Sake to Oni wa Nigou made - Ch. 52

[SrNevik]

I do disagree. I think it has everything to do with confessions, their inability to fully confide in each other about these doubts that they're having, their emotional distance that is at the same time a kind of dependence. It's all caused by a desire to not fully confront those emotions because both Naori and Hinata think of their relationship as something deeply fragile. A confession, any confession of feelings not necessarily romantic, is the way out of this for them.

Your comment said "If Hinata just said she wanted to be with Naori I'm sure they wouldn't be having all this turmoil." Everything else you're now adding is not relevant to my first response. Just saying she wants to be with Naori would not solve anything, and that's what I clarified. Their wanting to be together is not a mystery to either of them at this point.

As for your second response: I agree with most of your breakdown but their issues go beyond just communicating, although clearly communicating would help. They have potentially different views about a few issues here and some of those might not be easily reconciled. Part of why Naori isn't admitting her worries is because she understands how important being human is to Hinata. She wants to fully understand herself first before making her issues public. There's an argument looming between them that she's avoiding.

 

[Iliketoreadcomics]

A part of me doesn't want Hinata to lose her ogre-ness.
I would rather she could just be an ogre and not have the strings attached (like being the leader of all ogres or whatever her role equates to), and also that they looked for a way to break that curse instead. I guess the structure of their community and their justified inability to integrate (horns really stand out) doesn't allow for that though.
Just sucks that the current path is a one-off, quick fix and doesn't help any other ogres - leaves them all hanging actually.
Feels like there's a more robust solution than what she's going for.
Hopefully author-san can pull off something good.

Agreed. The conflict of the story isn't necessarily being an oni, but the curse that keeps them subservient and beneath humans in the first place. Unless they do something like break the curse and the wider system, the cycle will continue, even if Hinata becomes a human. Besides, I highly doubt people will just forget about Hinata if she became human, she'd likely always be remembered as the Shuten-Doji that dipped.

 

[FionaWitch]

Still, since the first time Hinata said she wants to be a human and be with Naori is her big mistake for decision. Losing her powers couldn't protect Naori alone when it's necessary when monsters attacked.

 

[dggything]

WE'RE SO BACK !!!!!!

 

[MelonManic]

Ah the plots coming to me
Alcohol and yonkos I see I see

Damn... Didn't even have enough time to screa-

Oh nice a Glock... I don't remember why I disliked idol one, so I guess yer cool for now, I mean if I forgot it it must not be that drastic me memories pretty impeccable
Hot take: normal glocks are cooler than sci-fi glocks
It all comes down to the sound, you get the full force of the shot behind a normal Glock and it sounds glorious, take the glocks from say Star wars and it's just pew pew pew
So now I don't like you again idol, lasers in glocks are lame

AH MAN-

Have a nice day

 

[SilverHarken]

Next chapter postponed to March 23.

 

[Yukisuna]

And just as Naori was thinking that, someone that indeed has undergone a total transformation shows up. Is it time for the Tanuki-faced (lol?) ones to have their time in the limelight?


I wonder why that lesser yokai was approaching the shrine when it knew Hinata would be there, giving up energy. Not sure if a benevolent, "civillian" yokai or a would-be opportunist acting harmless.


Perhaps Naori will truly get to sit back in safety, this time? I'd imagine Hinata will progressively be more drained and that'll make Naori worried. But surely she'd be in danger if she came to the shrine too.

 

[sebaasdf]

WTF I can't believe I'm up to date, thinking back I'm glad I didn't catch up earlier, there were some really big cliffhangers before, this chapter is fine

 

[Yukisuna]

I can't wait for more! I really wish this one'd publish abroad, I'm considering buying the kindle volumes just to throw money at them without having to fill my house with books I can't read.



There's nothing else quite like this! Nothing manages to fill the gap it's left. I'm really grateful for the opportunity to discover and read it.