So it ends here ? :( just like that?

Pretty sure there is one more chapter. It also said "to be continued."

Kuritani at least is clearly attracted to men from this chapter, so Kuritani as a lesbian is out.

I haven't written of Kuritani / Nozaki, but they will have to resolve the Kaizuka situation. It's not clear what Kuritani will do if she has to choose between her new friend (who approached her due to Kaizuka) and Kaizuka, but I don't think she'll want to sell Nozaki out unless Nozaki makes an enemy of her first. Kaede may help bride the gap in understanding between Kuritani and Nozaki when that happens.

Kaede has her hands full for sure. I wonder if her GF will also inadvertently help again. Each issue has needed some reminiscing to help find the solution. She's a love detective at this point.

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Y'all are in such a hurry, we havent gotten to the protag's gay awakening, literally, and everyone is saying its het bullshit, calm down, we'll get there

The protagonist is already gay and in a relationship, but we'll get more from them after this mini-arc, I'm sure. She might also be needed to help her students navigate this inevitable argument. I like that the story isn't all or nothing and is therefore hard to predict, but some here don't feel the same. Stories like this get these types of comments. It's normal. The story hasn't hidden what it is, otherwise. This seems like an interesting complication, and I'm not sure how it will resolve or how the MC will get involved again.

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Ya know there was a chance of this being ok, now I'm not so sure it's gonna work. Blonde can't let go, and glasses is way too naive. Besides her having no reason to know what's going on around her. Rip glasses girl

Yeah they're about to have a major clash. I'm assuming our MC will have to step in between at some point.

Do we know if something happened with this manga? It's been a while since the latest update...

It got posted somewhere else.

Sometimes this series feels like it's deliberately creating its own spin on "I'm in Love with the Villainess" plot points, and this is another one of those times. That felt familiar. Fun chapter though. I liked the development once, and I like it again here. Coming in through the wall also reminded me of Full Metal Alchemist, but that's purely coincidental. So many possibilities now, I wonder which direction we take.

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It tickles me that the average straight female reader is expected to be so grossed out by lesbian intimacy that an author whose series is published in a josei magazine has to sneak in those kinds of pages in the tankoubon release. Goes to show those yuri fans who swear on the superior authenticity of "shoujosei yuri" are just properly delusional.

I think you see evil where there's none. Chapter 9 had some nudity and it was in the magazine proper, no problem.

Since I buy the mag, Melody, to translate this, I can tell that the rest of it is pretty much josei. There are romantic yaoi series in it, with sex scenes. Nothing explicit either, just men kissing with only naked torso showing. It's clearly not a porn magazine, but it doesn't shy away from gay physical love either.

Yeah once I saw those were nude scenes, it made sense why they'd be taken out until the volume release. That's pretty standard.

How is it standard? They were cuddling in the nude, with a single nipple partially visible two separate times. In the shounen or seinen demo (or Yuri Hime) those pages would have easily made it into the magazine version of the chapter, at most with the nipple being covered up.

I don't see what you're on.

https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/my_blue_garnet_ch09#39 was in the magazine. See? Female nudity isn't a problem in Melody.

I take the two pages in chapter two as an afterthought, not as "omg, this will freak out our female readers".

Yes, as I was saying, it's perfectly normal for the author to make changes or have additions in the volume release. These additions were small. There's not nearly enough evidence here to accuse the magazine of anything. We're turning a "maybe" into an "is," too effortlessly, which I guess happens a lot now but still.

I don't disagree with the general sentiment though. I've seen series make adjustments because of being released in a shoujo magazine and a recent series' author literally discussed that reality being the reason for a male character's repeated odd interactions with one of their protagonists. Think that was discussed on this site too, but I forgot the series name at the moment.

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I also commented earlier on how strongly the author telegraphed a coming Nozaki / Kuritani relationship by setting them up as a parallel. I am expecting the author not to subvert this, given the amount of details that went into it, as well as other similar implied plot points. The specifics are unclear, but I take this as a general direction being implied.

The Kuritani thing, I'm not as sure about. Because this series isn't biased one way or the other (it shows gay and straight couples and will have both) there's a lot of avenues this could go--which is part of what makes it work so well. So I guess we'll see. These two have a lot to disgree about and their current relationship is very artificial so I'm waiting for more. I have to see how this guy interacts with the situation to really get a clearer idea. That part of the puzzle is the biggest one to me. Neither girl has expressed any interest in women yet either. Maybe a longer, slow burn for them? I could see that. There's a lot of steps they need to take though.

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I would at least agree that both protags are depressed, and that the company each provides for the other is basically a lighthouse. I still don't think she was about to kill herself though, sometimes you just need to get away and the beach is a nice place to collect yourself.

Agree. I don't see any hints that this was anything more than an escape from work. Plus that's not normally Yuni's writing style. She likes fun and messy relationships that have heart to them. I don't remember the last depressing thing she's done. Also, her afterwards normally tell you exactly what her thinking was or how her stories came to be. I think she was being honest about her ideas for this one. She said this was the beginning of a relationship based on the uploader's quote of her (first comment), so we know this wasn't a fleeting meetup too.

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@SrNevik

Thanks! That comment you quoted is what got me thinking about this. Back then, I didn't understand why the author would see the scenes that way. Rereading it with more story information and also with certain life issues on my mind, I found their interactions moving and wanted to write more about it.

My expectation is that a future conflict between them is being set up where Kaede leads to other people finding out about their relationship. In addition to Kaede finding multiple students attractive, we had the break up threat and Nami telling Kaede not to let a student confess to her, a female student confessing to Kaede, and then Kaede telling the student that Kaede is dating another woman, which led to the student saying she was waiting for Nami to mess up.

It would make sense if the story developed more in that direction. Nami could be angry that Kaede didn't prioritize their relationship and could distance herself from Kaede to protect their careers. I also think this wouldn't be a permanent fallout. I would see it more as a growth opportunity for Kaede.

Maybe it won't happen exactly like that, and I may reevaluate more during my reread, but I'm expecting at minimum an argument between them.

I think for whatever reason (maybe the way she draws faces, or her use of tears?) people seem to read negativity into scenes that to me seem meant to be teasing or at least consensual. It happened in her other short (the one I'm assuming you were alluding to in your earlier comment called "Their Secret Time?"). At least in this series the author has explicitly said these interactions were meant to be loving, so that retroactively makes me more confident that the other was the same.

And yeah, I could see them having an issue that they overcome later but I could also see them just being a more or less established relationship with an interesting history that oversees all this school drama while they have sex at every opportunity and gossip about stuff. I feel like the smoking gun has to reappear at some point though, so maybe you're right; it really could be an obstacle they deal with towards the end.

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I'm rereading. I don't think the author intended "the ultimatum" the way people are thinking, but I could be wrong here.

The way I'm seeing this that Kaede was interested in Nami as a child, but thought Nami was not interested in her. She then stayed interested in Nami for around a decade. This led to her developing a strong sense of shame around her interest in Nami and her attraction to women in general. Even if Nami is now reciprocating, it's difficult for someone to feel secure in this situation. Even if it was some person other than Nami, Kaede would still feel a sense of shame, just not as much.

The interactions that seem creepy to many are part of how Nami reassures Kaede. She does this by giving a Kaede a sense that Kaede isn't in control and isn't responsible for what's happening. This is why the author sees it as a loving relationship, even though Kaede is crying during sex and similar. Given the author's previous short with identical looking characters where they have a similar dynamic, it's safe to say that the author doesn't see this kind of dynamic as something to fix. Although they can't undo their history, they use it to connect with each other and feel close to each other.

In terms of the statement about leaving Kaede, that was very blunt. We know Kaede has a tendency to go along with what other people are doing, even when it's not good for her. This likely is an area Kaede will grow in during the story. In the mean time, Nami is saying something Kaede will remember so that Kaede prioritizes both of them. While it wasn't clear to the viewers yet, Nami knows Kaede's limitations very well. Kaede is more likely to do it for Nami than for Kaede herself.

Their texts are about meeting for sex, but we see them talking to each other during breaks. They don't need to conversationally text if they see each other daily. They still are very busy with their responsibilities as teachers, especially during the week, while Kaede herself made the infamous statement about wanting to do it every day. The night meetings are a way Nami is accommodating Kaede by meeting later at night, after they've finished everything. Kaede even thinks of the statement about Nami leaving her next time while they're doing sexual acts. In retrospect, Kaede is clearly getting off to even that comment, but also with the whole dynamic of being summoned to Nami's apartment. Nami may have known what she was doing better than the viewers.

I expect development in their relationship, with Kaede becoming more independent and therefore more trusted by Nami. Still, interpretation their dynamic as many readers have will confuse readers. The scenes feel very different to me upon reread with this mindset. It might make less sense to people who can't relate to why this has felt desirable to Kaede, but the author writes from their own perspective.

Yeah, this is more or less my take as well. I didn't want to explain it in this detail, so thanks for taking the time. You even explained each instance. One of the early chapters people were badly reacting to is one I definitely know the author referred to as an unambiguously loving moment between them. In her mind they are very much in love.

Edit: I actually found my earlier comment on this. It links to an article where she was interviewed and discussed the series and their relationship.

The author was interviewed: should make the series' focus on Kaede and Nami clear. It's also a nice little look behind the curtain, though truthfully there's not a lot here that she hasn't already said on her own. Pretty short and direct but also means she's getting some traction early.

I think one potentially interesting tidbit (considering some of the comments) is that she views Kaede and Nami's relationship as loving and specifically shouts out episode 4, talking about how she meant for that to be a touching moment between them on the couch. This I think is clear from how she discusses them on Twitter and all her old sketches of them but it's still useful to see here again.

They just seem chill to me and not the source of much drama. Every chapter has a glimpse of them cuddling and making out while talking about or remembering the crap happening at school. I especially liked your mentioning how Nami knows Kaede better than the audience (as we are slowly coming to understand her). I expect we'll learn about their history and things might get rocky at some point but I wouldn't expect to see them not ending up together.

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I'm going to be real I've been hoping that this is a breakup and find new love manga since chapter one. I'm still interested if that's the tragectory of the story, but damn Nozaki has always sucked.

If you mean the main two (teachers) breaking up, I'd not expect that at all. I'm not sure why people want them broken up but as I understand it, they are a staple POV for the series, with "crazy" relationship stuff happening around them. This is just based on what I've heard the author say. She basically always depicts them loving on each other. I do imagine we'll learn about their history though, since it seems like it took a lot to get to where they are now.

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I like good romance, especially as part of a larger series. Taking a break would be not reading at all, which I don't see happening. I don't only read yuri.

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Man, I think this is definitely yuri.

It's still debatable. Gotta see some more to be sure.

Yeah, I need more proof, lol. ;)

Yeah maybe a marriage and family life. You know, some solid proof. It's the only way.

It tickles me that the average straight female reader is expected to be so grossed out by lesbian intimacy that an author whose series is published in a josei magazine has to sneak in those kinds of pages in the tankoubon release. Goes to show those yuri fans who swear on the superior authenticity of "shoujosei yuri" are just properly delusional.

I think you see evil where there's none. Chapter 9 had some nudity and it was in the magazine proper, no problem.

Since I buy the mag, Melody, to translate this, I can tell that the rest of it is pretty much josei. There are romantic yaoi series in it, with sex scenes. Nothing explicit either, just men kissing with only naked torso showing. It's clearly not a porn magazine, but it doesn't shy away from gay physical love either.

Yeah once I saw those were nude scenes, it made sense why they'd be taken out until the volume release. That's pretty standard.

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This is my theory, but Akiyama Haru actually recycled her character from "Brides of Iberis", but this time with a twist: she's dead emotionally (which Tsuzuki wasn't).

As we saw, Kaede is an emotional vampire. She literally doesn't feel strong emotions. She doesn't feel "alive", except through the love of other people. When people truly love her, she feels like she exists.

So, I think that if she ever comes across Ai x Kon's couple, she wouldn't mind to share. Or even be shared between her husband and Ai. The more love for her, the better.

She never attempted to divorce from her husband and even keeps sending him texts to keep him hooked.

So, in the end, she doesn't actually "love" her husband or Ai, she only loves to be loved, as it makes her feel alive. So, she's, in fact, bisexual, probably poly and maybe even aro.

That obviously won't fly with Kon, which is obsessed with the "normality" her mother hammered into her, but I can see Kaede trying to seduce Kon too.

In this chapter, we saw fissures starting to appear in Kon and Ai's relationship. Kon doesn't understand why Ai would want to keep in touch with Kaede and Ai is haunted by Kaede and now, may suspect Kon of collusion with the husband.

This is going to be a huge mess. Not that I mind. I hope Akiyama Haru gets to do what she wants and is not axed, like the previous manga.

The other issue is that she deliberately creates people who are wholly dependent on her, then strings them along. I wouldn't want to be part of her poly relationship, if we could even call it that and wouldn't want Kon anywhere near it.

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It’s a very understandable reaction or ‘crash out,’ I guess you could say. The fact that your current girlfriend refuses to delete her ex’s number just shows she isn’t over her.

No, it just shows that she doesn't want to cut her ex entirely out of her life. You can be over someone and still care about them.

But in this story we know enough to be skeptical of Ai's intentions. She's hallucinating the woman. Her and Kon also have history with this ex. If you're partner has literally left you before to find this ex, it's not unreasonable to ask them to distance themselves for your peace of mind. This isn't a normal random, friendly ex who she just heard about, and suddenly flipped out. Would any of us not be a bit insecure at this point? Ai and Kaede are messing with this woman's mental like they probably messed with the husband's.

Kon also knows enough about this relationship to know how toxic it has been and she's been very accommodating and patient up to this point. Too accommodating actually. This is a small request to me. "This woman is chaos, she threatens our relationship. You say you've moved on but now you're not sleeping, your still keeping some things or hers and are hesitant at times about our future, so please fully move on." Plus she knows Kaede is still probably going to show up at some point.

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Man, I think this is definitely yuri.

It's still debatable. Gotta see some more to be sure.

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Looks like Kon never let go of her obsession about being "normal".

She chose the wrong partner for that.

I agree. She is not asking that for AI's sake, but for her own insecurities, which is wrong. I wouldn't mind if she was asking that because she thought it would be better for AI's mental state, but that's not how I read the situation.

Ai is struggling, but she is really trying.

I don't think it's wrong pre se, it's a boundary for Kon that makes her uncomfortable and it's not a totally unreasonable thing to ask for.
What I would disagree with is the framing she uses for it, the "it's just normal, what you "ought" to do" part. That's just unhelpful.

I don't think it is unreasonable as well, but I don't like the fact that she hides her insecurities behind "normality ". I don't think she is aware of it, though. But I'm afraid her insecurities will push back Ai at a time when she needs the most support.

I mean Kon has been mistreated throughout the series. I don't think she's responsible for being Ai's therapist and she is not in a fair situation either. Asking her GF to cut off contact with her ex, who she is still longing for seems appropriate. She has good reason to feel insecure here. We even know that she should feel insecure because we know what's in Ai's head and how manipulative Ai's ex has been in the past. If anything Kon should just bail. To me, her real flaw is sticking to this messy situation because of her own self worth issues.

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Looks like Kon never let go of her obsession about being "normal".

She chose the wrong partner for that.

Her idea of normal here is not hanging on and potentially texting your ex, who you're not over with, while in a new relationship. I like that kind of normal, too.

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noooo... so lame what the hell.
was it axed? is he burned out? is it his health?
what a terribly abrupt ending.

It's been 15+ years... A few chapters to wrap things up is more than enough. I think they've long since "earned" the decision to end things.

Edit: didn't see the tweet. Apparently they always intended for this kind of ending, (something mundane or a typical day, that doesn't feel like an ending) so that's good for them. Seeing this through for so long and seemingly ending on their own terms is amazing. I wonder what they'll do next.

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It feels like they won't end up together? Which would be a really depressing end in my opinion...

Why do you feel that?

Maybe I'm reading it wrong but the impression I keep getting is that Xingyuan will leave Peach Town and pursue a life that her parents want, in terms of education and career, leaving Xiaoen behind in order to live out the life that family and society thinks Xingyuan should have. Which would be a terrible way to end the series in my opinion, so I hope I'm wrong.

Oh ok. Yeah I could see that. That would be a sad way to end, for sure. There's still a lot to go before the ending, so we'll see.

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It feels like they won't end up together? Which would be a really depressing end in my opinion...

Why do you feel that?

Is this series dead or simply not being translated anymore? I was starring to enjoy it... ;-;

It's continuing. Not sure about the TL though. Currently at 31.

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I hope this series lasts a long time! The setup is so good it would really suck if it was the usual length publishers give her series.

I'm pretty sure she just writes to her desired length. None of her series feels like they needed or wanted more chapters. I do wonder what she has cooking for this one, though.

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