Osoraku Kanojo wa Ore no Aniki wo Neratteru - Ch. 17

[Haydrion101]

TOHNO I'M SO PROUD OF YOU AAAAAAAAAAAAAA

 

[UdenEmpati]

I am so glad they resolved that issue so quickly.

yeah...I don't think it's resolved.

First step, maybe - but given how well Tohno's problems have been portrayed thus far, going "oh look everything's better now" this easily would be a disservice to the overall narrative.

 

[Doomroar]

If she is secretly going after his brother the damage will spread to the readers

 

[Magnus_Prime]

Eh, I mean, it sucks that girls only come to him for the sole purpose of getting close to his brother but surely it only amounts to small annoyances. Why are you sulking when they pay attention to your brother, do you also want to be popular with the girls? Kinda shallow and immature, but I guess it’s spot on for his age

What the girls are unknowingly communicating is 'You have no value to us save your connection to your brother.' That would be hard on anyone, knowing that they're being treated like a means to an end.

 

[jc9]

Reality isn't so convenient. Traumas and failures of trust don't go away overnight with the power of love and friendship. They stick around in the back of your mind, influencing you whether you're aware of it or not. It makes you hesitate in every interaction. You think you're getting better, then something seemingly insignificant sends you into a relapse that's even harder to get out of.

Well reality isn't fair, so that's why i also understand people saying "man up and get over it". Because while it could be insensitive to tell him that directly, that's kinda what he actually has to do. World at large doesn't really care about your problems, trauma or the fact that your heart was crushed 100 times already - that's your own problem to overcome in the end, no matter how cruel it might sound.
You either put yourself at risk again (preferably while trying to judge people based on your experience better), or you give up completely and stay alone.

 

[ItzUhMe]

Touma's such a good friend

 

[Joirish1495]

I still cant explain why but the brother not shutting down the using his younger brother to get close to him feels wrong. It feels like he should have a percentage of the responsibility, and if his excuse is "i didnt notice" that just makes him a bad brother tbh

 

[Joirish1495]

I wonder if Rei know what the girls actually did to Youta and why he been insecure so much over the years from what we know so far he would he furious without a doubt I mean a fangirl that know the truth about Youta even feel terrible and try to save him from them in previous chapters

The way I see it is if he did notice hes kind of a jackass for not shutting it down with his influence, if he didnt notice then he is legitimately stupid and doesnt actually notice his brothers pain out of pure ignorance.

 

[Carn109]

She truly is looking at him
Also best mates ever

 

[D4Cheap]

Imagine the plot twist: she was after his brother all along. Would this beat gal☆cleaning? (If you don’t know what I’m talking about, do not look it up.)
I bet it would.

 

[Narehate]

Eh, I mean, it sucks that girls only come to him for the sole purpose of getting close to his brother but surely it only amounts to small annoyances. Why are you sulking when they pay attention to your brother, do you also want to be popular with the girls? Kinda shallow and immature, but I guess it’s spot on for his age

If every time someone reached out to you to connect it turned out to be for ulterior motives and they cared less about you than a pile of shit on the side of the road it would probably be pretty damaging to anybody’s trust.

Maybe you feel it’s just an inconvenience because you’re an adult who’s had varied experiences, but this specific character has not experienced genuine connection with someone of the opposite gender before.

 

[praisejesus]

significant things happening in the chapter, but I have to also give special shoutout to this banger offtopic frame

I hope dog dawg becomes a recurring character.

 

[Sugarbeef]

He's finally starting to trust his future wife, author better not spoil this by making her ask something about his brother that will be retroactively innocent and send him deeper into self doubt.

 

[Szaal]

@eleven179

 

[Tic_tac_potato]

Best chapter hands down 🖐️😐🖐️

 

[UdenEmpati]

Well reality isn't fair, so that's why i also understand people saying "man up and get over it". Because while it could be insensitive to tell him that directly, that's kinda what he actually has to do. World at large doesn't really care about your problems, trauma or the fact that your heart was crushed 100 times already - that's your own problem to overcome in the end, no matter how cruel it might sound.
You either put yourself at risk again (preferably while trying to judge people based on your experience better), or you give up completely and stay alone.

there's also kinder and more constructive ways to phrase it than that. Which is, I suspect, part of the reason others here are objecting to that sentiment as passionately as they are.

Also - the whole "the world is cruel" is a cop out, because we decide whether to reinforce that by our behavior. We can't control anyone but ourselves, certainly - but if people were kinder, then there'd be less cruelty to go around. And that's a matter of time and effort to spread the idea that we can choose to make things less bad for ourselves and those around us.
It certainly wouldn't be easy or quick, but it's a possibility - especially when a writing a story where the author controls reality.

And ultimately - saying "suck it up and get over it" isn't really constructive on its own. It doesn't offer any tools or avenues to actually doing so. It's as empty a platitude as "ah you'll be fine eventually", and arguably more damaging because of the inherent uncaring aspect to the sentiment.
Because as-is, that statement you and a few others stand by just makes you seem cold and unfeeling. You might be right that it's pragmatic advice, but it certainly won't win you friends with that lack of compassion for the pain someone else is going through.

 

[Pibata]

side note, I've already seen this happen IRL. it sucks

 

[Mivy]

Dont feel bad that u doubted her after being used and let down time and time again trauma doesnt just go away after so much one been through

 

[BigMac_77]

Awww 🥹, He fully broke out of his shell!

 

[Loliphilosophy]

ONE TRUE WIFE