Watashi ga Koibito ni Nareru Wakenai jan, Murimuri! (※Muri ja Nakatta!?) - Ch. 71

[MangaDex]

 

[youdontknowwho]

I like all versions of the series: light novel, anime, manga. It's nice to experience the story again from a slightly different angle.

 

[UdenEmpati]

Was thinking about romance in things verses romantic love because of another title that dropped a chapter this week -

But Renako's hitting on something significant at the end, there.
There are similarities to the two types/ideas; they both involve obtaining a profound happiness and sense of joy in the presence or act of the romanced object or person. There's a desire to be near, to be actively engaged, there's pain in being separate or cut off.
But the other side of it -- is that the romance in things or activities or places, are something one can enjoy on their own. Sure, as Kaho shows here, enjoying that thing you love with someone can amplify it immensely. But you can still love doing it in solitude.

Romantic love for another person, opens you up to the question of whether that feeling is reciprocated. One-sided love & romance can be nice, but it will leave you unfulfilled, and pining for the object of your affection to return the sentiment in kind. Romantic Love thrives on the reciprocity of the feeling between two (or more!) people, and that is when it becomes something substantial.

But no one can truly know the mind or heart of another. There's always the uncertainty that your feelings won't be reciprocated, that the other person doesn't feel the same.
And Renako has run up against that in multiple ways this whole way through, even though in a larger sense it was simply the anxiety of wondering if she was liked, if she was up to snuff to be sociable, to have friends, to "live a normal high school life". It's not the same thing as anxiety over romantic love, but it stems from the same uncertainty of how she's perceived by those around her, and the unease of not knowing, becomes crippling.
Which is why she's struggled so much with the others and her feelings for them, and theirs for her. She's so in her head about the uncertainty in everything and the fear of rejection and failure that it's stunted her ability to really feel her emotions or process them. And that's before getting to others' sentiments for her.

Luckily, she's got a group of people who care. And Renako's made a lot of progress up to this point, to where she is building herself up to properly and seriously answering Mai & Ajisai. With Kaho now fully in her corner as her best friend of old, I think Renako's starting to figure all of this out, and what it means to enjoy something, to enjoy someone, and that it's OKAY for her to do that and to feel that for herself and for others, and from others.



Neat stuff.
Thanks for the TL

 

[registeredusername]

page 15 panel 2: the kaho-chan of the past and the one of present -> one of the present
page 22 panel 3: it's must feel -> it must feel

 

[Osha]

Words to live by tbh

 

[FlyingThunder]

is it just me or is the translation very unusually worded? not that i dislike it

 

[Bravo-eBooks]

page 15 panel 2: the kaho-chan of the past and the one of present -> one of the present
page 22 panel 3: it's must feel -> it must feel

Fixed - Thanks!

 

[deathpigeon]

kaho is the best girl. love how deceptive and manipulative she is.

 

[galaxia9]

Ajisai is the best but I must admit Kaho is making a very good case for herself.

Definitely nothing horny... the self denial is strong with this one.

 

[yoorie19]

Nice day for cosplay, aint it? Hyuk, hyuk

 

[sadp]

I love muri muri

 

[trapesiumz]

lewd chapter

 

[dragon32]

Love the chapter, as always thanks for the tl! Keep up the great work ^_^

Ahh renako, you adorable dork you, you'll get your waifu one day!

 

[gimme_yuri_plz]

Thanks for the chapter! 🙏

I am on the Ajisai team.

Spoiler

But they say that, in the LN, they take the poly route.

 

[noobplant]

Kaho stocks are rising!

 

[Kanade0021]

thanks for the translation!

 

[BrotherCoa]

Nothing lewd eh Renako? Could have fooled me.

 

[beThereShortly]

Too much hand holding. They are now officially married.

 

[phoenixir]

Spending time with Kaho, a best friend with no romantic expectations really solidified Renako's feelings towards Mai and Ajisai. By which I mean she's experiencing the type of relationship she's been saying she wanted this whole time which means she can differentiate her romantic feelings from her platonic ones. Mostly. It's a little more complicated than that because Renako's got trouble with reading emotions.
See y'all next chapter!

 

[ghostwriter.123]

Thanks for the chapter! 🙏

I am on the Ajisai team.

Spoiler

But they say that, in the LN, they take the poly route.

Actual poly in a yuri manga/light novel??
Fr???
Peak!!