on hold for almost a year but finally got completed. But now that you mentioned it, I looked at Dynasty reader and they haven't finish it yet (perhaps it was another fan work or something)
And...no discussion form about it ?!! We should have one before I turn this into its form.
You should definitely finish it......but be prepared for the shock of your life.

Edit
I just opened a form for the manga discussion - It deserve one
http://dynasty-scans.com/forum/topics/6537-a-lollipop-or-a-bullet-discussion

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So with no feedback on the post earlier...I assume either 1) just being ignored for lack of interest...which is totally understandable.... or 2) No one actually listen to anything while reading manga/manhawa and with that I would be surprised a bit because I always believed the majority would do.
Anyway...less than 48 hours and I would enjoy the "fluttering feelings" when reading THE fluttering feelings while listening to "tsuki no dansu" or (A Dance of the moon).
Really can't wait, Thank god it is a week and not longer because I couldn't take it.

I enjoy reading manga and Manhwa while listening to music. Most of the music would be slow/sad type which goes very well with the type of the manga I read such as drama or slice of life (Exception would be ofcourse with more violent and horror work such as "island" for example during which the music would be strong/beating type).
While I hardly have specific music with each work, there are few works during which I could only read them while listening to one specific song/music.
One example was Satougashi no Dangan wa Uchinukenai (A Lollipop or a Bullet), an amazing work that I hope EVERYONE here have read it. With each chapter which I have read 10s of times, I found it matching like a waltz dance with the songs of Akino Arai "Ningen no Kodomo A human child"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISjE9rLbCZw

This brings me to the music which somehow end up the one I always have to listen to when reading FF.
Matsu Takako - "tsuki no dansu"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPx2QNAtvf4 (The song played at 43:33)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3jhctjjc1s

The part of FF where both heroin end up at no-rae's country house reminded me so much of NANA manga...........
God I miss NANA so much........

anonymous

That is just hilarious hahaha
Sadly...Citrus started really strong and it was one of the most popular Yuri Manga after GIRLFRIENDS and very promising with nice art especially the cloth styles which was really well detailed and Mai was the hottest girl out of all yuri characters we knew.
It was the last 3 chapters which really ruined everything, and to make it worse, 2 months,,,,,TWO WHOLE MONTHS of waiting!
Ssamba if I may say has the best scenario written so far and I am soooooooo happy that FF was her work and no one else to ruin it with rubbish non-sense.

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I enjoy reading manga and Manhwa while listening to music. Most of the music would be slow/sad type which goes very well with the type of the manga I read such as drama or slice of life (Exception would be ofcourse with more violent and horror work such as "island" for example during which the music would be strong/beating type).
While I hardly have specific music with each work, there are few works during which I could only read them while listening to one specific song/music.
One example was Satougashi no Dangan wa Uchinukenai (A Lollipop or a Bullet), an amazing work that I hope EVERYONE here have read it. With each chapter which I have read 10s of times, I found it matching like a waltz dance with the songs of Akino Arai "Ningen no Kodomo A human child"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISjE9rLbCZw

This brings me to the music which somehow end up the one I always have to listen to when reading FF.
Matsu Takako - "tsuki no dansu"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPx2QNAtvf4 (The song played at 43:33)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3jhctjjc1s

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Well, she put a face for the cloth bag on her head hahaha.

I was wondering about this face for an hour and i finally remembered. In Japan trash bags with face are quite popular thing. When you fold it, it looks like a rabbit face with ears. http://beautifuldecay.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/gomi031-565x293.jpg And i guess those bags are used not only for trash, but also for carrying things, because...why not :).
So i wodnered, maybe those bags are used in Korea too and Ssamba is simply a lover of them.
Hope i wasn't captain obvious with that, if i was, sorrry :D

This is so cute ! Many thanks for sharing. It is the first time though I came across any description of such cute-rabbitto bags ! I am actually surprised, having come across thousands of manga and hundreds of anime, no one ever used it as a material in their work or drawings !

OriginalGengar

Haha, I wasn't sure how to write it so I looked at Lara's post. Whoops. :)

Soooooory....My bad indeed

It's Seol-a.

Remember kids, it's O before E... except in Korean names.

OOOH
How embarrassing
Thanks for the correction......Not sure I should be called a kid though at my age ^^"

Side Note:

Has anyone noticed that No-rae really doesn't hug/touch people unless the other person initiates? Maybe I caught on because I'm the same way (or maybe I'm just seeing things because of that lol).

TRAFI
No-Rae is not awkward with physical contact at all on the contrary, we've seen her initiate a lot in the beginning with her friends. It's just how her friend said, she's not totally comfortable around Seol-A, she didn't let her get too close yet. And having feelings for her doesn't help x)
I think it's just her being afraid of having a closer relationship with Seol-A and getting hurt, not her being awkward initiating physical contact.

No-Rae is not being uncomfortable with physical contact, infact she is more care-free than all the other characters. But her awkward reaction to Seol-A touches is simply because she is more conscious about her, an unconscious inner feelings of love, that makes her acting differently toward the presence of Seol-A than if it was someone else.
A lot of the posts commenting about Soel-A being the first one who started to have the feelings. But I actually feels it is the opposite. The first one who started to become aware of Seol-A was No-rae herself. The moment she realized the name of the gorgeous lady holding her shoulders she had a face mixed with exciting discovery. This was followed by her watching over Seol-A's shoulders during the whole lecture.

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