Kusunoki-san wa Koukou Debut ni Shippai Shite Iru - Ch. 52.2 - It's not... "just a favor" anymore (Second Part)

[orangerain7734]

Called it long ago - she wouldn't do a thing until it looked like she'd be left behind.

Wish it weren't so predictable, because having her be genuinely not interested in romance with him would have been very novel. This whole "I don't know or understand my feelings!" only to purposefully sideline him only to then get upset when it appears others have interest in him is just ....kind of exhausting.

I'd prefer she just make up her mind and stop lying to everyone and herself. She wants so badly to not hurt anybody, but all that's doing is screwing up the calculus for all parties involved, and the more she ran away from the truth the more pain it was going to cause.
So in that sense, at least, I'm glad to see things are finally starting to get underway.

It's really unfortunate that women don't see some men appealing until they see others with him, but that becomes more of a competition to be won than pursuing the men out of genuine interest.

Still, we have to keep in mind that these are all teenagers who are still very new to romance (the snake, for better or worse, has more experience with the dark side of it than most), and they'll fumble a lot before making any progress with their main interest.

 

[Ragnolock]

For me, she's way too late. Being the winning heroine set in stone by the start is too easy every event works for her. If Snek actually changes and becomes more honest and true to herself, I could easily see her winning over Kuso-girl on a long run, but like every rom-com we already know whos winning. I think thats one of the first times I really wish the FMC loose for the others heroines

The snake is an interesting character, but the same level of interesting as a villain, because that's what she is a villain.

She still doesn't even actually like him. If we go by the "She is way too late" the snake hoe literally has not evem started. She has only made moves to break the persona of fmc.

 

[Trobilobada]

These nippontards and their fucking shitty chocolates I swear to god. 👨‍🦼

 

[nihaoma11]

Thanks for the chapter

 

[Friendly-Sentence710]

Oh shit! A chapter with no Hebikawa and some Kusunoki development? Hebikawa stans are gonna be like:

Thanks for the chapter!

It was me, Shizuki. I jerked you off at super speed vibrated the bones in your inner ears to make you nauseateed, so you'd think you threw up at just the touch of a girl!

These nippontards and their fucking shitty chocolates I swear to god. 👨‍🦼

Still mad about not getting anything on Valentines? Dude its been like 3 months. Let it go.

 

[draxdeveloper]

Finally

 

[CrimsonComet3]

Took her fucking long enough. Jesus.

 

[PandaVinChan]

The snake is an interesting character, but the same level of interesting as a villain, because that's what she is a villain.

She still doesn't even actually like him. If we go by the "She is way too late" the snake hoe literally has not evem started. She has only made moves to break the persona of fmc.

I make an excuse cause we don't really know anything about her past and what motivated her to be a villain, I commented in a past chapter (doesn't remember anymore what but) that shes playing a very chunnibyoul character and if she just stop this act she probably will be a much interesting character to be with the MC. The way I said before is probably wrong snek is waaay too late sure, but we know at least 80% of the Kuso-girl and that she likes the MC and that shes the real winning heroine because MC likes her already. The few hints that Snek had with the MC at her birthday makes me think its much interesting if he goes to her route and help her with all this twisted thing she has and the way she always take action makes me think shes the best, Its just sad that if she ever start liking him, it'll be over anyway.

 

[UdenEmpati]

I make an excuse cause we don't really know anything about her past and what motivated her to be a villain

No, we do know why she is the way she is. She was effectively the same as Kusunoki.

When she transferred into a new primary school, she tried her best to be nice and kind and get along with everyone. She tried to emulate an idol that she really admired, who was a bright and sunny person that brought smiles to everyone around her.

But, because she tried to be mindful of the feelings of everyone and to please everyone, she invariably made enemies of some people by befriending others. When she was nice to boys, they would swoon over her, and that would tick off the girls in her class. When she said she was worried one girl would get in trouble for wearing makeup to school (which was against the rules), the girl got mad, and they started shunning her. As Hebikawa dealt with this, she started getting annoyed, and thinking mean things about her classmates--something that she saw as "drifting from the ideal she embodied", which was distressing.
Then, her friend with the makeup accused her of tattling to the teacher--which she didn't do, and all her friends left her and broke off their friendship. And at that point, Hebikawa snapped, saying those hurtful things out loud to her ex-friend's face, and putting her down and making her cry. Hebikawa relished in the pain she caused, deciding that if others were going to be mean to her for no good reason, then she would simply be mean and hurtful first, to protect herself.
Shortly after, Hebikawa saw that the idol she revered for being so nice and kind got in major trouble over underage drinking and other illicit acts and was kicked out of the idol program--and Hebikawa came to the conclusion that anyone who was showing kindness or had a bubbly & bright personality was simply faking it--that no one would be that way for real because all it would do is get you hurt by others, and that it was all an illusion meant to manipulate.

And thus she became the way she is, right up until she met Kusunoki, who actually embodies the things that Hebikawa used to hold as good traits to have. And that's why Hebikawa is so obsessed with Kusunoki and "unmasking" her--because if Kusunoki doesn't have a Dark Side to her, then it means Hebikawa's entire ideology that she's had since she was a gradeschooler is false, which would shatter her sense of identity and mean she's really just a mean person who could have been better, if she'd tried a little harder.

And all of that is outlined in Chapter 31.

 

[Knighto]

Inb4 deep analysis of Kusunoki's blandness and the manga's use of the usual boring tropes.

author suddenly remembered that Kusunoki had her name on the title and she needs to actually have development once again

 

[KoffeeStarZ0e]

THEN TELL HIM!!!
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(pls let the tomboy grill win)

 

[NerimaShinjuku]

Sorry those eyes were giving me serious Grogu vibes

 

[Heika]

 

[PandaVinChan]

No, we do know why she is the way she is. She was effectively the same as Kusunoki.

When she transferred into a new primary school, she tried her best to be nice and kind and get along with everyone. She tried to emulate an idol that she really admired, who was a bright and sunny person that brought smiles to everyone around her.

But, because she tried to be mindful of the feelings of everyone and to please everyone, she invariably made enemies of some people by befriending others. When she was nice to boys, they would swoon over her, and that would tick off the girls in her class. When she said she was worried one girl would get in trouble for wearing makeup to school (which was against the rules), the girl got mad, and they started shunning her. As Hebikawa dealt with this, she started getting annoyed, and thinking mean things about her classmates--something that she saw as "drifting from the ideal she embodied", which was distressing.
Then, her friend with the makeup accused her of tattling to the teacher--which she didn't do, and all her friends left her and broke off their friendship. And at that point, Hebikawa snapped, saying those hurtful things out loud to her ex-friend's face, and putting her down and making her cry. Hebikawa relished in the pain she caused, deciding that if others were going to be mean to her for no good reason, then she would simply be mean and hurtful first, to protect herself.
Shortly after, Hebikawa saw that the idol she revered for being so nice and kind got in major trouble over underage drinking and other illicit acts and was kicked out of the idol program--and Hebikawa came to the conclusion that anyone who was showing kindness or had a bubbly & bright personality was simply faking it--that no one would be that way for real because all it would do is get you hurt by others, and that it was all an illusion meant to manipulate.

And thus she became the way she is, right up until she met Kusunoki, who actually embodies the things that Hebikawa used to hold as good traits to have. And that's why Hebikawa is so obsessed with Kusunoki and "unmasking" her--because if Kusunoki doesn't have a Dark Side to her, then it means Hebikawa's entire ideology that she's had since she was a gradeschooler is false, which would shatter her sense of identity and mean she's really just a mean person who could have been better, if she'd tried a little harder.

And all of that is outlined in Chapter 31.

I have to say, didn't remember much from 45- and the only thing that was fresh in my mind was her birthday, went back to read c31 and yeah, I was wrong about this. Like Ragnolock said shes a 'villain', but still like her more than the FMC if she ever pass through a good redeemed arc I would root for her

 

[EulBassist]

Thanks for the chapter!

 

[Wizardrone]

thanks for chapter

MC can stay with Shizuka so i can have for myself Hebikawa

 

[Haze123553]

She did the romance equivalent of a kid not liking a toy till someone else started to play with it

 

[breadhub]

I keep getting confused with Keisuke, he looks like a genderbent Hebi to me.

His face keeps getting more snake like. I guess it's just the author's art style.

people often like others for having traits they themselves want, so obviously Keisuke will end up with Hebi because he wants to become like her...
obviously

 

[Boneless_Pizza_69]

NOOOOOO snek needs to win, she's the most interesting chara in the entire manga. SNEK OR NOT, SHE DESERVES SOME LOVE TOO

love, yes. romantic love, no.

 

[zeminoid]

"Wait he's getting more attention, and that means I can't have his attention, no he's mine!"

Awe the old 'they only want him when he's wanted' trope of the dense female protag. The long ride of having two dense protagonist continues.

Called it long ago - she wouldn't do a thing until it looked like she'd be left behind.

Wish it weren't so predictable, because having her be genuinely not interested in romance with him would have been very novel. This whole "I don't know or understand my feelings!" only to purposefully sideline him only to then get upset when it appears others have interest in him is just ....kind of exhausting.

I'd prefer she just make up her mind and stop lying to everyone and herself. She wants so badly to not hurt anybody, but all that's doing is screwing up the calculus for all parties involved, and the more she ran away from the truth the more pain it was going to cause.
So in that sense, at least, I'm glad to see things are finally starting to get underway.

No, it's not just a trope. It's something that happens a lot in real life. When you really don't know what to feel about a person who likes you, and you find out that another is making advances, you're forced to make up your mind. Happened to me with a girl, we became a couple after I found that my friend was hitting on her. It wasn't me being a jerk, I just didn't know I liked her that much to make her mine until the prospects of losing her to another made it unbearable, made me think why I felt that way, and cemented my feelings, made me have to fight for her.