Have to say, that show and the sentiment behind it was just great. They put on a heck of a show, small mistakes happened but no harm was done, the light music club gets to live, and their relationship was once again strengthened, friends together stayed to sing another song, and Sakura was in the background menacingly, plus the third-year bullies being utterly “destroyed” by that masochist combat girl.
And finally … The ending in this…it’s happening…they’re going to get this problem solved in the next chapter…
…is what I would have said if I haven’t seen the next chapter.
Yes, I’ve seen the chapter 52 translation in another language already, and it’s … interesting, to say at the very least. It was partially resolved in Itsumi’s part, but unfortunately I still need more chapters to see how it will end.
All I can say is that situation’s not looking good for our dear Kurohime, because like Itsumi did before with more serious matters, she did decide to face it like an adult, with a friend you probably didn’t expect to see, even though I really want Kurohime to succeed. I’ve said it before, Kurohime developed her crush without the love potion (mostly), she held on strong until now and never gave up, she never knew about Itsumi’s personal love with Rin so she had no reason to back down, she got more support from her group of friends to pursue it, and she even did this entire singing shindig for her sake. All that happened in a span of possibly 8 volumes at worst and 4 volumes at best, and that’s still 2 volumes too long for a relationship destined to fail. A few chapters before Itsumi already rejected one because of Rin (even though they still had sex because of the love potion), and she had enough self control to not give in to her urges in front of her little sister Toudou Arare because of Rin, and that’s serious business because Mochi Au Lait has written a lot of incest Yuri before.
Nearly all other girls developed their own ships after Itsumi’s meddling, but Kurohime did not back down, nor did she find feelings with any of her friends, and further more, nearly all her arcs are resolved around her feelings with Toudou Itsumi and the growing of said feelings.
I can't wait for the next chapter…thanks for the translation!