What I'm saying is that the quality of romance differs when the other side gives you something you're incapable of doing. Then the other side, through a romantic bond, complements you as a human being, which in itself strengthens the bond. And naturally, a complementing personality is different from a same personality and is different from an opposing personality. All three are valid, of course. And romance may very well arise between all of them too, especially if it's also sexually-driven

But two similar people can't be 100% the same too. So they may still copliment each other because of their differences. But anyway, I don't think being too similar was the reason No-Rae and Sung-Pyo broke up.
It is really crazy if we try to figure what happened, because there isw almost no room for anything left. The only explanation now would be that just by asking her to break up, Sung-Pyo really broke No-Rae's heart. Or he asked her to get married and she wasn't ready lol.

Stop your hetero hatred and enjoy the ride that will lead to great set up for our yuri.

Noone is hetero hating, just some impatient readers

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Personally I don't think that two similar people can never be romantically compatible. Sometimes if two people are too different they cannot find common ground and connect.
Sung-Pyo seemed to really like No-Rae right from the start, and judging by Ssamba's writing style, she is probably not lying about it.
No-Rae on the other hand seemed like she was really over him now that they met again.
So...what if she decided to go out with him because he had simply offered first? Not that she didn't like him, but she decided to go with the flow too, even if she had a very small doubt about it. And maybe he promised her that he would always be by her side etc and then he broke them promise and left for the military.
Just like how Ji-hwan told her that he could make her love him
Btw that part with drunk No-Rae totally reminded me of when Seol-A got drunk too

Now I'm really interested to find out whether there was a "problem in paradise" in No-Rae and Sung-Pyo relationship after all, besides the fact that he left for the millitary and they had to break up. Someone has mentioned this here before, but could it be that No-Rae hadn't actually let him know her real self.
When she was with him she looked different. She was all cute smilling, but with Seol-A you can she she's more "seriously" bashful, not just her usual happy smile.
Whatever happens, I personally would like to see the difference between these two relationships and No-Rae's feelings being different for Seol-A and Sung-Pyo

So it seems we got some very slight clues about them. They really liked each other and they were preety similar in their personalities...Could it be that Sung-Pyo did something clueless?

Also, I guess the theories were wrong. From the looks of it, Sung-pyo fell in love with No-Rae at first sight. I can never really guess what Ssamba will do with her plots. Everything's always a surprise or a bit different. :) Keep the flashbacks coming Ssamba! I'm enjoying seeing long-haired blushy No-Rae. :3

I agree with you! Ssamba is full of surprises. For example, Sung-Pyo really seems like a very nice guy, so he's the the stereotypical antagonist. I like that, because it's different and not every ex needs to be an a-hole to make the main couple look better.

They really seemed like a great couple to be honest. It makes me confused, as they did make a good match and I can't really dislike them together because I ship No-Rae with Seol-A.
Now the burning question is, what the heck could possibly have happened that made No-Rae act like this? Could it be that she was just going to miss him after he was gone to the military too? It's all suspicious, sometimes I think nothing major happened and No-Rae's response was all exagerated.

It had everything to do with her past with Sung-Pyo. She realized she was falling for Seol-a and just didn't want to go through the roller coaster again (No-rae already assuming it'll just probably end the same way). Her flight response to problems just made it much easier for her to make that decision to run away.

This can't be completely because of the ex, unless we get more flashbacks in the next chapters that will confirm it. I generally believe in the theory that noone can make us be something we already are not, or at least have at some level. No-Rae's character is the type that doesn't allow people in completely, and her way of dealing with a situation is by avoiding it. So maybe the ex situation contributed to her to act that way, but I also believe it's her way of dealing with problems too.

The introduction of Sung-pyo isn’t just a plot device in order to strech out the story. Realistic characters have a past that contributes to who they are now and to how they act in the present. We learned Seol-a’s sad past with Yu-ji, now it’s No-rae and her ex boyfriend’s turn.

I agree. It's the way author handles these characters. You can tell when the past characters are there just to extend the story and when they are there for a purpose.

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Very nice analysis takachi. Makes perfect sense! Although what was confusing to me was that Sung-Pyo seemed to be genuinly in love with No-Rae. But of course appearences can be deceiving, and although he could like her, he might not take it so seriously. Besides, they were quite young and this is very common. But I wonder what kind of history was Hye-Kyung hiding to Seol-A about their past. It sounded like it was something that needed to be hidden. So something else might have happened as well besides their break up.

Some people may criticise FF for the lack of yuri moments. The reality is, yuri couples in general get a very fast development which is unrealistic. So one of the reasons why FF is popular, imo, is because it is close to the reality too. And also the fact that they get a proper character development and the drama is there for a reason

Doesn't that feel like someone we know? cough Seol-A did say that Sung-pyo resembles No-Rae so maybe he's the kind of person who gets cold feet with his feelings and runs away from the situation too like No-Rae when she went back to her home town. :O I agree with his heart eyes too, but Ji-hwan had similar heart eyes with No-Rae but he admitted that he has not reached the point of loving her. Sung-pyo just seems so nice to do something really bad to No-Rae so I'm egging this theory on. No-Rae and Sung-pyo similarities! ;) haha.

Well judging by Ssamba's writing style, she's usually not the type of author who writes characters avoiding each other. But if that happens a lot of readers will be dissapointed I think. I mean, getting updates with No-Rae and her ex instead of Seol-A. Not sure if we can compare Sung-Pyo with Ji-hwan lol

Just thought I'd point out that No-rae did that precisely BECAUSE of what happened between her and Sung-pyo and not because they are both the type with cold feet. No-rae didn't want to go through that same possibility again with Seol-a and attempted to run away from her.

Hmm but did No-Rae act cold to Seol-A because of her past with her ex? Because when Seol-A visited her familly, her brother said that No-Rae was always the type who runned away from her problems instead of facing them head on. So I'm not sure if this had anything to do with her past with Sung-Pyo. And even if it did, it was probably a combination with No-Rae's character already, at least imo.
Besides, No-Rae probably thought she didn't have any chance with Seol-A anyway (remember the chapter where she was thinking of what type of guy would suit Seol-A best)

The new chapter's going to come out tomorrow. Who's excited? :) Guessing time!

I think No-Rae really loved Sung-pyo but he did not reciprocate in the same level. Poor No-Rae :( Maybe when Sung-pyo enlisted himself in the military he wanted some time alone to focus on what he really felt for No-Rae that's why he broke it off with her instead of maintaining their relationship. Only to realize in the end that he really did love No-Rae and he wants to get back together.

Props for Seol-A for acting quickly. I'm guessing she wants to bag No-Rae before Sung-pyo comes back next semester. I really like aggresive Seol-A. Hope there will be a surprise chapter a day early. LOL.

Could be it too. But Sung-Pyo seemed quite in love with No-Rae. Both in the flashback and even now he was always looking at her with heart eyes. So that doesn't add up if he was the type to feel scared by emotions and run away. But who knows...I think Ssamba might be playing a trick here too. Maybe she is tricking us into thinking something really bad happened in the past, while it's much more simple.

My guess though is, Seol-A or No-Rae won't confess before he fully comes back. I think the next chapters will be some more flashbacks as to what happened in the past and nothing major regarding Seol-A and No-Rae will happen. I think after he comes back fully or even he asks her out things will progress even more. I could be wrong though, as Ssamba is full of surprises and doesn't always choose the typical way to develop the plot

These episodes are getting pretty random.

True, I was thinking about that too. I mean we are in episode 6 already, and nothing major regarding the plot has happened. Not much battles, and still unclear to who the main villain could be after all. How much can they supress into the rest of 6 episodes I wonder.
This, or plot will eventually get vanished and be replaced by random fanservice episodes

Yes Episode 6 looks good already. Even Charlotte looks preety lol. What kind of festival is that though

^ Maybe they are very strict to whom they allow to see/use their artwork. Especially for non Jap people? Sounds like a copyright issue to me. Also some of them are trying to make money from it instead of just sharing their art with fans. One time I came across an artist who was taking requests from people to draw a specific character/s in a pose etc and they were charging 7$ each character.

It's funny how they question Meifon's gender just because of the chest. It's more possible for a girl to have Meifon's size in real life, rather than Mirei's. Japan is setting the bar high again lol
I also think Mamori is probably bi, not gay. This is not how gay women usually act around "guys" for whatever reason. Not an absolute, but mostly. But this is also anime logic so

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^he's wrong though. she's already starting to
look at a certain someone the way she probably used to
look at him.

To be honest I don't want No-rae to look at Seol-A the same way she used to look at him. I mean, every relationship is different and if you like someone more than your previous relationship, (which I think we all want for her to like Seol-A more) there is always a difference. People outgrow previous relationships, and if they were still fitting, they would probably date again
But maybe that's just my personal taste

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I think that's the million dollar question right now.
Two parts:
1) It was significant enough for No-Rae to take a year off and go away somewhere
2) Not bad enough for them to be able to be civil/still have lingering feelings ( On his part for sure)

Exactly...which makes it really suspicious, as there are not a lot of options to choose from.
On the other hand, maybe Ssamba is playing us tricks. I mean, maybe it is something very simple, like No-rae didn't expect it to happen, and her "perfect" idea of love was destroyed.
I even think, that maybe her going to Australia had nothing to do with the ex after all. She had the chance to study in another country for a year and she took it (plus she was looking preety fine when we saw her in the airport to Australia in the special Yu-Ji chapter)
So maybe Australia and ex is not connected after all. Sounds possible to me
Now that I think of it, No-Rae seems to have developed a lot, or maybe we are getting to know her more. Because in the beggining she seemed much more naive and clumpsy and now she is more serious
Also why didn't she want Seol-A to know he was her ex bf?

She actually seems a bit closed off to Sung-pyo, making me wonder if he'd failed to get beyond all of her barriers in the past. Sung-pyo and No-rae really seem like birds of a failure, and I wonder if that meant he was too easy going to try for that

I totally agree. Nice catch

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Now I want No-Rae to confess to Seol-A first. Because, we know how Seol-A feels for her right now, but No-Rae still seems unsure. And for a relationship it takes two. Seol-A can't start running behind No-Rae all the time, No-Rae needs to act too.
How I see it, is No-Rae was thinking of her past with her ex and maybe she was comparing it to her new situation now. She has changed and probably matured and maybe we'll get to see how her feelings for this guy are now ddifferent. You know, the person you always thought was your "one", after you grow up you realise they were not. So that to me would be the best progress.
I want to see No-Rae taking action for once, and maybe that ex arc will push her to start behaving differently towards Seol-A and her problems.
Maybe her ex would become this catalyst, just like yu-Ji was for Seol-A

Very random thought about No-rae's ex past that Hye-Kyung didn't reveal to Seol-A. What if he had proposed to get married or enganged to her? And if that's not it, what else could be? I mean he seems like a decent guy, so having some dark past to hide is probably impossible

Thanks a lot for translation!!

Soo it seems like No-Rae revealed to Seol-a that this was her ex bf because she knew Seol-A already knew it. It seems that she would hide it if she could. Also about her guys's history? What's up with him...
No-Rae could totally feel Seol-A's jealous vibes lol

But f*ck f*ck f*ck, he's coming back next semester. And plus that reminiscing of Norae. I'm scared guys

Well No-Rae had called his flirting cringey before, so that's a good sign I guess. That, or this was her way to flirt back? We know she's gonna end up withSeol-A, but how is it going to happen is the mystery. I feel like he really wants to come in No-Rae's life, and it's probably going to happen in the beggining. But I hope Ssamba doesn't make me hate him too much by his actions lol

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yesnal namjachinguya (old male friend)

really no-rae, reaaaalllyyy?

Does she really mean friend, or maybe old boy-friend? Lol why so reluctant to tell Seol-A about her ex i wonder...Could it be that she doesn't want to screw things up between her and Seol-a? Nah probably not

Yay new chapter is long. I can't wait for the translation! Side note, it seems like Seol-A is making amends with her brother lol. I really like these details Ssamba always adds from side characters. What does Seol-A even say to No-Rae? Probably not confessing though I guess. Maybe Seol-A is also talking about someone she likes with her brother, that would be cool.
No-Rae and the ex flashback. I wonder if Ssamba will ever show if they got intimate before

Episode 5 seemed like a filler episode. There was no progress for the plot, rather than introducing a character with gigantic boobs for obvious fanservice reasons. Not that the majority watches ValkyrieDrive for the plot anyway, so it was expected. I still watch it for the plot though because it's interesting. Yuri with just random girls kissing and fanservising is boring and meaningless imo.
At some point I felt like I was watching Attack On Titan-Oppai version lol. Who knows maybe they were inspired by AoT for this episode. It seems like VD never fails to deliver some rolfing moments. Like seriously, the boob scenes are are hilarious and sometimes, dare I say a little ridiculous too.
Also no lady lady, I knew it from last week that this would happen, since they got too much air time last episode.

By the way, next episode won't be about Mirei.

Lol wth is this?! XD This is so hilarious to be honest. I really wonder if the produsers think this is supposed to be hot, or they do it for comedic purposes.
Anyway, is there an episode 5 trailer? I can't seem to find these

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I have seen them somewhere too but can't remember where :/ They were untranslated and it was about the Sweet Little Devil couple.

It was in the future and the blonde had cut her hair short like her mother's. They were still together, probably college or post college time

and when did No-rae realized she like Seol-a? I can't really remember. while Seol-a had always been somewhat attracted to No-rae like since Chapter 1.

When Norae decided to act like bish toward Seola and made a great escape to her hometown,no?

Lol yes that was probably when. To be honest I'm personally fine with the pacing. it's not always about the outcome, but the journey too. Besides, anyone who reads FF knows it wasn't about the yuri anyway

do you guys think Ssamba should create several flashback chapter of No-rae and her ex? just like on Yuji's side-story. or, they should all remain on the present and just mix it with the flashback from the past?

I would like to have a fuller idea of what happened between them in the past. So more flashbacks would help, although if that happens we might get less Seol-A and No-Rae interactions.
Flashbacks would help us understand No-Rae's character better too. The way she acts in a relationship, her fears etc. And then apply that to her regarding Seol-a too.
I'm still a little worried about the ex though. It's not Ssamba's style to create drama out of triangles etc, but when things end like No-Rae's and her ex, they leave unresolved feelings behind. Especially when seemingly both people were still in love.

This is one of my fav doujin. Nanzaki Iku's art is so PRO. I wish we could get a sequel from this in the future, there is so much angst and potential here. Also art senpai is very cool