Friend Girl Friend - Ch. 14

[MangaDex]

 

[zeztie]

As much as i like akira, it's nice that we're back to asaka.

too bad we got the classic "kid(s) who interrupt the kiss" trope though 😭

 

[maeribaeri]

Cuuute!

Also, I do enjoy Yuki literally being haunted by Akira's sentiments

 

[Ne0_Moon]

OH MY
sooooooo close to that kiss~!

 

[KurABOBA]

I would like to have a VERY nice and long talk with those kids

Oh don’t worry i wont do anything bad. They just need to do 5000 hours worth of homework housework and witnessing the two of them kissing, that’s all!

 

[Moon_Lesbian]

jhsfjahdaigsjfs omggg i need the next chapter so bad my bones ache

 

[5hijima]

Bro the kids could have seen their very first Yuri why did you stopp

 

[Aeroooo.]

damn it the kiss

 

[KuranoKyonshi]

NOOOOO THE KIISSSSS AAAAAAHHHH so close qwq!!!

 

[noobplant]

She's getting her a wedding ring.

 

[MsW0lf]

Yuuki: “I don’t know how I feel for Asaka exactly. I don’t want to get her such a personal gift whilst my feelings are so half hearted”

Yuuki later that same day: “I love Asaka and as long as she stays by my side I will be happy forever and ever!”

Thanks Zestie and grats Rukako sensei!

 

[Apollo_Ibis]

100 laps around the school building + 500 push ups for those brats

 

[DavidianMillerian]

man, I don't even care about the brats interrupting their kiss, I'm just so gosh darn happy for them

thanks for the chapter

 

[UncStatus]

This is a great follow-up to the previous chapter. Yuuki finally realizes you cannot fully control how others perceive you, so there's no point bending yourself to fit their expectations. Best you can do is be the best version of yourself.

The structural parallels are also well done. Yuuki lost her confidence in elementary school because three people in her class expressed negative opinions of her. She inflated it to believe everyone hated her. Now, three people including Yamabuki are helping her get it back. It just goes to show that the voices of the few people who genuinely care about you ring louder than the noise of a lot of people who hate you.

What's beautiful is how this mirrors the core theme of these last few chapters: do what you fuck you want, regardless of what others say. Yuuki's lesson was that perception isn't reality. Three voices became a chorus in her head, but the truth was much smaller than that. So now, when she chooses to stand by Asaka's side, she's accepting that some people might still dislike her. She's learned she doesn't need everyone's approval, she just needs Asaka's (and friends and family, of course). If people still dislike her? So be it. As long as Asaka's there, that's enough.

There's also the full circle moment with Akira. She put up with abuse until she snapped, hit her manager, and started her own business. But the lesson she taught Yuuki about living as you please is the very same lesson a younger Yuuki once taught her. Through helping both Asaka and Akira find confidence, Yuuki ends up adopting that same code she once lost.

This is huge for their relationship going forward. Yuuki has been wavering on exactly what she wants from her connection with Asaka. But through this arc, through realizing that three negative voices once broke her but three positive ones can rebuild her, she's found clarity. And she's conveying it in the form of a gift.

Thanks for the translation!

 

[josilva81]

Damn, so close! At least, now she can save their first kiss for Asaka's birthday.
Thanks for the translation

 

[KatouEgao]

DAMN KIDS RUINED IT AHHHHHH

 

[TheLostLight]

Very cute flashback. I'd also be ready to jump my girl's bones if I unlocked a memory of her like that. Very understandable Yuuki.

 

[Riedone]

Of course the gift is gonna be a Ring and the gaki ruined the moment 🥲

 

[irwen]

 

[FiddlePop]

OMG! SHE'S BUYING HER CLIMBING BARS!! KYAA!!

Wait...what? Huh?