Issho ni Kurashite ii desu ka? - Ch. 38 - Don't You Think You Should Try Dating?

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For sure, there they aren't a good couple and breaking up is the only real outcome, still would be interested to know why Lili thinks that. I mean, does she not have feelings for Hiromi or did she realize a secret relationship is toxic and keeps them from being a real couple or what?
 
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Break up is a good thing, at least for both characters progression. They arent clicking quite right, you can have chemistry with a person but communication style matching/understanding is so important in a relationship. If you cant understand each other then there is no reason to continue. Plus the age gap of experience and the time from him leaving his last relationship is too soon, he hasnt had a chance to change himself and really put together any sort of change.
 
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Yeah ain't gonna lie I was on her side until they started getting mad at each other after every date like damn y'all are kids huh
 
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Missing at least one page after page 3
I just checked with the magazine and there are 22 pages in the chapter (21 images if you merge the double page spread into a single image like it is here) so all the pages are accounted for.
 
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I agree with pretty much everything you said, but, it's Sasuga Kei; that's just her style. There's gonna be a lot more bullshit, and there's a very good chance he ends up with lili or even the ex at the end of the series. I'd say just don't take it super seriously and enjoy the dumpster fire for what it is.
yep yep, the sasuga kei experience, I remember feeling like @18thMoon with Good Ending and was lucky enough to not be that invested with Domestic Kanojo, until Rui goes and fixes their relationship acknowledging her problems too, like it was such a good moment but then author strikes again and left her with a kid like it was a friggin consolation prize.
But not gonna lie, if they suddenly give the Ex some actual character development and end together I wouldn't be that mad if it's well made.
 
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Unlike the last series where Kei promised a happy outcome just from the title (although the road to that happy ending was littered with delayed action bomblets), this one is an open field where anything can happen. And it will.

He either cycles through some or all of the women, or he wrecks himself trying to keep a working relationship with Lilli. The theories of the ex are a bit long-shotish. Can't say they're completely impossible, but certainly improbable to a high degree.

All of Kei's MCs are like this. Same template, same anxieties. It's like reading the same series except someone stole Guy Fieri's Randomizer and put the female character names and roles in the wheel slots. And I can say one thing for certain - the ending will be polarizing, just as the other ones were.
 
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Honestly, after Hiromi broke up with his ex for trying to use him, he should have taken a step back, reassessed the situation, and focused on growing as a person. Instead, he jumped straight into a relationship with Lili.

Now, regardless of how you feel about the situation, I personally believe Lili is completely in the wrong. Because even if Hiromi was jealous, he tried his hardest not to let it get the best of him. He supported her with everything he had because he genuinely wanted her to be happy—he didn’t want to add to her stress.

That’s just my opinion.

But instead of seeing his point of view, she wants to call it quits. And if that’s the case? Cool. Let her go.

But I hope the writer doesn’t do all this jumping around, only to have Hiromi go back to her by the end of the series. Because personally? I don’t think she deserves it. She should just stay a friend—nothing more. Let her be happy with someone else. If it’s Hodoka, fine. But Hiromi doesn’t deserve that right now. He needs someone on his level—someone who actually understands what he’s going through.

Because let’s be real—going from one relationship straight into another is not easy. But no matter how you look at it, Hiromi was faithful. He wasn’t out here flirting with other women. He didn’t have a female best friend he was clinging to.

And when Lili was jealous? He tried to comfort her. But we’re not seeing that same effort from Lili.

So yeah, if she wants to quit the relationship? Good. That’s good for Hiromi, because he needs to grow. It might look bad now, but Lili is just starting her life. She doesn’t really know what it means to be in a relationship—and she clearly doesn’t want to fight for it.

Like, why is it always him who has to apologize when she’s the one in the wrong? She wasn’t fighting for their relationship. She didn’t even try.

Real shit—it’s him. Even when he talks to her, he apologizes for his wrongdoing. But anybody in his position would be jealous. Anybody would feel some type of way—especially when you're sitting in a room with people you know, and they’re saying, Hey, that guy is a better fit for your girlfriend.

And the best Lili can come up with is:
"Hey, don’t say that."
"Hey, stop it."
"I said, stop it."

Like… come on now.

For me, that’s it. So after they break up, I hope Hiromi takes a step back and learns to be happy for himself. And when he finds the right woman—hopefully one of the other four—things will finally change for him.

And I hope the writer isn’t dumb enough to have him go back to her by the end of the series.

That’s just my opinion.
The first thing Hiromi does after getting together with Lili is goes on a date with Tsubasa where he fantasizes sleeping with her. The same day, Lili walks in on him mounting Tsubasa while groping her. Lili is then the one that goes to him to try talk it out and what does our dumbass MC do? he just spends his time talking about other women.

MC is trying to have his cake and eat it too. He likes Lili but doesnt want to lose his nice guy image with all the other girls he might get to bang. He acts all nice to every girl he's with without clearly putting his girlfriend above the others. The shitter gets jealous over everything which is understandable, but he fails to recognize that he does the same but worse to her. You have Anju and Tsubasa literally throwing their bodies at him while Lili can only sit by and watch because they have a relationship ban at the house.

His line about how Lili should date Hodaka instead was the most vile shit. For how much he likes to bring up being 7 years older than her, it's baffling how Hiromi has the emotional maturity of a child.
 
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Yeah.
Well, that's a shame. Wonder if it's because she's fed up with MC or if she really was just more interested in the other guy or what.
I don't think so. It's more like because the relationship they is mentally taxing and exhausting for both side. Because they had to keep it a secret from the other girls, and they also suck at communicating with each other. Hiromi also still needs more time to heal and process his trauma from his previous relationship.
 
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The first thing Hiromi does after getting together with Lili is goes on a date with Tsubasa where he fantasizes sleeping with her. The same day, Lili walks in on him mounting Tsubasa while groping her. Lili is then the one that goes to him to try talk it out and what does our dumbass MC do? he just spends his time talking about other women.
Your explanation severely misrepresents what actually happened. First of all, Hiromi didn’t go on a date with Tsubasa—they were simply out looking for vacuum cleaners. That’s not a date.

While they were shopping, a store representative mistakenly assumed they were a couple. Tsubasa took that moment to make a move, whispering in Hiromi’s ear that the store rep thought they were "making babies." This led Hiromi to briefly imagine what that would look like—but what happens immediately after? He slaps himself in the face, realizing it was wrong, and then walks away from Tsubasa because he knows that’s not the kind of thing he should be thinking about while dating Lili.

So, that part of your explanation is completely false.

The same day, Lili walks in on him mounting Tsubasa while groping her.

Your second explanation also ignores important context. What you failed to mention is that a drunk Tsubasa walked into Hiromi's room, sat down on his bed, and then tried to grab him and pull him down.

When Lili walks in and sees what’s happening, yes, Hiromi is on top of Tsubasa, and yes, he accidentally groped her—but the key detail is that she stumbled into his room. Once again, it was Tsubasa who was trying to make a move on Hiromi, not the other way around.

Lili is then the one that goes to him to try talk it out and what does our dumbass MC do? he just spends his time talking about other women.

While I agree that Hiromi shouldn't have talked about the other girls while on a date with Lili—that was completely his fault—he also misunderstood the situation. However, you're leaving out the context that Lili also brought up her male best friend, which made Hiromi feel some type of way as well. At this point in the story, they're both beginning to experience jealousy.

Is it wrong? Yes. You shouldn't be bringing up anyone else on a date. Lili was the one who took the initiative—she asked Hiromi out, and she asked him to kiss her. She felt like their relationship was one-sided, that the love she had for him would remain unrequited. So yeah, Hiromi was at fault for failing to pick up on that. But his response was to try and be more proactive. Why? Because his friends talked some sense into him. They told him, "She's right. You need to be more proactive in your relationship. You shouldn’t be talking about other girls."

However, he made another mistake when trying to reconcile with Lili in Chapter 35. He told her he thought the date went well. The look on her face should have made it clear that was the wrong thing to say because, once again, it ignored how she felt. So yes, he was wrong for that—I’ll give you credit there.

But what transpires afterward? That’s completely on Lili.

> MC is trying to have his cake and eat it too. He likes Lili but doesnt want to lose his nice guy image with all the other girls he might get to bang. He acts all nice to every girl he's with without clearly putting his girlfriend above the others. The shitter gets jealous over everything which is understandable, but he fails to recognize that he does the same but worse to her. You have Anju and Tsubasa literally throwing their bodies at him while Lili can only sit by and watch because they have a relationship ban at the house.

In Chapter 36, after Hiromi meets Hodoka for the first time, he immediately starts to worry. Is this the friend she always talks about? The one she works on her paintings with at his house, along with her other classmates? Is this the guy?

Shortly after, he and Lili have a conversation about it, and she reassures him, "He's not that kind of guy. He's not someone you should be worried about."

But what happens later in the chapter? There's a man running around with a knife, and he's on the loose—no one can find him. Hiromi, worried for Lili’s safety, rushes out to look for her since she’s still not home. But when he opens the door? She’s already there. And who walked her home? Hodoka.

This only fuels Hiromi’s jealousy.

And then, as Lili continues working on her paintings, preparing for the art exhibition, what does she do? One night, she doesn’t come home. She stays over at Hodoka’s place. Her excuse? "My phone died."

Even if that were true, she doesn’t make any attempt to notify Hiromi. She doesn’t borrow someone’s phone or use a payphone to let anyone know where she is. And that’s not a good enough excuse. Again, this adds to Hiromi’s suspicions.

Your phone died, and you just happened to spend the night at another guy’s house?

Even if nothing happened, she made no effort to contact him—knowing it was late, knowing she was in a relationship, knowing her boyfriend was already uneasy about this guy. She didn’t even call to ease his worries. The problem keeps persisting, and at this point, it’s completely on Lili.

Meanwhile, despite everything, Hiromi tries his best not to let his jealousy get the best of him. He continues to support Lili. Then, on the day of the art exhibition, as everyone gathers to celebrate her, what does Hiromi hear?

“Hodoka and Lili make such a great couple.”
“They should be in a relationship.”
“They look good together.”
“They completely match each other.”

This only makes Hiromi’s jealousy worse.

And then, later that day, when he’s back home with the other girls—who don’t even know that he and Lili are in a relationship—what happens next?

The girls start teasing Lili, saying, "Oh, you and Hodoka make such a cute couple!"
"You two kind of favor each other."

Instead of denying it outright or making it clear that she’s not interested, what does she say?

"Oh, we're just... he's just... a classmate. Stop it. Stop saying that. I told you to stop."

She doesn’t say, "I’m in love with someone else."
She doesn’t say, "That person is important to me."
She doesn’t say anything to clarify her feelings.

And that only adds to Hiromi’s jealousy.

So yeah, out of frustration, he blurts out, "Maybe you guys should start dating then."

And guess what she says?

"Maybe we should. Since everybody thinks that way, maybe we should go on a date."

Now, I know she said it out of anger, and he said his out of desperation. But at the end of the day, she failed to see that the very thing she was upset about—Hiromi being overly nice to the other girls—was exactly what he was struggling with too. They were both feeling the same way. They both could have been honest with each other.

And when Hiromi realizes this, he tries to be honest. He admits his emotions got the best of him. He tells her:

"Hey, I let my jealousy get to me. You told me you and Hodoka were just friends, and I should have trusted that. But my suspicions got the best of me, and I’m sorry."

This is him admitting he was wrong. Owning up to his mistake. Trying to reconcile.

And what does she do?

She breaks up with him.

Now, if she ends up dating Hodoka after this, that only proves she may have already had feelings for him in the first place. And if that’s the case, Hiromi should never go back to Lili.

No matter how you feel about his interactions with the other girls, Hiromi never made a move on any of them. Not once. Yeah, he’s a guy—he might have thoughts, sure. But there’s a difference between having a thought and acting on it. He never crossed that line. His focus was always on Lili, and he tried to support her in every way.

But in the end, she broke up with him over his jealousy.

Yet when she was jealous? That was fine. She was allowed to feel that way. But when he felt the same? Suddenly, it was over.

That’s not right.

So no matter how you look at it, Lili is completely in the wrong. And honestly? They should never get back together.
 
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Your explanation severely misrepresents what actually happened. First of all, Hiromi didn’t go on a date with Tsubasa—they were simply out looking for vacuum cleaners. That’s not a date.

While they were shopping, a store representative mistakenly assumed they were a couple. Tsubasa took that moment to make a move, whispering in Hiromi’s ear that the store rep thought they were "making babies." This led Hiromi to briefly imagine what that would look like—but what happens immediately after? He slaps himself in the face, realizing it was wrong, and then walks away from Tsubasa because he knows that’s not the kind of thing he should be thinking about while dating Lili.

So, that part of your explanation is completely false.

Your second explanation also ignores important context. What you failed to mention is that a drunk Tsubasa walked into Hiromi's room, sat down on his bed, and then tried to grab him and pull him down.

When Lili walks in and sees what’s happening, yes, Hiromi is on top of Tsubasa, and yes, he accidentally groped her—but the key detail is that she stumbled into his room. Once again, it was Tsubasa who was trying to make a move on Hiromi, not the other way around.
You're misconstruing reality with how it bad it looks from an outside perspective. Lili knows Tsubasa is a drunk flirt but it doesnt mean she doesnt feel hurt watching her boyfriend feel up another woman. Imagine the bitchfit Hiromi wold have if he walked into Hodaka ontop of Lili and they just throw the "he's drunk excuse".
But what transpires afterward? That’s completely on Lili.

Shortly after, he and Lili have a conversation about it, and she reassures him, "He's not that kind of guy. He's not someone you should be worried about."

But what happens later in the chapter? There's a man running around with a knife, and he's on the loose—no one can find him. Hiromi, worried for Lili’s safety, rushes out to look for her since she’s still not home. But when he opens the door? She’s already there. And who walked her home? Hodoka.
So now having someone walk you home while there is a serial stabber on the loose is a bad thing how?
And then, as Lili continues working on her paintings, preparing for the art exhibition, what does she do? One night, she doesn’t come home. She stays over at Hodoka’s place. Her excuse? "My phone died."
This is the only thing I agree with where she could have done better. She's tunnel visioned on work and neglected everything around her including Hiromi.
While I agree that Hiromi shouldn't have talked about the other girls while on a date with Lili—that was completely his fault—he also misunderstood the situation. However, you're leaving out the context that Lili also brought up her male best friend, which made Hiromi feel some type of way as well. At this point in the story, they're both beginning to experience jealousy.
She only brought him up after Hiromi wouldnt shut up about other girls.
Instead of denying it outright or making it clear that she’s not interested, what does she say?

"Oh, we're just... he's just... a classmate. Stop it. Stop saying that. I told you to stop."

She doesn’t say, "I’m in love with someone else."
She doesn’t say, "That person is important to me."
She doesn’t say anything to clarify her feelings.
She clearly drew a line and said he's just a classmate many times already. You can go on forever about everything she could have said and it'll never end. You can only judge her off what she actually did say.
Just like how Hiromi has had everything oppurtunity to turn down Anju/Tsubasa but he I don't hold that against him.
Now, if she ends up dating Hodoka after this, that only proves she may have already had feelings for him in the first place. And if that’s the case, Hiromi should never go back to Lili.
You can say the same thing about Hiromi potentially dating any of the other share house girls.
"Hey, I let my jealousy get to me. You told me you and Hodoka were just friends, and I should have trusted that. But my suspicions got the best of me, and I’m sorry."

This is him admitting he was wrong. Owning up to his mistake. Trying to reconcile.
He's quick to fuck up and quick to apologize but nothing ever changes with him. He was already the same jealous bitch in ch36 and then he does it again this ch. The man never learns.
No matter how you feel about his interactions with the other girls, Hiromi never made a move on any of them. Not once. Yeah, he’s a guy—he might have thoughts, sure. But there’s a difference between having a thought and acting on it. He never crossed that line.
Yeah cause Lili totally has been making moves on Hodaka.
Not once do we see Lili show any interest in anyone other than Hiromi but our harem manga MC cant help but flirt and fantasize with all the sharehouse girls.
His focus was always on Lili, and he tried to support her in every way.
It's not. That's his biggest problem. His focus has solely been trying to appease everyone around him and that's why he never turns down Anju/Tsubasa. The 2 times he tries to support her, he immediately turned sour and mopes around while fantasizing getting cucked.
So no matter how you look at it, Lili is completely in the wrong. And honestly? They should never get back together.
If Lili was actually cheating on him then sure. But from all we've seen nothing has been going on at all.
Every problem in their relationship has stemmed from Hiromi not trusting his girlfriend and instead trauma dumps all his insecurties onto Lili who's busy juggling school and babysitting her boyfriend's fragile ego.
 
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You're misconstruing reality with how it bad it looks from an outside perspective. Lili knows Tsubasa is a drunk flirt but it doesnt mean she doesnt feel hurt watching her boyfriend feel up another woman. Imagine the bitchfit Hiromi wold have if he walked into Hodaka ontop of Lili and they just throw the "he's drunk excuse
Now, can you point to anywhere in my last response where I said Lili wasn’t allowed to feel some type of way? In fact, my only response on this topic was that Tsubasa was the one who forced herself on Hiromi, not the other way around. She barged into his room, drunk, trying to make a move on him, and grabbed him. But what hurts your argument is that Lili was next door and heard the entire conversation. She literally heard Hiromi say, Hey, we shouldn't drink in here—maybe we should drink in the living room. That’s him actively trying to turn Tsubasa down.

But hey, go ahead and stick to your own notions instead of what actually happened in the manga. Hiromi never tried to make a move on Tsubasa and fully understood why Lili was upset. Lili was allowed to be jealous, but she also recognized what really happened. She knew Hiromi wasn’t making a move on Tsubasa. She knew Tsubasa entered his room without his knowledge. She knew Tsubasa was drunk. And when she opened the door and saw what happened, she immediately understood it was an accident. Even though she felt jealous, she acknowledged—out of her own mouth—that it was an accident.

You can say the same thing about Hiromi potentially dating any of the other share house girls.

Yeah, you could make that argument, but you’d actually have to support it with facts. However, nowhere in the manga does it show that Hiromi has feelings for any other girl in the house. Sure, he might blush here and there, but when does it ever show that he actually liked someone?

Outside of Chika, the only person he genuinely liked in that house was Lili. So again, even if you wanted to make that argument, you’d be dead wrong because the manga itself disproves it. In fact, the manga also supports the idea that if anything were to happen between Hiromi and another girl in the house, it would only be after he and Lili broke up.

So once again, the manga itself proves your argument false.
He's quick to fuck up and quick to apologize but nothing ever changes with him. He was already the same jealous bitch in ch36 and then he does it again this ch. The man never learns.
So wait, you're mad at Hiromi for taking accountability? And then you turn around and call him a bitch? So does that mean Lili is a bitch too? Because she was also jealous. The manga clearly showed her jealousy—that’s what started everything in the first place.

But now, all of a sudden, when Hiromi gets jealous and actively tries not to let it consume him, he’s in the wrong? He watches people he’s close to compare Lili and Hodoka as a better couple, and he’s not supposed to take offense to that? The problem here is that he had every right to be jealous. And you're mad at that?

He apologized for what he said—because that’s what real men do. I don’t know where you’re from, but if you say or do something wrong, you’re supposed to take accountability. Yet, somehow, he’s a bitch for doing that? But when Lili gets jealous and apologizes, you don’t call her a bitch? That doesn’t make any sense.
Yeah cause Lili totally has been making moves on Hodaka.
Not once do we see Lili show any interest in anyone other than Hiromi but our harem manga MC cant help but flirt and fantasize with all the sharehouse girls
Now, this whataboutism you’re trying to pull doesn’t actually help your argument—I’m just being honest with you. You might try to turn it around and say, Oh, well, what you’re saying isn’t helping your argument either, except everything I’m saying is literally supported by the manga itself.

To go further, never once did I say that Lili was making a move on Hodoka. Not once. But the fact that she slept over at his house? That’s a big red flag. Whether they’re just friends or not, when you’re in a relationship, you should at least let your significant other know you’re okay—especially with everything going on, like the potential stabbing and a criminal on the loose. The person you claim to love should not be left in the dark about your safety.

Now, in my previous response, I never once suggested that Lili was making a move on Hodoka. If you can show me where I said that, I’ll admit you’re right. However, based on the manga itself, you can’t make that argument either. Because, again, there’s a time gap between Chapter 36 and Chapter 38 where Lili is spending time with Hodoka, and we don’t know exactly what happened.

What we do know from the manga is that Hiromi never made a move on any other girl in the house—never even attempted to. So again, trying to claim, Well, he never turned down Anju or Tsubasa—oh, you mean when Anju tried to get into the bathroom butt naked with him, made a move on him, and he ran out? That wasn’t him turning her down? Or when Tsubasa barged into his room drunk, tried to make a move on him, and he stopped her? That wasn’t him turning her down?

Are we even reading the same manga? Because clearly, you’re in the wrong for saying otherwise.
If Lili was actually cheating on him then sure. But from all we've seen nothing has been going on at all.
Every problem in their relationship has stemmed from Hiromi not trusting his girlfriend and instead trauma dumps all his insecurties onto Lili who's busy juggling school and babysitting her boyfriend's fragile ego.
That’s completely false. Hiromi did trust Lili. When Lili told him that she and Hodoka were just friends and that he had nothing to worry about, what did he do? He let it go and gave her the benefit of the doubt. Why? Because he didn’t want his jealousy to get the best of him.

But as time went on, things kept happening that added to his jealousy—especially when she spent the night at Hodoka’s house, her phone died, and she didn’t even try to notify him. Even then, when she came home the next morning and he saw she was safe, the only thing he said to her was, “I’m just glad you’re safe.” And he said it while looking depressed. She saw the worry on his face. But that’s not him letting his jealousy get the best of him—that’s him trying to give her the benefit of the doubt. That’s him trusting her.

It wasn’t until all the girls at the table started telling Lili that Hodoka would make a great boyfriend for her—how they make a cute couple, how he’s a perfect fit, how he emulates her—that things boiled over. Now, if you heard all that, on top of hearing people at the art exhibit say your girlfriend and her male best friend make a great couple, after everything that had already happened, you’d feel some type of way too.

The problem is, you’re trying to say that Hiromi let his insecurities get the best of him. But he was put in a situation where he had no choice but to react—and he still tried his best not to. You don’t see that as him trusting Lili? You don’t see that as him giving her the benefit of the doubt? The fact is, he was jealous—and rightfully so. He had every reason to be.

Now, should he have said what he said? No. And he knew that, which is why he tried to reconcile and apologize. But by then, it was too late—Lili broke up with him. And that’s fine. That’s good. This is the best thing that could happen to him.

He doesn’t need to be in a relationship right now. And honestly? He doesn’t need to be with Lili. If she was so quick to break up with him instead of giving him the benefit of the doubt—the same way he tried to give her the benefit of the doubt—then they don’t need to be together. And that’s okay.

Look, I get it. You and I aren’t going to see eye to eye on this, so there’s no point in going back and forth. But I completely disagree with you. And if you want to keep making up your own interpretations of what’s happening, that’s cool. Just know that the manga itself is basically disproving your argument. Every time you say something bad about the MC, if you’re not backing it up with facts, anyone can pick your argument apart just by checking the chapters, bro.
 
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Yeah, I saw this happening from a mile away but honestly I think this break up might be for the best.
Both of them are clearly not in the same wavelength and there are so many tiny grievances that it's pretty obvious the relationship would end in horrible terms on the long term.
I'm not saying the couple was doomed from the beginning or that they can't try again later, but right now it's not a good idea for these two to stay together.
 
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You're misconstruing reality with how it bad it looks from an outside perspective. Lili knows Tsubasa is a drunk flirt but it doesnt mean she doesnt feel hurt watching her boyfriend feel up another woman. Imagine the bitchfit Hiromi wold have if he walked into Hodaka ontop of Lili and they just throw the "he's drunk excuse".

So now having someone walk you home while there is a serial stabber on the loose is a bad thing how?

This is the only thing I agree with where she could have done better. She's tunnel visioned on work and neglected everything around her including Hiromi.

She only brought him up after Hiromi wouldnt shut up about other girls.

She clearly drew a line and said he's just a classmate many times already. You can go on forever about everything she could have said and it'll never end. You can only judge her off what she actually did say.
Just like how Hiromi has had everything oppurtunity to turn down Anju/Tsubasa but he I don't hold that against him.

You can say the same thing about Hiromi potentially dating any of the other share house girls.

He's quick to fuck up and quick to apologize but nothing ever changes with him. He was already the same jealous bitch in ch36 and then he does it again this ch. The man never learns.

Yeah cause Lili totally has been making moves on Hodaka.
Not once do we see Lili show any interest in anyone other than Hiromi but our harem manga MC cant help but flirt and fantasize with all the sharehouse girls.

It's not. That's his biggest problem. His focus has solely been trying to appease everyone around him and that's why he never turns down Anju/Tsubasa. The 2 times he tries to support her, he immediately turned sour and mopes around while fantasizing getting cucked.

If Lili was actually cheating on him then sure. But from all we've seen nothing has been going on at all.
Every problem in their relationship has stemmed from Hiromi not trusting his girlfriend and instead trauma dumps all his insecurties onto Lili who's busy juggling school and babysitting her boyfriend's fragile ego.
They both made mistakes , it’s all funny since Lilly wanted to see the jealousy he failed to show on the first date and when he does she’s ready to break up. You can’t have trust and lack of jealousy at the same time.

Now don’t get me wrong the mc is an absolute idiot and it’s clear he wasn’t ready to date anyone. Like you mentioned during the first date the guy legit treated her more like a friend than a girlfriend and kept talking about the share mates and that understandably upset her. But let’s not go and act like she’s been showing red flags as well by not contacting the mc when she’s out late with the sorry excuse that she couldn’t contact him because of her phone being dead. Your telling me she doesn’t know any of her share mates number to let them know her phones dead and she will be back soon ?

Next the mc paints it best he knows that she’s truly not in love with him either / yes I use the turn either I don’t think the mc is a good fit for her either. We see this as he witnesses it himself that she could act like herself around her senpai and quite literally smiles brighter when she’s with him. She might think it’s admiration but she is just not aware yet that she likes him.

Overall I do hope they both accept it next chapter and end it. It was too early in the story anyways to have them dating especially with any of the end girls if you’ve seen any of her other works you’d know this. Mc shouldn’t go playing hot potato with the other girls as well the lad needs time to himself to focus on his career and build up his confidence again. Lilly will more than likely actually start dating the art guy and if that happens their story is as good as over as there’s no future between her and the mc after that.
 
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Actually this, but with the twist that MC is gonna end up,going back with the ex by the end.

Imma kinda getting what Sasuga is trying to depict: Hiromi ends dating every girl as an attempt at getting over his ex, but im the end, shit ensues and the MC gonna end breaking up with the girl of the arc. Not counting thay, every fucking time she comes back to his life, he always ends up falling back into fucking her insides in a quite careless way. The other issue: the rule of the cohab plot: no romance inside the house.

Speaking about the ex, have this stingy feeling she is gonna have character development™ . MC telling the ex to take a hike the last time isn't a one time shit. And her methods can be quite telenovelistic. However, that would force MC's development too.

The series title, even if it's about the MC, may also point ay the ex once she realizes no man would date a soon-to-be single mommy.
Hell no I really hope it doesn’t play out this way, that girl is honestly a monster. She didn’t make the mistake of leaving the guy she would have a future once , but twice (not straight forward as the first time but telling her friend over the phone that he’s safe and knows he won’t screw around like a guy that has his career straight is just a dagger to the heart). No guy in there right mind would ever get back with a girl like that he will always have it in the back of his mind that he’s basically a second option and a safe one at that. In other words calling him spineless and a man with no ambition ( while some of it may be true at the moment he can grow out of this) as we see he’s now working in himself a little minus this stupid mistake of dating Lilly so early.

He needs to work on himself and get to know the other girls a bit longer ( and I mean longer) if he ends up jumping to another girl then this story is as good as dead to me. I hope she takes a realistic approach and has him work on himself first this time before moving him on. We see the story can work just like the cafe manga except here we can still tackle more mature themes. The share mates and their experiences at work , opening up to the mc about the last and vice versa mc opening up to them.
 
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They both made mistakes , it’s all funny since Lilly wanted to see the jealousy he failed to show on the first date and when he does she’s ready to break up. You can’t have trust and lack of jealousy at the same time.

Now don’t get me wrong the mc is an absolute idiot and it’s clear he wasn’t ready to date anyone. Like you mentioned during the first date the guy legit treated her more like a friend than a girlfriend and kept talking about the share mates and that understandably upset her. But let’s not go and act like she’s been showing red flags as well by not contacting the mc when she’s out late with the sorry excuse that she couldn’t contact him because of her phone being dead. Your telling me she doesn’t know any of her share mates number to let them know her phones dead and she will be back soon ?

Next the mc paints it best he knows that she’s truly not in love with him either / yes I use the turn either I don’t think the mc is a good fit for her either. We see this as he witnesses it himself that she could act like herself around her senpai and quite literally smiles brighter when she’s with him. She might think it’s admiration but she is just not aware yet that she likes him.

Overall I do hope they both accept it next chapter and end it. It was too early in the story anyways to have them dating especially with any of the end girls if you’ve seen any of her other works you’d know this. Mc shouldn’t go playing hot potato with the other girls as well the lad needs time to himself to focus on his career and build up his confidence again. Lilly will more than likely actually start dating the art guy and if that happens their story is as good as over as there’s no future between her and the mc after that.
Honestly, you put together a great explanation for why they both made mistakes. They each had their faults. Lili, in particular, struggled early on in their relationship. She wanted to tell Hiromi that she didn’t like how overly friendly he was with the other girls in the house, but even when they were on a date, she still couldn’t bring herself to be open and honest about her feelings.

This became apparent to Hiromi at the art exhibit when he noticed that Lili showed Hodoka a side of herself that she never showed him. At that moment, it became clear that Hodoka was simply a better match for her, which only added to Hiromi’s jealousy—along with everything else that had been building up to that point.

So while I agree that Hiromi made plenty of mistakes—and he was absolutely in the wrong for some of them—he should have figured things out sooner. The truth is, he just wasn’t ready to be in a relationship. But as you said, Lili made mistakes too. And by the end of their relationship, it was clear that they just weren’t right for each other.

I’m glad Lili and Hiromi are breaking up, and I hope they actually follow through with it. Lili made the right choice by ending things, and I really hope they don’t get back together. They just don’t need to be together.

In my opinion, all the issues leading up to their breakup—Lili’s inability to be open and honest, Hiromi’s jealousy, and everything else—could have been addressed and handled properly. But Lili was quick to break things off. And no one wants to be in a relationship with someone who gives up as soon as things get tough, especially when they’ve only just started dating.

So I think this is for the best. That’s just my opinion.
 

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