I've been loving this more and more as it progresses. How sad that it's ending soon.

Nagisa is so fun to watch, I'm glad she's a squeaky toy. The school is definitely just having fun with this.

I have a soft spot for micro bangs on character designs, but I don't love it on Aya. I think it might partly be because her hair resembles another character's I had come across on knzm's instagram, who has a completely different vibe to Aya. For Mitsuki, I can understand the disappointment, but I will never say no to a bob cut. It's just lovely.

As for the chapter itself, I agree that the "did she bring home a girl?" line didn't land very well. Even if it wasn't meant to be taken seriously, it didn't have a place in the story and it wasn't really funny as a joke. The whole chapter felt a bit awkwardly written, even by this manga's 4-page standards. Though it might seem that way because the latest chapters had more continuity compared to earlier ones. I imagine it/I will get back into rhythm in the next few releases.

I love Nagisa and her smug faces so much

that said, i'm not sure it's really hooked me. the dynamic is interesting, but i feel like it's lacking something...? maybe it's because, so far, mirei seems clearly uninterested. it'd be more fun if she started to fall, i think

(So lacking is indeed written with a, huh)

To me she doesn't seem completely uninterested, she seems to be completely in denial. She thinks Soprano is cute and this is totally the face of someone who secretly wants to cross a line.

There's no way AI could ever get such consistent anatomical weirdness lol

The story is okay... I guess. I've seen stories with a similar premise before and the execution here feels somewhat lacking. I will probably completely forget about if it doesn't upload frequently.

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I don't think I'm hung up on that, my initial reply was due to someone thinking she was trying tears of happiness, that felt off to me, then someone replied to me and so I expanded on my thoughts.

Also I'm also not disagreeing with them, I'm only saying I wish the story was expanded on further and in a clearer way. I didn't realize the bandages meant that she was being beaten when I read the story at first, and we're not shown any physical violence or mention of domestic abuse. There's a lot happening in a short amount of time in the story, with some haphazard pacing combined with the cat analogy and everything.

I just don't care for the story and I have a difficult time with the subject of mental illness due to own personal experiences. That's what I'm focused on. I don't want to discuss this further and am not comfortable doing so. I wish you well.

It seems I misunderstood your initial reply. I agree that the story should have expanded further on some things. I'm sorry if I made you uncomfortable with my comment. I wish you well too.

If she's crying happy tears over her ex's death that feels extremely fucked up and gross to me. Especially combined with the mental illness factor. I think it was important that they broke up, though I also think this story feels excessive in it's spite towards the ex and dealing with a partner that has mental illness.

It's a bit cold, but if you pay attention you'll also see that when she's with her new girlfriend is the only time she doesn't have bruises on her face, so...

That’s a detail I wasn’t registering that way, due to her returning home with the bandage and mark, we don’t see her physically abused to my knowledge. So I was viewing the story as being about taking care of a mentally ill partner, that isn’t helping themself and is a lot of work to be with, where you have to look after yourself and even though you love them a break up is necessary. You might be right though, I wish the story was clearer about everything happening, one way or another the whole thing was depressing and I’m not a fan. The ending also felt weirdly paced and jarring to me.

Also for context I’ll say briefly I have dealt with tragedy and mental illness in combination in my life. Without getting too personal, that’s something that’s going to give me a certain lens when viewing anything, so the thought of her maybe crying tears of happiness when she heard her mentally ill partner died just made me feel sick.

I think I you might be too hang up on the "tears of happiness". Her face shows sadness and maybe some relief to me.

As for the bruises, I agree with the previous commenter. Considering what we've seen of their relationship, I think she was most likely physically abused by A'wu. Of course it's a story about taking care of a mentally ill partner, but both issues can coexist in their relationship. I just don't see any other possible explanation for her wounds (unless they were metaphorical to show her mental exhaustion, but I think this would've been clear without adding facial bruises).

Wait a minute, hold the phone . . . this kid is a keeper! Did you SEE that chocolate?! That is high-end professional quality stuff, and she made it BY HAND without, apparently, even having any particular experience, just with willpower?! That's insane.

Yeah, that was funny. I'm not convinced that an inexperienced in baking high-schooler could ever pull that off.

"Shadows grow longer"... I have a horrible feeling about the next chapter.

That just means "time is passing". Your shadow grows longer past noon and until sunset.

That's definitely not what's implied here. We've already seen that something is very wrong with the senpai's relationship and the last panel reads as quite ominous to me with the given context.

The bullying was so absurd it completely took me out of the story. Even setting aside the surreal idealisation of the president (which is such an overused trope in yuri that I've reached the point where I just skip any panels like the last one here), harassing someone to the point of threatening them with a cutter just because they forgot some flower arrangements? In what world would that ever happen?

I'm nearly positive this was wholly arranged by the vice-prez. Not the initial bullying, no, but the box cutter part? Absolutely.

That girl with the box cutter does say that the Vice Prez told her that the president trusted the girl being attacked to order the flowers and then she didn’t. I thought she said the Vice Prez also told her she messed up on purpose, but she might have been talking about just the first part. Though, at any rate, I agree that the Vice Prez definitely arranged that part.

As I understand it, the vice president only lied about who was responsible for the mistake (and indeed claimed that it was done on purpose). And then this girl decided to avenge the president because she was "disrespected". Even if vice prez was intentionally trying to stir up trouble, there is no indication that box cutter girl wasn't the one who decided to bring a box cutter. Anyway, regardless of who "arranged" the bullying, it's still ridiculous that anyone would go through with it.

The bullying was so absurd it completely took me out of the story. Even setting aside the surreal idealisation of the president (which is such an overused trope in yuri that I've reached the point where I just skip any panels like the last one here), harassing someone to the point of threatening them with a cutter just because they forgot some flower arrangements? In what world would that ever happen?

The relationship between the main pair was interesting, but the rest kind of ruined it for me. It would've been a lot more believable and enjoyable if they had removed or toned down some of these elements.

This manga feels kind of amateurish to me. Is this the artist's first work? The compositions and dialogue are flat and cliché and the somewhat awkward posing and anatomy really exacerbate these problems. The characters also have left no impression on me other than boring or even annoying. The ex-homeless girl just lazing around makes the situation feel exploitative to me (@Cogito, I get what you're saying but she could still help out with the dishes, come on). It might even make her an interesting character if the author took it a step further and revealed that she's been intentionally "seducing" the MC to take advantage of her, but I really doubt they'll go that route; which is a shame, because her just being oblivious and super-friendly is uninteresting.

The fact that this is a drama which seems to be taking itself rather seriously makes these issues stand out all the more. I don't think I would care half as much if this were a light-hearted comedic series.

I'm a bit confused, sorry. Is it available to read anywhere other than wattpad? (I can't see the chapters on NovelUpdates, is that what you meant by links not showing without logging in?)

No, it's not available to read anywhere other than wattpad at the moment. NovelUpdates only has external links and in this case, they would just link to the wattpad chapters.

I actually haven't checked if this got accepted to NovelUpdates yet since I try to not look at ratings at the things I translate until I'm finished. By links not showing, I mean it will show what the latest releases are but the chapters aren't clickable links unless you're logged in. Does NovelUpdates show 17 chapters under "It's Your Fault I've Been Ruined as an Elite"? If not, then I guess my requests to add new chapters there have been rejected.

Yes, I'm pretty sure it showed up to chapter 17 in NovelUpdates.

Thanks for clarifying. I was actually looking for an alternative because I was annoyed by the notice asking me to log in/download the app on wattpad lol. I might just make an account at some point.

I'm a bit confused, sorry. Is it available to read anywhere other than wattpad? (I can't see the chapters on NovelUpdates, is that what you meant by links not showing without logging in?)

I don't understand the use of quotation marks in the title :/

I, for one, think Hanayo looks better with short hair. It's very cute and has a 30s style air to it.

I completely agree.

The ribbon exchange scene was so scandalous

I enjoyed the first episodes of this a lot, but lately it's become quite boring to me and I'm not sure exactly why. I guess I never got interested in the new characters, so all these chapters with the merchant and her bodyguard are almost a slog to get through. I can't seem to care about the storyline anymore, and I just keep hoping it might get good again at some point.

isn’t this just the yuri version of “super attractive perfect girl ends up with antisocial loner whose sole redeeming quality is that they are somehow the first person to ever show basic kindness to the girl”

I think what sets this specific 'antisocial loner' from the other cliché ones is that she has her own hobby (sumo and piano classes, can't tell if she enjoys those) rather than constantly being miserable about being an 'outcast'. We can tell she's into literature (not the common archetype of being a secret weeb).

Does she actually have sumo and piano classes? I got the impression that she was saying random things as excuses to leave. She claimed to have cram school, English, sumo and piano lessons in one afternoon after all xD

I don't think Batan's incredible artstyle can convince me to keep up with this story. The premise seems so absurd to me, in a way that is frustrating rather than interesting.

Why would she have PTSD, though? What Sorawo went through is no big deal; it's a fairly common story, really.

This comment is hilarious to me. Are you also disassociated from the real world? - although this time, because of too much fiction. Characters in stories frequently go through a lot of trauma that's just depicted as NBD normal because of the particular story they're in. In real life ... not so much.

This was a (almost) direct quote by Sorawo from File 4. It was a joke. And as the commenter above mentioned, Sorawo's trauma is not treated as normal in the work itself either.

For me this was kind of lukewarm, nothing amazing, but not terrible either. I just couldn't stop thinking how ridiculous it is that she wears this one bunny outfit for a whole month (or was it more?). Was it implied that she has more than one? I didn't get that impression. Is she just naked while she cleans/dries it? How would she manage that without ever being exposed to the MC?

She can just be naked and wash it while Kano isn't home. Nude laundry days are a real thing lol

Right, I keep forgetting that drying machines are a thing. Plus, considering that she's walking around half naked, the weather is probably warm enough that it dries by the time Kano gets home.

For me this was kind of lukewarm, nothing amazing, but not terrible either. I just couldn't stop thinking how ridiculous it is that she wears this one bunny outfit for a whole month (or was it more?). Was it implied that she has more than one? I didn't get that impression. Is she just naked while she cleans/dries it? How would she manage that without ever being exposed to the MC?

I don't think Sorawo is oblivious to her feelings for Toriko, she's just struggling to process them because half her emotional bandwidth is wrapped up in raw dogging PTSD while Japan's inadequate mental health support system shoots finger guns at her. [...]

Why would she have PTSD, though? What Sorawo went through is no big deal; it's a fairly common story, really.

^ Yes, I understand that this was the author's intention, I just didn't think this worked very well in this format.