Boku no Suki na Hito ga Suki na Hito - Vol. 6 Ch. 35

[a_other_alt]

the author is a master for having so many complicated and interesting dynamics, all interacting and meshing with eachother so well

 

[lolfacesayshi]

Now she's up to the starting line for real, huh

despite having already lapped once.

 

[Lunkli]

If you really think about it, there're only two possible outcomes for this love grid(?), assuming incest is banned and the goal is to pair up everyone: "Sora-Fuwa & Mahiru-Asahi" or "Sora-Mahiru & Fuwa-Asahi." Notably, neither of these includes the main couple, "Sora-Asahi" as that one would necessitate "Mahiru-Fuwa" as its counterbalance. Additionally, the former is kind of nonsensical due to the second half: "Mahiru-Asahi," so that would suggest the latter to be the more likely of the two.

And if we think of this in terms of the author wanting to give all three of the main main characters a happy ending, then this arrangement specifically makes a fair bit of sense. Because no matter which of the main two girls Sora gets with, the other is inevitably left out. But by giving Mahiru a chance, then both girls get to be happy (by being with each other) without Sora getting left behind with nothing.

Maybe this wasn't their intention from the beginning, (If so, I imagine they would have started pushing for Mahiru a bit earlier...) but I can definitely see this as the author pantsing this whole thing (which, as far as I know, is how most manga is written anyways) and wanting to come up with a ending where everyone can be happy.

Oh, and technically Pilvi's there too but honestly I completely forgot about her while writing this and had to edit this part in afterwards. And I definitely feel like she was introduced too late to be a serious contender, anyways. Mahiru was literally there from the beginning and Pilvi's been kind of left on the sidelines recently. I guess she appeared in ch32, but that definitely feels more like a Fuwa chapter than a Pilvi chapter. That's how most of her recent appearances feel, honestly. Just a member of the supporting cast.

 

[Matikkkii]

This will be shorter than KanoOka. That kmowledge brings me pain.

 

[warm_panties]

Best girl boards the ship
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[Nulll]

Man is getting his shimaidon.

 

[NoAddedWater]

If you really think about it, there're only two possible outcomes for this love grid(?), assuming incest is banned and the goal is to pair up everyone: "Sora-Fuwa & Mahiru-Asahi" or "Sora-Mahiru & Fuwa-Asahi." Notably, neither of these includes the main couple, "Sora-Asahi" as that one would necessitate "Mahiru-Fuwa" as its counterbalance. Additionally, the former is kind of nonsensical due to the second half: "Mahiru-Asahi," so that would suggest the latter to be the more likely of the two.

And if we think of this in terms of the author wanting to give all three of the main main characters a happy ending, then this arrangement specifically makes a fair bit of sense. Because no matter which of the main two girls Sora gets with, the other is inevitably left out. But by giving Mahiru a chance, then both girls get to be happy (by being with each other) without Sora getting left behind with nothing.

Maybe this wasn't their intention from the beginning, (If so, I imagine they would have started pushing for Mahiru a bit earlier...) but I can definitely see this as the author pantsing this whole thing (which, as far as I know, is how most manga is written anyways) and wanting to come up with a ending where everyone can be happy.

Oh, and technically Pilvi's there too but honestly I completely forgot about her while writing this and had to edit this part in afterwards. And I definitely feel like she was introduced too late to be a serious contender, anyways. Mahiru was literally there from the beginning and Pilvi's been kind of left on the sidelines recently. I guess she appeared in ch32, but that definitely feels more like a Fuwa chapter than a Pilvi chapter. That's how most of her recent appearances feel, honestly. Just a member of the supporting cast.

You do realise not everyone has to end up together right?

 

[Grimmycoffee]

My heart skips a beat when they're gonna cross the street, I thought someone's gonna get a car crash lmao

 

[NoAddedWater]

All jokes aside it feels like it’s coming to a conclusion as the first non-MC confession has happened, and the entire trialling Prince arc is over. Of course, they could drag it out to another 50+ chapters. But that only happens when the manga is currently really good, doing well in sales, about to reach its conclusion and, oh. Oh. OH.

 

[FANNYMAN231]

I have a different opinion that most here it seems.

Mahiru does have a headstart, but that headstart is what placed her at last place currently. The reason childhood friends rarely end up together is because they end up having sibling like relationships, and in the real world incest feels disgusting and icky.

It's hard to even break that threshold of childhood friends to dating, and if they do another hurdle is changing how you treat each other. It's hard for childhood friends to change their dynamic; should they be more romantic? Should they stay the same? When do they initiate skinship like holding hands, especially if they're already doing things like that platonically.

 

[KingEsophagus]

Don’t tell me she has a crush on him now 🙄

Bruh where have you been? Did you start with this chapter by accident?

 

[DMassiv]

At this point just banng all fpur of them gang❤️‍🩹

 

[kuronotsuki]

i love the lowkey chemistry between mahiru and akizuki, but as how romcom should be, she shall be the losing side, but still fun to see them together

 

[DMan_chine]

All jokes aside it feels like it’s coming to a conclusion as the first non-MC confession has happened, and the entire trialling Prince arc is over. Of course, they could drag it out to another 50+ chapters. But that only happens when the manga is currently really good, doing well in sales, about to reach its conclusion and, oh. Oh. OH.

STOP NOTICING!

 

[Sagit121]

Unfortunately Mahiru has too big of a late start in the race to win even if she’s bestest girl.

They've beem shadow developing her since her intro with the main part being whether or not her lil sis ends up like akizuki. Personally i think the lil sis has the cards in her hand.

 

[draxdeveloper]

To be honest, it was great when it was just the 3. But they keep adding girls and now it's just... Meh?

 

[terribletrivium]

The author has discovered they can just keep writing the same chapter over and over and just swap out the girl. Every chapter even has the same large panel of the girl smiling around page 18 without fail.

 

[pip25]

And if we think of this in terms of the author wanting to give all three of the main main characters a happy ending, then this arrangement specifically makes a fair bit of sense. Because no matter which of the main two girls Sora gets with, the other is inevitably left out. But by giving Mahiru a chance, then both girls get to be happy (by being with each other) without Sora getting left behind with nothing.

That would make sense, if not for the fact that Asahi said it rather explicitly during the confession scene that she doesn't swing that way. I don't see a yuri couple happening here based on the current state of things.

 

[Lunkli]

You do realise not everyone has to end up together right?

I never said they did. Just that there's only one reasonable outcome if they do, and that it's not unreasonable to assume that the author might want to include everyone in some pairing or other. Honestly, not sure what the point of your reply is, considering it's fairly clear that I specifically talking about scenarios in which they all end up with someone, not all outcomes as a whole.

That would make sense, if not for the fact that Asahi said it rather explicitly during the confession scene that she doesn't swing that way. I don't see a yuri couple happening here based on the current state of things.

Fair enough, though I think it's potentially important to note that she doesn't actually say that she isn't attracted to women, just that the "her love for [Fuwa] is not the type of love that can fulfill [her] expectations." Basically just saying "I do love you, but not in that way." And I don't think that's as damning as you're making it out to be, personally. She's not saying that she can't love Fuwa romantically, just that she doesn't.

Like, even though this chapter reminds us that "even though Sora and Mahiru are close, it's not romantic at all," it still suggests the possibility of romance developing between the two in later chapters. So that implies that the author isn't totally against the idea of a "strong platonic relationship" developing into a "romantic relationship." And if it can happen with Sora and Mahiru, why can't it happen with Asahi and Fuwa, too?

Even the fact that she's already been rejected isn't that damning, as the end of ch34 kind of implies that Fuwa hasn't given up. And it's basically the same as Sora being rejected by Fuwa and yet still trying to pursue her. Again, it's something that the we can be pretty confident the author isn't against writing.

Plus, I honestly think that this is meant to be an intentional parallel. The chain of "Sora likes Fuwa likes Asahi likes Sora" is a pretty prominent part of the story, and I can see a chain of confessions and rejections following the same path. Because, like, we know that the object of Sora's affection is still 100% Fuwa. He explicitly states this in ch32: "Then you [Fuwa] are undoubtedly the current focal point of my love." He is not in (romantic) love with Asahi at the moment.

So if Asahi were to confess to him, (Which is probably safe to assume will happen eventually, as that relationship is a central part of the story) he'd almost certainly reject her for the same reason that Fuwa rejected him: He's already in love with someone else. If a rejection means that a relationship between the two involved characters is impossible, then by that point there'd be zero possible relationships between the three main characters.

If you want a final couple between any of the main characters, you have to break out of that deadlock somehow, and that means someone has to "rescind" their rejection. So my theory for which that will be is that it's going to be Asahi's to Fuwa, because Sora can still make a couple with Mahiru, something that this chapter implies is a possibility. But no matter which one ends up being realized, (and even if there's only one couple) someone's going to have to go back on their "I don't love you in that way." Thus, a character making that statement isn't a very convincing argument for a relationship between them and the confessor being impossible.

That's my thought process, at least.

 

[infernoWRLD]

And then Kobe said "You're welcome"

WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT KOBE BRYANT?