Koibumi to 13-sai no Actress - Vol. 3 Ch. 10 - Business Partners

[Coldest1231312]

Whatever happens, happens. I'm just enjoying the ride. At the end of the day, it's the author's call.

I hope this ends with them getting married

 

[Overrated]

Just get together already! To hell with society boundaries 🗣🔥🔥

 

[Panino]

You know, this is actually a really interesting story about boundaries and expectations. The sister went ahead and made it creepy, but Ayano is just a young girl with no adult figures in her life.

I'm trying to read ahead as much as I can.
The most recent chapter finally revealed what happened between Fumi and that Lighter Woman.
I like this series, I think this is going more in the direction of After the Rain that just a age gap romance, and that's why there are moments that are hard for me to understand. No only Fumi's sister thinking about Fumi and Ayano getting together in the future when she should be having opposite thoughts. Maybe she knows that his brother is "trustworthy", but still would be better to keep an eye on him to ensure that he does NOT put his hand on Ayano.

Other moment is with Ayano's school friend.
In a previous chapter she got alarmed and warned Ayano very clearly to NOT trust Fumi, no matter what, never fully "trust" him because one day he can put his hands on her and there'll be nothing she can do to resist. But then in another chapter she sees ONE romantic scene in a drama ONCE and reverts her behavior completely, trying to convince that Fumi loves her Ayano and shipping the two? It's bizarre.

 

[lenovoaxioo]

i see. . . the unsettling feeling she gives out are that huh. . . honestly, as a read it got me too.
i can't even just feel "mnghhh she's so cute" towards her all this time.
Now i feel bad

 

[xXPenisXx]

Actually it's a jelly donut

 

[Kronos992]

I like how y'all make a point of showing which way her name is written, but then you call an onigiri a sandwich 🤣 should have just called it a jelly donut lol

Edit: LMFAO I should have read the next page 😂

 

[De4dSoldier]

so that is his ex right?!?!?, i wonder why they broke up.....,
Thx for the tl btw 🫡

I think she's dead, remember the flashback when his sister wore all black

 

[AzrefReza]

As someone who made a similar comment, you summed it up well. The thing that's interesting to me about this manga is how Ayano really feels like a kid looking for any sort of adult. She's not "mature for her age," honestly. That giant red flag in the description is kinda wrong. She feels more mature, but that's cause she's been acting her whole dang life and has had to handle everything in the house on her because she has no present parental figures.

But, like... she writes little notes like "how old are you" or "how tall are you" on little pieces of paper and sneaks it into things Fumi has. She gets excited about pictures and immediately frames them and puts them in important places. She pulls his hair to get his attention, gets excited about matching aprons, doodles things... she's a kid. Like any and all of these moments could be put in one of the 'cute daughter' manga and everyone'd be going 'aww how cute,' cause it's clear she's just lonely. She feels like a little sister, or a daughter, or a younger cousin. And if that was the established relationship, nothing would be off at all.

But it's her manager so all of a sudden there's all these questions about what the heck should be happening here. What it means. What it could be, what it should turn into, what any of this all is to everyone involved.

This whole relationship, although wildly different in the details, reminds me a lot of the film Léon.