Henjo ~Hen na Joshi Kousei Amaguri Senko~ - Vol. 22 Ch. 142

[MangaDex]

 

[Medic329]

Thank you for the chapter

On pg 15, was "but just once" meant to mean "and just once" or was it meant to be read left to right? I was trying to figure out which direction to read it from and briefly got confused, lol

 

[RonBWL]

Thank you for the chapter

On pg 15, was "but just once" meant to mean "and just once" or was it meant to be read left to right? I was trying to figure out which direction to read it from and briefly got confused, lol

The order is right to left, top to bottom. All 3 bubbles are one sentence: "I'd be lying if I said I wasn't lonely, but just once, I'd like... to enjoy the festivals with my mom."

 

[qwsfdgh]

Senko will just have to make up for her mum not being there by being there for her and Takamura's kids.

 

[Medic329]

The order is right to left, top to bottom. All 3 bubbles are one sentence: "I'd be lying if I said I wasn't lonely, but just once, I'd like... to enjoy the festivals with my mom."

That makes some more sense, but why would it go "but"? Since senko admits the loneliness, wouldn't her wish be in addition to her feelings, not in contrast?

In short "I feel lonely, and I wish I could go with my mom for once" vs "I feel lonely, but I wish I could go with my mom for once"

 

[JumboWheat01]

Always funny when the small child is the most mature person around.

 

[MolesterStallone]

That makes some more sense, but why would it go "but"? Since senko admits the loneliness, wouldn't her wish be in addition to her feelings, not in contrast?

In short "I feel lonely, and I wish I could go with my mom for once" vs "I feel lonely, but I wish I could go with my mom for once"

Grammatically the but makes sense I think because of what was before that.

As she said she would be lying if she said she wants lonely (=the idea is her saying she wasn't lonely, But...) but could be wrong about that

 

[Werebearguy]

"I almost said something inappropriate to a child!"
This had me laughing because that's more normal for her. Senko resisting her natural instincts is such a rare treat.

 

[CookieMonster]

The 1st time when Ruka isn't useless and even admirable.
Rare case of festival chapter that actually pretty fun, usually these are just cliche-ridden borefests. Probably cause it wasn't romcom this time.

 

[Lex79]

Not sure how someone could think it's a good idea to have Senko help babysitting a kid...

 

[Medic329]

Grammatically the but makes sense I think because of what was before that.

As she said she would be lying if she said she wants lonely (=the idea is her saying she wasn't lonely, But...) but could be wrong about that

Ah, I think I see where our thoughts diverged.

I believe what's going on for the context is the double negative: Senko saying "I'd be lying if I said I wasn't lonely" indirectly means "I do feel lonely, saying otherwise would be a lie", because of how the two negatives essentially cancel out each other.

But iirc due to how Japanese works, the direct translation at that particular point would be "but/however"? And grammatically "but" is fine too-it acts as a pivot point, albeit a slightly unusual one. So either way works, tbh. Ignore me and carry on, guess this was much ado over nothing lol

 

[Jonkuu]

You don't actually think these muddy up-scales look good, do you?

 

[Corabough]

I’m think Ruka could do other jobs than just being a mom… just those jobs would be things moms (and sometimes daddy’s special friends who mommy isn’t allowed to know about) do.

 

[dowiet]

the emperor has spoken

 

[ToddSama]

Aww. What an adorable chapter. Thanks for the translation!

 

[JoeKerr]

Unhinged, meets wholesome!

 

[Flame-2-Haze]

Before becoming a mommy, Ruka would need to face her mountain-sized boyfriend.

 

[MesaOracle]

Big mountain and big momma Ruka need to start working on their future soccer team.

 

[Trobilobada]

5 sec alone with him and I would make You-kun bregnant. 🐴