Ase to Sekken - Vol. 5 Ch. 36 - The Natori Family Tea

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[hancea1996]

Asako is cute w/o glasses but Megane Asako is still superior!!

Yah, introducing ur family is very delicate matter. You should be open minded. His Ex is a thot. Good thing they broke up. He'll only get depression from that woman.

 

[jlc]

LOL He said that right in the middle of the sidewalk! Can you imagine walking by a couple pressed up against the wall and hearing "I'm going to sniff you like crazy" 🤣🤣

 

[greasytacoes]

aww that cute lil moment between them in the restaurant makes me so happy inside :') thank you for the update! i rlly appreciate your hard work and i understand how long it takes to scanalate these chapters so thank you so much for 3 chapters! hope u guys are taking care of ur health as well D

 

[SilverGrove]

That sounded like a really potent threat...

 

[roseate_cynic]

Awwww they're so cuteeeeee, I can't wait for her to meet his fammmmm ^w^

 

[Ragnarok98]

Honestly, I totally understand the smelling your partner thing. There’s something extremely comforting about the scent of someone you love, and there must be pheromones or something from your partner that are just such a turn on when they’re in the mood. I can’t say I have ever been so brazen about it though 😅

 

[Tatherwood]

3 chapters, yay!

Also, this friggin' manga hitting us with fluff, then ecchi, and then the friggin' ninjas.
You're crying, you're crying, everyone's crying!!

Why can't other mangakas learn from this? THIS is how you introduce "drama", "conflict", or more accurately, plot progression. THIS is how you elicit a reaction from your readers. You don't need to add a fucking third person to introduce jealousy every single fucking time ffs.

@hancea1996 Let's try to be fair, like the TL said in the credit page. She's not a thot, she has the right to feel like taking care of a blind person is a chore. In some cases it probably is, if they can't fend for themselves. She COULD have talked to Natori about it (maybe she did, we'll never know), but she's not a bad person for feeling like that. Would it have been better if she lied?

@Ragnarok98 It's actually kind of unfair. Smell is our most powerful sense, and you're generally right, there IS a chemical factor in it. It makes total perfect sense that you feel comfortable, or safe, or excited, when smelling your loved one (and we're not even going into kinks here, like sweat or whatever. Just their personal scent).
And yet, while it's perfectly valid to say "I like the way you look", try telling her "I like the way you smell". You'll probably be girlfriend-less soon after.

 

[Ragnarok98]

@tatherwood you’ve just got to phrase it differently than that. If you just say “ I like the way you smell” it’s weird, but if you say something like “You smell really nice today” or “Your hair smells nice” girls tend to enjoy it, especially if you’re cuddling or doing intimate but not sexual in nature. That may just be my experience, though, I’m no expert by any means.

 

[Tatherwood]

@Ragnarok98 You do notice the problem, tho? "I like the way you look" vs "I like the way you smell". The very fact that you need to change the phrasing in the second situation IS indicative of what I was saying.
Plus, with your options you're kinda lying. It's not that he/she smells nice TODAY. It's not that you like how their HAIR smells. You like their very own personal scent. Each person has one, ffs, it's how our dogs "sense" us coming...

 

[hancea1996]

@Tatherwood the way she implied is the problem. Yes, having to take care of such ppl is a chore. Yes, they can't fend for themselves so we take care of em. I know because my Gramps is one. I took care of him tell he died in front of me. Taking care of them is a pain but we do cuz it's family. Even if we fight all the time. I know why she thinks it's chore tho. Caring for strangers is a pain. I mean they ain't family so why bother? But u see when ur really serious about a relationship, it means not only getting close to ur lover, but also to his/her fam. If ur not willing to accept the fam, ur not accept ur lover as a whole. Ur better off dating someone else who has no fam relations so u can have them for urself. Kotaro's ex may not be a thot after all but she still doesn't accept him as a whole. When they get married, he will still visit the fam at least once a year and that might lead to conflict since the wife is not comfortable w/ the blind mom. Also no, lying will make it worse. Just break up since u can't handle the problem. Both of u r supposed to solve probs together but if one already gives up, it over.
Why I got trigger is cuz she implied that the blind mom is like a huge stain to his man. That's just harsh. She has no plan of overcoming the wall. It may not be offensive to others but to ppl who actually cares for the crippled, it leaves a bad taste to the mouth. I used to be just like kotaro's ex, I thought crippled ppl r just a drag but when I did cared for one, I realized how wrong I was. Srsly I really did wanna punch my old self.

 

[Tatherwood]

@hancea1996 Hm... There are several things I'd argue about your comment. To summarize, "Taking care of them is a pain but we do cuz it's family". Why? I mean, I already see where you stand so this will be cold to you (not saying it isn't), but exactly why do we have an obligation? See, my parents decided THEY wanted to have a baby. Nobody asked me. Am I grateful to be alive? I guess? It's hard to weight life vs non-existence. But ultimately everything they "did for me", they did cause THEY WANTED TO. How does that put me in a position where I owe them anything?
And how far does that go? My parents, sure. My grandparents too? My uncles and aunts? Even if they live in the other side of the country and meet once a year? Political family too?
But anyway, ultimately not the point, this is just my personal take and not quite the aim of the comment.

See, you say that when you want a relationship to work you need to accept all of them, family included. Agreed.
You say that if you can't handle the problem, you break up. Agreed.
She listened to him, thought about it, decided she couldn't handle the problem, they broke up. You call her a thot.

See my problem with the comment? She did EXACTLY what you're saying she should've done. Could she have been nicer about it? Maybe. But thing is, we don't know the story. Did she discuss it with Natori or not? We don't know. Is it wrong she talked about it with other people? Who was she talking to? Maybe it's a friend, not a random co-worker. Do you not confide in friends when you're troubled?
Exactly what makes her a thot? That she was not willing to tie herself to what she perceived as a chore? That she was honest about it? Would it be better, as I said, if she lied and married and then the marriage went up in flames?

Idk. Regarding your original comment, I agree with the last part. "Good thing they broke up. He'll only get depression from that woman.". Yes, it's a good thing they broke up. Yes, he deserved better. And so she was honest and they broke up. I don't see why she's a thot for that...

 

[valjeanlafitte]

@Tatherwood

Why? I mean, I already see where you stand so this will be cold to you (not saying it isn't), but exactly why do we have an obligation? See, my parents decided THEY wanted to have a baby. Nobody asked me. Am I grateful to be alive? I guess? It's hard to weight life vs non-existence. But ultimately everything they "did for me", they did cause THEY WANTED TO. How does that put me in a position where I owe them anything?

I sincerely hope you live long enough to the gain the wisdom and hindsight you're lacking to see exactly how horribly shallow you sound. Your comment should be infuriating to anyone with a shred of gratitude for their parents, and I'm upset enough reading this on Christmas of all days that I better end this comment here before I say what I really think about people who have your attitude.

 

[Tatherwood]

@valjeanlafitte Prolly won't live long enough, no. Personal circumstances and all.

But that's fine. I don't sound shallow, we just stand on opposite sites of the river. I could say, to me, you sound silly. You're saying everyone should show gratitute to their parents...period. You're not weighing what those parents did or didn't do.
Okay. Should someone show gratitute to the junkie mother who physically abused them for 10 years? Should someone show gratitude to the father who sexually abused them for 8?
I see how extreme this example is, but I want you to see how wrong your position is. You don't show gratitude to someone "for existing". You do it for what they do.

I have nothing to show my uncle who lives in the other side of the country, never calls, and whom I meet one day a year. Not cause he's done anything wrong (or I). I don't hate him. I simply feel nothing. What should I feel? We never meet. We never talk.
My next door neighbor, on the other hand? He may not be family, but he's been my best friend for 20 years. He didn't have to, he chose to. THAT person I'll show gratitude every day of my life.


But well, as I said, different sides of the river. Different views in life. You think I'm shallow, I think you're silly. It's like people who suddenly start calling a bastard "a good guy" after his death, vs those who keep calling him a bastard cause his death doesn't really change anything. We'll never see eye to eye.

And to sum up, since this wasn't about me, but about the chapter. Call her shallow, then. Still can't see why she's a thot.

Have a merry christmas 🙂

 

[Beregorn]

I'm pretty sure he casually mentioned his mother blindness in one of the earlier chapters...

 

[Lejax]

I'm pretty sure he casually mentioned his mother blindness in one of the earlier chapters...

Yes. Also, he said their family run tea farm as well.

 

[thycondrius]

Thanks for the chapter