Nikubami Honegishimi - Vol. 6 Ch. 17.1 - Nest-borrowing Specter (Former)

[MangaDex]

 

[Babymech2]

God, I hate it when handymen do this shit... "Yeah, this'll hold... probably. If you don't do anything too demanding. I can check in on it in a week, just don't worry about it and be real careful."

 

[Hikineet]

Thanks for the chapter.

 

[Gem-Bug]

Great chapter, thank you

 

[BalrogDeMorgoth]

This is probably some kind of cuckoo spirit that make you THINK it's your kid so you 'take care' of it.

 

[Floriano]

Goodness fuck this type of entity trope is so unnerving to me. Like haha just look after this box! Don't you dare sleep in front of it, it will get you. Just keep an eye on it!

 

[Friendly-Sentence710]

"Don't let your guard down"
#1 things said right before guards are lowered

This is probably some kind of cuckoo spirit that make you THINK it's your kid so you 'take care' of it.

Bird legs

I think you've got it.

 

[SuperRobotSolo]

This is probably some kind of cuckoo spirit that make you THINK it's your kid so you 'take care' of it.

Damn, that makes sense! The chapter is called "nest-borrowing specter" too, that's really direct. He didn't even know the baby was born, so why is a baby spirit going after HIM? He didn't abandon it, the mother, his girlfriend, did. But there's birdlegs. So yeah, cuckoo spirit seems, for the lack of a better word, the most logical conclusion. Cuckoo birds "borrow" the nests of other birds.

Anyway, if he was abusive, then it stands to reason the mother/girlfriend could curse him, and the baby spirit would be the manifestation of that curse. But far as we know, he wasn't. If anything he seems downright sad that he doesn't get to raise a child, despite poor prospects. And again, she didn't tell him she was pregnant, a baby curse spirit should be going after the girlfriend, not what is essentially an innocent third party.

 

[MsW0lf]

Damn, that makes sense! The chapter is called "nest-borrowing specter" too, that's really direct. He didn't even know the baby was born, so why is a baby spirit going after HIM? He didn't abandon it, the mother, his girlfriend, did. But there's birdlegs. So yeah, cuckoo spirit seems, for the lack of a better word, the most logical conclusion. Cuckoo birds "borrow" the nests of other birds.

Anyway, if he was abusive, then it stands to reason the mother/girlfriend could curse him, and the baby spirit would be the manifestation of that curse. But far as we know, he wasn't. If anything he seems downright sad that he doesn't get to raise a child, despite poor prospects. And again, she didn't tell him she was pregnant, a baby curse spirit should be going after the girlfriend, not what is essentially an innocent third party.

The “dead baby in locker” is a classic Japanese urban legend, and this manga has always loved to both subvert and twist any of the familiar tales. Combining it with a cuckoo spirit would be a really interesting take. Not a usual “grudge“ spirit out for vengeance on the abusive, but something more insidious to take advantage of the mourning.

 

[Akatori2st]

"Bird legs" and these birds. Definitely not his child.

 

[BalrogDeMorgoth]

Damn, that makes sense! The chapter is called "nest-borrowing specter" too, that's really direct. He didn't even know the baby was born, so why is a baby spirit going after HIM? He didn't abandon it, the mother, his girlfriend, did. But there's birdlegs. So yeah, cuckoo spirit seems, for the lack of a better word, the most logical conclusion. Cuckoo birds "borrow" the nests of other birds.

Anyway, if he was abusive, then it stands to reason the mother/girlfriend could curse him, and the baby spirit would be the manifestation of that curse. But far as we know, he wasn't. If anything he seems downright sad that he doesn't get to raise a child, despite poor prospects. And again, she didn't tell him she was pregnant, a baby curse spirit should be going after the girlfriend, not what is essentially an innocent third party.

The “dead baby in locker” is a classic Japanese urban legend, and this manga has always loved to both subvert and twist any of the familiar tales. Combining it with a cuckoo spirit would be a really interesting take. Not a usual “grudge“ spirit out for vengeance on the abusive, but something more insidious to take advantage of the mourning.

"Bird legs" and these birds. Definitely not his child.

There's also the fact the spirit showed up the second he heard about the baby and about the locker thing, AKA the moment he was the most likely to feel responsible for a spirit making him think 'I'm your kid'.

Could be a twist that his baby isn't even the one that died.

 

[capricieux]

The 'baby' deformed teeth looks like Inobusaki's....

 

[The17thShard]

The 'baby' deformed teeth looks like Inobusaki's....

Probably just the artist’s style, I would guess, rather than direct connection. In universe, the author might say something like “the teeth are symbolic of [thing], and when [curse/spirit situation messes “thing” up] the teeth become contorted in reflection of that“.

 

[Fugutron]

Overworked oneesan mediums with freckles are quickly becoming one of my favourite characters, which is strange, because there are two of them already (another one is in Reiwa no Dara) lol

The 'baby' deformed teeth looks like Inobusaki's....

Pet theory is that Inobousaki's corpse at her funeral is a doll made by these guys, and she's still alive.

 

[noloveforme]

This manga always makes my day