Haimiya-senpai wa Kowakute Kawaii - Ch. 43

[MangaDex]

 

[buss69]

Helo guys

 

[DaBlackMamba]

Oh no, he froze up and got yelled at.

Brother who cares?

 

[Sebaazul94]

Well, just as expected, that remark about leaving the instrument in his hands was bound to trigger Kurose's traumatic memory.
The look on Haimiya's face clearly shows just how tough that moment was for him; the pressure from the audience and expectations can easily work against you—not everyone can view that kind of pressure as a "privilege."
Come on, Haimiya—give your man the encouragement he deserves! 🤍🤍

 

[Sanjog_Rai]

Damn, that is rough

 

[Solrikt]

What a weak ass attempt from the teacher to try to put a stop to Sato… like what the hell was that? Cringe. Cringe teacher, cringe mother.

 

[JoeKerr]

Ok, this was a little more developed than: "I choked just because and let my friends down in public.".
It still came out of nowhere, but I can accept this.
Congratulations author, I won't be going all Capone on your ass.
But I still have my eye on you.

 

[Darkhedgehog13]

if u dont like the piano.why offer playing it even if youre not even confident playing it in a huge crowd?

 

[Sebaazul94]

if u dont like the piano.why offer playing it even if youre not even confident playing it in a huge crowd?

It’s incredibly easy to say that from the perspective of our age and emotional maturity.
He was still just a kid—and on top of that, he had an inferiority complex caused by his strict parents.
Do you think it would be that easy for him to say that?
Come on, try to put yourselves in the context.

 

[Enlawed74]

F**k Sato, and f**k his mom, she is horrible.

 

[WitchKing]

Why not ask to replace the pianist when you have a substitution on scene? It is a kids competition, so they should have allowed such deviation

Anyway, still, the build up for this trauma arc was awful and out of nowhere, the story itself is passable. But I still cannot understand how his older sister got out of the mother's hook

 

[uro-taku]

Thinking two reactions from Haimiya next ch:

"That's rough and I'm sorry that happened to you"

Or

"Are you stupid? That doesn't mean you can just ditch your clubmates. They care about you idiot."

 

[Shad24772]

What a weak ass attempt from the teacher to try to put a stop to Sato… like what the hell was that? Cringe. Cringe teacher, cringe mother.

yup. like wtf. "we carried on without any piano"? my school did this kinda shit "competitions" too. you know what happened when a kid froze? took a break, let the others after go ahead, take 5, and go again until the one who froze gets it together. and during that break, teacher AND parent, and class encourage eachother. this was piss poor

 

[ml1522]

So what happened to his mother, does she ever talk to her son or what about his sister. I hope to see these next chapters and if the mom will show up to his performance

 

[Darklight99]

Would've been much better if it has any build up whatsoever.
When he froze, someone should've taken a break, it's just school shit, no big deal, instead you traumatized a kid.

 

[aa11bb]

So what happened to his mother, does she ever talk to her son or what about his sister. I hope to see these next chapters and if the mom will show up to his performance

This, I’m curious too

 

[UncStatus]

When your self-worth depends entirely on winning accolades from the outside world instead of coming from within you inevitably head down a self-destructive path. That environment exists because his mom built it that way, even if unintentionally. I will not go as far as to say she treated her kids differently depending on how well they played piano since I do not think there is enough information to confirm that. Though there is definitely a lack of warmth coming from her whenever piano gets involved. I am not suggesting she should have babied Kurose. Just giving words of affirmation that even without winning he was still someone special would have gone a long way.

Especially her words You can quit now Kurose must have cut deeper than any blade. Talk about stabbing and twisting the knife. I do not know if she thought it was mercy or giving him some sense of reprieve but those were the last words he needed to hear in that moment. The complete lack of awareness and emotional intelligence to recognize how Kurose felt and what he needed is poor parenting. She essentially destroyed any tangible sense of worth he had left and there was not much left to begin with. It explains why his self-esteem ended up in the gutter. It has gotten better over time but it clarifies why he prioritizes everyone else's worth over his own. Acting out of selfishness or for himself would hurt everyone around him in his eyes.

And I'm not sure if that was the author's intention when it came to this. Maybe they thought that his lack of confidence was enough to warrant this flashback. But I am in full aggreance that it could have been better executed.

Thanks for the translation!

 

[aa11bb]

But I am in full aggreance that it could have been better executed.

How could it been better?

Not being mean, I’m genuinely curious for the sake of the plot

 

[UncStatus]

How could it been better?

Not being mean, I’m genuinely curious for the sake of the plot

I'm willing to be proven wrong because I personally don't remember. But is there any substantial evidence that hinted that he ad a crippling fear of playing in front of crowds. I think maybe a deeper exploration into his relationship with his family sprinkled throughout the story up to this point. Like maybe if there was sense of awkwardness and tension between him and his mom and/or and underlying jealousy towards his sister.

Imo when trauma dumps land without prior setup, it comes across as manufactured drama rather than earned storytelling. But that's just me.

 

[BlackSword]

Why not ask to replace the pianist when you have a substitution on scene? It is a kids competition, so they should have allowed such deviation

Anyway, still, the build up for this trauma arc was awful and out of nowhere, the story itself is passable. But I still cannot understand how his older sister got out of the mother's hook

This isn't Twitter with its infantile trigger warnings. Life happens and gives no shits about timing or feelings, just as we saw with Ao. While it was abrupt, it was also realistic, right down to the confusion the others felt when he freaked out.

Also, his sisters didn't "get out of the mother's hook." Unlike Ao, they had actual talent for the piano. Our boy, by contrast, seems to have the same gift as his (dead?) father.