Oh, looks like this got approved. I've been translating this webnovel for the past few months though it hasn't quite found its audience yet and I thought Dynasty-Scans might be worth trying.

I've actually translated 53/70 chapters or roughly 7/9 parts though I only formatted the first part for Dynasty-Scans and will upload the other ones later. For the other parts, they're on wattpad for now:

https://www.wattpad.com/story/397454938-it%27s-your-fault-i%27ve-been-ruined-as-an-elite

I was hoping to have it hosted somewhere other than wattpad but I've been too busy with work to get around to that. If I do manage that, I'll edit this post to include other links. This story can get rather heavy at times, but I definitely didn't regret reading it when I got to the end so I hope some of you will be able to enjoy it as well.

It might be easier to just make an epub or pdf when you're done with it all, cause yeah wattpad and dynasty have kind of shitty ui.

I did find your translation posted on another site, which has a dark background option and you can mess around with the font more easily, which is why I'm reading it there, but I assume you didn't put it on there, so thought you should know.
https://teenfic.net/stories/it-s-your-fault-i-ve-been-ruined-as-an-elite-397454938/

I don't mind the cliches, but the pacing was a bit too fast, felt a little awkward to read. But then, first chapters need to set up a hook so I'll also hold my opinion until the next few chapters.

That felt like a very Japanese take on exes. Western lesbian exes as best friends is exceedingly common.

a succubus's natural enemy... someone on the ace spectrum

Is anyone else absolutely exhausted by the prevalance of "jealousy is an important aspect of romantic attraction and its a problem if you don't experience it"

No more than by the prevalence of "insecurity is a normal aspect of human psyche and the bedrock of most stories about relationships". :-)

Is the implication here that insecurity is rare and unusual? Cause I would say it seems like a thing that happens to most everyone at one time or another.

My headcanon is that Reina was in love with Yua for a while because of ch1 page 30 with the "thank you for choosing Reina". Like mom knew beforehand.

I want to be sympathetic, but this just reminds me too much of my own mom and my own family. She constantly says she just wants me to be happy, but really she wants me to be happy in a way that she can accept. The amount of queerphobic, homophobic, transphobic, shit my family will say so casually and expect me to not to take it personally because they love me and want the best for me makes the entire statement null.

I see Aya is a blanket-hog. Relatable.

I said this in MD after ch 12
Moko is the type of yuri girlfriend we really don't see that often and I love it so much. She made her feelings known without diminishing Kaede by being aggressively expressive. Now if only Kaede could take the hint...

I think that kind of cements Nanao's status as a fwb and not a love interest, though the fact that Asumi tries to solve all her problems with sex also means she's prob not gonna be exclusive even if she ends up dating Mai

Just "cute" doesn't have the younger-to-older pseudo-familial connotations.

True, but I think "Mommy" goes overboard since it's not something you'd call a woman who's not your mother unless it was explicitly flirty or weird. Unnie, Oppa, and Senpai can be completely normal and ambiguous and are used much more frequently for everyday interactions.

Anyway this was cute.

Yeah there's not really an English equivalent (although funnily we do have a Bulgarian equivalent used in exactly the same way), but honestly "mommy" is a pretty good attempt. The issue is less any particular word than the lack of seniority involved in English, and a lack of a formal/informal speech divide. "Unnie" has a purely age connotation, and not a top/bottom connotation, whereas "mommy" has more to do with dom/sub vibes and while it can involve age it really isn't required.

This chapter just made me go back and watch a bunch of clips of my bias being cute/hot, so that was fun.

Wakana=top, we been knew

(nosepinch) Guys. Jesus. Chill.

I am pretty certain "Did she bring a girl home??" is just because the lights were off and she heard the panic in Mitsuki's voice and couldn't in that moment think of an innocent reason for it. It's not anything as deep as Aya being insecure or having any real reason to doubt Mitsuki. It's not a "bait and switch" and it's not intended to make you think they're broken up. It is a momentary misunderstanding that explicitly shows that they're still together, because Aya wouldn't have rushed in angry if they weren't still a couple. Sometimes a situation just seems fishy and your brain jumps to the worst possible explanation and oh look it's almost like I am simultaneously talking about both Aya and this comment section.

I would argue that if your mind can't come up with an innocent reason for something then that probably stems from an insecurity. If not, how would you define insecurity?

Coming home early to your house in darkness with only a light from your bedroom and your partner yelling out shocked that your home early while shuffling and panicked? No, its not insecure for the random thought to come up and even less so if this happens as part of a fictional comedic chapter in a story.

I really don't think the author wants your takeaway to be that she has an insecurity that needs solving. I think the takeaway is "who is her roommate", "oh it's her GF," "hey they live together" and "isn't it funny that she burst in" and "OMG look at their new designs" and then "awe she was hiding a gift, how cute that they still love each other and music."

First of all, there are a ton of other explanations for that scenario, like preparing a surprise and not wanting it to be spoiled, or making a mess and wanting to clean it up before your partner comes home, etc. Immediately thinking of cheating points to either a society in which cheating is so common that that's the first that comes to mind (which technically does apply to Japan) or an insecurity. I certainly was not expecting Aya to think that, my mind didn't immediately go to cheating.

Second, I don't think either of us can say what the author was thinking, but also, I don't really care. I believe in "Death of the Author" and my reading of Aya and Mitsuki is such that an insecurity like that is not unreasonable.

Third of all, I find it weird that you're defending this SrNevick as I'm generally a fan of your comments and takes. I mostly responded here against the notion that "it's not that deep". I hate that take as far as fiction goes. It may not be that deep, but it is as deep as the reader allows it to be. I don't like the notion that because something is comedic or fluffy that it's worth less time spent analyzing than an intense toxic drama. And if this reads as just a fluffy light chapter to you, then that's great, I wouldn't argue against that, but that's not my reading. Both can exist because they depend on the reader not the chapter.

(nosepinch) Guys. Jesus. Chill.

I am pretty certain "Did she bring a girl home??" is just because the lights were off and she heard the panic in Mitsuki's voice and couldn't in that moment think of an innocent reason for it. It's not anything as deep as Aya being insecure or having any real reason to doubt Mitsuki. It's not a "bait and switch" and it's not intended to make you think they're broken up. It is a momentary misunderstanding that explicitly shows that they're still together, because Aya wouldn't have rushed in angry if they weren't still a couple. Sometimes a situation just seems fishy and your brain jumps to the worst possible explanation and oh look it's almost like I am simultaneously talking about both Aya and this comment section.

I would argue that if your mind can't come up with an innocent reason for something then that probably stems from an insecurity. If not, how would you define insecurity?

I agree with you Bielna, I love the series but the chapter didn't entirely land for me. Aside from what I already said the "Don't tell me she brought a girl home...!?" line really threw me off. The time jump is very sudden and it was lot to take in within a short chapter, I think future chapters will help balance things out though.

I don't really think this is matter of us "being whiny, bitching, not understanding narrative clues", as some people are rudely saying. We simply have a different perspective and view on the chapter than some people, which is normal and not everyone is going to think exactly the same thing. As you've said Bielna this is a forum to discuss the series and people will have different thoughts to share. As it's normal for people to have different opinions on the chapter. Ultimately though I think we all love the series, just because the chapter threw some of us off a little doesn't change that lol

I think the timeskip makes perfect sense, but I agree that the "did she bring a girl home" line is a bit weird to me. That said, Aya having some unresolved insecurities does not seem out of character for me, especially since Mitsuki tends to do most of her thinking internally before making a decision, as evidenced by the surprise purchases, and that can be difficult for Aya who needs more communication. It's a good reflection of Joe and Kanna in that Joe also has trouble communicating, and that led to their breakup, which doesn't mean that Aya and Mitsuki will breakup, but that there is an area where they need to put in more work to meet each other halfway.

I guess it'll depend on how long it takes her to figure out her feelings, but when she does, is there anything left to tell? Are we in the end arc for this manga?

We're just calling anyone a villainess now.

"It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" is a hilarious song to play during a graduation. Joe is adorable.

You know, I love the [Lots of Kissing] tag, and Mochi's art is perfect to go with it, but I could have done without the slober.

Mochi definitely enjoys making things wet and messy, it's understandably not for everyone, though I personally don't mind that aspect of their art myself lol

I've liked wet and messy in other art styles, and even other Mochi stories, but here their spit looks like weird comical paint splatters on their faces. And they're the same ones in every scene which is distracting and bad.

The first chapter felt so cute, but this second chapter somehow made me really uncomfortable. Maybe it's the teacher in me, but there are lines being blurred here that feel weird, or at least have the potential to. For all I know, next chapter I'll feel like everything is fluffy again.

It doesn't seem like Hotaru will get with Nekome, even if Nekome gets a crush on her later it doesn't seem like Hotaru will accept it or anything. It looks more likely that Hotaru will end up figuring out her relationship with her roommate/friend.

Also if it goes the full on Nekome x Shiratori route then at least the age gap isn't that bad since she's a recent highschool grad (I hope I read that scene correctly) so it's just a 2 year gap, Shiratori also isn't her teacher so the power imbalance isn't too bad either. Although I still understand it still feeling uncomfortable as a teacher.

For me it also depends on where the story starts. If it starts in a toxic place I'm not bothered in the least by student/teacher relationships. But this one started fluffy so it's putting me off a bit.

But it's also just I feel like the story has in this chapter put forth three subtle options for Hotaru to "cheat" with in a way that might be all in my head but just felt off to me.

The first chapter felt so cute, but this second chapter somehow made me really uncomfortable. Maybe it's the teacher in me, but there are lines being blurred here that feel weird, or at least have the potential to. For all I know, next chapter I'll feel like everything is fluffy again.

Aya is still the cutest

this feels like something that would be made by some weeb-turned-kreeb in the americas and posted to webtoons canvas before ultimately being picked up (except that would have a lot less polish)

It's common for K-Pop artists to release separate versions of their songs for the Japanese market, sometimes even fully original songs with no Korean version. In fact my impression a few years ago was that there were more songs by K-Pop artists with fully Japanese lyrics than fully English lyrics. With that in mind, I can't relate to the feeling that the concept of this work is the fantasy of an American.

It's also the case that there are plenty of scandals of idols in both Korea and Japan being found to have slept with fans (though usually they keep the gay ones out of the press and just focus on the straight ones), so this is also entirely possible. Especially for a retired Korean idol in Japan, very few people are gonna recognize her so she's much safer to go and party.

kpop manga on dynasty is a honeypot to find minors to ban

There are 20 and 30 year old kpop fans? 2nd and 3rd gen fans tend to be older.

Since I used to follow kpop a lot and I read a fair amount of manhwa I didn't even realize that "unnie" was a weird thing to show up till I got to the notes and was like "oh yeah, they say oneechan in Japanese", like my brain fully didn't recognize the incongruity.

Also, yeah, Haneul/Solar definitely felt kind of manipulative. There's no way that A) she didn't purposefully get herself to Natsuki's place by pretending she's more drunk than she is, although the throwing up threw me off, and B) she doesn't know Natsuki is a fan of hers.

Side ship really giving those visuals. The vibes are so good right now.

I think very few manga, yuri or otherwise, deal with catching feelings in a situationship and what to do when it's over. Like, they both caught feelings, but Nagi needed to end for both of them. I think that tracks really well.

The school trip will be fun! There will be so much gay in their room the other two won't know what to do with each other.

Aya is just the fucking cutest.