Inu mo Arukeba Hime ni Ataru - Ch. 3 - Punishment

[MangaDex]

 

[UdenEmpati]

Wonder if that was a migraine.
Her "feeling feverish" isn't unheard of when it comes to migraines, and the "so noisy" with the covering of her ears previously, plus the disorientation/stumbling, are all potential symptoms that line up, as well.

Definitely humanizes her more for me personally, and makes her quasi-threatening moments make a bit more sense if she's got something like that always hanging over her head. I do look forward to getting more of Miyu's backstory, though. Why she's a hostess, why she's so at-odds with her coworkers (as in, why she apparently steals clients and creates so much friction with the other women), what the deal is with the maybe-migraines and if that really does factor into her personality and demeanor.
The dynamic was definitely balanced out between them though in this chapter, which I like. Shiori forever being on the back foot and being pushed into all manner of social & physical discomfort by Miyu would've gotten a bit much if that's all that was happening, so getting some depth and a few new questions for the future about them by the third chapter is encouraging.



Thanks for the TL.

 

[Jack1996]

So a dog and a cat

 

[Valle_reading_manga]

Wait, she was a Yuri mangaka?

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Seems like Miyu got her own problems tho

 

[Baffled]

Wait, she was a Yuri mangaka?

She might not be, but nothing can stop her from himejoshi-ing out

 

[outinthegardener]

Chapter two had me worried this was going all in on a pet-play fetish that I'm not personally interested in. But this chapter has me thinking there's more to it than that. I think we're exploring the transactional and hierarchical nature of relationships, with a longer-term arc of surpassing them.

Miyu works in a hostess bar, performing an identity to get sales and clients, competing with her coworkers. It breeds resentment and dehumanizes everyone. Alienation from labor, alienation from others, alienation from the self. When she meets Shiori, Miyu doesn't have a healthy way to express her interest other than domination or extortion.

Shiori is the browbeaten office worker, with a reputation for being meek and obedient. When she meets Miyu she feels inferior. Then at their second meeting she ruins Miyu's clothes, and feels she owes her to repay them, and so offers to become her Dog (In the sense that she's a dog at work, not in a pet play sense). Their relationship starts with a heirarchy and a transaction.

It's interesting how their relationship roles are informed by their professional roles. And in chapter 3 we get a hint that being obedient isn't just about submission, but also about caring. And for Miyu being 'cared for' is about more than getting money from her clients, but getting some needed emotional care. It's a way to deepen their understanding of their roles, and invert their transaction, and humanize their relationship. Nice!

 

[Snerkus]

whoa

 

[skywardgem]

props to Shiori for not letting herself get caught up in Miyu's flow to realize she was on the verge of falling apart, lord knows Miyu didn't make it easy lmao

thanks for the chapter!

 

[MelonManic]

Lol you wish it were that pure

Huh? Breaking away from your kink are you? Well don't be shy please
Saved by sickness

That's good, don't associate family with romance, good good

Have good day

 

[WolfenLady]

So a dog and a cat

We get along surprisingly well much to my own surprise

 

[NIPHY]

Hehe they're adorable specially the mangaka 😂