Osananajimi wo Mirume ga Kawatte Shimatta - Ch. 8 - The Touch of My Childhood Friend

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Yep

She's just attached to him because of their history together, and I'm positive there's nothing romantically-intended in her actions. At minimum, nothing she's actually cognizant of.

He was high on his own supply being good at things and always being the one to help her out, until she suddenly got better than him, and instead of using that as motivation to push himself, he just threw it all away in frustration and ran away from everything.

And Sayaka's clueless about it, most likely, because he also stopped talking to her in any meaningful way, and she arguably doesn't realize anything is "wrong" at all, and assumes it's all the same from when they were kids. He's done nothing to enlighten her, and instead is freaking out on Puberty Brain as he listlessly exists through the day with nothing really motivating him to change his situation.

I thought I'd really dislike his mom's attitude toward him, but honestly if he's been like this for a year, then she's probably just lost her patience, which I can understand.

She's definitely not helping matters by acting this way toward him, and thus I'm of the opinion that they both kinda suck.
But the onus is on Kazuki to grow as a person, and if his mom comes around after he starts making an actual effort, then fine.

Sayaka's personality being this kinda-ditzy-but-somehow-perfect is real high up on the Wish Fulfillment scale of "amazingly hot high-spec childhood friend but she's still clingy with me specifically even though I push her away constantly", but what can you do.
 
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Come on, MC-kun, just be honest with Sayaka about how you feel already. Why is it so hard? and F for MC here, he got hugged so hard he literally passed out, lol :dogkek:

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thank you for translation
 
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😭😭Bro really hasn't ever read a monthly upload manga.

Sorry man this slow game ain't for everybody

In fairness, if we're two years real-time into this and 30+chapters along and there's been nothing on Kazuki's end to suggest a bit of narrative velocity for his character?

That's not 'slow game', thar's an author more enamored with the idea of a hyperbolically-idealized childhood friend giving them the time of day despite being a sullen shut-in running away from life, than actually telling a story.
 
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In fairness, if we're two years real-time into this and 30+chapters along and there's been nothing on Kazuki's end to suggest a bit of narrative velocity for his character?

That's not 'slow game', thar's an author more enamored with the idea of a hyperbolically-idealized childhood friend giving them the time of day despite being a sullen shut-in running away from life, than actually telling a story.
try reading chikasugiru futari :hearts:
 
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Disrespectfully, how tf are you going to complain about what your child does and doesn't do when you have 100% control over what he owns. What, you want to tell us your shutin son bought that fight stick on his own? WITH WHAT MONEY???
 
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Disrespectfully, how tf are you going to complain about what your child does and doesn't do when you have 100% control over what he owns. What, you want to tell us your shutin son bought that fight stick on his own? WITH WHAT MONEY???
Buying someone a gift does not then mean that they are entitled to ignore their share of household chores or obligations to family or friends. If anything they should feel more responsible to pay it forward.
 
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Buying someone a gift does not then mean that they are entitled to ignore their share of household chores or obligations to family or friends. If anything they should feel more responsible to pay it forward.
You misunderstand my point. He was only able to get this stuff because of his mom. If he isn't acting like he should, his mother should be exerting her parental authority and take away his shit.
 

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