Haite Kudasai, Takamine-san - Ch. 69.2 - Please Put Them On Me, Master (Part 2)

[MangaDex]

 

[greenpenbluepen]

I am tired, boss. I hope you enjoyed those three chapters.

Thank you for reading!

 

[razorshaleh]

Takamine wearing maid costume = Elegant, beautiful, and cute 💕

thank you for translating

 

[Jack1996]

 

[UdenEmpati]

Wherever you're getting your raws, they're great quality. Thanks for the TL and effort.

But, pretty much how I thought it would go, down to her 'teasing' Shirota and calling him a pervert.

I wonder what the boys will be made to dress up as. Because the one classmate is correct--what's the point of diversity, then?
Interestingly, we don't even see the act of Shirota replacing Takamine's underwear. Guess it's commonplace enough for them/their relationship has progressed enough that no scenes of his embarrassment are required anymore.

 

[teacwr]

Thanks for TL!

 

[ciera]

Thanks for the chapter

 

[flxsemi]

It's actually surprising to see there's a responsible adult figure around to supervise this. I gave up on realism with this manga long ago.

 

[Junomano]

It's actually surprising to see there's a responsible adult figure around to supervise this. I gave up on realism with this manga long ago.

yeah, the voice of reason at this point of time

 

[elmco]

man she is lucky that shirota is a braindead unaware masochist, any guy with an ounce of self respect would not be following along for this long. i feel like i would actually like this series better if the readers weren't aware she liked him, because it would make shirota's uphill battle seem more understandable. but since we know she likes him, it makes his effort seem pointless and foolish since we know he'll get the girl anyway, and it makes takamine just seem like an annoying dumbass for making the boy she likes (who obviously likes her back) run through torture gauntlets to no end. i've never wanted to see a series axed before but i honestly think a 3 chapter wrap up of them getting together would be leagues better than dragging this shit on. waste of nice art on annoying writing.

 

[mrmuffinman16]

Why split the chapter in half if you’re only releasing them a few hours apart?

 

[greenpenbluepen]

Why split the chapter in half if you’re only releasing them a few hours apart?

Because I gave up searching for raws of chapter 69.2, but by a stroke of luck, I found it somewhere. And, since I found it, I asked myself why I shouldn't translate it.

I hope I answered your question.

 

[GipsyD]

This is surprisingly tame content for chapter 69 of a very sexy manga... 😂

 

[RHen]

Very wholesome chapter, kinda

 

[Rogojinen]

The right answer was obviously shrine maiden, boo! Since it's a café, no matter the costume they were going to act like maids anyway.

But credit where it's due, it was a sweet answer. And for once, not only he was bold to show her care, but she answered in kind and didn't hide behind her tsundere tantrums.

Omg, are they... growing? Is this the fabled progress??

 

[Me]

Dammit, sensei! Stop crushing your students' dreams!

 

[Septazia]

man she is lucky that shirota is a braindead unaware masochist, any guy with an ounce of self respect would not be following along for this long. i feel like i would actually like this series better if the readers weren't aware she liked him, because it would make shirota's uphill battle seem more understandable. but since we know she likes him, it makes his effort seem pointless and foolish since we know he'll get the girl anyway, and it makes takamine just seem like an annoying dumbass for making the boy she likes (who obviously likes her back) run through torture gauntlets to no end. i've never wanted to see a series axed before but i honestly think a 3 chapter wrap up of them getting together would be leagues better than dragging this shit on. waste of nice art on annoying writing.

Honestly, I still believe is gonna end like that, axe or not.
This is one of the big reasons why I dislike many ecchi Manga, there is an obsession with sex but they can't portray it in a healthy manner, I have seen it delivered in a more satisfying manner in series that had no nudity at all.
Meika-san wa Oshikorosenai,14 sai no koi,Hitomi-chan wa Hitomishiri.......

 

[Phantaminium]

Shirota is the last man on earth to talk about Takamine's acts of kindness

She's gotten better at least. Thanks for the TL, rest well.

 

[Heika]

Because I gave up searching for raws of chapter 69.2, but by a stroke of luck, I found it somewhere. And, since I found it, I asked myself why I shouldn't translate it.

I hope I answered your question.

If you need raws for this, I can help. I own them on Bookwalker.

 

[UdenEmpati]

man she is lucky that shirota is a braindead unaware masochist, any guy with an ounce of self respect would not be following along for this long. i feel like i would actually like this series better if the readers weren't aware she liked him, because it would make shirota's uphill battle seem more understandable. but since we know she likes him, it makes his effort seem pointless and foolish since we know he'll get the girl anyway, and it makes takamine just seem like an annoying dumbass for making the boy she likes (who obviously likes her back) run through torture gauntlets to no end. i've never wanted to see a series axed before but i honestly think a 3 chapter wrap up of them getting together would be leagues better than dragging this shit on. waste of nice art on annoying writing.

they're in their third year of high school, with exams approaching.
I really don't know if I see this series continuing into the university stage; and one of the larger plot points currently ongoing is Shirota studying to raise his grades, so that he can accompany Takamine to a better/higher tier university. And the 3rd year final exams/entrance exams are a part of that.

Given Takamine is also mellowing out toward Shirota in a big way just in this last chapter, I get the feeling it's in the home stretch. I guess it could keep going, but the story sorta hits a natural ending point the moment Takamine and Shirota get together.
Whether that's 5 chapters or 25 chapters from now, is up for debate. But really..there's only this cultural festival, the exams, and then graduation/equivalent, and the school year's done. We've already gotten Summer / Break arcs, so repeating that feels unnecessary. So we might end on The Big Confession where everyone's on the same page, and I don't see that needing more than 30 chapters, at the utmost.

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That all aside - it's not like the series itself hasn't been ...."iffy" from the outset; the entire premise of Shirota getting wrapped up in Takamine's nonsense was problematic, with her blackmailing him. And it only goes from there.
But the point of the series is the ecchi elements, and it's never once pretended to be anything other than goofy and horny (she literally has Time Powers, but they're linked to--surprise--stripping her underwear). But again, that's all chapter 1.

It's dumb ecchi humor built around bullying an introvert and lots of gooner elements centered on the FL. Treating it as that, and nothing more, is the name of the game. That's not going to be for everyone, of course. But everyone picking up this series at the start knew what they were in for, and pretending that any of the readers or the author themself were doing something "high brow" or meaningful in a literary sense, is a fool's errand.