Shachou to Sake to Hoshi - Ch. 9 - Boss and The Call

[Genzerum]

I need someone to pick up one of the series that Mylene was scanlating to kick them to the curb, it's the only one I'm reading that they're the only ones translating it.

This one. Someone please take it off their hands.

So true. Previous TL was miles better than what they are "providing", aka typesetting worse than beginners and MTL bullcrap.

 

[darekpawlo]

Ridiculous scanlators war aside...

Damm, Ishizumi, sweet speech. You really flipped her switch. Will the suggestive tag remain intact in the upcoming chapters?

We'll see!

Unrelated topic, I always dread answering the " What's your strength and weakness."
question during interviews. I remember being honest about my weakness once during an interview while I was trying to get into a selective medical program only for it to be part of the reason why they rejected me, lol.

A lesson learned.

Don't you have to spin the weakness as something positive? Like "My weakness is that I never give up even when maybe I should"

 

[ipod123432]

With how fire-happy and violent the Prez is, I can kind of understand the MC's reluctance to go all in, given the risk.

 

[Nexxurio]

At this point I'm more interested in scanlation drama than in the manga.

 

[Statyc]

4 hrs phone call... Jesus christ. I usually annoy after 5 mins of talking on the phone, but this... That's some savant level.

With the right person, it isn't annoying. The conversation just starts to flow, even when either party goes to lecture.

While you're right as to the reason of his non-aggression, I think it's pretty obvious why he is the way he is? He's 37, he really admires her dad and has been at the company since he was 'job hunting,' so who knows how long he's been there and how long he's known her. It could be a long time. Listen to him talk about her dad in this chapter, he not only feels like he owes the guy for his job, he feels like he owes the guy for coming to realize something vital about himself. Going after his boss' daughter who's 13 years younger than him feels like a betrayal. The irony, however, is that the old boss clearly trusted and liked our boy here, and could even have been happy to see someone who listens and supports be with his daughter, because she needs that. He's even doing what he's doing because he's trying to honor one of the most important things her father told him: to be the kind of person who listens to those who need to be heard.

Also... I hope you're not talking about yourself there, cause that's an indicator of poor health rather than, like... age at that point.

So much of this, yes.

That 13-year age gap is difficult to overcome, even if there's legally no issue. Even going with the unofficial half plus seven, Izumi's bottom number of the socially acceptable (according to the US) range would be 26 years. Reina is well below that.

So, I agree there are several factors that really don't have to do with him being 37 specifically:

• The age gap is too large (this would apply at other ages, too, not just 37)
• He's trying to honor and repay her father by showing her the same support (this has also been mentioned in past chapters, too)
• He doesn't want to violate her trust because she doesn't know he's her employee, in fact the further along we go the more guilt and stress he feels about this

As someone well past 37 and married, nothing's withered away. However, my interests aren't often aligned with someone in their twenties. So, I'm just not that keen, even if they're pleasing to the eye. Emotionally, I'm in a different space and need a partner that can actually understand me (like my wife).

As for these characters and story, I'm a bit torn and would be OK between them winding up together or with other characters entirely. There's that young guy that'd love to be her punching bag.

Edited to finish my sentence about the partner being able to understand me.

 

[boddledopple]

Ridiculous scanlators war aside...

Damm, Ishizumi, sweet speech. You really flipped her switch. Will the suggestive tag remain intact in the upcoming chapters?

We'll see!

Unrelated topic, I always dread answering the " What's your biggest strength and weakness? "
question during interviews. I remember being honest about my weakness once during an interview while I was trying to get into a selective medical program only for it to be part of the reason why they rejected me, lol.

A lesson learned.

What's helped (me atleast) is to have your "weakness" be an interlude to a strength/achievement, or actually be a humblebrag.

1. Have an achievement be anchored to your "weakness", like maybe you had a project that won an award or accolade, you could say something like "I didn't expect (x) to be so well-received, that I didn't do "

2. Something like "I work too hard"- just a bit more roundabout.

You don't actually want to say an actual weakness. The whole interview process is to sell yourself to the interviewer and provide notable bits that'll help them remember you.

 

[Siddy00]

Thanks for the chapter!

 

[Late_Komei]

Don't you have to spin the weakness as something positive? Like "My weakness is that I never give up even when maybe I should"

That's what I've heard as one of the strategies in answering that question.

-Make the weakness feel authentic but not generic ( i.e " I'm a people- pleaser.).
-Don't make the weakness be a major detriment/red flag in getting hired.
-Spin the weakness into something positive/mention methods on how you'll fix the weakness if hired.
- Joke answer if you have the charisma to execute it successfully.

For me, I mentioned at the interview while I'm not the person who can normally think outside the box/ I'm a rigid thinker. Instead, I'm the " by the books " person who can follow any order effectively. However, that wasn't the best response as I was later told by the committee who interviewed me that I need a creative mindset in case something goes wrong in the operating room and all standard procedures failed.

 

[aangry_aardvark]

MC is about to cop a squat at the dinner table

 

[phil777]

Our MC is 37 if you are wondering why he is so non-aggressive. Once you hit 35, it just withers away

Speak for yourself! Is above 35 and still lively
Also, as of now, Mylene has posted their version 32 minutes ago or so.

 

[Late_Komei]

What's helped (me atleast) is to have your "weakness" be an interlude to a strength/achievement, or actually be a humblebrag.

1. Have an achievement be anchored to your "weakness", like maybe you had a project that won an award or accolade, you could say something like "I didn't expect (x) to be so well-received, that I didn't do "

2. Something like "I work too hard"- just a bit more roundabout.

You don't actually want to say an actual weakness. The whole interview process is to sell yourself to the interviewer and provide notable bits that'll help them remember you.

That is true. My approach at that time to give an honest, non-cliché answer to make myself look authentic and how it won't be a detriment in that medical field I was trying to get into.

Again, that backfired on me so I learned how to answer that question better in my future interviews.

Hopefully, with the job that I'm doing now, I won't have to answer that question anytime soon, hehe.

 

[Spoopa]

God I fucking despise scanlator wars, the comments always get sidetracked

 

[membles]

I don't fucking see fucking Mylene scans uploading their fucking translations of this fucking manga on MangaDex. What's this fucking beef is fucking about? I am fucking lost

vivziepop script ass comment lmao

 

[rabidfish]

i really really hope this forced misunderstanding resolves quickly. It's dumb as fuck (1) and (2) it's just not really that interesting. They can both continue to have the exact same characterization they already have with her knowing. Nothing really has to change. She can still be a super strict and bad with people boss and an annoying horny blabber mouth when she's drunk. He can still be her silent guardian in working hours and her counselor at night.
Oh she finds out? he gets scared and feels guilty, leaves the company. After the initial shock she goes after him, apologizes and asks him to come back, and start from scratch, no more lies. After a couple awkward days they go back to status quo.
EZ.

 

[havelmom]

no mercy
pulverize his hips

 

[kuShiNe]

The payoff is going to be so great, and hopefully zurikishi turns this into H

 

[jojoka]

They're attempting to snipe on Comick. It's uh, not going very well in the favour of Mylene given their abject mediocrity in actually providing a decent translation. Plus they're just kinda pieces of shit

This might be the gayest sentence I've ever heard these guys are getting mad over people translating the same Chinese cartoon as them. Bro just translate it better than everyone will read it instead why act like gay highschool girls in the end we will just laugh at both for being fags.

 

[Valle_reading_manga]

Scannie over sniping (one of the most stupid things to exist imo) titles across platforms. Love to see it

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Ok, that's way too much beer in her fridge.
And did she just crush a can with her boobs at the end
This dude better stay very far away from her bed

 

[EternalCode0]

Can these scanlators leave their wars out of the chapters? Way to ruin the content you work on. Stop giving Mangakas more reasons to hate us.

 

[Weoooo]

So much of this, yes.

That 13-year age gap is difficult to overcome, even if there's legally no issue. Even going with the unofficial half plus seven, Izumi's bottom number of the socially acceptable (according to the US) range would be 26 years. Reina is well below that.

So, I agree there are several factors that really don't have to do with him being 37 specifically:

• The age gap is too large (this would apply at other ages, too, not just 37)
• He's trying to honor and repay her father by showing her the same support (this has also been mentioned in past chapters, too)
• He doesn't want to violate her trust because she doesn't know he's her employee, in fact the further along we go the more guilt and stress he feels about this

As someone well past 37 and married, nothing's withered away. However, my interests aren't often aligned with someone in their twenties. So, I'm just not that keen, even if they're pleasing to the eye. Emotionally, I'm in a different space and need a partner that can actually understand me (like my wife).

As for these characters and story, I'm a bit torn and would be OK between them winding up together or with other characters entirely. There's that young guy that'd love to be her punching bag.

Edited to finish my sentence about the partner being able to understand me.

You're right about his motivations, but I think you're also missing out on a couple things. For one: the reason you can't look at someone in their twenties and see a companion isn't because you're older, but because you're older and married. You're in a different place in life. It's not just a misalignment of interests, you're in a straight up different place than they are. Which makes them feel distant.

Here, that's not the case. Ishizumi lives in an apartment by himself and there's no indication of prior romance. More specifically, they're both trying to live up to the expectations her father left them with. Reina is trying to run his company, but Ishizumi is trying to live up to the mission her dad gave him: be the kind of person who listens to those who need to be heard. They're both feeling the loss of the same person and trying to honor them in their own way.

Personally, what impresses me the most about this story is how clearly its shown that they are practically made for each other without ever going over the top. Like, to the point where you can miss it even though it's been there since the beginning.

It's slightly more obvious for her, but still easy to miss: she doesn't want someone to take her frustrations out on, or to vent to. She wants someone who can look past her station and her demeanor and see the pressure and fear she feels. Someone to notice, and to allow her to feel those things fully, without her feeling guilty or worried about how they'll be taken. That's why Ishizumi's confession here is so devastatingly romantic: he let her know that he respects her, and that he is honored that she trusts him with the things she says. He realized it two chapters back! He's proud that she trusts him. He doesn't want to be beaten up or vented at, he wants to be there for her, to listen to her, to feel trusted with her vulnerability. Which is what she wants more than anything else.

For Ishizumi, it's less directly stated, but still clear: he has problems with self-value. He doesn't see himself as all that important, useful, or valuable. His strengths: observation, listening, attentiveness, support, compassion, patience... those things are easily overlooked. He's not driven or charismatic or ambitious or... you know, all those. But Reina's dad valued them, and because he did, Ishizumi started to realize that the things he disregards and are overlooked might have value. Reina is doing the same thing, just romantically. She sees the good things about him, the things he overlooks; and values them. She sees value in himself that he doesn't see, and is determined to hold on to him because of it.

Which, another thing, this guy's fuckin' manga has an emotionally intelligent and supportive male lead that makes the ambitious and driven female lead feel safe and understood. He doesn't take care of things for her when she's drunk, the boss/subordinate dynamic doesn't FLIP, it just becomes honest. He doesn't want to lead and protect her, he wants to support and encourage her. He wants to listen and care. Ishizumi isn't possessive, he isn't dominant, he didn't save her from pick up artists to make her go nuts for him. The male and female coded roles are flipped; effortlessly, so casually that nobody's screamed that the comic is woke, because she's still a shortstack so the people who scream about wokeness can still beat off so they don't care.

Could he have done this shit the whole time? The guy who's 1 page twitter porn advertisements became running gags had this shit just in him this whole time? It's downright shocking