Watashi no Shounen - Vol. 7 Ch. 31 - New Year

[MangaDex]

 

[artikandri]

Thank you for the chapter!

 

[fluidmello]

I reallyyyy hope they don’t end up together. I don’t like all this justification when she clearly has romantic feelings for him

 

[farranpoison]

Wait, it's been so long, who was that dude at the end?

 

[comeonnow]

I don't know much about Japanese child welfare law specifically, but experts generally agree the overall Japanese legal system is kind of crap, including criminal law. Just saying.

I REALLY hope they don't make the ex-boyfriend into a bad guy here. If it were gender reversed, he would be seen as totally sympathetic. Maybe a little overboard by having pushed down the sister, but that was clearly inadvertent. Let me say this. Even if the author makes him a jerk character, that's bad on the author's part because he otherwise seemed to be an okay guy.

 

[princess_daphie]

@fluidmello She straight up admits she only came to Tokyo because she wanted to see him after all. She's trying to find a reasonable way to stay around as an important and accepted person, close to him. Makes sense. We won't know if they end up together until the story's gotten that far, but, well, it's clear she loves him in an unorthodox way. I find it very endearing.

As long as there's no abuse, I don't see anything wrong with that.

@artikandri Happy to read happy comments! We crammed to bring out another chapter sooner than later

 

[Rhyrhygogo]

@farranpoison the guy she ran away from when he proposed to her. now even bigger drama is about to unfold life is going somewhat ok for Mister ML but for Miss FL it`s a hole different can of worms I feel sorry for her.

 

[yolia]

@comeonnow I agree with you sorta, but he was kinda selfish about the whole birthday party and marriage proposal when he didn't consider Satoko's feelings about it. And their relationship wasn't even official to begin with if I remember correctly, they were just going on dates.

@princess_daphie Also you're doing god's work Daphie, thank you for the translations! t____t

 

[iamrangerbob]

@farranpoison it's the guy from chapter 14. He went out with Satoko a few times and freaked her out right before she met Mashuu again in Sendai.

@comeonnow I don't know if I'd say bad guy or jerk, but even in their first interaction he was pretty pushy and desperate. He's got some red flags. Satoko didn't handle the situation well either, and she probably should have ended things properly with him. But I'd say that fits her overall character quite well. She's an awkward ball of nerves.

 

[comeonnow]

@iamrangerbob I may be misremembering, but I'm pretty sure the first time we as readers ever saw him kn screen was after they had been dating for a while. So him being pushy should be read in the context of them having been in a serious relationship, at the very least serious enough for him to be proposing and for the people around him to not think that it was way too early. So us as readers may see him as desperate, but it makes more sense when you actually look at the situation. Of course, I may be misremembering.

@yolia I completely admit to not rereading and may be misremembering, but that was the point. They were not "just going on dates". I think they were dating rather seriously when he proposed to her, hence the fact that he did propose to her. She definitely was never his fiancée, but their relationship wasn't casual. Her straight ghosting if him afterwards was extremely rude, at the very least. If I'm not remembering correctly, then I retract my statements.

@princess_daphie Saying "as long as there's no abuse" kind of really...misses the point. An adult almost always comes from a position of power in a relationship with a child. That's not just a general truth. That's a specific truth here. Mashuu was borderline a victim of child neglect by his father. Literally the entire reason Satoko came into his life was because of this fact. Even though Mashuu is now older and in a better home environment, his feelings for her are clearly based on these memories of her as his savior. The end result is that Satoko's statement of wanting to meet him on equal terms is supposed to be a very big deal because they're not equals. Maybe they could be, but there are HUGE obstacles to that goal.

One thing in this chapter that really annoyed me was the not-lawyer sister's boyfriend (I'm bad with names) saying that Mashuu was with Satoko of his own free will. Uh...really? You're going to talk about the free will of a child in what was basically a neglected household and his free will in going to a random adult? I said before that I don't know Japanese child welfare law, but holy crap on a stick, if that's how the legal system works, that's horrible. And not like a teenager or something. I can't recall Mashuu's age at the time, but I think he was seven? That part was really messed up to look at.

 

[Sharkarat]

This chapter makes the guy seems kinda crazy.
Back in chapter 14 they wasn't even truly dating (at least from FL's pepective), she said no and ran out when he asked about dating with the prospect of marriage.
While her action back then weren't the greatest, the guy currently doesn't makes much sense.

 

[JKTV]

Ehhhhhhh I like this manga cuz it’s so realistic but come onnnnnn

This video is gonna be trending and cause bs problems ain’t it ? Smh

 

[77BLc9JwJGpLVARkamJx]

About time we get some comedic moment.Hahah.

 

[iamrangerbob]

@comeonnow no, they didn't know each other for long. Satoko was already in Sendai for two years before they meet. He doesn't know when her birthday is until he asks her right before the surprise party he gives her.

As for the "free will" part, that may be my translation. The point was, she didn't grab him and shove him into her car, so forced kidnapping is out of the question, as opposed to the "enticement kidnapping." I agree that their response is a little lacking though. As the readers, we can see Satoko's intentions, so it's easier to trust her. But if I was in their position, I think I'd be a little more concerned as well.

This chapter did seem a little forced. There's a lot of coincidental meetings and stuff, but I let it slide as a work of fiction. The author is usually good at the realism so it's just a bit of a stark contrast.

 

[comeonnow]

@iamrangerbob Fair enough on the guy, then. I retract my statements regarding him.

 

[Chet31]

@Sharkarat To bad that the kids who filmed it and posted it to the internet won't understand what we know, leading to Satoko getting 99% of all shit from this and it is going to be one MASSIVE shit show.

 

[karolyn]

Thanks for the comments explaining who the guy is! It’s been so long I had already forgot about him. 😅

 

[suchtla]

Thanks a lot for the chapter!
I hope Satoko can sort out her problems soon.

 

[themoobz]

thanks for the chapter

 

[kiero13]

Ugh people just want to go trend on the internet without thinking about consequences to them or the people they're causing harm to. Atleast censor the faces dumb shits.

Also, her reason is still so vague or maybe I just didn't understand it well. I still sense some trouble brewing at her.