So is the implication that they are gonna go die after they go to a place where no one knows them? Or did she choose life?

i think this is one of those rushed open-ended conclusions that authors are often pushed into by their editors/publishers. the way it started, there could've been so much more to unpack regarding Konno's story but this is what we got.

to be honest, going by the last couple pages of text, i don't think Konno truly wanted to die, i think she wanted to feel, for lack of a better term, something. i think they'll move to a remote part of Japan and Saki will convince to live their lives there while basking in their newly formed relationship.

It's based on a novel, the ending of the manga is (I presume) the ending of the novel. It's ambiguous on purpose.

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I actually died, somebody send someone to clean up my corpse.

Guess I am still incredibly bitter over Mini chapter 42. Alliteration is no excuse for not calling them what they are.

https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/virgins_empire_ch264_3

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Alliteration? I don't understand what your comment has to do with this mini-chapter.

"I only fall for girls with boyfriends"
Boyfriend girlfriend same thing

Remember, older sis is supposed to be getting married.

I knows it's mostly jokes but she's definitely just complimenting their looks. I don't think she's expressing interest in the older sister at all beyond that observation.

Nah, I gotta disagree, that last page is definitely inferring naughty thoughts on Kasane's part. She may or may not think of acting on them, but they're there, and they're intense.

So... was senpai in love with who'd end up becoming her step father? what the hell? or did I misunderstand something?

I'm pretty sure she was in love with her mom.

Is page 8 even "het"? They literally just become friends.

I mean, they went into the blind date hoping to get a lover, but still got some sort of w by getting a new friend instead.

It's an omiai, it was probably arranged by their families

Huh, just noticed, and looking back, both of the teachers wear rings on their right hand ring finger, but only when they're not at work.

Is page 8 even "het"? They literally just become friends.

"It wasn't expensive, I bought it with Mommy's money" is such a funny line for a six year old.

(laugh) Yeah, I cracked up at that.

Y'know, after sitting on this a bit, I realize that this might be kind of controversial (don't out people, don't spill the tea, don't speak other people's truths without their permission) but at this point, given all that she actually knows about both of them, SURELY this is one rare circumstance in which Kamiya is justified in grabing Yuzu's stupid face and telling her "SHE LIKES YOU ROMANTICALLY, YOU DUMMY, SHE EXPLICITLY TOLD ME HERSELF WHEN SHE TURNED DOWN MY CONFESSION GO MARRY HER ALREADY." I said before I think that might have happened, but I've been debating internally whether or not doing such a thing is ethical, and I think I've landed on "Just tell her, there's no other way to break the shell."

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Agreed. New guy struck me as just trying to talk to a pretty girl after getting pushed into the situation by Narita.

is that really Narita?
that feels out of character

(and also, Narita has had an earring in his left ear since his character introduction)

I mean, if it's not Narita, it's some guy with his hairstyle who is drawn identically and is familiar enough with Oosawa to grab her arm and introduce her to someone.

Or he just isn't wearing his earring to the dance for whatever reason. (Or Sumiko just forgot to draw it)

Anyway, I don't know that it's especially out of character. He put on the prom specifically for Mitsuki and Aya, one of them isn't there, and the other is wall-flowering because the first isn't there. He probably feels bad and would like to see her dance and have a nice time even if her bae isn't there.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvsQPCbgJOA&ab_channel=MatadorRecords

In case anybody wants to hear the song.

It was a valiant attempt, Ono, you seem like a cute, chill dude. My condolences on being run over by the MitsuAya line.

Was it really a love song? or was the bully guy just saying that? To be honest I think we should have had some sort of internal monologue about sexuality or them wondering if the feelings are romantic. Even Aya doesn't seem to have given it that much thought she was like "oh my crush is a girl, well okay" but hasn't made a move and neither has she exactly been in denial either. But at least with Aya it seems to read as though she doesn't want to ruin the friendship, as for Mitsuki... I'm not sure what she's thinking at all. I mean are teenagers in Japan already so comfortable in their sexuality that they kinda take it for granted that something is romantic without talking about it? lol not even a "do you like girls?"

So, Japanese culture is by a wide margin the most intrinsically passive aggressive culture I have ever interacted with. The typical way you say something is "bad" is to say "That's a little..." and just literally trail off without saying it. As a general rule, they do not confront issues head on. So a lot of yuri manga doesn't confront the idea of homosexuality head on. The women just love each other, and their preferences aren't usually explicitly addressed because Japan in general isn't very hot on explicitly doing anything. I don't know if this also permeates into LGBT social circles in japan, or if it's just an anime/manga thing. It could just be that it's about anime authors not wanting to alienate potential readers by being too direct about their subject matter, or it could be that many people in japan just don't voice their preferences in a direct way very often. (If anybody knows more on this I'd be interested to hear it.)

Come on seriously they need to confess now. I mean Aya probably since she's the one who seems to be more aware of being in love. I feel like Mitsuki hasn't fully realized her sexuality and is sort of friendzoning Aya. I feel like I need to be convinced Mitsuki has feelings for her lol.

I don't need to be convinced Mitsuki has feelings, but I think Mitsuki needs to be convinced that she has feelings, and that it's allowed for her to have feelings.

I think Kamiya may have just straight up told her. "I asked her out and she turned me down because her heart's set on you." The scene it the classroom kinda feels like Yuzu is finally reevaluating. I think Kamiya has boiled over with frustration just like the rest of us, and has decided to just go full cupid.

I'm kinda surprised actually, with how they were going, that they actually did talk so relatively directly about romance. I expected them to fully bury it until long after they're adults, so that implicit promise of "look we'll date later after we've made sure we don't cause any parodoxes with this flashback" has interesting implications for their present day 'friendship'. Maybe they've just been on the dl for as long as the kid has know them both lol

Also the relatively casual way it was brought up, with neither reacting like their shared romantic interest is news, possibly implies they had an offscreen fling beforehand.

I'm fairly certain they haven't. I think after the rejection in the flashback, Youji tried to let her feelings go, but Youzi's pushing is influencing her. I think Youji has been holding her feelings back for fear of being rejected again, and Weiwei has been holding back because she doesn't know if Youji is still into her that way.

When Youzi first suggests Ren Wei as a love interest, Youji says something like "Don't invest real feelings in your ships", I think that's because she's trying to supress her own feelings at this point. But Youzi's pushing is having an effect on both of them.

i want to cry ueueueueu

If it helps, in the present day, I'm pretty sure we're on the cusp of a development.

Yessss finally!

This is so bittersweet, pretty much exactly what I thought. I'm surprised Youji actually got to say it, I thought they'd part with their real feelings unspoken.

You've both got acclaimed careers now, Ren, just get your girl already. Screw the haters! Youzi needs her moms!

(I wish there was a book of this)

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Wait, didn’t we think Freckle-chan was going to invite Koga to the prom?

I was expecting something exactly like this, A meet&greet with her record co dad. But I was expecting Aya to misunderstand and think it was a prom invite and be super down about it.

Although I try to stay out of the plot-prediction business*, I find it hard to believe that the story is going the “no prom at all” route after going to the trouble of setting it up. Maybe a “leave the producer’s party early and hit the prom together” twist.

*Because the pay is so low even when you get it completely right.

I'm sure, at least, that Aya is lying about having a family thing. She's trying to minimize the prom because she knows it's a good opportunity for Koga, but she's heartbroken on the inside. Aya's gonna be miserable about it, and Koga's going to find out or otherwise pick up on that and there'll be some kind of grand gesture to make up for it.

(laugh) He's the worst principal I've ever seen and I love him.

(Actually, he's not even close to the worst I've seen, he's just kinda bad in a sort of likable way)

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I think it would be pretty absurd to end on a tragedy in a manga with as cutesy and soft of a title as "My Cute Little Kitten". So I'm guessing it's all psychological and temporary they just need to finally properly talk

I mean, yeah, but what makes this frustrating is that the characters are being recklessly obtuse. When somebody passes out in the bath, that's not a little issue with her sleep cycle. That's an immediate medical concern, and the fact that mangaka seems unaware of that is very concerning.

She fell asleep IN THE BATH, TAKE HER TO A FUCKING DOCTOR.

She made the whole school gay for her for real lmao.

The groundwork was already there with the whole prince thing a little while ago, the glowup just cemented it.