Just.
Fucking.
Do it.

Just.
Fucking.
Do it.

Someone explain please, what was she going to say ? I don't get it.

that shes not gay and this manga is one big ole' cliffhanger

That she's going to try to make things work with her ex and she regrets letting him go

No.
Just no.

Someone explain please, what was she going to say ? I don't get it.

that shes not gay and this manga is one big ole' cliffhanger

That she's going to try to make things work with her ex and she regrets letting him go

This made me give a short, hysterical laugh.

I believe we're all going through denial of the five stages of grief right now.

Also, might it be possible that Shou is getting his revenge because the one who pointed out the plagiarism was a yuri fan?

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Just.
Fucking.
Do it.

Seriously not every freaking manga has to be about or have yuri in it. If it's going to happen let it happen at it's own pace ya know kinda like how real life works. I for one am enjoying the story as is. If Ran and Keiko wind up getting into a relationship so be it if not, so be it. The story is a journey not a destination, so just relax kick back and enjoy the ride. Me personally I'm still not 100% convinced there is anything beyond subtext yet.

poor Ran, shes cleary invested but i afraid to say anything. dont blame her either

Just eat her up already!

Well, Ran is right. : Keiko still hasn't really moved on. She still is shy from finding happiness.

But that happiness does not necessarily include Ran for the rest of her life.

And Shou continues to troll us.

Isn't Keiko also moving out? Seems like she already sat down with her ex and they decided to try again.

Isn't Keiko also moving out? Seems like she already sat down with her ex and they decided to try again.

Uuhhh... no. They are just throwing old clothes, as far as i understand.

If Keiko was moving out, the atmosphere would be a lot more tense.

Just wait for it. In the future when we're all old, after 1000 chapters..... q-q-q-queerbaited!

It's like Roomie and Lazy Tyke : they are in a relationship. Not romantic, not sexual, but in a relationship anyway. It still has the potential to change.

But I notice the stretching almost disappeared.

I don't mind the pace anymore. The ride is still enjoyable. Whether they end up together or not is irrelevant.

I think what the autor is actually stretching is the yuri teasing XD

I-I can't... my heart..
The push/pull relationship this manga has with me is very bad for both my heart and soul.
I always feel like I just went through a rollercoaster every damn chapter @_@

Someone explain please, what was she going to say ? I don't get it.

that shes not gay and this manga is one big ole' cliffhanger

That she's going to try to make things work with her ex and she regrets letting him go

This made me give a short, hysterical laugh.

I laughed until I started crying ;_;

and hear i thought dragon ball z took too long...

I'm so lost can someone give me a summary up till now plz.

Oh.My.Gosh Nooo, and all this is a flashback? Is Ran upset about it? At least can she confess her feelings to Keiko? I mean she had that dream, it's obvious that she loves her. At least that fact is true, right? >.< And Keiko seems to think that Ran is joking... >.<

Someone explain please, what was she going to say ? I don't get it.

that shes not gay and this manga is one big ole' cliffhanger

That she's going to try to make things work with her ex and she regrets letting him go

No.
Just no.

Omg Love Lab, this image brings back so much bad memories about the ending but it goes very well with Nezchan's comment.

More seriously, hasn't Ran been pushing Keiko for a while now to sit down with her ex like adults and settle things once and for all? Whether getting back together or walking away doesn't matter, although obviously the latter would be better for Ran.

Actually a lot of the story parts have to do with Ran building Keiko up to the point where she can face her demons. Not just the ex but her mom too, and as we saw earlier dealing with simple things like seeing kids playing.

More seriously, hasn't Ran been pushing Keiko for a while now to sit down with her ex like adults and settle things once and for all? Whether getting back together or walking away doesn't matter, although obviously the latter would be better for Ran.

Actually a lot of the story parts have to do with Ran building Keiko up to the point where she can face her demons. Not just the ex but her mom too, and as we saw earlier dealing with simple things like seeing kids playing.

Yeah, for the last few chapters. It seems that the next volume will start with Ran (probably) pushing Keiko and her ex to have the talk and near the end of the volume (inbetween slice of life goodness) there will be some sort of conclusion to their relationship. Either she'll get back together with him (which at the moment seems unlikely) or they will have a proper talk and leave on good terms.

Then again, it's more likely to start with Keiko's mom cause she wasn't mention in recent chapters (and he likes to throw in unexpected stuff), and after the mother the talk with the ex will happen.

More seriously, hasn't Ran been pushing Keiko for a while now to sit down with her ex like adults and settle things once and for all? Whether getting back together or walking away doesn't matter, although obviously the latter would be better for Ran.

Actually a lot of the story parts have to do with Ran building Keiko up to the point where she can face her demons. Not just the ex but her mom too, and as we saw earlier dealing with simple things like seeing kids playing.

Yeah, for the last few chapters. It seems that the next volume will start with Ran (probably) pushing Keiko and her ex to have the talk and near the end of the volume (inbetween slice of life goodness) there will be some sort of conclusion to their relationship. Either she'll get back together with him (which at the moment seems unlikely) or they will have a proper talk and leave on good terms.

Then again, it's more likely to start with Keiko's mom cause she wasn't mention in recent chapters (and he likes to throw in unexpected stuff), and after the mother the talk with the ex will happen.

really good points, Nez!

@telamon, I thought we might actually have the ex talk already in the next chapter which is supposedly the last of this volume. Let's see, given the circumstances, I can as well imagine Ran approaching Keiko's ex in the bar and forcing him to talk to Keiko himself. Or she starts drinking again. I think so because Ran really seems to be in a pinch - it's rare for her to look depressed in front of the others. Boy am I looking forward to the drama!

Isn't Keiko also moving out? Seems like she already sat down with her ex and they decided to try again.

Uuhhh... no. They are just throwing old clothes, as far as i understand.

If Keiko was moving out, the atmosphere would be a lot more tense.
Not to mention that the appartment is Keiko's. If they were getting back together, it would be RAN who would need to move out, not Keiko.

Ran's obviously very happy about Keiko giving her what I have to assume is an old school t-shirt, probably from the club they were both members of... With the recent chapters, it seems that Keiko might have been going to talk about getting closure with her ex, but she also might have been thinking about breaching the topic of where exactly their relationship is heading... Hard to say.

Seriously not every freaking manga has to be about or have yuri in it. If it's going to happen let it happen at it's own pace ya know kinda like how real life works. I for one am enjoying the story as is. If Ran and Keiko wind up getting into a relationship so be it if not, so be it. The story is a journey not a destination, so just relax kick back and enjoy the ride. Me personally I'm still not 100% convinced there is anything beyond subtext yet.

Well, without a doubt the series should at least have a shoujo ai tag. Regardless of whether they end up together or not, Ran IS in love with Keiko and probably has been since high school. She has shown zero interest in men romantically, including showing outright disdain for them on occasion. Meanwhile, Keiko has had serious relationships with men, but other than her last ex, there is no indication that she ever really loved any of them. It is very possible that she is bi, since she has occasionally shown sexual attraction toward Ran.

In any event, Ran is far more important to Keiko at this point than a normal friend or underclassman. The two of them have a relationship that goes deeper than friendship, but not so far as to become lovers... yet...

And, once again, the stretching was absent entirely...

@takachi It's possible that the next chapter will be the talk with the ex, but then again, so is the visit to Keiko's mom, it has been mention quite a while ago, and it hasn't happened yet.

Guess we differ on the enjoyment of drama. I've had more than enough drama fics/mangas/doujins to last me quite a while and I really don't want to see any more. What's happening here isn't really drama though, and Shou hasn't shown that he writes it like that. I guess we'll see.