Very dumb and not very subtle twist, it's like 10 chapters late to be interesting (it hasn't been "years" since Yuzu-perspective chapter, I think we literally never had one). I'm honestly very disappointed it's that simple, and I'd argue it doesn't even explain her behaviour up to this point very well - you can talk about suppressing feelings all you want but this clearly showed she isn't completely oblivious.

It was not worth to hide all that just to uphold the gimmick of "Minami is dumb" from the last 17 chapters, it doesn't even feel consistent - I certainly don't have that "a-ha" moment that now everything makes sense.

My feelings exactly. It's like what my old writing professor would say about "joke" stories. If you set something up that depends so heavily on the eventual reveal, you're basically creating a joke. The entire framework of your story now depends almost entirely on the punchline and if the punchline isn't deemed worth it the entire story falls apart for the reader. This punchline didn't work for me. Not only is it too late and not very explanatory but it's also so standard.

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This is fun. Vampire urges and human "urges" mixing together. Eventually they'll figure out which is which.

This is keeping in line with the atmosphere of the one-shot.

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Actually, is it just me who's surprised by how it seems like everything just went back to normal after their near-death experience with the demon? It felt palpably dangerous and was super exciting! And it seemed like both the main characters underwent genuine character growth, and that their bond was made so much stronger by this shared experience...

I think their bond has been made stronger. Does it seem weaker? There's been nothing to test it until now.

So, what exactly was Makino's endgame here, Rina is just as gay she is, and seems she wont get her money cut off, so if the dude hadnt had a gay awakening, how else would she have gotten the dude to back off?

Unless the actual plan was to get Rina to scare him away.

Honestly, he had no power over her. I think she did what she wanted: pushed him out the door, flipped the middle finger and ran lol. She 'promised" only to introduce him to someone and she did that, then ditched. After that he'd be shit out of luck or she'd likely get more hilariously aggressive but not much he could do besides whine. He really wasn't much of a threat.

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Typical big brother behavior: always starting shit and being a pest. Time to meet the family, woo them with your drinks, then get their blessing for the marriage. Also time to fight for and be defended by, your girl.

As was shown in these previous chapters, we're going fully into the world of oni and that's awesome but it looks like Naori and Hinata will have to stand strong together for their love. At least they have two other members of the family who know of their relationship and should be in their corner.

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Withholding affection from your partner as punishment or to “teach them a lesson” is a sure-fire way to destroy your relationship long term. In my opinion.

Where is there a mention of a punishment? She's genuinely not as physically affectionate. She's been like that since she showed up. She's just acting as she normally does.

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The plot thickens. Does that one-panel flashback imply that Nan has had a messy break-up/divorce and a kid who went to live with her father?

No, I wouldn't say so. The woman shown is older, with darker brown hair and the child has Nan's hair color. Still an important memory for her though, considering when she remembers it.

I have chucked it up to lighting, but assuming this is true, another theory is that the girl in that flashback is Nan, and the adults are her neglectful parents or a neglectful parent with a new paramour. Maybe even an abusive parent figure, judging by the band-aids on the girl's arm and leg?

Yeah, it's important since she says that her views on love are based on or affected by these past traumatic experiences. So as you said, more plot to help explain why she might be so adverse to falling for our little devil's affection.

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The plot thickens. Does that one-panel flashback imply that Nan has had a messy break-up/divorce and a kid who went to live with her father?

No, I wouldn't say so. The woman shown is older, with darker brown hair and the child has Nan's hair color. Still an important memory for her though, considering when she remembers it.

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So it was Rina. I hoped for a quicker resolution (like this manga normally does) but didn't expect the sudden gay revelation! I'm glad they did make him a comedic joke in the end because his "I say we're engaged, so we're engaged" thing could only be taken as a joke. And I guess it's true that the mom is the big bad and maybe this guy will be the ally I thought he would or maybe he'll just disappear.

Finally, Makino passed the test with flying colors and now Satou feels comfortable enough to admit her love! It was already clear that Satou loved her but just wasn't confident in Makino's decision making yet--so the promise. And once again Makino's scumbagness is overblown. She's just "messy" but she is normally nice, especially to Satou. They love each other unconditionally. Now I'm just interested in what shenanigans the mom is up to.

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This series is magic. Complete trust in it's ability to stick it's landing. There's not much ground left to cover anyway, so 4 chapters and 1-2 special chapters should be more than enough. Love their relationship and how it's slowly developed over time as Sena's psychology has developed alongside.

[Talk Removed, sorry]

last edited at Oct 31, 2023 9:09PM by drpepperfan

Shimamura's moments with Gon are easily some of my favorite moments in the LN. I'm glad to see they're still good in the manga as well. One of those struggles that is just a hard fact of life with pets, and it's so painfully relatable.

Yeah I love Shimamura's pov in general but her thoughts about Gon are some of the best.

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It's been a constant theme in Fuzoroi that the girls are mismatched in almost everything, but their relationship still works somehow. It's literally the title.

I don't know why people act surprised when the author reminds readers of it.

Heke is an irresponsible and scatterbrained mangaka with the brain on sex and games, while Shinohara is a career woman focused on "perfection" (as a gamer, at her work and in her daily life). But as the saying goes, opposite attracts.

In their relationship, Heke makes efforts to work harder and Shinohara makes compromises, like allowing her to live with her and giving her rewards. Because they love each other.

So, they somehow complement each other and are learning along the way.

Not every couple has to be lovey dovey and fusional. I think Mikanuji's couples ring true.

Yeah and it's why I love the series. It's "unconventional" in how conventional it is. Doesn't pretend to be perfect. Plus, it's funny.

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So the mother's mentor was this saint. The mother's background is even more interesting now. Interested to know how she got her curse and if it was directly related to her mentor.

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Is it just me, or does anybody else get the idea that Shinohara doesn't really like Heke all that much.

I think they're cute and for each other. She had her as her wallpaper and got flushed when that was called out. She likes her. She's just not physically affectionate like that, a bit more traditional. But she's always been that way. They just moved in and have to adjust to each other and she started a little of that in this chapter with the kiss.

Nothing is perfect but it works (the mantra of this whole series, really). Sometimes when people say a person could do better they're more talking about themselves but Heke seems fine and snug, so I have no worries.

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For better or worse: short of a backstory explanation, it only really works if this is indeed her first full realization.

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I think she's just been in denial but the kouhai read her like a book throughout the day

Yeah that's what I mean by "full" realization. Denial, unaware, etc--something had to give or else she would look bad as a character because Minami has been beyond obvious and we've just got a bunch of stares and 1 blush to account for it. They've not shown much romantic chemistry because of this and I kind of liked the new girl more as a result.

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Ok, so the whole point was to gauge Yuzu's reactions, to see how doomed Minami's own crush was? Is that what I'm getting?
I hope that when all this is over, we don't find out that this was the catalyst for Yuzu's self-realization, I'd rather it have been earlier.

If she realized it earlier than why wouldn't she have accepted Minami by now, considering how obvious Minami has been and how open minded their friends already are? For better or worse: short of a backstory explanation, it only really works if this is indeed her first full realization.

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i got curious and bought/read the raws for 13 and 14 bc chapter 12 has me dying and im still dying now anyways does anyone want the raws

Well you'll feel like that till Christmas.

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So is the white haired chic just the girl from her past potentially brainwashed to keep an eye on the MC???

Pretty sure that white haired child from the flashbacks is now our second FL (the GF) and the gf, father and small girl are coordinating these present events in order to stir our MC's memories. MC seems to have blocked out her traumatic past but they seem to need those memories in order to get these criminals. That helps explain what the father, girl and GF meant when they mentioned that our MC might dislike them for what they're doing, yet they all seem to genuinely care for her. I don't see any brainwashing? The GF seems to remember her past clearly, I think she's just been keeping it from our MC, presumably to protect her.

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Love this series! Natori continues to underestimate how much she means to Lapis and how trusted she actually is. Lapis seems to have a few insecurities and traumas that lead her to be cautious and fearful of things she loves. It seems she's turned the corner on her feelings for Natori and therefore expresses her love by keeping Natori close and providing comfort. Natori is now a cherished person that Lapis doesn't want to see come to harm (again). Natori reads that protectiveness as lacking in trust (which also reminds us that Natori has self worth issues) but it feels more of an internal apprehension that Lapis has developed over time. They're very cute though.

Oooh. That possessiveness. Sweet, but in a creepy and confining way. Hope they can get through this phase unharmed.

Wouldn't say it's creepy or confining. It only feels that way to Natori because she likes to be a worker and feel "useful." She has her own insecurities there. But for Lapis, all she is doing is suggesting that Natori no longer be treated like a maid or aide, and she likely assumes that would be a good thing. For most people it would be a good thing and an upgrade. Natori just has to discuss it and it seems like she intends to find "work" elsewhere anyway (by making moves to save Lapis). That being said, I'd imagine that Lapis' feelings are at least partly fueled by some sort of trauma stemming from her past.

Now I'm interested to see how Diana's role continues to develop. She's tried to compare herself to Lapis before, clearly crushes on Natori but also looks up to Lapis. What will be her reaction when she sees how close they are and that Natori clearly shares some of these feelings? Diana can still go either way, ally or enemy (like in the game). I continue to think that she'll eventually be an ally, no matter what; but I'd expect some turbulence there in the mean time. There's a reason she's been shown to be competitive and impulsive.

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It's weird that Ada doesn't consider a third option: align herself with Kaye (and potentially the professor).

She could set up a situation so that there's no need for Kaye to take revenge on her while simultaneously trying to see if she can stop it in the first place.

Worst case scenario, Kaye takes revenge on others and is defeated later and Ada has to play innocent. I think she could pull that off.

It really is the best plan.

She thinks of this in the chapter though, around when she says those two ideas aren't mutually exclusive. Then she says, "if the demon lord does revive in the end, I can still stand on the side of justice.." So that seems to be part of her thoughts process.

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It'll be funny seeing how Kaye bails Ada out of this flying competition. She's always having to save her from whatever wild creation her grandpa seems to make. Plus now she'll have to worry about secret allies of the demon queen, so that'll be fun.

That's what makes it odd that it showed only Kaye. Hopefully she can recognize this as a clue that she has some kind of a connection to her.

Not just Kaye but mostly Kaye smiling or at points when Ada must have been watching her. They're all pretty flattering images. That unmasking is likely part of what embarrassed her. And now in this chapter she outright calls her cute again.

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I'm fairly sure it's a bot, check out their comment history. Pretty much every comment is pushing some sketchy app. I think they copy a post, wait a few days to get try getting around the mods and then go back and edit the link in.

You're definitely right. It updated with their link already.

last edited at Oct 25, 2023 10:02AM

She'll love it alright.

Saw this comin' from a mile away. And now Ichika is gonna be blamed for it, I guess?

I find this kinda plot a little unsufferable. "How DARE you... get forced on by my sister" ????

I'm thinking the memories will cause her to break down before they even get to talk about it. She's been through this before so she'll be reasonably untrusting. Plus it's not that hard to prevent a kiss, especially a slow one like that.

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