I'm not sure why everyone here is on the Nanao train. Asumi liking sex and it being readily available with Nanao is like giving an addict her fix, but there was no indication of feelings from Asumi's side here.

There are definitely indications of feelings from Asumi's side, but she's hung up on her old crush. If she wasn't, she almost certainly would have made things official with Nanao by now, and that's why people are on the Nanao train. Embracing a healthy relationship directly in front of you is way, WAY healthier than continually dragging yourself to brothels in hopes of hunting down a rumor that a girl you once had a crush on might be one of the girls there.

Like the line, "at this point I'll go from having a friends with benefits to having a sugar mama" still implies that Nanao isn't really being seen as a partner, and more importantly Asumi isn't thinking about her feelings towards Nanao at all. Nothing has changed from chapter 16. If anything, the date chapter was at least more romantic than the context sex they're having.

Sure, but the point isn't that they are more romantically entangled, the point is that they should be, and they aren't because Asumi is so hung up on a fantasy of someone she knew years ago that she's ignoring a golden opportunity directly in front of her face. It's amusing, fairly human, leads to lots of sexy situations, and makes for a fun story, but it's definitely granite levels of stupidity on Asumi's part.

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I refuse to accept "friendly" as a descriptor for a wasp.

It's how you know it's a fantasy world.

Heavensrun posted:

I think I am getting more and more confused because it seems to me that both series are on different time line.

Me too. Like, Saori and Shizuku are dating now? Since when?

They're not dating, Shizuku's just acknowledged her own feelings for Saori. This is probably why Saori is asking about confessions, either she's thinking of confessing, or she's recognized that Shizuku has caught actual feelings and is expecting one. But they're not official, so Saori says "I'm not dating anybody" and describes the planned shrine visit as being "with a friend."

Huh. There was a confession.

https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/fuzoroi_no_renri_side_stories_ch19#14

As far as I know, they're now dating.

https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/fuzoroi_no_renri_side_stories_ch19#16 (vertical text)

She was just eluding her sister's question.

Yeah, I must have missed that chapter. Appreciate the correction.

Should've called this chapter "Naked Cake and Kase-san".

Cakes don't wear clothes, silly.

Which is why it's naked! C'mon, keep up.

Uh oh, stalker again?

Possibly papparazi.

Is there a difference? Seriously, send those creeps to jail.

Eh, I understand the sentiment, but freedom of the press is actually important. There will always be people who sit on the absolute edge of what is defined as legal like psychic vultures, but anything you do to inhibit them could also limit the ability of the press to actually report on things that matter.

Uh oh, stalker again?

Possibly papparazi.

You know, it would be nice if any of them would have somewhat normal human responses. Really, what the heck is this?

I had no problem following any of this. What's the issue?

Gujou likes Ibuki, but Ibuki and Botan are a thing now. Gujou caught on to it at the art museum, so she's working on moving on. Lin-Ran confessed to her around the same time, so she's been thinking about her. They're talking about movies and directors, and Lin-Ran cuts to the chase by confessing again. Gujou's not there yet, but she's been thinking about her, so she mentions that she's been watching Taiwanese films as a way of saying that she's interested.

It's....It's a different character? People can have more than one relative.

Her uncle works in the fishery and her aunt works on the docks, from what I can tell.

No they're the same character, the uncle now aunt lived alone before Furuka crashed there. The author retconned the character into being a woman.

Citation? I'm not saying you're wrong or lying, but there's nothing in the manga that indicates that. The uncle can live alone while also having a sister who lives elsewhere on the island. They have different jobs and different appearances, and we've never seen the aunt at home with Furuka.

I just don't know where it's coming from. Have the early chapters actually been changed in the tankoubon? Did the author say something about it somewhere? Or are people just making assumptions because the aunt started showing up in the last few chapters, and the uncle hasn't been seen since the early ones?

Starting to think Yeetgirl was the figure in the shadows. She saw the other two being cosy and flirty, and was either into it and wants a piece, orrrrr thinks she can get revenge by seducing her to expose her.

I still can't used to the gender bended uncle to aunt

Look she just transitioned so hard, she transitioned backwards in time as well.

Until you two mentioned it, I thought I was just mis-remembering that there was an uncle.

It's pretty wild for this to happen with zero explanation. I wonder if this is somehow an intentional plot point or if the author just forgot.

It's....It's a different character? People can have more than one relative.

Her uncle works in the fishery and her aunt works on the docks, from what I can tell.

Oof, Rio. Friend-zoned in the closing pages.

Given the entire premise off the manga, all I can think of is

"All of this has happened before, and all of it will happen again."

Uh, how does one copy magic by looking. Like, I'd assume it's a mental process with no required actions but actions would help visualize this process. To copy that would be like knowing how a computer works by seeing it running.

Eagle Eye -style abilities are fairly common in fantasy. How well it fits depends on how magic works. For example, if the caster modifies existing natural magic flows & only gifted will see those flows, then learning by copying based on photographic memory would be logical.

Yeah, it always puzzles me when people try to pick apart magic like it's something with rules that actually exist.

It's made up! Imaginary! There are no rules to follow! It works however the author wants to pretend it works! If the authors says she can learn magic by seeing it done, then she can.

The only time there can possibly be an issue is if the rules introduced by the author in that particular story are contradicted. And even then, there's a ton of wiggle room if the circumstances are even a bit unusual.

Like, if you don't think it's interesting for the protagonist to be hyper competent, that's fair, that's a reasonable opinion, so just say that instead of trying to imply that they've violated some inviolable logical principle with their imaginary story about people who can cast ice spells.

Nao actually wants an harem..

Given Nao's general proclivities, I'm pretty sure this is more in the vein of public molestation more than harem fantasies.

https://dynasty-scans.com/chapters/anemone_is_in_heat_ch02#10

"You're way too light."

This still worries me.

Given the fluffy tone of the series, and the fact that her health has been improving, not deteriorating, over the course of the series, I'd be extremely surprised if there was anything to worry about.

Just channel your inner Nao-san and go commando, Ran - chan

That's a naive idea!

I mean, this one seems a little unclear to me? You could interpret it as "Mask groped Kaoru and Kaoru is thinking about it later in the bath" but it also feels like it could be read as "Kaoru fell asleep in the bath and had a smutty dream about Mask."

But I mean, that could just be my brain struggling with the 180 this ship did a few installments ago.

The "best friend" line surprised me, but it didn't ring that weird once I thought about it. I mean, Kase thinks more like a typical guy athlete than like a modern ordinary person of either gender, let alone like a typical Japanese young woman. For her, spending time with someone and running a lot of races with them = friends. Doesn't matter if they've never said a meaningful word to each other, what's that got to do with friendship?

Well, not only that, they also live together, occupy the same space throughout both days and nights, and contrary to what you're saying here, actually have shared some meaningful conversations, and taken care of each other? That's why Fukami fell for Kase in the first place, it's not that weird that some of that sense of closeness would develop both ways.

I mean, I was surprised that Kase considers her a best friend, because I was surprised Kase thought of herself as having a best friend, since she seems so independent, (and Yamada-focused,) but if she has one, it would definitely be Fukami.

That line actually made this whole arc make...a little more sense to me, from Kase's perspective? I still think basically every decision she's made throughout was objectively the wrong move, but it makes more sense if she's trying to preserve what she considers a close friendship that seems like it's in jeopardy.

And that attitude in turn explains why she considers this person a friend and yet had never before considered telling her anything much about herself . . . to her, that's kind of irrelevant. What makes them friends is that they spend time trying to run faster than each other. And to be fair, that in doing so they sort of passively absorb a sense of the other person's character. Communicating facts with words isn't really part of the deal.

I do think the fact that Kase has considered Fukami her personal rival almost since they met has a lot of bearing on it as well. Kase is the kind of person that respects and admires the people she competes with.

I kinda want to re-read this series with hindsight now, actually.

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Very nice. ^_^

Kase-san sure had some harsh things to say about Kase-san. :P

For the briefest moment, I considered that maybe, just maybe, when Kase blew off the obvious romantic confession as "Oh, she just means as friends!" that she might have been doing so intentionally to try and let her down easy.

(...A thing which never works, just in case anyone here thinks it does...)

But nope. She is actually that stupid. I mean I guess that's not surprising per se, but still?

I'm surprised at the strength of the some of the reactions to the 'smoking' chapter.

I lost my mom to those death-sticks. They don't upset me as much as those other commenters, but I get why some people might react that way.

Seri's relationship insecurity feels a little more melancholy than Sakurako's.

Yeah, Kasumi and Sakurako just haven't put a label on it because they don't feel a need to. They love and cherish each other and that's mostly enough. (though Sakurako has a little bit of buried frustration.)

Seri and Shouko definitely seem more like the traditional definition of "useless lesbians." Just straight up afraid to advance and risk losing what they have.

A wild EX appears!

Nanao be the best bwb material right there. Love how these two balls of horny and anxiety still communicate clearly and LOOK AT NANAO TAKING NO FOR AN ANSWER!!! She's so precious, Asumi better add her to the wivies harem when the series end TvT

Thing is, she took no for an answer when nobody actually said "No". Or implied it in any way, really.

(Still, better to take a no when none is offered than to ignore a no when it is, I suppose. Still humorous, though.)

Sorry, can someone explain how she's lying when she's just asking questions, both times

It's more an issue of general dishonesty. She's been given a secret to keep, and she has a tell when she's trying to put up a front.

She's just opening a nail salon... imagine if she was opening a massage parlor, now that would warrant some drama

I mean, are you talking about a massage parlor, or a "massage parlor"?