Kaya-chan wa Kowakunai - Vol. 6 Ch. 35 - Chie-sensei isn't scary

[JDSquare13]

I guess in the case of Kaya, she was born mostly (or all) spectre as her soul. So, there is no "human Kaya" - there is only Kaya as she is.

I would not be surprised if it turns out that Kaya was technically stillborn, so when the specter came in to the body in the womb it was the only thing left in the body - hence as you said Kaya was always Kaya from the beginning.

 

[Serverclosed]

I wonder if the lack of humanity is less a result of the spectre and more a case of how the priestess is raised. Kind of nature vs nurture thing. If the eldest daughter are raised strictly to play out a certain role within the family it could result in them failing to develop a proper sense of empathy and emotions. Meanwhile Kaya has been brought up like an ordinary kid.

You right. But she's still young, so we will see how this turns out.

 

[Hicleric]

Seeing her body all limp and lifeless hit pretty hard, I gotta say . I continue to be suckered in by the cute art and completely thrown by the horror

 

[randoms986]

I don't understand, when he said Kaya family have spectre, does he mean Kaya family like her grandmother is originally a human but because she have special powers, her soul turning into a spectre little by little, and for Kaya's case her soul is now fully spectre because she uses her power since she's little?

Or did he mean they have this one big spectre as a "pet" and this spectre is taking over Kaya's family like her grandmother and Kaya by replacing their soul with its spectre part little by little?

Probably the latter. The spectre is used to boost their ghost fighting ability at the cost of giving up humanity. In kaya's case the spectre seemed to have embodied an empty vessel.

 

[JasonBourne117]

I rescind my previous comment. You#re alright Chie-san. Absolutely blast of an chapter

 

[RMXStudio]

Also, anyone paid attention to the first page? Kaya Spectre has a black halo too, can't help but imagine that is a important detail in the long run.

Kaya Christ

 

[harukuro]

Chie sensei is like kaya's human anchor just like how mob-san is namu's human anchor. Power without reason is just destruction but with reason it will be a protection.

 

[hvdvyve]

So the "spectre" or "deity" reincarnates in the eldest daughters of the family? That is really cool.

 

[silverpetricof]

We love Chie-sensei.

Thank you for the translation.

 

[luigiymario2]

Kaya-chan is human! Do not exorcise her!!

 

[gmkgoat]

Interesting. The dynamics of the Ebisumori family sure are strange. If the eldest daughter is the one who gains the psychic power, how come Mutsu is so much stronger than Nana? And why is Namu able to use powers at all? Does Mirai know what's happening to her? So many questions.

 

[SpecialProjectY]

Basically, Kaya is a spirit/ghost that can fight/intervene with other ghosts/spirits, but how she will be raised is becoming good or bad.

 

[StormSen]

Interesting so I was right with my theory last chapter, so whenever we see Kaya's eyes change when she uses her powers we are in fact seeing within the shell at the spectre inside the shell or perhaps its the spectre looking outside of the shell that we are seeing. I think its a case that the Ebisumori spectre is actually passed down from priestess to priestess each one serving as a host until the next eldest daughter is born and that something went wrong with Mirai either before or during her first pregnancy? Also is Nana the eldest daughter or is Mirai? Because it seems to be family tradition to have whoever happens to bear the spectre at the time to enter into and carry the "family business" of being a prominent psychic as it were... yet Mirai didn't and her child acquired it while Nana did enter the business and seems rather weak in comparison to Blindma. So did the family spectre rebel in some way leading to Mirai's secret birth and it passing to Kaya, Namu is Kaya's uncle, or did some outside factor cause this to occur? By part of the spectre remaining in the womb and taking a second simultaneous host these has me feeling the spectre is rebelling against the Ebisumori, that would explain grandma's rambling in her room upon meeting Kaya, or it could be something else taking advantage of the situation so it can access the Ebisumori womb gateway. I also like the parallel between what the Ebisumori have been doing for generations and what that evil organization in Dark Gathering also does.
Thank you for the chapter.
Also I do think that the family spectre has another personality outside of the surface Kaya personality that does manifest from time to time as seen in the reunion scene in grandma's room in the nursing home and when Chie hugged both Kaya and Sakuya after the store room incident I think the pardon the pun "Kaya shell persona" is just the result of how the spectre's been raised while in this current vessel like a somewhat normal 5 yr old girl but below that is that original mind of the generations old entity.

Half-answers some questions, re-raises others:

• "Kaya" is the spirit, and it's been there and in charge since birth (or before). It's seems pretty human.
• There's at least another personality of the spirit -- the one that looked like it had it in for Blindma. To what degree this is separate from "Kaya" personality is unclear.
• Blindma pissed off alt-Kaya somehow. Based Blindma's reaction before, I'm guessing that Blindma broke the agreement and refused to pass off the spirit to the eldest daughter (Nana). Blindma is protective of her eldest daughter. Not so much for her younger daughter (Minai (sp?)).
• But older daughter was (presumably) not possessed, instead spirit went directly into Minai's first daughter (Kaya).
• But then why is second child also possessed by a spectre? The same one? Or a different one.
• Namu talks about the spirit eating the person they possess, but that didn't happen for Blindma. (Presumably the previous host of the spirit. Perhaps because the spirit was weaker then? Or perhaps because of the way that the spirit transitioned to Kaya.
• Why is Namu so strong as exorcist? Presumably he was never a host for the spirit.
• Why was grandma still fairly strong as exorcist?
• Why was blindma sure that Minai was dead?

Final point: I'm wondering if Chie is entirely human. She's giving off some Tanuki (or maybe cat?) vibes with her hairstyle and with the halloween ears she was wearing earlier.

 

[Krune]

Half-answers some questions, re-raises others:

• "Kaya" is the spirit, and it's been there and in charge since birth (or before). It's seems pretty human.
• There's at least another personality of the spirit -- the one that looked like it had it in for Blindma. To what degree this is separate from "Kaya" personality is unclear.
• Blindma pissed off alt-Kaya somehow. Based Blindma's reaction before, I'm guessing that Blindma broke the agreement and refused to pass off the spirit to the eldest daughter (Nana). Blindma is protective of her eldest daughter. Not so much for her younger daughter (Minai (sp?)).
• But older daughter was (presumably) not possessed, instead spirit went directly into Minai's first daughter (Kaya).
• But then why is second child also possessed by a spectre? The same one? Or a different one.
• Namu talks about the spirit eating the person they possess, but that didn't happen for Blindma. (Presumably the previous host of the spirit. Perhaps because the spirit was weaker then? Or perhaps because of the way that the spirit transitioned to Kaya.
• Why is Namu so strong as exorcist? Presumably he was never a host for the spirit.
• Why was grandma still fairly strong as exorcist?
• Why was blindma sure that Minai was dead?

Final point: I'm wondering if Chie is entirely human. She's giving off some Tanuki (or maybe cat?) vibes with her hairstyle and with the halloween ears she was wearing earlier.

the spirit, now that we've gotten some explanations, doesn't seem to be able to inhabit male vessels it even goes to such an extent that it seems to be able to influence the gender of the child so its host will always be female. In some of the recent chapters we are provided with some rules and explanations regarding said rules when it comes to the spirit this family goes to great lengths to provide "housing" for each generation.

 

[BorguyThe64th]

Yeah, I'm convinced that this guy sucks lol. Kaya may be a spectre, but she's got a heart of gold... that is, until she eventually fades away into nothingness...

On the flipside, Chie-sensei continues to charm me. In addition to her wholesome teacher-student dynamic with Kaya, she was SO REAL for tossing Nemu right onto the pavement. BASED sensei.

 

[qaaj]

The world of Kaya-chan is dark and morbid but as long as people like Chie and Mob exist, it's not all bad.