Kusunoki-san wa Koukou Debut ni Shippai Shite Iru - Ch. 45.1 - Even if I end up all alone, that’s fine, because then, no one else will get hurt (Firs…

[Castane]

Both hebikawa and kusunoki's backstories are just their friends or classmates seething at them umprompted and for no good reason, maybe that's the point but it feels lazy

 

[Nehona]

and I guess the dude will come back in present time at some point

I had not considered this...... please no. I beg you author, please no. This already sucks, THAT would be even worse....

 

[UdenEmpati]

NGL, while this backstory fits to Kusunoki's aversion when it comes to romance, it honestly just doesn't add an interesting angle on her as a character. It's written to be the sort of backstory that keeps her perfect blonde girl image by putting the blame on her issues to other people. Not to mention, childhood betrayal tropes are dime a dozen and how it is executed on this one is pretty cliche. It's so cliche that it's on brand with how cliche and bland Kusunoki's character is.

Saved me having to say it.

This doesn't even set up a reasonable path for Kusunoki to have developed romantic feelings for Keisuke - she didn't get love then, and she doesn't get it now, and all this does is set her up for history to repeat between herself, Moe, and Keisuke.

She still doesn't know her feelings in the present, and now she has all the reason possible to reject and run from the situation entirely, lest she risk the friendships she has.

 

[Moody0_0]

So Kusunoki has the tism?

Nah. She just has bad dice luck and her Wisdom mod is -4.

 

[wiwowiwooo]

the guy is so nasty what the hell

 

[ciera]

Thanks for the update

 

[DudeWhoReadsManga]

Saved me having to say it.

This doesn't even set up a reasonable path for Kusunoki to have developed romantic feelings for Keisuke - she didn't get love then, and she doesn't get it now, and all this does is set her up for history to repeat between herself, Moe, and Keisuke.

She still doesn't know her feelings in the present, and now she has all the reason possible to reject and run from the situation entirely, lest she risk the friendships she has.

You nail it perfectly. I don't see a reason why Kusunoki would even make a move on Keisuke knowing the fact that she already knows how Moe feels for Keisuke. She's been characterized to be handed in a silver platter and all the popularity that she got is thanks to Keisuke's efforts. She already achieved what she wanted, having a perfect blond girl image, which makes her character arc essentially complete.

So unless the author adds more interesting nuances and flaws to her overall character or give her an actual reason why she would pursue Keisuke, this would just lead her either giving up or her winning by the virtue of being the FMC which would be a cop out and a stinky one.

 

[tbvp]

ty for the chapter!

 

[atomic_watusi]

There are people in real life that really have bland personalities and not-so-memorable past.

 

[sthylich]

You can keep being friend with MC and tomboy forever. Just let snake win, she deserved it.

 

[makimabeanster]

You can't hide snek forever

 

[Kaito57]

Wow... those are terrible "friends".

 

[Seyclops]

Man, I don't miss being a kid sometimes. Kids are dumb and stubborn.

 

[Naian]

Sure, let Kusunoki keep her fear of falling in love. Don't let MC and FMC become a couple, instead let MC fall in love with someone and then we watch the POV of Kusunoki getting NTR'd, how she let get away a romantic partner due to her fear and it'll be part of her growth. She can just get with another partner in the future where she avoid doing the same error.

 

[egg-kun]

Can it get more generic than this?

The chapter's TITLE is bad enough, makes you cringe. This tired, bothersome cliche.

I will reiterate, the problem with Kusunoki is that she's just BORING. That's why the other girls are so much more interesting....

Let's hope she activates a yandere side or something and has an epic battle with snek girl

 

[JashwanthGeass]

Trash Trash Trash

 

[Asheron]

I thought the manga was Kusonoki failing her high school glow-up. Not really consistent with her being a popular hottie in middle school.

 

[benshapiro]

Where is snek?

 

[felis_sapiens]

thats right kusunoki, leave romance out of the mc, he belong to our snake

 

[Exeos]

wow, what a fucking boring and cliche shit chapter. maybe i'll give this series 2-3 more before it goes into the bin.