Kase-san to… - Ch. 45 - Smiles and Kase-san

[Casburs]

What I don't get is when Yamada fucks up she has to self reflect on herself while when Kase fucks up she gets away without having to do any self reflection. Also Kase is mad that Yamada is pushing herself to far and her first reaction is to ghost her what a great partner. The author really plays favourites with Kase end its ruining the story.

We can only hope that this series ends with break up.

 

[Purplelibraryguy]

Aren’t they living off of her one income too?

Probably not, or Kase would have starved to death while she was living in the dorms. I get the general impression over many manga that it is routine for middle class Japanese parents to support their kids in college, which is possible because rent is cheap in Japan. So it's likely that Kase gets money from home, enough to live frugally. Chances are Yamada does too. But if you want a slightly better apartment and a few nice things and not to subsist on noodles, that's where Yamada's job comes in.

 

[RantingDuck]

Oh boy! I wished Yamada was also passive aggressively posting emotes and ignoring Kase when she was all buddy buddy with that Junior during the stupid race. Also kind of weird how everyone around Kase was cheering it on and in the end gets away with a slap on the wrist.

Where as Yamada here is being lectured by everyone on how bad of a gf she is. Phew, you would think the author has something against people like Yamada. I sure hope in the next chapter it isn't what I think it is where Kase comes storming in and blaming Yamada for hurting herself.

 

[Passerby_RLY]

Why did the two series get merged anyway? The original Kase-san and... series and Yamada to Kase-san are prequel and sequel respectively, and unlike the former, the sequel has a clear numbering system for its chapters in its raws.

The merge also seemed to have messed up the order of some of the chapters
For example, the chapter about Kase giving Yamada the necklace as birthday present was put after the chapters about their Christmas trip, and the chapters about Yamada giving Kase a hickey was put after the whole Fukami arc was over

 

[MsW0lf]

Whilst Yamada did need to reflect on her obsession with work and neglect of other things (not just Kase’s race) this series so often forgives and forgets Kase’s behaviour. Sure Kase “doesn’t need a bed” but Yamada wants one and wants to earn the money to do so. Kase so often has races and training and camps, and is “allowed“ to pursue those, but when Yamada wants to work or cook suddenly she’s the one neglecting the relationship?

And as @Rubberdukkazilla pointed out, Kase’s passive aggressive replies to Yamada’s genuine messages is just petty, shitty, and childish.

See what happens when a yuri actually follows the couple from high school to college instead of just ending it? Suddenly you want nothing more for them but to break up! (I am being facetious here guys, don’t flame me!)

 

[Genzerum]

Holy moly, I've never commented on this series, but this chapter got me actually mad. What the hell is this story?
On one hand, we have Yamada being guilt tripped by her "lover", while being The Adult in this relation.
On the other, we have Kase, doing whatever the fuck she wants, behaving like literal 5 y/o and being passive aggressive towards her partner.
And it's Yamada that is getting the "I need to think about my behaviour" treatment?!
WHAT?!
I swear, like people previously stated, the best ending for this story would be them getting apart and finding someone more suitable for them, because clearly Yamada is ready for serious and adult relation, while Kase isn't - her just as childish "senpai" from dorm would be perfect match for her, ngl.

 

[marika1899]

I know others have brought it up but I'm still stuck on the fact that Kase-san not only bet their relationship on the race, but her delaying their move caused them to lose out on the ideal apartment. The apartment they're currently in is one they had to find after and was only "good enough" iirc the original one they picked out together Yamada was super excited about because it had space for her to do some gardening and whatnot. So not only did Kase-san put their relationship on the line for an extremely dumb reason, she also made Yamada miss out on her ideal apartment entirely. I don't know about you but I'd be very sour about missing out on something like that for a long time if nothing else.

Yamada almost immediately lets it go though because for better or worse that's just the type of person she is. This sort of constant stupid, petty drama is really irritating me at this point. I've been reading this manga for over a decade at this point and as much as I respect the mangaka for her work the last few arcs have left me freaking tired to put it simply. I really need something to drastically change particularly from Kase's side of things so we can go back to have cute couple stuff and healthy relationship growth instead of every development coming from something stupid and negative.

 

[BlueDsc]

It's heartbreaking to see how the series has basically devolved into this being a toxic relationship.

It retroactively ruins the entire thing.

 

[Thrembs]

I cannot possibly express how much I DON'T CARE.

 

[Thrembs]

It's heartbreaking to see how the series has basically devolved into this being a toxic relationship.

It retroactively ruins the entire thing.

That's why I fell apart when I was dropped by my horrible spouse.
"Oh, NONE of that was ok. Like a decade I dealt with this person?!"

 

[RedEco]

the author chapter numbering and mangadex numbering has always been off. this would be 66 by mangadex (currently the latest)

Not always, mangadex merged it and fucked up the numbering just recently.

 

[Aggapuffin]

And as I expected, Yamada literally had to go through some self-reflection for missing Kase's race; meanwhile Kase didn't have to go through that at all when she made Yamada put off getting the house she wanted... And I'll say it again, the issue shouldn't have been about Yamada missing Kase's race; it's that Yamada didn't rest as she should've and went to work.

Then to make matters worse, we have the ladders deciding that Yamada beating herself up over everything wasn't enough and wanted to join in.

I mean, Kase says that's the issue in Mint and Kase-san. She explicitly says that she's worried about Yamada's body and that she's been working too much. Yeah, missing the race was bad, but that's not the main issue. It's that Yamada is focusing more on working for Kase rather than Kase herself. She wants to get all these nice things for Kase and is ignoring what Kase actually wants, with that being to spend time with Yamada.

 

[Aggapuffin]

I think maybe it's because I wasn't actively reading until after the whole arc with Kase was done and they had moved in together, but I just don't get this hate for Kase. Yeah, all the stuff she did with postponing the apartment was really annoying, but I don't think it means she can't be in the right in this instance. Yamada is working too hard and her priorities are all out of wack. Like, the arc that caused people to be upset at Kase in the first place was centered around the fact that the two wanted to live together. But now, Yamada spends so much time working that she isn't even really living with Kase at all.

Also, side-note, but I really hate those friends who voted for the leader instead of Yamada. I kind of hope the group leader decides to just go with Yamada's, especially since one of them admitted to not knowing anything about blueprints and just voted for the group leader because she's their friend.

 

[Iratana]

I mean, Kase says that's the issue in Mint and Kase-san. She explicitly says that she's worried about Yamada's body and that she's been working too much. Yeah, missing the race was bad, but that's not the main issue. It's that Yamada is focusing more on working for Kase rather than Kase herself. She wants to get all these nice things for Kase and is ignoring what Kase actually wants, with that being to spend time with Yamada.

Action speaks louder than words. Kase mentions that she was worried about Yamada and wanted Yamada to rest, but then right after she did, she made sure to tell Yamada:

"I might've gotten a better time if you were there, Yamada."

Now why would Kase tell Yamada that, if missing the race wasn't the main issue? Even after that, Kase goes on rambling about how Yamada's job is more important than Kase's race, sure she mentions she wants Yamada taking care of herself, but keep in mind the only reason Kase blew up at Yamada was because Yamada had said that it didn't matter that she was there or not. Not to mention, in that entire exchange Kase didn't once ask Yamada, "how she was doing? Or if she was alright?" She immediately went into questioning mode on why Yamada was working.

Then in this chapter, we see that Kase only responded with Emojis to Yamada's messages. As far as we know, Kase hadn't asked if Yamada was doing well, or to get updates on whether Yamada was taking care of herself. Heck she could've even asked their friend/neighbor to keep an eye on Yamada, but as we can see in this chapter, the friend is pretty clueless on the situation unless Yamada tells her.

So in short: Kase 'claims' that the issue was Yamada going to work instead of resting, but her reaction as well as actions suggest otherwise and that instead Kase is mad that Yamada 'chose' work over her race and is now throwing a tantrum, and making no effort to check on Yamada's condition. If she was actually mad at Yamada working, and properly showcased her concern, then I'd have no issue with Kase. But the fact that she underlined the whole "missing her race" so childishly...

I think maybe it's because I wasn't actively reading until after the whole arc with Kase was done and they had moved in together, but I just don't get this hate for Kase. Yeah, all the stuff she did with postponing the apartment was really annoying, but I don't think it means she can't be in the right in this instance. Yamada is working too hard and her priorities are all out of wack. Like, the arc that caused people to be upset at Kase in the first place was centered around the fact that the two wanted to live together. But now, Yamada spends so much time working that she isn't even really living with Kase at all.

There's a lot of issues, but I'll keep it simple. The biggest issue I have with Kase at the moment is that she had no period of self-reflection like Yamada just did in this chapter. You said it yourself, we're seeing a similar situation in which the two of them want to spend time with each other, yet their actions in both arcs pretty much made it difficult to achieve that. The biggest difference is how did each of them react to both situation:

In the case of Kase racing against her roommate; the consequence of that action have caused Yamada to miss out on the home that she wanted to get. Then when Yamada confronts Kase about it and asked if racing the roommate was more important; Kase didn't treat it seriously and instead just acted as though Yamada was being adorably jealous. Kase didn't once show any self-reflection over her action. We didn't have a chapter of her realizing the reason why Yamada was upset, or the difficulties that she was going through, or even a flashback at how Yamada was excited for the two of them to live together, then for Kase to realize that she herself was the one who caused the issue.

Meanwhile here; the biggest issue is Yamada overworking herself, however that's not how the story is treating it. It's treating it as though the biggest issue is Yamada not spending enough time with Kase. You see this with how Kase reacted when Yamada said it was alright if she missed the race since Kase did so well, and when Yamada had her self-reflection, or when she was speaking with her neighbor/friend. It all boiled down to her not spending time with Kase.

Long story short, it's essentially how one-sided the story is being.