Osananajimi Kanojo no Morahara ga Hidoin de Zetsuen Sengen shite Yatta ~Jibun Rashiku Ikiru Koto ni Shitara, Naze ka Tonari no Seki no Kakure Bishouj…

[MangaDex]

 

[GRilledGalaxy]

author forgot about hanabi

 

[Dark1400]

So we're back to plot 2, we have MC Friend that went back to his EX, this girl in the workplace that we don't know wtf her deal is, and the whole Hanabi thing, this arc gonna take some time...

 

[nxneil13]

Thx for the TL

OK now we need some UNSOLICITED HAND HOLDING IN UNIFORMS!!!

 

[Mangamoz]

Uhh... what? Is this the correct chapter? This does not feel connected to the last chap at all.

It's almost as if this is the intended story, and the Hanabi rape reveal was added in between chaps almost like an after thought by the author, without any narrative continuity.

 

[Dark1400]

Uhh... what? Is this the correct chapter? This does not feel connected to the last chap at all.

Author pulled a bunch of plots and now have to navigate it all at the same time, my bet is that after this interaction we go back to MC friend and the EX plot, and only God knows when we see the Hanabi plot again.

 

[Acolytus]

The gap between the current "antagonists" is wild lmao

It's like a story where the bad guys are Sharpay from High School Musical and fucking Jeffrey Dahmer.

 

[kuronotenshi]

hey what's about her?
don't say you don't care anymore

 

[Dark1400]

The gap between the current "antagonists" is wild lmao

It's like a story where the bad guys are Sharpay from High School Musical and fucking Jeffrey Dahmer.

Now that you mention yeah
plot 1 we have some dumb girl that wants to monkey branch to better looking guys, but keeps her BF when she gets dumped
plot 2 we have some girl starting drama in the workplace and not respecting boundaries
Plot 3 dude is blackmailing a girl into prostitution or else he released CP of someone in the internet.

 

[cesar024]

Well hanabi now surely work on porn industry or soap land 😕

 

[Boyism]

What the fuck is going on

 

[Mangamoz]

Author pulled a bunch of plots and now have to navigate it all at the same time, my bet is that after this interaction we go back to MC friend and the EX plot, and only God knows when we see the Hanabi plot again.

In my opinion, the author kind of screwed up. This messy shift from the fucked up rape reveal to this chap accidentally harms Yukishiro's established character.

A nice and caring girl like her would NOT stay quiet about finding out about the fucked up state Hanabi was in, this makes her look like she doesn't care at all, which is not how her character has been written as throughout the whole story.

 

[Litreara]

Well, since the story is ruined FOR ME, since I consider what happened totally unnecessary and it kind of felt off with the tone of the story until that point, I decided to do some research to try to understand why the author decided to take this dark turn in the story.

Before continuing, let me emphasize again, the story is ruined FOR ME. If you liked what happened, think it’s fitting with the rest of the story, or think it was an interesting twist, good for you. It’s okay to disagree, so please don’t bother me.

Anyway, here’s the timeline of events that I came up with:

• As many know, it all started with a WN, with the first chapter being published on 2020-02-25 and the last on 2021-07-17. I don’t know if the WN is exactly the same as the LN, but it’s basically the same content as the first volume of the LN and the first four volumes of the manga.
• The author struck a deal with Shueisha for the publication of the story both as a manga and as an LN.
• According to the timestamp on NicoNico, the first chapter of the manga was published before the first volume of the LN, perhaps to help with the publicity and sales of the LN. The first chapter of the manga was published on 2022-11-01.
• The first volume of the LN was published on 2022-11-25.
• The first volume of the manga was published on 2023-05-19.
• The second volume of the LN was published on 2023-12-22.
• The second volume of the manga was published on 2024-01-18.
• The third volume of the manga was published on 2024-06-19.
• The fourth volume of the manga was published on 2025-09-19.

As you can see, there’s a one-year gap between the publication of volumes 1 and 2 of the LN, but almost two years have passed since then and there’s still no volume 3. Since LN release intervals are usually somewhat consistent, this raises some questions. The first is, does the story end in volume 2? The second is, if it doesn’t, has the LN been canceled? And the third is, if it was canceled, did that happen before or after the release of volume 2? Unfortunately, I don’t have the answer to any of these questions and can only speculate. I tried asking two people who read the second volume whether the story ends there, but neither of them replied. If anyone knows, please let us know.

I have a few scenarios in my head.

1. The LN wasn’t canceled, and the story actually ends in volume 2. This feels strange to me because of the dark turn the author took. I mean, I know this is the same author as Fukushuu o Koinegau Saikyou Yuusha wa, but even so, it still feels odd.
2. Sales of volume 1 of the LN were poor, and the author was told to wrap it up in volume 2, so he unleashed his demons there. Considering the dark turn, this seems more plausible to me than scenario 1.
3. Sales of volume 1 of the LN were poor, so the author tried to spice things up with the dark turn in volume 2, but it didn’t work and the LN was canceled afterward. I also find this more plausible than scenario 1.

Unfortunately, I don’t know how to check LN sales data, but we can take a look at the sales of the manga’s physical copies using Shoseki Ranking. And since we’re at it, why not?

• Volume 1: approximately 1,838 copies sold in the first week and about 2,606 copies in the second week, for a total of roughly 4,444 copies. No data after that.
• Volume 2: approximately 2,600 copies sold in the first week. No data after that.
• Volume 3: approximately 2,313 copies sold in the first week. No data after that.
• Volume 4: did not enter the weekly ranking, so there’s no data to estimate sales. During its release week, it needed to sell at least 1,250 copies to rank.

Here’s a chart:

Note: I listed Volume 4 with 1,250 copies sold for illustration purposes only. The actual number is lower.

Considering the genre of the manga, these numbers are pretty bad. So I find it quite surprising that the author decided to stick with the same dark turn he made in the LN. He had plenty of time to reconsider the story but chose to keep it as it was in the LN. If I were a betting man, I’d say his contract with Shueisha guarantees that all the LN content will be adapted into the manga, because physical volume sales are only getting worse. Maybe digital sales are keeping it afloat, I don’t know.

Welp, that’s all I have to say about it. Once again, if anyone knows whether the story actually ends in volume 2 of the LN, please let us know.

Thanks for the chapter!

 

[Dark1400]

In my opinion, the author kind of screwed up. This messy shift from the fucked up rape reveal to this chap accidentally harms Yukishiro's established character.

A nice and caring girl like her would NOT stay quiet about finding out about the fucked up state Hanabi was in, this makes her look like she doesn't care at all, which is not how her character has been written as throughout the whole story.

My bet is that the author will pull a "she did stuff offscreen to help but we will only see when is relevant"

 

[ciera]

Thank you for the release

 

[Junomano]

I can feel this girl trying to mess with the gf as the mc is harder to deal with

 

[Vaudevillian]

Author pulled a bunch of plots and now have to navigate it all at the same time, my bet is that after this interaction we go back to MC friend and the EX plot, and only God knows when we see the Hanabi plot again.

The tonal wiplash between the past couple chapters to this feels off, it's like the author had ideas yet needed something to push the series along.

 

[700780089009]

In my opinion, the author kind of screwed up. This messy shift from the fucked up rape reveal to this chap accidentally harms Yukishiro's established character.

A nice and caring girl like her would NOT stay quiet about finding out about the fucked up state Hanabi was in, this makes her look like she doesn't care at all, which is not how her character has been written as throughout the whole story

Yukishiro is working extra shifts at work, so I’m willing to bet she’s giving that money to Hanabi.

 

[Doomroar]

"OMG you are so good looking, hard working, and considerate, a total catch, you are definitively single right?"

Bitch please... also sexual harassment

Oh we are just going to ignore the forced toilet prostitution arc and move back to the cafe drama? Hum Yukishiro is working extra hours to help Hanabi by saving money, so she somehow is now smart enough to notice that Hanabi was doing toilet prostitution?

Aaaand there it is, Nanao the problematic girl is blackmailing the cafe owner, sure, let me guess the Cafe Owner hires prostitutes and that's the dirt the other girl has on him, he is going to end up eventually meeting Hanabi on the toilet, but Yukishiro will intervene, then Nanao will twist it and accuse Yukishiro of being the one selling herself in order to ruin her relationship with the MC

 

[K-Lye]

I have a few scenarios in my head.

1. The LN wasn’t canceled, and the story actually ends in volume 2. This feels strange to me because of the dark turn the author took. I mean, I know this is the same author as Fukushuu o Koinegau Saikyou Yuusha wa, but even so, it still feels odd.
2. Sales of volume 1 of the LN were poor, and the author was told to wrap it up in volume 2, so he unleashed his demons there. Considering the dark turn, this seems more plausible to me than scenario 1.
3. Sales of volume 1 of the LN were poor, so the author tried to spice things up with the dark turn in volume 2, but it didn’t work and the LN was canceled afterward. I also find this more plausible than scenario 1.

Yea my money's on sceanrio 3.. I couldn't find much views from the domestic audience even though the author is on Twitter. You'd expect a more verbose reponse for something like this but given the lack of comments seems reasonable audience checked out and just don't care for this title.