Ayaka is in Love with Hiroko! - Vol. 3 Ch. 22

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"sigh"

Only 2 more chaps to go and they are still in conflict.

This is gonna be yet another one of those romance stories that ends as soon as they get together isn't it...?

Wanna see them actually enjoying their life as a couple?

Well fuck us eh? All We'll see is the drama to get there, not the happiness that comes after.
 
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Does she risk her career and give in to her increasingly strong feelings for a coworker, a relationship that might not even be long-lasting? Or does she maintain her caution against workplace romance, in order to continue her 13-year corporate climb, especially when she's seemingly, finally gotten the chance at a major promotion? It's an interesting dilemma. Ayaka wants her girl but this time Hiroko has to be the one to make a final decision (likely with some help), now that she's at a clear crossroads.
 
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Remember. Sal Jiang *dropped put Black & White in hiatus to finish this.

Which is not bad, but it makes me sad how they are trying to squeeze more conflict in the final run. Well, at least is believable.

*Edit: Ambiguous wording made people think B&W is cancelled, but it's actually still on going. Sorry for the misinformation
 
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So...anyone still defending Hiroko's way of doing things?
She already has seen that work and love aren't clashing, that her coworkers wouldn't have problems with a same-sex couple, and if for some reason she fears that the promotion could slip away (because higher-ups are full of old man) she can just talk to her and compromise, like "let's keep it a secret until I'm officially the new director"; so why putting up ANOTHER facade?

Sorry but this time it really feels forced, like a way to extend the manga...
 
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i get that hiroko is just trying to protect ayaka from the same thing that happened to her before, but she doesnt realize that ayaka neither wants nor needs that type of protection
but im sure she'll have no choice but to accept it very soon, knowing how ayaka is, she wont give up anyway
 
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I guess I can see where Hiroko is coming from, she’s in her early 30s, she has spent well over a decade on her career, and is on her way to a important promotion. If she misses this chance due to any thing, be it office romance or any Gossip,etc she’ll lose it all!
Ayaka is young, in her early 20s, she can move to many companies easily.
So right now I understand Hiroko’s position.
Ayaka being in her early 20s will have difficulty in understanding Hiroko’s position..
But we know that the pair end up together in the end.
So one way to some this is to have Ayaka change her company and then confess..
 
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Remember. Sal Jiang dropped Black & White for this.

Which is not bad, but it makes me sad how they are trying to squeeze more conflict in the final run. Well, at least is believable.
When was Black & White dropped? It's done and this manga has been done for months as well. Both at their typical lengths.
 
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Feels like Hiroko is giving up on living, working herself to the bone and for what. Not even trying to overcome herself for her hardworking junior. Man, what even is this...?
 
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Its really going in circles.. Have to say it started good, but it's kind of losing its appeal for me, since every chapter feels like a repeat of the one before and we're getting nowhere.. I also can't say Hiroko had much character development in all those chapters, because she's been going on and on about the same stuff, without actually working on any of it.

And Ayaka's 'Love' starts to feel less like 'love' and more like obsession at this point
 
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Use spoiler warnings when talking about future events.
"sigh"

Only 2 more chaps to go and they are still in conflict.

This is gonna be yet another one of those romance stories that ends as soon as they get together isn't it...?

Wanna see them actually enjoying their life as a couple?

Well fuck us eh? All We'll see is the drama to get there, not the happiness that comes after.
it kinda is drama ends next ch & in ch 24 it skips to the future
 
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literally nothing has changed since chapter 1… She is still not even close to be worth all this trouble, work and drama🤦🏼‍♂️
 
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I read it was dropped, then she worked on this, and then came back to Black & White. Do I have the chronology wrong? If so, I'm sorry for spreading misinformation.
She worked on both, yeah, but saying it was dropped implies something that didn't happen. That's why I asked. "Dropped" makes it seem like she stopped working on Black & White permanently.

How'd you like "Black & White" BTW?
 
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