The End - Ch. 5 - Final Chapter

[MangaDex]

 

[Sleepparalysisdemons]

I wanted them to escape togethe….

 

[enstoblue]

😢 i hope she finds happiness

 

[knthomsen]

plot twist: The bullet was not fatal, and she could've saved her if she checked

 

[Xemnas2704]

Meh, I just didn't buy into it - fine I guess

 

[Yuri_Enjoyer_Deluxe]

I cant even cap: I expected them to die together. Just seemed like a poetic way to go honestly.

To still go as planned? Idk feels a bit deflating... especially with the lack of an ending. I doubt many would survive a sniper bullet though, so yeah, safe to say, its joever. The End.

 

[k1rumaaa]

OH...oh.

 

[gold_0]

Kinda confusing of an ending
And the afterword didn't answer any questions either
Oh well I guess

Thanks for the translation!

 

[chocorabbit]

(as translator for 4+5) i was a little scared people wouldnt like the ending either for the direction it went in or in due to my lack of skill in conveying it proper, but i wanted to give my personal thoughts, of which to say, i enjoyed the story!

Purely by concept, I think there's lots of interesting ways the story couldve gone that I may have liked even more, but when aligned with the author's intention of 'finding freedom', i still like it tbh! This isn't a 'they get together' type GL that people maybe wanted(?), but more of a tragedy-imparted love(??) I suppose.

Flora and [Redacted] are two characters who have been defined as actors -- only existing to perform, as its the only way they know life. and so, the stage brings meaning in both defining what their life is as well as being what binds the two girls together.

The final play goes as intended in a way, but the play is no longer the disparaging story as depicted in ch1 by [Redacted], but rather, is imparted as something loving (despite the tragedy) in ch5, also by [Redacted]. The Taylor brother's story having foretold their fates made me feel that maybe I didnt like how the play is still able to trap them at this point where she wishes for freedom, but when the stage is all they know, perhaps it was the only way for it to go...? Like, being Real with Flora didnt work since the stage simply means more to her, so maybe only on the stage could [Redacted] have conveyed any of her feelings... in that sense, i guess i do like the power that stories are able to give..

The two being 'trapped' within their act -- with Flora as the unfazed, shining star and [Redacted] existing solely as her 'support' by contrast -- is why the instant when [Redacted] sacrifices herself to quit the 'act' and says her honest feelings, that Flora feels that she's being deprived of the stage -- both of her life and their bind. Its only through this sacrifice that she can see the stage as having lost it's meaning. Id like to think they loved each other so much that, tragic as losing her is, stepping off the stage means to become free of a life defined by 'acting' or 'living under pretense' and that means being able to genuinely accept her love for her (in like an unrestricted way?) similar to how [Redacted] had come to realize. A tragedy that invokes one to live on and not to endlessly suffer is powerful (in maybe even a shocking way) to me. The end of Flora's 'performance' denotes the end of the story as we are able to see it, in which she goes on living, set free...

But yeah, just my loose personal thoughts and I'm not confident enough to say its much more than that. I hope you guys got at least something out of reading this story, even if just some ideas of it or the vibes or the cool art, and sorry if not!!

 

[halcer]

oh noooo, I was hoping for a happier ending....

 

[mangaburner1979]

I knew it was coming but...tragedy tag

 

[TinsleyNocturnal]

DAMN! That's intense! I'm sad now