Kimi wa Yotsuba no Clover - Ch. 70 - Discovery

[arimareiji]

The possibilities that come to mind for grandma's weird "it's been a long time", none of which seem to make sense with the "please leave", alphabetical order:

• Fuu: Is clover, but then why would grandma think she hasn't recently been back if Fuu planted the note?
• Uichi: Came over as a kid
• Yotsuha: Got mistaken for Mommy Dearest, who Rei was somehow petition-campaigning about (to save from getting fired or some such)?

Lots more questions than answers from this chapter, of course.

Full cap, why did the friend have nausea meds?

Thank you for that possibility… I'm not sure it makes sense for the mfr to make nausea meds that big (a nauseous person swallowing something that large is likely to trigger vomiting), but at least it's another possibility.

My first thought was anti-anxiety meds, but at least for me, it seems even more unlikely. Anxiolytics are typically tiny, since they're seldom more than a few milligrams.

The readers these past 2 chapters:

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If you're actually working with the new TL team, fair enough. Putting in the work for this manga gives you every right.
If not, that's some seriously trollish threadcrapping.

 

[bradboy102]

Obvious bait is obvious

 

[Aggresivesnakes]

Several sus points.
1) Grandma seems to recognize the friend
2) The friend is the one that volunteered to untie the noose, which gives her an excuse if she was the actual mastermind and her fingerprints are found nearby.
3) The noose is drawn relatively short, which means it will be relatively difficult for Rei to tie the noose behind his neck without looking, especially in a narrow closet.
4) Rei doesn't seems to be hanging freely. He appears slightly hunched while standing upright when discovered. Page 13-14 also shows Uichi being taller than the bar despite not standing upright. It is unlikely for Rei to strangle himself with his own weight due to the low bar height. The noose also appears relatively loose in Page 10.
5) Might be the TL font, but the suicide note's handwriting seems feminine.

But the friend is so obviously sus that it loops back and she becomes not sus.

 

[Ovaeron]

30 more twists until we find out the real culprit

 

[nameless0ne]

That partially hidden picture might be Yotsuha herself. She was an idol for a while until her health gave out. Rei might have had posters of her and that's how grandma knows her face.

 

[Friendly-Sentence710]

Shit. Its Fuu-chan and she has the watch.

Another interesting this is with Yotsuha's friend. She was fairly calm until she touched Rei. It clearly didn't have anything to do with finding a body, she was prepared for this. I wonder what her condition is?

And why does her condition have her taking pills very similar to Yotsuba's pills? Like the ones that swapped by the M girl?

And not touching the body; Fuu-chan didn't start loosing it until she was untying the noose; both of them went to take care of Fuu-chan, leaving Rei-kun to continue to hang there...just to make absolutely sure he's dead.

 

[pslbslesl]

thank you for translating!! please do so again at your soonest convenience!!!

 

[AzraelPrimal]

What if Grandma isn't recognizing the 3 kids from somewhere but their parents/relatives instead?

 

[S1arburst]

Cool reaction, but taking medication without water?

Some people can do that (I've seen lots of people take pills), but those were seriously huge pills. Some small pills like nitroglycerin for chest pain also dissolve right under your tongue so you don't even have to swallow them.

 

[SpecialProjectY]

Some people can do that (I've seen lots of people take pills), but those were seriously huge pills. Some small pills like nitroglycerin for chest pain also dissolve right under your tongue so you don't even have to swallow them.

Those are tiny for exact reason, what Fuu has looks like suppository.

 

[arimareiji]

Those are tiny for exact reason, what Fuu has looks like suppository.

Which would make sense if they were anti-nausea, but she takes them by mouth so…

Random rant: What the devil is with the trope I see pop up once in a blue moon, where MC has to give their unconfessed love interest a suppository? I mean, yeah… Japan… but seriously, Japan?

 

[leon43]

Since everyone here is theorizing, I'll put out mine too with some potential spoilers from untranslated chapters; I believe Clover true identity is

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Fuu-chan's mother. A potential important actor that I don't see anyone mention.

My reason those who read the raws and untranslated chapters might know but it's revealed that

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Fuu-chan and Yotsuba might potentially be half-siblings. She might be soemone who is connected to the conflict knowing about the truth of her husband and Yotsuba's existence. Might even hate Yotsuba due to her being connected to her evil mom. That could also explain if Rei's grandma mistook Fuu-chan with someone else. I also believe it might be the mom instead of Fuu-chan herself due to the story emphasize on family or guardians or role models and their influences on the characters.

Also the fact I DON'T want Fuu-chan to be the true mastermind, lol!

 

[DrarRV]

Im calling out the poor grandma as the true clover coz you know "milk trapped inside that used to be two mountain turn to cheese eventually".

 

[alfirizkyr]

I'm buying it. Rei has the same ability via Fukatsugi. In a previous, previous timeline, Uichi's successful life would bring about the downfall of Rei's family, somehow affecting Fukatsugi—for example, if this somehow has to do with Yotsuha.

With her dad's research, she would grant Rei the ability to rewind, only for him to end up killing Uichi. Fukatsugi wants to backtrack, but can't take the power back, so hands the same power to Yotsuha.

This double interference ends up worsening things for everyone, so Fukatsugi needs to go the roundabout method and grab their powers back, running interference on both sides.

Whether this is the same Fukatsugi or a different one, I don't have an opinion yet.

 

[mkdb102]

I have literally no idea who it could be