My god, Ran simply should not have told anyone what happened to your father, not divide feelings is a typical Japanese attitude. In the future this can cause problems.

Manga: "Your special somebody"
Me: Ascending to heaven

This was me.

Also, yes, this is a flashback chapter.

When you can streching flashback, that mean your work is on a roll.

wait why does Ran have a bad relationship with her father?

^ she doesn't. this chapter was pretty confusing to me too. putting a flashback in a flashback makes people think that the first is not a flashback. especially when at end of last chapter she was visiting her mom. not very well planned imo. or at least, not very well executed.

she went to visit her mom, and being given her dad's jacket cause this chapter's flashback, which is where we will see her father's death (in part b). she seemed to be close to him, so with earthquake it made her worry about him and think of him, bringing in the childhood flashback to show their closeness.

Hope Ran's father's words will not turn out to be the foreshadowing for the couple. And I think what ColonalCat wrote above still mostly holds.

Anyway, so nice to see Ran cooking the special meal for her senpai first day she's in.

Did people really not know Rans dad had died recently? There have been a lot of obvious hints throughout the comic.

Anyway looks like its Rans turn to reveal her sad past.

Hope Ran's father's words will not turn out to be the foreshadowing for the couple. And I think what ColonalCat wrote above still mostly holds.

Anyway, so nice to see Ran cooking the special meal for her senpai first day she's in.

I dont think Ran cooked the special meal for Keiko, that special meal looks like some kind of noodles, Udon maybe.

Those noodles they made? They're the exact ones Ran makes in chapter 26; where she says there's "just a little something" special about them. My guess: they're special because her dad taught her how to make them. So her precious someone is Keiko ("Make this for your precious someone one day"), although we've pretty much known that for a while. xD

Since this is a continuation of chapter 22.5, it's a little weird seeing Keiko acting so normally when she was about to collapse before Ran found her. As if it never happened. I'm surprised Ran doesn't bring it up either, but based on the page where she's watching Keiko talking with her boss, I think she's thinking about it.

Ahh I want the next chapter already...

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Dem noodles reminded me of this.

Those noodles they made? They're the exact ones Ran makes in chapter 26; where she says there's "just a little something" special about them. My guess: they're special because her dad taught her how to make them. So her precious someone is Keiko ("Make this for your precious someone one day"), although we've pretty much known that for a while. xD

Since this is a continuation of chapter 22.5, it's a little weird seeing Keiko acting so normally when she was about to collapse before Ran found her. As if it never happened. I'm surprised Ran doesn't bring it up either, but based on the page where she's watching Keiko talking with her boss, I think she's thinking about it.

Ahh I want the next chapter already...

That's the same though I had about the noodles. As soon as I read it I went 'Shou you magnificent bastard, I see what you did there.'

Otherwise Keiko could be keeping up pretenses or she's snapped out of the thought that she wished that her mother died in the earthquake (I still think that is the thought that came to her, in light of her abortion).

Yeah, you're right, I've found that Hatsumode is the first temple visit of the Japanese New Year, so maybe that noodle thing is Soba, which Ran cooked with little something for Keiko in chapter 26.

It's confirmed. Such noodles, much special. Yuri. Ran has 3 letters, triangle has 3 sides, illuminati confirmed.
Yuri = illuminati

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Interesting chapter.

It's confirmed. Such noodles, much special. Yuri. Ran has 3 letters, triangle has 3 sides, illuminati confirmed.
Yuri = illuminati

And Illuminati = Half-Life 3!

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well at least HL3 will have its coming out :^)

(I still think that is the thought that came to her, in light of her abortion).

I think you got your terms here mixed up. From what I understand it was a miscarriage which is why she got so depressed afterwards. She was happy to be pregnant.

(I still think that is the thought that came to her, in light of her abortion).

I think you got your terms here mixed up. From what I understand it was a miscarriage which is why she got so depressed afterwards. She was happy to be pregnant.

Right, right. I didn't think what I was writing xD Guess you shouldn't comment when you're barely awake huh?

Still we got the valentines chocolate that was the 'kind you give to your special someone' and then we get the noodles that she's taught to make for 'your precious someone'. If there was any doubt (ha) that Ran was gay over Keiko I think this settles it xD

Wow, didn't expect that frame in chapter 26 was already planned.

No wonder she looked slightly happy then making the soba.

Go Ran!! You have your father blessings!!

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This chapter got me confused and angry. At first I thought they had a fight and Ran moved out.
Phew!
Yuri would be an overstatement at this point. Maybe subtext?

This chapter got me confused and angry.

I was actually really confused myself until someone mentioned it was actually an extension to an earlier chapter. It'd be nice if someone could make a chronological listing of the chapters since they jump back and forth at times.

I have back problems and was looking forward for some stretchings
Better luck next time i guess

what a depressing chapter... a lot of heavy stuff... If I got it right, contact to Ran's father's lost after the quake. And that foreshadowing for Ran's alcoholism and something happening to the two of them... ugh, I'm gonna go cry a river - somehow's totally not my day today

Ran being... hungry... with that... vibrating... phone - lol, who would've thought I'd positively react to this sub-textual fun service

Takachi scared me with that comment, I was preparing myself for some horrible drama and I get a flashback that will surely end fluffy with Ran moving in Keiko's home after some crying when Ran finds out about her father's death x)

Personally, I don't see any foreshadowing. There may be an hint for Ran's being an alcoholic but it could also not be some serious matter, we don't know yet. I believe Keiko payed attention to Ran's drinking and at least tried to limit it in a previous chapter so I don't think it will and up in some horrible drama (if the alcoholism is real).

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Takachi scared me with that comment, I was preparing myself for some horrible drama and I get a flashback that will surely end fluffy with Ran moving in Keiko's home after some crying when Ran finds out about her father's death x)

Haha, I was certainly depressed yesterday. Sorry for that.

Personally, I don't see any foreshadowing. There may be an hint for Ran's being an alcoholic but it could also not be some serious matter, we don't know yet. I believe Keiko payed attention to Ran's drinking and at least tried to limit it in a previous chapter so I don't think it will and up in some horrible drama (if the alcoholism is real).

It's not the first time the alcohol topic is brought in, so I think the chances are certainly higher now, that Ran has issues with it. And there should be a plot device related to it. Doesn't have to be a dramatic one of course, but I'm pretty sure it'll play its roles in the series.
As for the foreshadowing, the way Ran mentions her dad's words is almost like she's preparing for the break-up with Keiko. Ran is certainly a very strong girl to be able to handle the situation so calmly and rationally, but I'm sure she's also human, and deep down the negative emotions accumulate and at some point she'll freak out. The less desired attention she gets from Keiko, the more it's gonna hurt her. And this actually might be a trigger to the return of her alcoholism. And this is where a lot of drama can happen between the two girls. Keiko's already feeling quite nervous after the Valentine.
This is of course pure speculation and I'm a known sucker for drama, so... I do hope everything will turn out fine and well, but...

Honestly I am not expecting some QQ-face-angsty-drama from Shou. But I do expect Drama done his way, that won't be jarring compared to the atmosphere of the rest of the series, (which I think is some of the best I've read here).

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Slightly off-topic, IMO Slice of life (+ Drama) tends to deliver better drama than stories fully dedicated to it. Those that are drama only... I tend not to be able to care (even when I try to force myself) for characters who's very existance is drama, character that can only be described by the drama around them instead of as an actual person... Just mere constructs for the sake of drama where everything and everyone is fodder for the drama.

Here, and in other mangas that deliver drama within Slice of life tags, I feel invested on the characters due to the slice of life side and the character development it provides (i.e. it helps build a believeable character as if its a real person). makes me feel like I know these characters and care for whats going on.

Honestly I am not expecting some QQ-face-angsty-drama from Shou. But I do expect Drama done his way, that won't be jarring compared to the atmosphere of the rest of the series, (which I think is some of the best I've read here).

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Slightly off-topic, IMO Slice of life (+ Drama) tends to deliver better drama than stories fully dedicated to it. Those that are drama only... I tend not to be able to care (even when I try to force myself) for characters who's very existance is drama, character that can only be described by the drama around them instead of as an actual person... Just mere constructs for the sake of drama where everything and everyone is fodder for the drama.

Exactly what i'm thinking