Imasara desu ga, Osananajimi o Suki ni Natte Shimaimashita - Ch. 42 - The Uprising of the Nosey Girls

[UdenEmpati]

I’d be okay with it only if Hikari stopped being close friends with them. Otherwise, her character would feel kind of surreal.

that kinda echoes my getting stuck on the line from Yuki at the end of the chapter - about the level of trust being a "death knell".

The way I'm reading that - is she just saying that Yuu's lack of active concern indicates he's fully given up on his feelings this time? That's the result I get, especially with Haru's follow-up exclamation.

But it would pave the way for Hikari just ....drifting away from him, and I guess Aya as well, especially if Aya fully self-destructs and pushes everyone away independent of future whatnot with Yuu.

Maybe I just need to go to bed, though.

 

[story645]

By only asking them to continue getting along with Yami, he is effectively ignoring the damage he has caused to Hikari.

I feel like this might be as simple as her friends came to look for him, so he knows they're worried about her. It also feels like he's trying to not undermine Hikari not telling them - she's doing it out of concern for Aya so he's gonna respect that/trust her.

Yuu's lack of active concern indicates he's fully given up on his feelings this time?

I think it pulls to the ending of Yuu ending up with Aya because she "needs" him and Hikari doesn't. Which I think is the learn nothing ending with the relationship that feeds rather than challenges his insecurity.

 

[Litreara]

I feel like this might be as simple as her friends came to look for him, so he knows they're worried about her. It also feels like he's trying to not undermine Hikari not telling them - she's doing it out of concern for Aya so he's gonna respect that/trust her.

Dunno… He could’ve said something like, “Please continue getting along well with Yami-senpai, and thank you for being such a good friend to Hikari.” That way, he would show some concern for her, but he didn’t. It really feels like he assumes he doesn’t need to worry about her, either because he knows she has friends who care about her or simply because she’s Hikari. She can handle it.

 

[story645]

It really feels like he assumes he doesn’t need to worry about her, either because he knows she has friends who care about her or simply because she’s Hikari. She can handle it.

I think both. Which has more or less been his problem the whole time - Hikari is an invincible understanding saint. Right, like he saw that she was upset b/f the confession but trusted that it'd shake out ok b/c that's Hikari. Recent posts have me thinking about how he thinks Hikari is out of reach b/c all these popular guys ask her out, but never considered that he's got all these girls who want to go out with him. Like Hikari says, he doesn't give himself enough credit while elevating her & I think that's playing out here too.

I'm not betting on it but maybe we'll get growth and this will spur him to go talk to Hikari - which right, the mitigating factor with Hikari is she lives next door and isn't the giant mystery Aya is.

Which also has me thinking that a Yuu/Hikari ending is the one I I'd think find most interesting cause I think it's the hardest to land.

ETA: which also, maybe Maruto changes this chapter if it's not supposed to be public for a month.