Maybe we should upload the rest of this! Permission pending. I'll ask around. I originally stopped because of a sharp drop in quality after it switched hands from Amarrez, but... it seems fine now?

Personally I support this. I think the manga is very interesting and sweet and I think the other users here would like it as well.

Thirded. I read this last night, and it looks great so far!

Bad sales

Nope, the artist made it clear that they only planned on adapting the first volume and sales met expectations.
https://twitter.com/kyceef/status/1567984468883034112

That quip someone made a few pages back about the artist clearly just being here for the dubcon is looking amusingly accurate now lol

This was kinda wild from the outset but I love how increasingly batshit it's getting. Sooner or later this is going to be about an alien invasion or something.

Evie no

I really like how it ended. It felt like it was initially just a shallow rehashing of typical harem tropes, but the last few chapters actually managed to turn it into a thoughtful analysis of the genre's conventions and skewer Tsukabe's obsessive adherence to them, in a way that still kept the general silly lighthearted tone. Good times.

As said up above, I'd love to see an extra or something getting into the adventures of actually managing and maintaining a successful poly relationship, but still, this was a solid place to end things.

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I'll admit, based on the title I always expected this one to be a whole lot more angsty and dramatic, but I'm glad I finally gave it a chance, because holy shit that was sweet ^^

Kinda hoping we can get a continuation or a spinoff with the neighbor, since that never really got resolved, but I really love how the main story wrapped up. As always I'd love to see more, but I definitely feel like this ended on a really good note already :)

I have one of two guesses about Rio - she's either exactly what she seems; an annoying, gleefully unemployed freeloader who, while not malicious per say, makes a habit of leeching off her friends and is generally a pain in the neck. Alternatively, she's someone used to putting a happy face on her very real troubles and may suffer either from depression or general "genuinely doesn't know how to adult properly" syndrome. I'm kinda hoping for the latter angle on her character, personally.

Either way, regardless of the reasons for her behavior, I feel like the doom and gloom about her is a bit premature. I do get it - she's set up as an annoying character, so seeing more of her means more exposure to her annoyingness, and she's probably gonna throw Ruriko and Kurumi's home life out of whack, even if unintentionally, for the next while. However, a big theme around her introduction is how it brings up a side of Ruriko that Kurumi hasn't known until now, so I'm hoping that rather than just existing as a roadblock like people fear, she can also bring a new perspective and unconventional developments along with the negative aspects of her presence.

At the very least, I forsee a mixture of her genuinely trying to wingwoman for Ruriko offsetting her disruptiveness, that could be quite amusing if done well. And so far, the author hasn't done anything to hurt my trust in that.

This is beautifully batshit. Hope someone picks it back up at some point, I want to see how this turns out

This feels like the kind of edgy middle school stuff I would have loved as a kid. For that alone, I'm subscribing.

Between this and "There's no way I could have a lover!" I increasingly get the sense that Teren Mikami has kind of a sketchy idea of what makes a good romance. I would still say I prefer this one to the other, since even if that one lacked the more explicit scenes, just the overall relationship dynamic there felt uncomfortably predatory and manipulative. Here, there's at least the understanding that Marika is interested in Aya, and deep in denial about her own sexuality, that makes the relationship work for me. I really liked the first half of the chapter!

But yeah, the rape scene, let's call it what it is, really challenged my interest in continuing with this. The only thing that sort of saves it for me is Marika offering to pleasure Aya in return, but the fact remains that Aya pushed and pushed in the first place even when she repeatedly said no. Just going by the general pattern established so far in both this and the author's other works, it feels like this isn't going to be treated as something Aya did wrong that she needs to learn from and act differently.

It sucks, because despite the name, the rest of the story thus far has been a really interesting, thoughtful look at someone discovering their sexuality and everything that comes with that, such as the bar chapters. But whenever it strays into sexual content it gets very uncomfortable, and while if addressed properly that could make Aya a very interesting flawed character, right now it feels like she's only a few steps removed from being the creepy dude from Fifty Shades Of Grey. If Aya hasn't shaped up by the end of this hundred days, I would hope Marika dumps her and finds a better girlfriend.

I don't know if I'll drop this yet, and hopefully this will be the worst it gets, but it's on real thin ice.

Man Saki is so damn hard on herself in a way that I don’t think we ever really get in romance series. Most romantic leads have a tragic past that makes them emotionally distant or hard on themselves, meanwhile hurricane Saki is over here like “I’m such a piece of shit for liking this girl” and overthinks every damn thing.

Also, just gotta appreciate the irony of her self-flagellating leading to her doing dumber shit that could have been avoided without. I cringed really hard when she brought up the teacher, and I think all the roasting over that was deserved, but even so, she needs hugs. This was a pretty important talk for them to have...

I hope these other two that got introduced will stick around. Polycule polycule polycule

I mean this honestly -- it's quite interesting that this manhua made its protagonist so unlikeable. She might have her reasons, it appears Obsidian not only killed her adoptive father but betrayed her to do so, but right now she's basically a racist cop who doesn't even care about collateral damage lol.

Yeah, she definitely has a lot of room to grow, lol, and I can't wait to see how it happens.

I do like that they opened up on this flagrant berserker moment to have Obsidian foil it, though, because it establishes right off the bat that whoever Obsidian used to be, her post-amnesia self is undeniably a good person. Even if it takes a while for Xiao Yu to accept that, this incident isn't something she can just ignore, even if she'll absolutely try to at first.

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Despite the sort of abrupt, fizzly ending, I really love this, and catching up on it was a real treat ^^

Hope we get a Part 2, though!

I love how exaggerated this is, just taking the "disaster senpai" archetype to its most logical absolute extreme and letting the shenanigans flow

Also love how Ichigo's image of her wasn't just shattered; it was broken at an atomic level, setting off a nuclear explosion and killing millions. The sheer derision in her thoughts is kinda terrifying, yet wholly deserved, lmao. Can't wait to see how ridiculous this can get XD

Also, the backstory with the other senpai is really interesting, I hope she shows up again at some point...

Is it just me, or does anyone else think Mariya looks a lot like Katarina from Hamefura?

Ooooh, now this is an interesting twist... I wonder if this is a Little Red Riding Hood situation where the demon killed/kidnapped the real Dahlia and is impersonating her, or if this is a situation where Dahlia has been a demon all along, in hiding among humans to live peacefully? Hoping it's the latter, honestly, but I'm intrigued no matter how they opt to handle this.

Honestly, as someone who usually doesn't enjoy reading about toxic relationships and characters, I actually weirdly liked this one?

Like obviously it would be good if they both communicated, and the way both are like, trying to control the other in different but equally fucky ways isn't great, but I think the key thing that makes this one work for me over other toxic dynamics is that it's at least mutual; both are on equal grounds even if they themselves don't realize it. If it had been just the one girl forcing the other, I would have said burn it, but that this goes in both directions and both hold equal power here, makes it weirdly compelling to me. I would still hate to actually deal with them IRL, but idunno, this works for me somehow.

Chapter 23's punch also seemed kinda sketchy, but I was able to roll with it with the understanding the author is weird about this stuff, but what the actual fuck is Chapter 32. I don't like to get all persnickety about perfect morality in fiction and stuff, but the presentation here was just, kinda uncomfortable. All the girls saying Minami should break up with someone for beating her up are right, honestly. The fact that Iori didn't even apologize at the end and demanded one from Minami... Kinda making me hope these two are on the path to a breakup, instead of just keeping going with this dynamic.

What's worse is that Minami expressed some valid concerns about her relationships, and Iori's response was to get violent, instead of, idunno, hugging her or something? So much for her being a safe haven in comparison to Shizuku.

At least with Saori and Shizuku, it feels like both are equally capable of dishing out and taking the violence; doesn't make it a perfect dynamic but it feels like, balanced at the very least? With Iori and Minami, the age gap was one thing, but the abuse from the older party suddenly throws that into question too. Eurgh. Think I'm gonna take a break from reading this for a bit.

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Wait... the heroine chick called for familiars and summoned three fire dragons??

They call her "Diana" but it must be short for Daenerys Targaryen.

You just blew my mind.

Rereading this, I think this was a happy ending for Rika, too. She's been unable to move on until the end. She knows she's sending Big Imari to Little Imari, and she's promising not to tell lies again. I doubt she physically abused her Imari, but it's also clear she's the one who got Big Imari fired as an OL, and probably partly by lying.

Yeah. Certainly a bittersweet conclusion for her, but I think certainly the healthiest. It's clear at the end that she realized there was something wrong with her behavior and that she was bad for Big Imari, and did something about it. It doesn't make up for the rest, but it shows she wants to change, at least. I think she made a fantastic villain for this story, but the small bit of humanization at the end was an interesting and also welcome choice.

Iori punched Minami. Minami like, directly says so. Iori actually hits Minami pretty often, people here on the forums complain about it all the time. The author doesn't seem to recognize the disconnect between the "This person is from an abusive household" backstory and the "people punch each other for slapstick" humor.

Ahhhhhh. Oh dear, I guess I should brace myself for the rest of this, then ^^;

There's no mistranslation. Iori punched Minami offscreen for suggesting it wasn't a good idea to go out with her. She has a bruise near the mouth.

What's not clear there?

Ah, so it was offscreen. I guess that would be the occam's razor reading, but between it being offscreen and the context abuse had already been brought up previously, I thought I must have been missing something or the dialogue was off somehow, or any other interpretation that would line up better. What Heavensrun said about the author just being weird about that in general, makes it make a bit more sense now, though.

Caught up on this yesterday, and I still adore it! Love the buildup of the new leader as all menacing and stuff, like she starscreamed her way to the top, only to reveal she is fiercely protective of Miyako and the one most on her side in all of this was incredibly heartwarming. (Maybe even had/has a crush?)

On the other hand, the more we hear about Ayako's ex, the more genuinely awful she sounds, and the more Hato's own protectiveness makes sense. I don't know if I want this lady to show up again for the sake of catharsis, or for her to stay away so we don't have to deal with her rancid vibes in person.

The corpse is just a corpse (lol), no relation to the overarching plot whatsoever!

Ahhh, alas. XD

The "Emperor", as we know, is actually a woman, so she's got this secluded spot in the palace where she can walk around as a woman without anyone noticing. Obviously, the heroine, through the power of protagonism, stumbles right into her.

The woman in the first two pages of ch2 is indeed the emperor, and also the same person who gave MC the fluffy cloak!

Yep, generally speaking. We put a TL note in ch1 about this already, but in some cases jiejie is used to flirt, just like used the same way as unnie and onee-chan. It's especially popular in Chinese wlw circles.

...I may be stupid. That all makes a lot more sense now, thank you!

Glad to see more of this one! I wonder if the other idols are indeed shady, or if it'll take a route like Maitsuki, Niwatsuki, Ooyatsuki; where they seem initially shady but turn out to have been on her side all along. Albeit, retiring from the idol group is a biiit less extreme than straight-up dying, so...

At any rate, loved seeing more of the antics (and I related way too hard to that ADHD comment) and her becoming a posthumous fan. Also kinda enjoyed how creepy that one panel of her looking over her shoulder was - a nice reminder that for all the silliness, she is still an otherwordly spectre now, with all that implies. I quite like tensions like that.

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So I'm reading through this, and currently on Chapter 16. Kinda confused by the ending; did I miss something, or was there a mistranslation? Like, I can't tell if the last panel is implying Minami got hit by the sister, or by Iori, or neither. Looking back through the chapter, no actual violence has been shown from either of them despite the plentiful threats, but then there's that that like, mark on Minami's cheek that I can't tell if it's a bruise or just her blushing for some reason. Given everything that went down in like, Chapter 8 or 9 or so, it feels like kind of a weird implication, but given no hitting was directly shown, I'm wondering if the translation is off or something.