The interesting thing about this chapter is, if you really think about what Kurokawa said, she essentially confessed right there as well, but her inferiority complex keeps her thinking they shouldn't be together.

Very nice.

I could swear that's Tako Luka, though... :P

^^ It really does.

Nice.

Why? Because she's a good girl who already ate her vegetables, obviously.

Very nice. :D

It's also good to see Shima on the attack for once.

But something very strange is going on when you recognize an artist based on the fluids... :P

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Nice. :D

Beautiful. ^_^

Excellent! :D

Good.

Nice.

Cute.

Actually Marika was just joking with her friends about the compensation date though, but her words triggered Aya. If ignore the NSFW one, the story of LN is not bad

Well, that may have been the case (although the senpai who originally suggested this might not have been joking at all), but she did take Aya's bet, which made it quite serious for her after all in the end.

Does Miko interact with anyone else at the school? Maybe she's a ghost, or never existed as a student.

Her running arrival in chapter 3 is accompanied by many comments and a warning not to run in the hallway, she does have her own seat in class, part of the reason for the seating change is also said to be her close relationship with Hinako, and she's held back after class by the teacher, giving Shiori the chance to go home alone with Hinako, so clearly it's not just Hinako (and Shiori) who can see and interact with her.

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Too many theories, not enough clues anyone but Shiori has actually seen. Just have to wait and see.

My guess is that she found a clue that this Miko is actually not the same entity as this Miko - or just a figment of her imagination/false memory.

Actually - unless it is indeed a false memory, which is just as likely, considering Shiori's words - those are likely the same Miko already, since she's likely been protecting Hinako ever since. Whether her friend Miko actually existed (or was this Miko) before she became the only friend to stay with her is another question, though. We'll see next time, I guess.

Ah, Mya-nee... Damned if you do, damned if you don't...

Can't we just wait and see the last chapter as well before deciding how it'll end?

Guessing Miko is the one that killed her family to be honest...

I was going to say this couldn't be the case, but then I realized that if she has indeed manipulated Hinako's memories to include herself, she could have also manipulated her memories of her family's death. Whether this actually is the case remains to be seen, though. I personally don't think so at this point, but it's not impossible either based on what we've seen or what has been implied so far.

Well, that was a twist I didn't expect, not after the start of the chapter made is look like Miko was just a monster hunter indeed. Although in hindsight, there was something about how Shiori talked about her scent that suggested something being off about her... Impressed by Shiori's detective skills there.

Anyway, I can sympathize with neither Aya or Marika. One is very weak willed and the other is predatory. I know that it will eventually work out, because it's the premise of this LN/manga, but from the start it strikes me as toxic.

I really wouldn't call her weak willed. In that case we'd already be in typical NTR hentai territory with her begging for more after being left hanging on the edge there. It's more a mixture of stubbornness and pride that keeps her going along with the slightest provocation instead of admitting it's too much for her. Nobody calls Marty McFly a chicken!

Cute.

Good, good.

^ Having an extremely competitive staring contest is what these two consider a romantic moment. :P

Nice. :D

Nice.