Watashi o Tabetai, Hitodenashi - Ch. 42 - The End of Summer

[MangaDex]

 

[ThanatosKaiAnastasi]

I usually don't translate logistic information, but I think it's necessary this time considering the news we've been recently getting.

 

[Nautical]

So the deal is she will die when shes happy but when shes happy she will no longer want to die.

 

[c4ndyy1801]

Man the art is sooooo beautiful

 

[craneistall]

Important information

 

[dekuscrubs]

Man, I don't love spending time with my family but I am pretty sure I would set a reminder to visit my orphaned neice.

 

[shemper]

Thank you for your work!

 

[Roodypatooti]

Kinda don't understand?

 

[Carn109]

Shioribros... It hurts so much

 

[Orangechrisy]

A bunch of the text is oddly against the right wall of the text bubbles, looks off. Also what's being said in that last box that's covered up? It kinda looks like it's saying "I have hurted her", but that doesn't sound right

 

[crate90]

So basically, Shiori wants Hinako to be happy. Hinako yearns for death. To kill 2 birds with one stone, Shiori tells Hinako she will eat her once she's happy. So Hinako will try to be happy in order to die.

So complicated man

 

[Cytus99]

So basically, Shiori wants Hinako to be happy. Hinako yearns for death. To kill 2 birds with one stone, Shiori tells Hinako she will eat her once she's happy. So Hinako will try to be happy in order to die.

So complicated man

and at the same time Hinako also aware she has hurted the mermaid woman, idk if Hinako all this time has been playing fake happy face to convience Shiori that she's happy and can eat her to end her suffering and maybe Shiori also know that all this time that Hinako has been putting an act to convience her that she's happy. like as far as I remember Hinako hasn't smile genuinenly, like a smile after someone forgiving and moving on from their past while here Hinako smile, laugh, but still trapped with her past. well this is just my opinion

 

[aa_asha_aa]

Hinako saying 'There is a promise I must change' on page 19 is very interesting to me, is she regretting the pledge just because of what it'll do to Shiori should her wish be fulfilled? She recognises her wish to be with her family cannot be changed but hopefully this could be the start of learning to live  with the grief instead of giving her life away

Edit: Looking at the panel that's cut off it's definitely Hinako saying 'I have hurt her' (Shiori) but cutting herself off by inviting Shiori to the festival, trying to distract herself from her doubts maybe?

 

[Colonel-Picquart]

Hinako seems to be changing a little at least, subtly so since I'm not sure the her of the past would have the presence to reflect on the emotions of all those around her especially the way Shiroi is changing. I think Hinako too is realising that Shiroi's growing humanity is a trap for both of them.

 

[MathMols]

Cant wait for the anime to air!

 

[erana1]

Ah, anime and manga - that wonderful world where professional mental health help doesn't exist and you have murderous canibalistic lesbo mermaids instead.

 

[LocalHaz]

Im so happy this got an anime!!

 

[maeribaeri]

You know, there's something I noticed quite a while ago-
The deal they have right now, where Shiori is supposed to kill her the moment she finds true happiness, is pretty much the same as the original Faustian bargain:

When thus I hail the Moment flying:
“Ah, still delay—thou art so fair!”
Then bind me in thy bonds undying,
My final ruin then declare!
Then let the death-bell chime the token.
Then art thou from thy service free!
The clock may stop, the hand be broken,
Then Time be finished unto me!

I'm not sure if this is intentional, but I do quite like it, especially because it's contextually the reverse from Faust, where of course Faust was the one who wanted for himself to achieve happiness, and Mephisto was the one who wanted to end his life.

 

[weleasewodger]

Another case of ( wo)man's inhumanity to (fish wo)man

 

[Krune]

thank you for the chapter, ah yes the classic ussy paradox.