Yofukashi no Uta - Ch. 173 - You Awake?

[TheMinester]

 

[TanyaTheEvil]

Things are going to get interesting and I can't wait to find out. I am so loving this manga. Thanks for the translation

 

[Alacran]

In his defense she was pretty clear that she literally never knew what love felt like and was basically just being friends with Kou. It was always him that was supposed to fall in love not the other way around.

 

[feha]

What kind of random thing to say?!? "anyway"? like, I could see the sentence being blurted out if the grammar was entirely different, but the way he said it made it sound as if he was replying to her, or had been monologuing to her for a while.

 

[frankieMuniez]

Kou needs to learn to love himself rather than putting himself down, hopefully this arc is more Kou and Nazuna focused

I desperately want us to return to the main story line.

 

[ansonh92]

This is quite an "Uhhhhhhhh" moment

 

[TheMode]

He's never gonna make it..

 

[TestAddress]

vampires can't swim anyway so this ship probably should not sail. Refer to helsing ultimate.

Van ate the blonde?

 

[Weebius]

Cue exaggerated collar tugging and muttered agreement

 

[Kind_Nesz]

Uuuu that would done quite the damage, especially since it was nazuna first love

 

[TestAddress]

OK. Imma skip till the drama ends. I'm going to OnK where There is REAL DRSMS.

 

[TestAddress]

Uuuu that would done quite the damage, especially since it was nazuna first love

How to say busted without saying busted.

 

[TestAddress]

so who in the side characters are we getting next chapter as a filler after this cliff?

Kous first girlfriend

 

[TestAddress]

Ya fucked up mate

Big t8me.

 

[CriticalComfort]

Oh, you are finally awake!

 

[Donutlie]

Kou needs to learn to love himself rather than putting himself down, hopefully this arc is more Kou and Nazuna focused

At this point pretty much any male MC in any romance manga need to love themselves more. They are supposed to be relatable but this much lack of self-confidence is just too much.

 

[SnatchinFat]

OH! OH! OH YOU DUMB MF YOU NEVER SUPPOSE TO SAY THAT TO PEOPLE WHO ARE CLOSE TO YOU. Love comes in different shades and hues.

 

[SnatchinFat]

Oh I hope Nazuna response with “What would you do if I did?” And he actually thinks on what she said and responds not in a dumb way. You had a whole arc on love and the conquenses on love. He should give an appropriate.

 

[BadmanBlues]

Gonna take this moment to do an "I told you so." Kou was and is still clearly hurt by his friend's death. He didn't magically get over it and put it behind him.

That aside, his depressed, sleep deprived ass really said something that'll land him in trouble. It's not unforgivable. But he does owe her an apology and explanation for why he said that.

I mean I get it. He did everything he could and couldn't save his best friend. He's still figuring out what love is. He doesn't really have his future figured out. I know how that sort of aimlessness leads to feeling hopeless. Besides, he's only fourteen. It's not unforgivable. But he does need to properly ask for forgiveness, and he needs to be able to forgive himself.

 

[BadmanBlues]

Alternatively, what if her reply is something akin to "what would you do if I did?" and probe his response.

Knowing Nazuna, she might get mad at him. But that would betray her feelings and, since she loves him, I imagine she'd be more concerned with why he's feeling like such an unlovable piece of shit.

Maybe she'll avoid the discussion somehow, since it's about love. But she confronted the topic with Mahiru, and she's finally confronted it within herself. I don't think she's as afraid of it as she used to be - or at least she has more courage.

I'm not terribly confident about how she'll proceed. But I think she'll try to check in with him emotionally. "What's wrong? Why are you saying that?" That's what you should do when someone you love is hurting.

But maybe she'll take it much further than I hope. After all, Kou is saying this to her in his school. He was sleeping, at night, at school. That's not only a strong visual symbol of the distance between their worlds right now, but that he's confessing it here could be proof to her that the distance is real.

Part of what I like about this story is that it is difficult to predict, but everything reads clearly in hindsight. We'll see what happens.