Boku no Ikezu na Konyakusha - Ch. 18.2

[MangaDex]

 

[Darkshade13]

Her mom is hot.

 

[razorshaleh]

Boys minds vs girls minds

thank you for translating

 

[UdenEmpati]

methinks Mom's reassurances won't be enough to change Sorata's mind.

Can't wait to see the big confrontation between him and Miyuki. I know how I want it to go down in my head, but I also love me some melodrama when the dynamic between two characters is as lopsided as it is here. My realistic guess is that Sorata will finally speak his mind and his truth, though, and that will compel Miyuki to do the same for once.
She probably will get very mad at her brother as well, if Sorata alludes to all the nonsense he pulled on Sorata since they were all children, but I think that'll be more comedy-coded than actually dramatic.

I could see this wrapping up with Volume 4, though, unless the author's set on continuing the story post-"Big Talk". Given the premise itself rests on the miscommunication between Sorata and Miyuki and Miyuki's own inability to be honest though, I'm not sure what another volume's worth of chapters of them just ...being generically lovey dovey would look like, as once their miscommunication is resolved, there's really nothing in their way when it comes to a "happy ending" to make a story about.

 

[Chronigan]

methinks Mom's reassurances won't be enough to change Sorata's mind.

Can't wait to see the big confrontation between him and Miyuki. I know how I want it to go down in my head, but I also love me some melodrama when the dynamic between two characters is as lopsided as it is here. My realistic guess is that Sorata will finally speak his mind and his truth, though, and that will compel Miyuki to do the same for once.
She probably will get very mad at her brother as well, if Sorata alludes to all the nonsense he pulled on Sorata since they were all children, but I think that'll be more comedy-coded than actually dramatic.

I could see this wrapping up with Volume 4, though, unless the author's set on continuing the story post-"Big Talk". Given the premise itself rests on the miscommunication between Sorata and Miyuki and Miyuki's own inability to be honest though, I'm not sure what another volume's worth of chapters of them just ...being generically lovey dovey would look like, as once their miscommunication is resolved, there's really nothing in their way when it comes to a "happy ending" to make a story about.

Has "coded" become the new "played for" as in "played for laughs"? I've never seen it used that way.

 

[rakkunburns]

I just can't imagine myself sharing a bath with a friend.

 

[Lewd_Beast]

... Still waiting for this boring "fake drama" story arc to end... I can't handle if this drags on for the entire volume, especially since we are only getting half-chapters at the moment, this nonsense could go on for another six weeks.

 

[UdenEmpati]

... Still waiting for this boring "fake drama" story arc to end... I can't handle if this drags on for the entire volume, especially since we are only getting half-chapters at the moment, this nonsense could go on for another six weeks.

the "fake drama" is the entire premise of the series, assuming you mean the disconnect between Sorata and Miyuki in how they view their relationship.

It'll last right up to the end of the series, as a result, because I don't really see this continuing past the presumed resolution of that disconnect between them, given it's the only point of narrative tension that exists (there's the brother wanting Miyuki to come back to Kyoto, but that can be solved by Sorata and Miyuki actually communicating, so it's not really something that would take multiple chapters to resolve from that point).

 

[EulBassist]

Thanks for the chapter!

 

[Nehona]

Personally, I'm fine with this arc except... I don't want to see the asshole brother anymore. No really, fuck that guy, he's out of place and I hate it.

The two dorks can have their slow romance, riddled with misunderstandings, even without that asshole.

 

[Banamanana]

It was a gay chapter.

 

[Imatoumi]

Narrator voice :
"He was done with this family"

 

[despoticwalnut]

It's good to see someone in the household treating their guests with some damn respect.

Cultural differences are awesome, but if your behavior gets interpreted my your guests as hostility and makes them uncomfortable, you are still being an asshole.

So fuck both the guys in that family. They're dickhead losers either way.

 

[Esgar]

The mother is great

 

[v.roderick]

I hope once Miyuki gets the info out of Sorata she disowns her brother. Dude is a dick and needs to be put in his place.

 

[Lewd_Beast]

the "fake drama" is the entire premise of the series, assuming you mean the disconnect between Sorata and Miyuki in how they view their relationship.

It'll last right up to the end of the series, as a result, because I don't really see this continuing past the presumed resolution of that disconnect between them, given it's the only point of narrative tension that exists (there's the brother wanting Miyuki to come back to Kyoto, but that can be solved by Sorata and Miyuki actually communicating, so it's not really something that would take multiple chapters to resolve from that point).

The fake-drama is Sorata falling for the manipulation and not having one ounce of backbone to consider his own worth. He allegedly loves her and has always worn his ring, but here he is willing to throw it all away based on one bitter person's opinion. But then again, no, that is not the real fake drama, the real one is the author throwing a roadblock in the way of progress in the relationship and the story. Good old Japanese guilt and shame at things going too well and having to put a stop to it.

 

[UdenEmpati]

The fake-drama is Sorata falling for the manipulation and not having one ounce of backbone to consider his own worth. He allegedly loves her and has always worn his ring, but here he is willing to throw it all away based on one bitter person's opinion. But then again, no, that is not the real fake drama, the real one is the author throwing a roadblock in the way of progress in the relationship and the story. Good old Japanese guilt and shame at things going too well and having to put a stop to it.

The entire series, Sorata's been steadfast in how he feels about Miyuki.
The entire series, everyone around him has told him he's just chasing a one-sided crush, that she's too good for him, and that it's just his own delusion because they've known each other since they were kids.
And to Miyuki's part - she could settle all of the confusion and suspicion of everyone else, if she'd just speak up and say the truth. She even still has the ring, on a necklace that she wears under her uniform...but she doesn't reveal it, she doesn't affirm why she doesn't wear it to Sorata, and she deflects or shuts down every instance of his trying to be kind with "Kyoto Phrases" that Sorata misinterprets due to the Brother's meddling years before.

Sorata's not spineless; he's just dealing with years' worth of mixed signals or seeming ambivalence from his fiancee, who has made no effort to correct the record on their relationship with him. Sure, she's emotionally closed off and awkward with her feelings, but we see her constantly gush about him in her own head or get outrageously jealous if he gets close to another girl or woman (like his coworker), but for all of Sorata's directness, Miyuki blocks him off.

And now that he both knows she's still super attached to the memory of her grandfather, how their entire relationship is due to some agreement made by their grandfathers, and how much she misses Kyoto, on top of the years of the lopsided dynamic of their engagement because of her refusal to be honest with her feelings, Sorata's reached the end of his rope.

This isn't him "throwing it all away on one bitter person's opinion". It's been in-world years in the making, and this is the point where it all comes to a head, culminating in the request from the Brother during this trip to Miyuki's home. Sorata's been hopeful but worn down all this time, and it's now the dam is starting to break.

And I wouldn't even call this a narrative roadblock. Something needs to get Miyuki to realize she can't keep this behavior up, and now that Sorata's at the point where he feels like enough is enough, she'll need to make a decision as to whether she'll let him walk away or not.

 

[MadScientist666]

It's good to see someone in the household treating their guests with some damn respect.

Cultural differences are awesome, but if your behavior gets interpreted my your guests as hostility and makes them uncomfortable, you are still being an asshole.

So fuck both the guys in that family. They're dickhead losers either way.

I'm glad I am not the only one who found the brother and father to be annoying pricks, for no proper reason, to top it off.

 

[MilkDrinker]

Fanservice chapter, gotta be.