Hmmm, wonder what that co-worker's trying to do there. Backfired help trying making Hiroko jealous, or run interference and keep her denseness intact?

I’m guessing she’s running interference. Hiroko is popular, after all, so maybe Risa’s got a crush and a much scummier way of going about things.

Hoo boy, the other shoe has dropped. I wonder how this one’s going to work out.

Also, I’m curious why the Archbishop stole data from the assassin agency in the first place. Does the agency have something to do with the current situation of the refugees? Does the Archbishop have some secret agenda behind his refugee advocacy? Does the priest even know he’s involved in this secret network? This is looking interesting.

Someone needs to paint "She loves you!" on the side of a 16-ton weight, then drop it on Hiroko's head.

“She should pick less dangerous ways to confess to the guy she likes.”
-Hiroko

I thought I’d seen dense characters in fiction before, but none of them, none of them, even come close to Hiroko.

You could chuck her into the Mariana Trench, and she’d be able to reach the bottom without getting crushed.

I’d say you could armor tanks with whatever material makes up her skull, but it’d be too dense and heavy to drive.

If you there her into a black hole, the combined density would be strong enough to create the second Big Bang.

If she was a tad bit bigger, the resulting gravitational pull would mean that the universe actually revolved around her.

Hell, I’m amazed she can even be depicted visually because, scientifically speaking, light should not be able to escape something that dense.

Jesus Christ!

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Hahaha I think because she's older and all her juniors admire her at work she thinks Ayaka just really really admires her. She gets the vibes but she denies them because if she makes a move and Ayaka turns out to be straight then Hiroko will be in deep trouble at work. So of course she's freaked out. But yeah really it's exaggerated for gags. But then again if you think of it a boss making a move on one of her juniors is pretty sketchy and even being together isn't the best... haha. So of course Ayaka has to be super over the top obvious.

I feel like it’s just because Hiroko is putting too much faith in the office gossip. We’ve seen an example of some of the “dozen men” that she’s gone through in chapter 1, and it just seems to amount to dudes who keep asking her out (and who are uncomfortably persistent, in some cases), much to her chagrin. That turned into rumors of her being a player, which Hiroko just decided must be legitimate and conclusive evidence that she’s super straight.

Also, I might have missed something, but is Hiroko actually Ayaka’s boss? I thought she was just a senior coworker.

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Just a fun fact: while it may be true that a priest can't tell anyone about confessions, they are also not required to give absolution. They might withhold it if, for example, a confessor shows no intent of actually stopping the behavior or if someone else is being punished for it.

I believe they are also allowed to report a confession to police if it will prevent a crime from being committed (which it arguably would, in the case of a hit man who comes back every time they kill someone). In this case though, I imagine the priest is afraid of the hitman coming for him and his daughter if he says anything.

Um, hang on a moment. Evie's currently rescuing Elsa from imminent death from exposure. Which, the previous version wouldn't have done, would she? Would she have even been on the scene? So, why was Elsa alive in the original timeline?

I know, I know, don't sweat the small time paradoxes.

It could have been the prince in the original timeline. I think it was mentioned at some point that the prince had met Elsa in the past and helped her. Either that, or Evie traveling back in time to save Elsa is part of the closed loop. Meaning she was always the one who saved Elsa, and the reason Evie doesn’t remember their meeting is because it was actually the future version of herself that met Elsa and made the as-yet unrevealed promise.

Well, if it's any consolation, what looks shitty at first glance can often be a blessing in disguise. (See the story of the Taoist farmer.) Wasn't the issue here Hii-chan going back to Tokyo, while Haru is stuck in a place she can't afford? Maybe it's a sign that Haru should go back to Tokyo too. Sure, it'd be a bit of a 360 after all they've been through, but they'd go back to their original lives a little older and wiser.

Eugh, that’d be a terrible way to end things. Forgive my dramatic flair, but the whole point of them leaving Tokyo is because they felt suffocated by the lives they were living. While it makes sense that they'd have to struggle and make compromises to adapt to the rigors of adult life whilst trying to go against the grain, them going back to Tokyo would represent a total loss. An admission that they can’t carve their own path to being happy, and that the only way forward is to convince themselves that they’re happy as they consign themselves to the machinery of society. At that point, what’s next? Do they need to break up, find husbands, and have kid, all while telling themselves that they’re happy and wiser for their past experiences, because that’s what they’re expected to do as part of “growing up?” Not that I’m saying that’s what would happen, but you get my point. They have to draw a line somewhere, even if it’s hard.

No, I’d rather they continue to struggle against this pressure being piled on them so that they can eventually come out in a place where they can be happy without taking the path of least resistance. Maybe it won’t be exactly what they want. Maybe it will require them to suffer for a while longer, but fighting for it will make that eventual equilibrium all the sweeter.

Hot damn, haven’t written something that dramatic since high school

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Omichi may be walking a fine line between side couple and a jail cell, but you have to admit that she’s a great friend and had some of the best reactions in this chapter.

Well, regardless I was afraid that this would be our "new" with those two (Koguma and Hino that is). "Well sure we make out for hours to end, have sex, and somehow got pregnant from it and married even though it's illegal but maybe she's just playing along" type of deal. But nah. If anything this sudden development left and right feels so out of place. Not that it wasn't earned.

Eh, this series has always been quick to resolve dramatic developments. Before the body switch and Rin arcs, none of these dramatic developments took up more than 2 chapters. It just feels faster paced because there’re less joke chapters between each development (which I do hope we get at least a few more of before this series ends).

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Sigh… I’m really stupid.

I picked up on the joke with Vylle’s name fairly quick. “Ah, Vylle Inness, because she’s the villainess. Funny!” But I only just realized the Mayne’s name is the same thing. Main Heroine.

Just wanted to air that out. Please return to your regularly scheduled dose of cuteness.

Last chapter just had me glued to my freaking seat, and now the comments are tempting me to go read the next chapters somewhere else x'D
¿Should I? :( I read chprt 115 in mangadex and the translation is not bad but not as HQ as stan miller's and has no redraws on the SFX
If you guys are hyping the next chapters so much, I want to enjoy them in the best way possible 'cause I love drama with every single cell in my body

I personally find the Mangadex translations to be good enough. They’re not perfect, but they don’t need to be perfect to be entertaining (I still read these as well, though, as I’m obsessed with this story). There’s nothing wrong with wanting to wait for this version to update, though, especially now that updates appear to be back in full swing. Just got to be patient and ignore the spoilers like the plague.

It's weird reading the comments as someone who can relate to Akari

She is upset that her old BFF seemingly doesn't remember her and is too stubborn to take the L and be the one to clarify it

Why would that be taking the L? Because it would forever eliminate the possibility for the other person to be the one who realize it. And thus no closure to it.

Eh, I don’t know. Stubbornly digging in your heels and acting like a jerk to someone you care about simply because you want them to remember who you are on their own (all while doing nothing to help them in that processes), and potentially torpedoing the relationship you hope to get back in the process, still seems like a pretty big L to me. Like, even if it does work, that W isn’t going to erase the Ls that were taken along the way.

It’s fine to be loyal to the Dynasty scanlators—quite admirable, really. So don’t go to Mangadex and read the latest chapter.

[Cackles arch-villain cackle.

It's funny, I feel like I should be happy that I more or less called it, but it was also so damn obvious that it was going to end with Koguma kissing Hino that it feels like calling every space at a roulette table.

Yes, it was absolutely amazing, but now what? There should be an aftermath, but after that last "DUMMY!" I'm pretty sure the next chapter will start in their corner of the school yard again, with those events only slowly being processed in their inner monologue while dealing with "current shenanigans", as it has largely been done for the previous 127 chapters. Come to think of it, that could be seen as one of the major strong suits of the series...

Edit: Oh wait, the preview frame hints at a scene-at-home!

As someone who‘s subscribed to Ganma and willing to take the time to figure out what the Google Translate results are actually supposed to mean, believe me when I say you have nothing to fear on that end. Chapter 130 is great.

Now they’re going to bed, and my stomach is sick

Believe that the work on Mangadex has not be redeem to be good enough to be upload here and in any case, Cue asked Stan if it was ok for them to take over the project.

Dynasty's versions are 25 chapters behind the original version, which is getting a new one weekly now, apparently.
Hino-san needed someone to do a sprint to catch up. xKs, the person on Mangadex, doesn't seen to be doing any other series (at least on MD) and thus can provide that with relative ease. Sure, I'd rather have a Cuetie or Cyan Steam version with that bit of extra polish in the long run, but polish usually takes time and/or boundless motivation.

It's not about keeping the project, it's about how you approach it and collaborate. As I said, I have no problem with stepping down. I also would have liked to upload the chapters very quickly but sometimes there's life. It's about how you do it and how you communicate with the other scanlators

If it bothers you, you can always try to get in contact with the xKs. They don’t appear to be a regular scanlator, so it’s entirely possible that they either assumed the series had been dropped, wasn’t aware that your team had picked up the scans, or simply is not familiar with scanlator ettiequte (it does strike me as somewhat akin to an industry standard that a casual observer would not be immediately aware of). Even if you’re fine with handing over the series, it might help clear up some bad feelings or help ensure better communication in the future (assuming they even intend to keep uploading after this).

Believe that the work on Mangadex has not be redeem to be good enough to be upload here and in any case, Cue asked Stan if it was ok for them to take over the project.

I’m no expert, but I find the quality of works on Mangadex to be fairly satisfactory, especially given the rate of uploads. It could maybe use a bit of polish, but I’ve certainly seen lower quality translations uploaded here.

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Call a doctor! That rainbow-haired girl is asphyxiating!

It says a lot about a series when you have 3 different groups/people trying to get it TL'ed

This series is the scanlator killer. Yuri Ichigo picks it up, and then goes completely dark. Cyan Stream picks it up, and then burns out. Even the Chads have to take it slow to avoid its wrath.

I feel that what happened to the mother may have something to do in the end with the villainess system. Though it may just be me focusing on my own theory too hard... but I've felt for a while that the "system" isn't actually any sort of remnant from a game or anything like that, but is rather something like the mare that possessed Elsa in the first chapter: a hostile spirit that is preying in Evie's fears, presenting itself to her in a form she expects.

That makes sense. In hindsight, it does seem a little weird that a system ostensibly designed to make the story follow its usual course would order its charge to either watch the main character presumedly die, or to actually play an active role in their death, like the system was in the first chapter. Your theory would help explain that bit of weirdness.

Heck, based on that theory, maybe when Evie got possessed by that succubus love potion a few chapters back, it wasn’t actually a true possession? Maybe the potion caused whatever was already inside of Evie to physically manifest, possibly in an (ultimately failed) attempt to have it removed completely? It would explain why older Elsa was willing to let her younger self use that on Evie.

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Hold on

How the heck can this be the way to the door of truth if Melissas master got to it without doing any of this?

I’m pretty sure that opening the Door of Truth requires a large amount of power. Maybe Melissa’s master was able to raise her power high enough to open the door without having to do the whole contest song-and-dance, and the contest is just designed to give a couple that isn’t quite at that power the last little boost they need?

Then what about the keys

I don’t know. Maybe they also serve to boost power? Maybe her Master got them on her own before meeting Melissa? Maybe they weren’t put into place until after her master crossed over, and before that it was more based on raw power? Or maybe the trials needed to get the keys change from time-to-time, and it just so happens that the contest was set up at some point after Melissa’s master did it?

this was underwhelming yet very much so expected which is boring and infuriating at the same time.

-from the salt monarch of the sodium kingdom moglius

You are just a beacon of joy, you know that?

That too.

Although, the 3rd in line, especially in a medieval kingdom, is more a big deal in the, “could spell trouble for the heir apparent” sort of way. In some parts of Europe, for example, the traditional role of the third-in-line would be to join the clergy (disqualifying them from the line of succession). They’re important, sure, but a 3rd child not producing an heir or not marrying for an alliance wouldn’t be too much of an issue for a kingdom in most cases. At least not as much as it would be were they the 2nd child or the heir apparent.

After writing that comment, I ended up downloading epubs for the Forest Kingdom series to reread that, since that starts out with the protagonist sent on a quest to slay a dragon because he is a 2nd son of a king and a potential succession crisis in the making. While it isn't the focus in his books, Simon Green manages to make the romance aspects of his stories pretty compelling.

Also, the Lioness series written by Tamora Pierce starts with and ends with the machinations of Roger of Conte, the king's nephew, wanting to kill his uncle and cousin in such a way that does not connect him to their deaths - because he is the next in line.

What I am trying to hint at with this is "go read a good book ya weebs".

And the reason you whipped out the fantasy novels was?

That's it? Nothing to worry about? What about them making an heir in the future? No problem? The LOVE was the only problem? What? Fluffy yet stupid. Also what's with that sex position?

In fairness, Momo is the youngest child of the family. That makes her, what, 3rd in line for the throne? Unless her two sisters kick the bucket without any heirs, she’s not following her mother’s footsteps. Her marriage would have mostly been for an alliance (and for tradition’s sake), but in this case, the Queen decided that Aki’s plea outweighed the need for to abide by the old customs. It was a bit sudden, but I find it satisfactory enough.

Less Aki's plea and more Momo's happiness I think.

Also, 3rd in line is quite a bigger deal than people make it. It would be a minor thing if she was like 20th or something, 3rd is a bit away from being the heir.

That too.

Although, the 3rd in line, especially in a medieval kingdom, is more a big deal in the, “could spell trouble for the heir apparent” sort of way. In some parts of Europe, for example, the traditional role of the third-in-line would be to join the clergy (disqualifying them from the line of succession). They’re important, sure, but a 3rd child not producing an heir or not marrying for an alliance wouldn’t be too much of an issue for a kingdom in most cases. At least not as much as it would be were they the 2nd child or the heir apparent.

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That's it? Nothing to worry about? What about them making an heir in the future? No problem? The LOVE was the only problem? What? Fluffy yet stupid. Also what's with that sex position?

In fairness, Momo is the youngest child of the family. That makes her, what, 3rd in line for the throne? Unless her two sisters kick the bucket without any heirs, she’s not following her mother’s footsteps. Her marriage would have mostly been for an alliance (and for tradition’s sake), but in this case, the Queen decided that Aki’s plea outweighed the need for to abide by the old customs. It was a bit sudden, but I find it satisfactory enough.

Can't believe I slept on this one for so long. I'm still working my way through this, but I just got to chapter 16 and couldn't help but make this:

I'm not sure if a meaningful cliffhanger is in the style of this story so far... maybe she just dislikes beaches (noisy, lots of people, sand is annyoing especially when it's hot - with how Yuzu was portrayed so far it seems plausible to me).

I'm not especially happy that I called it, seems like the author just wanted to draw swimsuits but the story really stayed in place :P

I’m not sure about that. Maybe I’m reading into this too much, but it feels like this chapter is meant to double down on the idea Yuzu has feelings for Minami. There’s her whole, “You want to go, too, don’t you,” that implies Yuzu is willing to put up with it to be with Minami, then we’ve got that small blush when Minami grabs her hand, and the way she ends up staring down Minami when their trying in clothes. It strikes me as the author trying to drop hints that “Hey, their feelings are mutual.”