Imasara desu ga, Osananajimi wo Suki ni Natte Shimaimashita - Vol. 2.5 Ch. 13.5 - Endless Tears of Melancholy

[Litreara]

Makes sense, considering they're like 15 or something.

At this point in the story, Yami is just one month shy of turning 18.

 

[halerain]

At this point in the story, Yami is just one month shy of turning 18.

Alright, so the others are 16 and she's upper seventeen now (considering the flashback was some months ago, no)?

Honestly, same shit. If Maruto wrote it's deeply dramatic, that's on him. Otherwise, it's normal dumb teen stuff, they're kids pretty much.

 

[nogoodsumbeach]

Spoiler: Just more explanation:

Actual spoiler theory:
Little does she know that it isn't going to play out like that at all, and when she accidentally meets up with Yuu again after trying to avoid him at the festival, he isn't mad but instead tells her he's never for a minute stopped loving her since they separated, hence the ol' slap slap kiss kiss.

I cant agree with this theory of yours btw like funnily enough yami kissing yuu there is what makes me think they wont end up together lol

 

[essensue]

I cant agree with this theory of yours btw like funnily enough yami kissing yuu there is what makes me think they wont end up together lol

Oh, no, I agree that she raised that exact flag with the kiss, and I think her odds are like 30, 40% at best. I'm just saying Ayami thought Yuu'd move on and hook up with his pedestal girl, but after their time together, Ayami is the one who replaced Hikari as Yuu's idealized heroine, even if he's still at least partially attracted to Hikari.

Look deeply into Yuu's stupid face and tell me he wasn't like "I was meant for this" when presented the opportunity to hold out for heroically saving tire-fire Yami a year and a half ago, c'mon.

The story is wayyy too precious about Yuu having a mysterious crush that both girls could fit the description of, but hey, could be some double-reverse fakeout shit.

 

[hawk7034]

I bet you could build a salt mine (or a couple) on top of all the comments all the way back from "the twist"

(some ppl need to either chill (for fucking real) or stop hate reading, as you were clearly and easily baited)

Except we weren't baited, because the TL notes mention in the last extra chapter that Maruto planned to do a lighter comedy then decided to go with the this dark/light bullshit. He's making things up as he goes!

 

[yummyyummy]

The grown ass man writing this thinking it is deep isn't 15.

im certain maruto doesnt think its deep either, im pretty sure the intent was to make the character seem more emotional than they used to while making us think back to how immature being fifteen was. i sure as hell look back and cringe at the kind of stuff i brooded over when i was their age

 

[nogoodsumbeach]

I'm just saying Ayami thought Yuu'd move on and hook up with his pedestal girl, but after their time together, Ayami is the one who replaced Hikari as Yuu's idealized heroine, even if he's still at least partially attracted to Hikari.

Lmao cant lie yami is insane if she think that he would just move on btw. She is his first real relationship, his first time, they went on a trip together.

The story is wayyy too precious about Yuu having a mysterious crush that both girls could fit the description of, but hey, could be some double-reverse fakeout shit.

Yeah author does a decent enough job to make sure it can still end with either hikari/yami being the final girl.

My little predicition (with a little hint of copium) is that hikari will be the final girl and yami will finally find the "one" in the exact same place she met both hikari/yuu.

 

[Litreara]

Alright, so the others are 16 and she's upper seventeen now (considering the flashback was some months ago, no)?

Yes, the others are 16, and the flashback takes place between one year and eight months and one year before the canonical event in chapter 21, lasting about eight months in total.

 

[outinthegardener]

This bonus chapter is so explicit, we'd have all understood the story very differently if this was uploaded before chapter 14. Probably instead of complaining about the events of the story, there would be complaints about "giving away the surprise" too easily. Either way it's one of my favorite "popcorn comments" manga.

Pound for pound this is one of the most visceral love triangles I can recall.

 

[Litreara]

Did Maruto say he thinks this flashback is deep or something? I don't follow his Twitter (or Twitter at all), so have no idea what he has posted.

When Maruto posted the latest chapter on X and announced the end of the flashback, he included the hashtag #意味がわかると怖い話, which can be translated (MTL) as:

#A Story That Becomes Scary When You Understand It

or

#A Story That Becomes Scary Once You Understand Its Meaning

 

[GastrointestinalLot]

She's like the Turks in FF7. Maybe I feel bad about their situation, but they still dropped the Sector 7 plate on a bunch of innocent people.

 

[essensue]

When Maruto posted the latest chapter on X and announced the end of the flashback, he included the hashtag #意味がわかると怖い話, which can be translated (MTL) as:

#A Story That Becomes Scary When You Understand It

or

#A Story That Becomes Scary Once You Understand Its Meaning

Edit: In complete fairness, ChatGPT suggests "'A scary story that makes sense only after you get it.' - This is a popular genre of Japanese horror stories, often involving subtle clues, wordplay, or hidden implications that make the story much scarier in hindsight." Which feels a lot more to me like "horrifying twist" but also the creeping accumulation of ominous clues has definitely been adopted elsewhere... Hm, not sure how to feel about the implications of this when combined with another post claiming he's aiming for tragedy with this story.

 

[bdotnupe5]

This man really went back and wrote extra chapters from her perspective. Just say she's the MC now and be over it so we can all drop it.

 

[gmanhunt]

Worst girl in the history of fiction

 

[Litreara]

Edit: In complete fairness, ChatGPT suggests "'A scary story that makes sense only after you get it.' - This is a popular genre of Japanese horror stories, often involving subtle clues, wordplay, or hidden implications that make the story much scarier in hindsight." Which feels a lot more to me like "horrifying twist" but also the creeping accumulation of ominous clues has definitely been adopted elsewhere... Hm, not sure how to feel about the implications of this when combined with another post claiming he's aiming for tragedy with this story.

I also used ChatGPT, and it gave me:

"The phrase #意味がわかると怖い話 translates to:

#AStoryThatBecomesScaryOnceYouUnderstandTheMeaning
—or more naturally—
#StoriesThatAreScaryOnceYouGetTheMeaning
#ScaryOnceUnderstood
#CreepyWhenYouUnderstandIt

This hashtag is commonly used in Japanese internet culture for short stories or anecdotes that seem innocent or mundane at first but reveal something unsettling once the hidden meaning is understood."

 

[essensue]

I also used ChatGPT, and it gave me:

"The phrase #意味がわかると怖い話 translates to:

#AStoryThatBecomesScaryOnceYouUnderstandTheMeaning
—or more naturally—
#StoriesThatAreScaryOnceYouGetTheMeaning
#ScaryOnceUnderstood
#CreepyWhenYouUnderstandIt

This hashtag is commonly used in Japanese internet culture for short stories or anecdotes that seem innocent or mundane at first but reveal something unsettling once the hidden meaning is understood."

Then I guess you used it better by including the #, lol. But at least it's an existing genre that he's referencing and not a proud declaration of 'lookie what I did.' I feel like I did an assignment on this type of story in middle school, in retrospect.

 

[Aezeryel]

The audacity of this bitch to complain about fairness when literally everything she's complaining about is entirely her own damn fault...

How is it her fault that her shitty parents fucked up her childhood?

 

[beThereShortly]

Were this any other manga. I'd feel devastated for Aya. And to be fair, I do sympathize with her, but the rugpull really painted her in a bad light. It's possible that with the return to the "main story", the author will pull off making me sympathize with both Hikari and Aya.

But I really doubt it. Thank you for the extras!

 

[Fryght]

I don't like this chapter, cause like, it ruins the bait and switch if you're reading it chronologically and makes it too obvious

 

[nogoodsumbeach]

This hashtag is commonly used in Japanese internet culture for short stories or anecdotes that seem innocent or mundane at first but reveal something unsettling once the hidden meaning is understood."

In a sense we already reach the part of "reveal something unseting" with that twist in ch21 and subsequent chapters no?