Aisai no Ura Aka

[janakete]

The main issues with this is that:

• Rika did not fully cut ties with Iwabuchi. On contrary, she called him and asked for help, even addressing him as "Iwabuchi-kun", like in her usual manner;
• It does not excuse her dealings with Shingo and Shiratori;
• It does not excuse her adultery.

The only possible conclusion from this is that she wanted to be released from Iwabuchi's grip, clean her image, and dirty herself as she pleased, not tied to Iwabuchi per see.

Yess that excactly what i mean. I also not expecting Sousuke will forgive rika or excusing about her wrong doing. But for rika, even she need to sacrifice her relationship with Sousuke, in the end if her get free from her past, at least she can save shiho's and herself future from threat of iwabuchi may will come

 

[XiaoNate]

Rika is as dirty as iwabuchi may be, thats for sure.

 

[janakete]

Rika is as dirty as iwabuchi may be, thats for sure.

"Dirty" because she works in the night entertainment district and does many bad jobs. I agree. But if the "Dirty" meant is her heart I feel it would be better for us to wait first until we know what Rika is truly thinking.

Previously I thought Rika was at the top of all this and Iwabuchi was just a partner in crime. But after chapter 74 it turns out Iwabuchi is at the top and to the point that even the police cannot follow up on the reports against him. From this I feel that everything Rika does might not really be about pleasure but rather it is her way to survive or escape completely from Iwabuchi. Even though according to Rika, Iwabuchi "deeply loves" her. I feel there is something different about the "love" that Rika imagines, for example Iwabuchi loves Rika not as a "person" but as an "object". That is why Rika is trying to escape.

It would also make sense if the "whore house" case was Iwabuchi's doing when Rika previously tried to run away from him back then. Then because of the fear that the same thing would happen to her family with Sousuke, Rika tried to do something this time.

I also don't expect Sousuke will ignore the fact that Rika has cheated or her past that might be bad. But when looking at Misato's case, Sousuke still considers her as pure and a good person when he found out the reason. Maybe we need to rethink before judging Rika. What if in the end it turns out Rika did this because she was forced, especially because she intends to protect Sousuke and Shiho ?

Because so far, the author always writes Sousuke's side as never directly targeting his revenge at Rika, but at the men he considers to be her affair partners, just like now he is targeting Iwabuchi. The same goes for when Misato gave her testimony about Rika, Sousuke did not just immediately accept Misato's assumption about Rika's badness, but Sousuke still thinks there is a "missing piece" there, which might be the reason why Rika did those things.

Also in the previous chapter 73, I highlighted Rika's expression when Iwabuchi talked about how fun it is to see Sousuke's depressed expression, Rika answered in agreement but her expression was flat, but when Rika talked about Sousuke being willing to do anything to chase her, her expression changed into a happy expression, blushing or like she was "horny". Maybe it can consider this a small easter egg about what Rika actually feels. And also rika called Iwabuchi as iwabuchi-kun which mean she called him use his family name not his name, minoru-kun. So i think rika still give a space between them.

Also what if what happened in the previous "village" arc was Iwabuchi's plan. Maybe because the Momonga channel and Shiratori as rika consulting clients which were her source of income to pay the deposit to Iwabuchi have been destroyed, Rika tried to make some agreement with him. Then Iwabuchi gave a condition that if Rika wants to make some agreement with him then she has to trap Sousuke ? So that why the reason why rika order misato to do it. And Rika believes Sousuke can escape from Misato's trap.

Well maybe this opinion of mine will make some people disappointed especially those who just want Rika's downfall. But from begining I always feel 8years is not a short time to "pretending", so I always skeptical that the 8years Rika has spent with Sousuke, 1 daughter and a happy family was just a way to deceive and playing him.

 

[Kalimaman]

"Dirty" because she works in the night entertainment district and does many bad jobs. I agree. But if the "Dirty" meant is her heart I feel it would be better for us to wait first until we know what Rika is truly thinking.

Previously I thought Rika was at the top of all this and Iwabuchi was just a partner in crime. But after chapter 74 it turns out Iwabuchi is at the top and to the point that even the police cannot follow up on the reports against him. From this I feel that everything Rika does might not really be about pleasure but rather it is her way to survive or escape completely from Iwabuchi. Even though according to Rika, Iwabuchi "deeply loves" her. I feel there is something different about the "love" that Rika imagines, for example Iwabuchi loves Rika not as a "person" but as an "object". That is why Rika is trying to escape.

It would also make sense if the "whore house" case was Iwabuchi's doing when Rika previously tried to run away from him back then. Then because of the fear that the same thing would happen to her family with Sousuke, Rika tried to do something this time.

I also don't expect Sousuke will ignore the fact that Rika has cheated or her past that might be bad. But when looking at Misato's case, Sousuke still considers her as pure and a good person when he found out the reason. Maybe we need to rethink before judging Rika. What if in the end it turns out Rika did this because she was forced, especially because she intends to protect Sousuke and Shiho ?

Because so far, the author always writes Sousuke's side as never directly targeting his revenge at Rika, but at the men he considers to be her affair partners, just like now he is targeting Iwabuchi. The same goes for when Misato gave her testimony about Rika, Sousuke did not just immediately accept Misato's assumption about Rika's badness, but Sousuke still thinks there is a "missing piece" there, which might be the reason why Rika did those things.

Also in the previous chapter 73, I highlighted Rika's expression when Iwabuchi talked about how fun it is to see Sousuke's depressed expression, Rika answered in agreement but her expression was flat, but when Rika talked about Sousuke being willing to do anything to chase her, her expression changed into a happy expression, blushing or like she was "horny". Maybe it can consider this a small easter egg about what Rika actually feels. And also rika called Iwabuchi as iwabuchi-kun which mean she called him use his family name not his name, minoru-kun. So i think rika still give a space between them.

Also what if what happened in the previous "village" arc was Iwabuchi's plan. Maybe because the Momonga channel and Shiratori as rika consulting clients which were her source of income to pay the deposit to Iwabuchi have been destroyed, Rika tried to make some agreement with him. Then Iwabuchi gave a condition that if Rika wants to make some agreement with him then she has to trap Sousuke ? So that why the reason why rika order misato to do it. And Rika believes Sousuke can escape from Misato's trap.

Well maybe this opinion of mine will make some people disappointed especially those who just want Rika's downfall. But from begining I always feel 8years is not a short time to "pretending", so I always skeptical that the 8years Rika has spent with Sousuke, 1 daughter and a happy family was just a way to deceive and playing him.

The main problem with addressing Iwabuchi as a culprit/mastermind of this whole ordeal is, well...red-herring yourself into a Shiratori-like scenario( where everything pointed out to a possible blackmail to affair against Rika's wishes) on a Shingo-like logic( where Sousuke thought vehemently that Shingo lured Rika into having an affair, only to find out it was the opposite, and worse, Rika ran away after).

Also to point out, when Rika made her lascivious expression, Iwabuchi bit his lip. It doesn't seem like he's holding her down, or at the very least, controlling her fully. And if he is, and used her to develop Shiratori and Shingo's bussiness, then how much "holding" does he have, allowing her to marry and have a child of her own, in the meantime?

Moreover, momentaneously disregarding theories, If Iwabuchi had a hold on her, and considering his name, money and influence on the night district, why'd he need money from Shiratori's and Shingo's bussinesses? Likewise, if he was the one who needed/wanted Sousuke's evidence of adultery, why wasn't he the one who contacted Misato directly, since this would make it seem like Rika wasn't involved, nor would there be a reason for Misato to find it strange and have second intentions?

There's also the matter of the contradiction. If Rika seriously wanted to get away from Iwabuchi, being as smart as she is, she knew it was impossible. Unless she actually managed to be "let out" by him, in which case, having a "happy family", why'd she make the jobs with Shingo and Shiratori?
Or is the point that, she managed to run away, got caught and forced to do the jobs against her will? If so, why did she say, in chapter 10, "thanks to that person, i can still have some fun"?
As much as objetification is involved( i may be nitpicking on that), Iwabuchi potentially seeing her as a big source of income may be on the same level as Shingo seeing her as his golden goose of sns attraction. Both which are a little lower, but truer, than what we saw through Sousuke's eyes, as he constantly refuses to see Rika for herself and sees only the image of his adored wife.


But hey, if we're going through a Shiratori-Shingo-like story, why not believe that Iwabuchi made it big in the night district partially thanks to Rika herself? Just Saying...

 

[eren760]

But hey, if we're going through a Shiratori-Shingo-like story, why not believe that Iwabuchi made it big in the night district partially thanks to Rika herself? Just Saying...

That's exactly what it will be
That's probably why iwabuchi got engaged with rika in her college days to not lose her

 

[Mukola9191]

The main problem with addressing Iwabuchi as a culprit/mastermind of this whole ordeal is, well...red-herring yourself into a Shiratori-like scenario( where everything pointed out to a possible blackmail to affair against Rika's wishes) on a Shingo-like logic( where Sousuke thought vehemently that Shingo lured Rika into having an affair, only to find out it was the opposite, and worse, Rika ran away after).

Also to point out, when Rika made her lascivious expression, Iwabuchi bit his lip. It doesn't seem like he's holding her down, or at the very least, controlling her fully. And if he is, and used her to develop Shiratori and Shingo's bussiness, then how much "holding" does he have, allowing her to marry and have a child of her own, in the meantime?

Moreover, momentaneously disregarding theories, If Iwabuchi had a hold on her, and considering his name, money and influence on the night district, why'd he need money from Shiratori's and Shingo's bussinesses? Likewise, if he was the one who needed/wanted Sousuke's evidence of adultery, why wasn't he the one who contacted Misato directly, since this would make it seem like Rika wasn't involved, nor would there be a reason for Misato to find it strange and have second intentions?

There's also the matter of the contradiction. If Rika seriously wanted to get away from Iwabuchi, being as smart as she is, she knew it was impossible. Unless she actually managed to be "let out" by him, in which case, having a "happy family", why'd she make the jobs with Shingo and Shiratori?
Or is the point that, she managed to run away, got caught and forced to do the jobs against her will? If so, why did she say, in chapter 10, "thanks to that person, i can still have some fun"?
As much as objetification is involved( i may be nitpicking on that), Iwabuchi potentially seeing her as a big source of income may be on the same level as Shingo seeing her as his golden goose of sns attraction. Both which are a little lower, but truer, than what we saw through Sousuke's eyes, as he constantly refuses to see Rika for herself and sees only the image of his adored wife.


But hey, if we're going through a Shiratori-Shingo-like story, why not believe that Iwabuchi made it big in the night district partially thanks to Rika herself? Just Saying...

Still, there is still a possibility that the head of the underground is Rika, not Iwabuchi. But then it's not at all clear why Rika would reveal all this to her husband.

This situation is more like the fact that Rika escaped from Iwabuchi more than 8 years ago and was hiding from him. As we remember, Rika hid her face in social networks and was a housewife. Years later, Iwabuchi found Rika and began to blackmail her. He set a condition for Rika, either she cooperates with him, or he will destroy her family. Rika chose cooperation, so the Shingo channel appeared, where Rika was a consultant.

Since Iwabuchi wanted to get Rika, because he loved her, he still decided to destroy her family. It all started with Terauchi, who showed Soska the necessary video. The next pawn was Shingo, who told him about all the actions of Ricky and Soska. We remember how someone from the parent committee wrote a message to someone about Rika's husband. The Shingo channel itself was created to compromise Rika, as well as the video on the sd card. The video was created specifically for this at the request of Iwabuchi. In fact, we only saw Ricky and Singo's kiss, and nothing else. And the story of sex with Rika is just Singo's lie.

Iwabuchi's next pawn is Akiba, who was allegedly Sosuke's assistant during the investigation, but in fact collected information about him. Every time Soske was in despair, she always offered him to surrender (when Soske found out about the pregnancy, when Soske lost his card). And the most interesting thing is that she left him as soon as she fulfilled her mission, when Rika "escaped".

Was Rika's escape, or was it a kidnapping? We don't know. Rika's further cooperation with Iwabuchi is aimed only at ensuring that Iwabuchi does not touch Sosuke and Siho.

Why did Rika send Misato to meet Soska? The answer is simple, Misato knows about Iwabuchi and will be able to tell Soska about him. This will help Soska to continue the investigation.

 

[janakete]

The main problem with addressing Iwabuchi as a culprit/mastermind of this whole ordeal is, well...red-herring yourself into a Shiratori-like scenario( where everything pointed out to a possible blackmail to affair against Rika's wishes) on a Shingo-like logic( where Sousuke thought vehemently that Shingo lured Rika into having an affair, only to find out it was the opposite, and worse, Rika ran away after).

Also to point out, when Rika made her lascivious expression, Iwabuchi bit his lip. It doesn't seem like he's holding her down, or at the very least, controlling her fully. And if he is, and used her to develop Shiratori and Shingo's bussiness, then how much "holding" does he have, allowing her to marry and have a child of her own, in the meantime?

Moreover, momentaneously disregarding theories, If Iwabuchi had a hold on her, and considering his name, money and influence on the night district, why'd he need money from Shiratori's and Shingo's bussinesses? Likewise, if he was the one who needed/wanted Sousuke's evidence of adultery, why wasn't he the one who contacted Misato directly, since this would make it seem like Rika wasn't involved, nor would there be a reason for Misato to find it strange and have second intentions?

There's also the matter of the contradiction. If Rika seriously wanted to get away from Iwabuchi, being as smart as she is, she knew it was impossible. Unless she actually managed to be "let out" by him, in which case, having a "happy family", why'd she make the jobs with Shingo and Shiratori?
Or is the point that, she managed to run away, got caught and forced to do the jobs against her will? If so, why did she say, in chapter 10, "thanks to that person, i can still have some fun"?
As much as objetification is involved( i may be nitpicking on that), Iwabuchi potentially seeing her as a big source of income may be on the same level as Shingo seeing her as his golden goose of sns attraction. Both which are a little lower, but truer, than what we saw through Sousuke's eyes, as he constantly refuses to see Rika for herself and sees only the image of his adored wife.


But hey, if we're going through a Shiratori-Shingo-like story, why not believe that Iwabuchi made it big in the night district partially thanks to Rika herself? Just Saying...

You made a good counter point. But I also already thought about that. I assume why Iwabuchi is above Rika diffenrent case with Shiratori and Mori. Because after knowing the fact that Iwabuchi is the one who controls the city and the owner of the night district, in my opinion to have a reputation like that is not something that can be done in just a few years or just relying on only one or two people like Rika, and if you looking at the photos on Rika's secret account. From the beginning I saw Iwabuchi as a figure who seems to already have it all, so at least I think Iwabuchi inherited it or at least he has been there for a long time to built it even before he meet with Rika, I also saw Iwabuchi has a figure that is much more mature than Rika at that time. And also if you pay attention to Iwabuchi, from all the characters that have been appears, only he doesn't have an introduction board so we do not know Iwabuchi's age and also this becomes an interesting trait of Iwabuchi why the author did that. That why i think it is small possibility Iwabuchi built it together with Rika or just relied on Rika or Rika is the one who actually owns it. Especially Rika was just a college student at that time.

Regarding Iwabuchi controlling Rika and why Iwabuchi needs money from Shiratori and Mori and also why it was not Iwabuchi who ordered Misato but instead Rika. Maybe there are some points that I did not explain clearly before, so here i'll try to explain;

From the beginning my point is i didn't think Iwabuchi and Rika could control each other, the reason is because Rika is the biggest source of his income who is iwabuchi couldn't let her sliped out and also she is the woman he loves and for other sides Iwabuchi has a big reputation and of course we can assume he also has some of Rika's secrets that he could use, but Iwabuchi couldn't do it if he still want to have good connection with rika. And i think if these two people attack each other the big loss for both sides. So i think they are bound by an agreement one of those are through an engagement back then,example agreement like Iwabuchi frees Rika to do whatever as long as she could fulfill the deposit and Rika also as long as she could fulfill the deposit, Iwabuchi wouldn't bother her.

In my opinion Rika married to Sousuke without Iwabuchi's knowledge and also maybe outside of Rika's own plan back then. Because at that time Rika found something in Sousuke. It is just I cannot estimate up to what point Rika is still in contact and paying the deposit to Iwabuchi after she got married and now she need back and paying it again. So that mean it isn't Iwabuchi who needs money from Shiratori or Mori, but Rika who need it to pay a quite large sum deposit to Iwabuchi.

At first i think Rika tried to become a loan shark and also that not imposible she tried some investments using her savings money, like she has try to lent money to Jin. However it seems it didn't go well so Rika saw the condition of the PTA which became a nest of affairs she used her experience and knowledge to get money from there. So according to my assumption Rika doing that because she needs money to pay the deposit or maybe a contract with Iwabuchi that can free her. Like what i've said before.

Also about why it is not Iwabuchi ordering Misato but Rika, I feel I have explained before. After her source of income to pay Iwabuchi was destroyed and maybe Rika had also predicted this. She returned to Iwabuchi for seeking temporary shelter from Sousuke with an offer or excuse like she will get back with Iwabuchi. On the condition that Iwabuchi lets her take care of the child in her belly and Iwabuchi free her for some time about responbility to pay desposit (which I think the reason Rika pregnant is also one of her plan B, if she need back to iwabuchi but she don't want Iwabuchi touch her or doing bad jobs) and Iwabuchi gave a condition that if Rika really wants to return to him give proof of Sousuke's weakness. That's why it was Rika who ordered Misato. However it seems after meeting Sousuke directly, Iwabuchi did not really mind about his condition to Rika and planned another thing to destroy Sousuke.

I also have some thoughts about the end of chapter 9. But in my opinion the person Rika meant there is Mori. Because Mori became her partner at that time. And from there also her got big sum income that she could use it to pay Iwabuchi which guaranteed her freedom for some time. And also the reason i think about possibility that has an "deposit", because Iwabuchi has mention rika is his breadwinner so that means rika has paying something to iwabuchi and the fact rika has big sum money but it's look like she wouldn't use it for herself.

 

[Mukola9191]

You made a good counter point. But I also already thought about that. I assume why Iwabuchi is above Rika diffenrent case with Shiratori and Mori. Because after knowing the fact that Iwabuchi is the one who controls the city and the owner of the night district, in my opinion to have a reputation like that is not something that can be done in just a few years or just relying on only one or two people like Rika, and if you looking at the photos on Rika's secret account. From the beginning I saw Iwabuchi as a figure who seems to already have it all, so at least I think Iwabuchi inherited it or at least he has been there for a long time to built it even before he meet with Rika, I also saw Iwabuchi has a figure that is much more mature than Rika at that time. And also if you pay attention to Iwabuchi, from all the characters that have been appears, only he doesn't have an introduction board so we do not know Iwabuchi's age and also this becomes an interesting trait of Iwabuchi why the author did that. That why i think it is small possibility Iwabuchi built it together with Rika or just relied on Rika or Rika is the one who actually owns it. Especially Rika was just a college student at that time.

Regarding Iwabuchi controlling Rika and why Iwabuchi needs money from Shiratori and Mori and also why it was not Iwabuchi who ordered Misato but instead Rika. Maybe there are some points that I did not explain clearly before, so here i'll try to explain;

From the beginning my point is i didn't think Iwabuchi and Rika could control each other, the reason is because Rika is the biggest source of his income who is iwabuchi couldn't let her sliped out and also she is the woman he loves and for other sides Iwabuchi has a big reputation and of course we can assume he also has some of Rika's secrets that he could use, but Iwabuchi couldn't do it if he still want to have good connection with rika. And i think if these two people attack each other the big loss for both sides. So i think they are bound by an agreement one of those are through an engagement back then,example agreement like Iwabuchi frees Rika to do whatever as long as she could fulfill the deposit and Rika also as long as she could fulfill the deposit, Iwabuchi wouldn't bother her.

In my opinion Rika married to Sousuke without Iwabuchi's knowledge and also maybe outside of Rika's own plan back then. Because at that time Rika found something in Sousuke. It is just I cannot estimate up to what point Rika is still in contact and paying the deposit to Iwabuchi after she got married and now she need back and paying it again. So that mean it isn't Iwabuchi who needs money from Shiratori or Mori, but Rika who need it to pay a quite large sum deposit to Iwabuchi.

At first i think Rika tried to become a loan shark and also that not imposible she tried some investments using her savings money, like she has try to lent money to Jin. However it seems it didn't go well so Rika saw the condition of the PTA which became a nest of affairs she used her experience and knowledge to get money from there. So according to my assumption Rika doing that because she needs money to pay the deposit or maybe a contract with Iwabuchi that can free her. Like what i've said before.

Also about why it is not Iwabuchi ordering Misato but Rika, I feel I have explained before. After her source of income to pay Iwabuchi was destroyed and maybe Rika had also predicted this. She returned to Iwabuchi for seeking temporary shelter from Sousuke with an offer or excuse like she will get back with Iwabuchi. On the condition that Iwabuchi lets her take care of the child in her belly and Iwabuchi free her for some time about responbility to pay desposit (which I think the reason Rika pregnant is also one of her plan B, if she need back to iwabuchi but she don't want Iwabuchi touch her or doing bad jobs) and Iwabuchi gave a condition that if Rika really wants to return to him give proof of Sousuke's weakness. That's why it was Rika who ordered Misato. However it seems after meeting Sousuke directly, Iwabuchi did not really mind about his condition to Rika and planned another thing to destroy Sousuke.

I also have some thoughts about the end of chapter 9. But in my opinion the person Rika meant there is Mori. Because Mori became her partner at that time. And from there also her got big sum income that she could use it to pay Iwabuchi which guaranteed her freedom for some time. And also the reason i think about possibility that has an "deposit", because Iwabuchi has mention rika is his breadwinner so that means rika has paying something to iwabuchi and the fact rika has big sum money but it's look like she wouldn't use it for herself.

I have questions about your theory. Why should Iwabuchi help Rika fulfil the terms of their contract? If Rika fulfils the conditions, then she will leave him and Iwabuchi will lose the main breadwinner. Iwabuchi will not only lose his source of income, but also lose his loved one.

Why should Rika help Iwabuchi destroy Soska? In this case, Rika will lose not only her husband (Soske), whom, as we see, she loves, but will also become even more dependent on Iwabuchi. But Rika wants to free herself from Iwabuchi's influence.

As for why Rika sent Misato to a meeting with Soska, I think it's to give him (Soska) a clue where to find her. After all, as we know, Soske couldn't contact her (maybe Ricky's phone was taken away) and his investigation has stagnated. Since Misato knew something about Iwabuchi and was connected with him, she could give Soska a hint. It is possible that Ricky's "deals" about which she wrote in the letter were to extend the time of debt repayment, but she could not agree with Iwabuchi.

I'll start with age and introductory information about Iwabuchi.. The first is age, as we know Rika calls it "Iwabuchi-kun", the suffix "kun" means that Iwabuchi is either younger or the same age as Rika. Here I will also draw attention to the fact that Rika calls him by his last name, which means that she keeps him at a distance. I also want to mention how Iwabuchi calls Rika, he calls her by her name and without a suffix. That's usually the name of a close relative or a loved one. If it's not both, it's a sign of disrespect for a person. Next, I will move on to the introductory information about Iwabuchi Minoru, or rather why it is not there. First of all, this may not be his real name, his name may be Miyase Minoru (this is like an example). Secondly, it could be a completely different person, for example, his twin brother.

As for who controls whom, I think Ricky doesn't have any leverage on Iwabuchi. If she had them, there would be no specific date of repaying the "debt" and she would not have to engage in prostitution.

 

[Kalimaman]

Chapter 75 dropped
it'll take a while to bring the summary here, because, apparently, they started using a tool to block print screen( bc of leakers). Anyway, not much happened this time, Sousuke and Misato discover that both locales have their ways to "trap" customers.

 

[Mukola9191]

Brief description of the chapter. We are shown Misato who is sitting with two guys, they give her a lot of compliments. And then she suddenly asks about Iwabuchi and if they know anything bad about him. To which they say he's a good person.

Next, the author shows us the main character (Souske) with a girl, he hears suspicious sounds not far from him. As it turned out, these are the sounds of sex. And then the girl says that she will suck Souske's dick, and starts undressing. Soska is thinking how to ask her about Iwabuchi and how Misato is doing.

Next, they show us Misato, how she sighs. Two guys walked away from her and discussed something among themselves. And then suddenly a new character (man) comes and says that he knows a lot about Iwabuchi. And if Misato wants to know this, she should drink more alcohol than he does.

 

[janakete]

I always thinking this series moved by rika's manipulation and secret. But when i realize, this story moved because of foolishness Sousuke 😑

 

[XiaoNate]

We already know that the next 3 chapters are gonna be absolute ass, and at this pace this manga will easily reach 100 chapters, plus it will not end with Iwabuchi downfall, he's no more of a simp/pawn in rika's vision, the last antagonist will for sure be her.

 

[Matt_DayMan]

Honestly I'm enjoying the comments more than the manga itself, way more interesting really.
So what do you guys think the ending will be like? Justice will be served or not?

 

[Horridness]

Honestly I'm enjoying the comments more than the manga itself, way more interesting really.
So what do you guys think the ending will be like? Justice will be served or not?

these comments are new leagues of unemployment. but i am just as unemployed for reading them all.

 

[Mukola9191]

Honestly I'm enjoying the comments more than the manga itself, way more interesting really.
So what do you guys think the ending will be like? Justice will be served or not?

In fact, it's hard to say what the end of the manga will be now. We don't know who Rika is. Victim or boss of brothels, whore or loving wife. In fact, it's even hard to say whether there was adultery as such. We were only shown a kiss and told that Singo testified, but they didn't show when (but it could be a lie, revenge for the video of his practises). The author also makes it clear to us that Rika doesn't want to get divorced. We will be able to say what the end will be only after the conversation between Soska and Ricky. Even at the moment, everything looks ambiguous.

 

[Kalimaman]

these comments are new leagues of unemployment. but i am just as unemployed for reading them all.

different timezones helped us in making this far into these theories. Unemployment wouldn't do justice to them.

 

[Kanashi]

Crazy, I just read this entire thread when I originally just came here because I wanted to know if there was a place to find stuff from the artist.

 

[Kalimaman]

Honestly I'm enjoying the comments more than the manga itself, way more interesting really.
So what do you guys think the ending will be like? Justice will be served or not?

Honestly, a showdown.
My take was that Sousuke would go through a negative character development arc in the first part( believing in a lie that his wife was "stolen", and he was right in trying to punish the one who did so), leaving him in a place worse than the one he began in( not only she was the one who started the affair, it was more of a business deal for her).


He now is going through his positive character development arc( breaking the lie that his wife was just the image he had, and is trying hard to understand what she is in fact), leaving him in a place better than the one he began in( Through Misato's backstory and understanding, he realizes Rika's goal contradict her methods. She wants an "ultimate love", but is fond of cheating and blackmailing. The only instance we, the public, have is that she needs Sousuke).

For the third arc, my conjecture is that: Sousuke will undergo a neutral arc. He understands Rika and the world better. He managed to change people and himself with his way. So his showdown with her will be more inclined to opposite views clashing.

 

[XiaoNate]

Crazy, I just read this entire thread when I originally just came here because I wanted to know if there was a place to find stuff from the artist.

The entire 32 pages???
Holy

 

[slicerlucas]

Crazy, I just read this entire thread when I originally just came here because I wanted to know if there was a place to find stuff from the artist.

Same to me at from page 27 until now here lol