Touhou - Ladies of Scarlet Devil Mansion - Ch. 13

[MangaDex]

 

[Madologist]

Oya-baka Remilia is a new one and a welcome surprise. Though this time, Mei-Ling was not the only one to blame for the failed kiss, since Remi herself organised the 50% failed mixer.

 

[trumuted]

Kanako-Suwako-AnotherGod threesome?

 

[phosphatprostrat]

I demand justice for Meiling! Justice for Meiling!

 

[BreadBunny]

Youmu... It's Udomyover

 

[Osha]

The thought of Remilia seeing Sakuya as her daughter is absolutely heartwarming.

 

[Xh30]

I have a feeling the author doesn't like Udomyon. I hope I'm wrong.

 

[ampnaman]

I wanted to hear more about the SuwaKana tryst...

 

[Yohacchi]

I think i'm blind because I don't remember seeing a kiss in chapter 8...?

Or it wasn't shown?

 

[Azzy07]

You can't just tease us with that spicy SuwaKana backstory and do nothing about it

 

[Zedter]

Rip Meiling

 

[Silfir]

I have a feeling the author doesn't like Udomyon. I hope I'm wrong.

They seem to like one half of it just fine - the one where Youmu likes Reisen.

I think someone who truly cannot get behind a certain ship at all would just avoid bringing it up altogether, even if it's popular. And it's not like they aren't being paired up - this is the second time Youmu got rejected, but even outside of those two rejections Youmu had another big time L during the sleepover chapter, when she had to ask Reisen for an escort to the bathroom at night because she was too freaked out to go alone. That's three times they were paired together - even if you had a ship you hated and you wanted to prove to everyone it doesn't work - you would only have to do it once.

So: I think the author does love Udomyon - but you're currently reading the kind of Udomyon they like the most: the one where Youmu suffers. That's not even that unusual for actual Udomyon-centered works, like Mamange. Even there, Youmu suffers! It's just how this pairing, or even any pairing that involves Youmu, seems to work out. Youmu doesn't have the smarts, the charisma, or the looks, so the only way she wins romantically is persistence.

It's actually a lovely touch to have Sakuya be the one who's consoling Youmu and encouraging her to keep trying. She thinks it's good advice - after all, she's now in a relationship with Meiling because she's categorically refusing to accept a version of reality where she isn't. (Sanae, on the other hand, has no excuse. She knows Youmu is going to keep failing, and she's in it for the entertainment factor.)

The big difference between this manga's Meisaku and Udomyon isn't even that one is mutually requited while the other isn't - it's who is the one doing the suffering. Youmu here suffers because her feelings are unrequited, and she actually understands it. Sakuya's feelings for Meiling are (almost completely) unrequited, but it's Meiling doing the suffering because Sakuya refuses to understand it.

 

[Ann2004]

I'm usually an advocate for Sakuya x Remilia, but this relationship of Remilia treating Sakuya as if she is her daughter is nice too

 

[Polaflame]

wtf did she do
WTF DID SHE DO
MEILINGGGG

 

[darkhawk196]

Ah the bread and butter of Gensokyo: girls love.

 

[spookyblast]

Big fan of Sanae's snake sharing her expression

 

[salthejackman]

WHERE THE HECK IS THE KISS??? THE HD KISS????

 

[Oeconomist]

This chapter sucked.

 

[Dreamtiy]

Sanae once again proving herself to be the worst shrine maiden and the worst playable character.

 

[Remearex]

segs when?