Boy's Abyss - Vol. 2 Ch. 17 - The Hillside Tomb

[ZonkRT]

So this just went from hanging on the edge between dark and cringe to turning in a fascinating direction. No apologies, no doubling down, but a new angle I did not see coming that adds more layers to the plot and characters. Bravo.

 

[Lurielle]

@Tamerlane I agree with you. To me the dragonfly story is a metaphor to Gen's mindset.

Just like Gen is keeping them in the plastic bag, he's trying to keep them to himself, with no route to escape. But the father gives him the advice that even if he wants it he can have them, but must poke a hole, otherwise they will asphyxiate.

The same thing is happening with Reiji now, he's trying to keep him close in every way possible (being an errand boy for him and in the future working together), but the way he's doing it is wrong and too asphyxiating (just like keeping the dragonflies in the bag).

Poking a hole in the bag kinda means, in Reiji's situation, giving him some space to "breathe", but just like it happened with the dragonflies even if you try to do something for them to live longer they still die anyway.
This memory probably molded Gen's mindset that "Even if I gave him some space, I'll still lose him. So I just might try to keep him close as much as I can and being the one to decide his destiny".

This is how interpreted his flasback.

 

[Tamerlane]

Yeah I thought about that, but didn't know how to quite articulate in a proper way.

You said it better than I could. @Lurielle

 

[TheFlash080]

Geez man the whole family is fucked up from this chapter it seems the mom was abused by the dad in the past and since he's not around anymore makes think they did something to him maybe kill? And it seems since the mom was abused she's messed up in the head as well what was with that look she gave gen? And why the hell did the mc show up naked in front of him 😂 put some damn clothes on first

 

[Graywing]

I just hope that Rei doesn't end up being the villain of this story. As he might get pulled into the abyss and will do anything to get out even if it means for him to hurt people like his best friend. I want him to find a peaceful way out but we know that's not happening as animals bite the hardest when they're cornered.

 

[koikun]

jesus that page with the mother asking what, that was very creepy.

 

[Glave]

nice boat.

 

[themoobz]

Was he the best girl all this time

 

[Storyteller77]

gen best girl?
find out in the next chapter!!

 

[Raffro]

ahhh..that amnesia bullshit again...sigh...

 

[makura]

reading this series is just me parkouring between "oh lord", "oh boy" and "oh no".

 

[Froshi]

Gen is still obviously worried about his "best friend" at least..?

 

[kisushotto]

What time is it when Gen is the most normal boy when all characters around him is fucked up in the head.

 

[Elvarius]

Can somebody explain what just happen

 

[Thuglas]

Okay, so we have the mysterious beauty from who knows where, the normal childhood friend, the bully childhood friend, and the teacher. What other harem staples are we gonna get?
...Ooh, ooh, student council president! Just you wait.

 

[FStubbs]

@gartender Hatsukoi Zombie got pretty messed up at one point, but this mangaka had a series before Hatsukoi Zombie called Himegoto that eventually got messed up like this. Granted, it took Himegoto dozens of chapters to get as messed up as this series got in like 2-3. So if anything this series is the mangaka returning to disturbing form.

 

[Mikubanzai]

You know what? Everyone in this town is fucked up, can someone just nuke it out of the map already?

 

[toru_okada]

this is like an average anime romcom but crippling depression and gratifying amounts of sex

 

[shafiq95]

Y'know what.

I think mum got Gen or his family to kill his husband. She seemed afraid that Gen might blow the whistle when he actually just wanted to have some talk with the mc.

 

[Siquall]

Godamn, his mum scared me, watch her be the most insane of all.