Imasara desu ga, Osananajimi wo Suki ni Natte Shimaimashita - Ch. 29 - As The Short Journey Ends (Second Half)

[gmanhunt]

hikarikeks… i’m jumping ship

 

[mgRdr]

and not all my friends ever met the girls

couple of my best friends have wives I've never ever met

I am not talking about Yuu introducing Ayami to Hikari or anything, but he could at least had shared the news about getting a girlfriend.
The "second life" thing is not binary, it does not imply that you're known somewhere else under a different name and wear a fake mustache. It is also important how close is your relationship with your friends and family, and how much do they care about knowing of those other aspects of your life. If you don't reveal those aspects, or more importantly, choose to actively hide them, then your friends and family very well can say that you're living a second life. And the point is, Yuu choose to hide it, he knows he's being dishonest with Hikari, and so does Hikari as of chapter 21.

 

[volodyuka]

Never meeting and never telling anybody your dating or dated a person are two very different things though. You realize keeping the fact your dating somebody completely secret when you have no real reason to do so from your close friends and family is not the norm. It's not weird to keep your relationship details private, but still mentioning your in a relationship is normal.

prolly should've specified that often I did not talk crushes and dating at all with anybody. specially after sometime it became a "why bother" kind of a thing as relationships never lasted (as they were intended)

there will be a lot of reasons why you will separate social circles and keep things secret, it's not wrong, rather mundane and normal

 

[mackone1]

The author should pay us to read this nonsense

 

[volodyuka]

If you don't reveal those aspects, or more importantly, choose to actively hide them, then your friends and family very well can say that you're living a second life.

even without actively doing something, honestly, by the age of 20 I gave up on trying to introduce new girlfriends (or boyfriends, well latter for different reasons) cause if you relationships new they might not last, and introducing them to people who are important to you might just not worth it. or might even be a bad thing on itself. It's not second life. just life.

 

[urmomgei]

Boy slow down farming all that BS sympathy point... 😭
😂✌️

 

[prototype2579]

I've never read a manga that made me want to root for the "homewrecker" as much as this one

Funny tho, that homewrecker pull the first move unlike that side character so yeah I want Yami to win.

 

[prototype2579]

Bro could have hardly picked a crazier place to stick his dick in.

The crazy one always has the best sex lol, ain't no one can resist that poison honey pot.

 

[rozert]

This is questionable story development if you take in consideration the silly begining lol. Why not start with that

 

[mug3n]

Now, this is stupid. There is no need to do this cheap telenovela bullshit, it was good as it was. This has the subtleness of a brick to the mouth, holy shit.

 

[wallsg]

Does Yuu not notice the bags under Yami's eyes or is that suppose to represent the darkness she's facing for the readers to see? So am I assuming she ghosts him & that's why they broke up? At this point, I should read the novel for more context because everything is spiraling downwards. Thanks for the translations.

Tumbling down...

 

[wallsg]

this author forgot what this manga was supposed to be

Too many assumed what this manga was going to be. The author forgot nothing and everything is going according to keikaku. Very soon now we'll probably see Yuu's side of the story.

(Translator's Note: "Keikaku" means plan.)

There's STILL no synopsis for this story so the author never lied to us.

Tags: Suggestive, Romance, Comedy, Drama ...

• Suggestive? Check.
• Romance? Check.
• Comedy? Check.
• Drama? And then some.

 

[story645]

He is shocked at first but when the POV changes from Hikari to Yami, he is already there.

So in the manga about unreliable POV, each girl sees what she wants to?

 

[wallsg]

The author should pay us to read this nonsense

Then go on strike for higher pay.

 

[Deadlybat]

Too many assumed what this manga was going to be. The author forgot nothing and everything is going according to keikaku. Very soon now we'll probably see Yuu's side of the story.

There's STILL no synopsis for this story so the author never lied to us.

While I get that the author might have planned this from the start and never promised a lighthearted rom-com, I think it’s fair for readers to feel thrown off by such a drastic tonal shift. The first 20 chapters set a clear expectation with their light and comedic style, so diving into heavy drama without much warning can feel jarring—even if it’s intentional.

The lack of a synopsis might mean the author never ‘lied’ to us, but stories often communicate their tone through how they start. Readers naturally form expectations based on that, and it’s not unreasonable to feel disoriented when the story suddenly pivots. In a way, not providing any indication of the story's darker direction could be seen as lying by omission, since readers had no reason to expect such a dramatic shift.

Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Bomb Under the Table” concept comes to mind here—when the audience knows something dark or shocking is coming, the suspense builds, and they stay engaged. But when the bomb explodes without warning, the surprise can feel more like a cheap shock than a satisfying twist. In this case, the tonal shift feels like the bomb went off out of nowhere.

I also think it’s worth acknowledging that this kind of shift doesn’t work for everyone. For some, it can feel like the manga became a completely different story—and that’s exactly what happened.

Tags: Suggestive, Romance, Comedy, Drama ...

• Suggestive? Check.
• Romance? Check.
• Comedy? Check.
• Drama? And then some.

What are you talking about? Just like there’s no official synopsis, there are no official tags either. The tags you’re referring to were added by whoever created the entry on MangaDex.

 

[mug3n]

While I get that the author might have planned this from the start and never promised a lighthearted rom-com, I think it’s fair for readers to feel thrown off by such a drastic tonal shift. The first 20 chapters set a clear expectation with their light and comedic style, so diving into heavy drama without much warning can feel jarring—even if it’s intentional.

That was my mild gripe until now, the heavy handed tone in shift. I'm good with the drama and even the more concerning implications from Yami, but this chapter's asspulling is too much. I feel the author trying to push my head into a punchbowl full of sympathy for Yami.

Look, if the author wants to do a Domestic Girlfriend kind of story, whatever, I'm all for it, long live the spice opera. But they should stop whiplashing their audience and start being more subtle, because there are moments of this is a nice introspective romance and other moments of this is a 14yo's wattpad.

But for now I'm waiting the inevitable joker moment of the first girl and she going to Yami saying "You know how I got these scaaaaars?" given what has happened until now. If the writer does that, please give him the Pulitzer.

 

[Tremble123]

I'm not sure why people want Hikari to move on from associating with Yuu and Ayami. I know the kiss happened and all but I don't think Ayami is out to hurt Hikari intentionally.

 

[noleafclover75]

While I get that the author might have planned this from the start and never promised a lighthearted rom-com, I think it’s fair for readers to feel thrown off by such a drastic tonal shift. The first 20 chapters set a clear expectation with their light and comedic style, so diving into heavy drama without much warning can feel jarring—even if it’s intentional.

The lack of a synopsis might mean the author never ‘lied’ to us, but stories often communicate their tone through how they start. Readers naturally form expectations based on that, and it’s not unreasonable to feel disoriented when the story suddenly pivots. In a way, not providing any indication of the story's darker direction could be seen as lying by omission, since readers had no reason to expect such a dramatic shift.

Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Bomb Under the Table” concept comes to mind here—when the audience knows something dark or shocking is coming, the suspense builds, and they stay engaged. But when the bomb explodes without warning, the surprise can feel more like a cheap shock than a satisfying twist. In this case, the tonal shift feels like the bomb went off out of nowhere.

I also think it’s worth acknowledging that this kind of shift doesn’t work for everyone. For some, it can feel like the manga became a completely different story—and that’s exactly what happened.


What are you talking about? Just like there’s no official synopsis, there are no official tags either. The tags you’re referring to were added by whoever created the entry on MangaDex.

Drama tag was added way later too.

100% agree this was the authors intent the whole time.

Imo it was pulled off poorly. And Yami's introduction in her arc made her seem like a terrible person to me. So now I care even less for the shift. So now I don't like yami out of pure spite at this point, I also think she's still pretty selfish person who is nothing but self-serving.

I really don't get the love for yami.

1. The first thing she tried to do was "corrupt" someone's innocence, her own words, so that she would feel better about herself

2. She's completely selfish, any time she's around yuu or talks about their relationship she purely talks about her happiness and not yuu's. Even when she inevitably distances herself from yuu for her mom, that's completely self-serving. You don't think yuu wouldn't be there for you? Self-serving pity.

Now they're supposed to be in love? Talk about a car crash in the making.

For the people who love it, keep loving it. I'm just expressing my opinions, don't let me take away from something you like.

 

[eviljackspicer]

I honestly think that the author/mangaka should have woven more of Yami into the story leading up to something like this:

Hikari notices that her friend Yami is more moody/emotional, and tries to take her out to lift her spirits. She tries to get Yami to tell her what is troubling her, with Yami rebuffing her on several occassions. Let's say on the 3rd try, Hikari tries to ask what the matter is. That is when Yami states she is depressed and says that taking care of her mom has become very wearing on her. And that is when she can lightly touch on her family history, her guilt over her mom and the boy that she pushed away (no name given yet, as she know telling Hikari is a bad idea). You can have Yami storm off because of Hikari's pushiness of trying to considerate or you can have them bond over this. (anyone's call).
So when Hikari see's Yuu kissing Yami, she can put 2 and 2 together and realize the boy she was talking about was Yuu himself. You can then cut into the flashback to fill in the details of her backstory, but due to the details given prior, you don't have to make it so long.

There. You have Hikari pulling in a third party character to make them relevant to the plot due to her kind personality, you get puzzle pieces about said character, and then a reveal later to Hikari (and the audience) that Yuu is the boy Yami was talking about. (along with a more condensed flashback).

And please don't give me "i CaN sE3 sTorY d3taiLs U f00ls can't See". No, nice try. Your emperor's still naked.

 

[Dingo777]

I honestly think that the author/mangaka should have woven more of Yami into the story leading up to this:

Hikari notices that her friend Yami is more moody/emotional, and tries to take her out to lift her spirits. She tries to get Yami to tell her what is troubling her, with Yami rebuffing her on several occassions. Let's say on the 3rd try, Hikari tries to ask what the matter is. That is when Yami states she is depressed and says that taking care of her mom has become very wearing on her. And that is when she can lightly touch on her family history, her guilt over her mom and the boy that she pushed away (no name given yet, as she know telling Hikari is a bad idea). You can have Yami storm off because of Hikari's pushiness of trying to considerate or you can have them bond over this. (anyone's call).
So when Hikari see's Yuu kissing Yami, she can put 2 and 2 together and realize the boy she was talking about was Yuu himself. You can then cut into the flashback to fill in the details of her backstory, but due to the details given prior, you don't have to make it so long.

There. You have Hikari pulling in a third party character to make them relevant to the plot due to her kind personality, you get puzzle pieces about said character, and then a reveal later to Hikari (and the audience) that Yuu is the boy Yami was talking about. (along with a more condensed flashback).

Exactly this. The issue with the “twist” is that it was too sudden, and too long. We don’t need these details as a long unbroken flashback, this is something that should come out naturally in character dialogue that unfolds alongside the affected characters (namely Hikari) instead of long unbroken info-dump of a flashback. It absolutely murders the pacing of a pivotal scene and serves more as fanservice for the writer’s new waifu than a competently told narrative.

We’re rapidly approaching the point where Yami appears in more chapters than Hikari has.