Mii-chan wa Kawaretai - Ch. 22 - What’s Wrong With You

[Kippithekappamancer]

Normally this would be INCREDIBLY fucking annoying.

But given she's younger than him, a minor, and a cat, the MC is the only sane person in this fucking story in this chapter.

I too share this sentiment, but I also think that some things are better left unsaid.

For FMC, the way MC shows concern and affection might be viewed as abandonment.

MC can legit have this concern and at the same time shut the fuck up, or at least word it differently.

 

[Otaku-Sama]

I dunno how to feel about this. . . I would have said the same thing.

 

[HunterCO]

Honestly let he's not wrong, hes a grown man, probably could've worded things better

 

[Sparky_]

She's a minor and he's almost twice her age. It's actually appropriate for him not to assume he's eventually going to have sex with her.

Did I miss it? Where does it state his age? I was under the impression he was mid 20s but if he's almost 40 then yuck on this whole manga. I should have paid more attention...

 

[Kushikime]

Thanks for the chapter

 

[popo53414]

Go to school, find bf. Forget old dude

 

[coyote_vdb]

Thanks for the translation.

 

[Takuma_Aki]

It is very understandable that he wouldn't want to decide this for her and try to push her away as much as possible, until every thing is very clear that she really chooses him. On the other hand, being young, she, and especially Tama, would never understand the weight of the decision she's putting onto him. What they expected him to do is changing the course of her life entirely, on top of that, from Iori's perspective, she is still young, and lacks the experience to know what she actually wants with her life. The least she'll have to do is convincing him she made this decision and will not regret it.

We'll have to see if the story will continue with real world logic or shoujo logic.

Didn't realized we were this close to the end though; but looking back on the story beat so far, it make sense. I was coping to think they were just ramping it up for the next phase of story.

---

Author was doing three series at the same time. So I'm not sure if it's low sales axe or author preferring to work on the other two. I'm sad this it the work being ended and not just put on hiatus.

Love the chapter.

Didn't know before there's a third. Thanks for the info.

Did I miss it? Where does it state his age? I was under the impression he was mid 20s but if he's almost 40 then yuck on this whole manga. I should have paid more attention...

Can't remember his age exactly. I think he's not reaching 40 but somewhere around 30 - 35, very late 20 as the earliest (don't think that's the case though.

 

[damian_stefan1989]

I don't know where the hell did you people get "twice her age". People forget to check the description from time to time, god damn.




EDIT: Oh, wait... chapter 4 STORY SO FAR bubble says "a young man in his thirties"... Author, what gives? If he was in his thirties, the part time aunties at his workplace wouldn't treat him like a youngster, would they?

 

[Ninoren]

To be fair, they told him about the thing, but Mii-chan never explicitly asked it to be him or anything, did she ?
Considering she just said she had a boyfriend, but didn't ask Iori yet, kinda feels like it doesn't necessarily have to be him, now that she wants to go back to school, so his point isn't all that wrong, though it's really just a big part him being a coward 😐

 

[TheCancerFest]

MC has some feelings for her but given he is older(not that much) he can’t say them obviously but not just because of society but because he wants Mii-chan to make a clear choice. Well, „wanted" in this case because she said that she wants to return to high school’s life as a normal girl.

The manga is going to evolve either to her finding other man her age while the MC is looking at her as a brother and guardian(at that point all feelings for her will disappear) or her coming to the realization that in her high school girl’s life she misses his presence and thus she loves him.

Oh well we shall see.

 

[kamykowsky]

why is this ending so soon

 

[blablablub]

Idiot.

 

[SirAuron]

Thanks for the chapter.

 

[ItsThatBriGuy]

I don't know where the hell did you people get "twice her age". People forget to check the description from time to time, god damn.

View attachment 21732


EDIT: Oh, wait... chapter 4 STORY SO FAR bubble says "a young man in his thirties"... Author, what gives? If he was in his thirties, the part time aunties at his workplace wouldn't treat him like a youngster, would they?

IIRC, the phrase used was one that literally translates as "around thirty" but is used colloquially for a guy a few years out of uni (i.e., not really an "onii-san" anymore) but not quite middle-aged (i.e., "oji-san"), either. He could be anywhere in the 25-35 range.

ADDENDUM: I'm amazed this is ending just as it's getting a NA release.

 

[Weoooo]

He said the thing that makes the most sense for him to say. She wants to live her life, he wants her to live her life too. He wants her to grow older and feel free to fall in love, because he shouldn't be dictating her life.

However, the reason people around him acted the way they did was because they both know and admit to themselves that Mia already has fallen in love. That's why she wants to be a human. She fell in love with him. It's the thing that makes this whole ticking clock thing compelling and tense, because all of a sudden what could be dismissed or lie dormant is something vital and immediate.

His potential arc in his mind for her could have happened. If she had always been going to school, if she had been in contact with regular people regularly, if she had learned to trust others and to see her life as something that she directed... maybe she would've actually fallen in love with one of those boyfriends she mentioned. Or maybe she would've met someone who could invigorate her the way Iori has. Who knows what could've happened, who knows how her life could've shaken out.

But it didn't happen that way. Instead, she rolled through life certain that it would end soon and nothing really mattered. Until she met Iori. Who she actually fell in love with, who made her want to see the rest of her life. That's the drama and tragedy in this supernatural romance, and why there's a gravitas to his decision here. Because things could've worked out differently. But they didn't. They worked out the way they did.

I wrote a post when the stakes were made clear, and I stand by it. It's what makes the manga interesting, because it's what makes the manga uncomfortable. Even the humor in this chapter comes from it. His honest, earnest, and totally reasonable thoughts fall on the completely deaf ears of the other catgirl, even with the previous reaction page. People who take it like 'ugh beta mc' or get mad at Tama are missing that the humor comes from the juxtaposition.

IIRC, the phrase used was one that literally translates as "around thirty" but is used colloquially for a guy a few years out of uni (i.e., not really an "onii-san" anymore) but not quite middle-aged (i.e., "oji-san"), either. He could be anywhere in the 25-35 range.

ADDENDUM: I'm amazed this is ending just as it's getting a NA release.

He's 27, it was first revealed when he met her brother.

 

[LordofLeechers]

Guys, guys, remember, she's also a cat. Being 17 in cat years means she's basically a grandma.

 

[MarMar37]

MC has a perfectly rational, principled and normal response to the situation, but the world, characters, and plot insist "nah man, sorry. You have to fuck the underage catgirl, that's the rules, we don't make 'em".

 

[cksn]

you people arguing about her age are disgusting. she is old enough to have children and that makes her old enough to marry and have sex, end of story.

this chapter is great since the typical gay mc logic is articulated and then denied. she does not want freedom. she wants to be owned.

 

[NaveronTheManslayer]

NOOOOO IT'S BEEN AXED FUUUCK