Zenbu Kowashite Jigoku de Aishite - Vol. 6 Ch. 28 - Beneath the Surface
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Thanks for the chapter!!! This was great and setting up a lot for next month. Excited to see what happens next. Can’t wait for naoi to come back
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This chapter certainly escalated things. I think Kudou's SA attempt on Kurumi will get interrupted. The author purposely kept Naoi's location hidden for one, so she might actually be pretty close to Kurumi's current location. Plus, it's the same woods that Naoi lured Kudou into in chapter 20.5, meaning it's an area Naoi is very familiar with. As for Kurumi, she isn't sick this time and the person trying to SA her isn't her childhood friend, so she could end up reacting very violently once her initial shock wears off.
How things play out greatly depends on what the author intends for Kudou and the class in general, though Kudou escalating her behavior to this level pretty much spells the end of her run as the antagonist, at least for the near future. Naoi knows attacking Kudou won't help, as it's been Kudou's goal the entire time. So, Naoi could do something unexpected and call Kudou's mom to the scene to catch Kudou in the act of doing something awful. Chapter 20.5 revealed how Kudou feels disconnected from her family, so forcing them to see she needs help could be her turning point. In this case, they could pull her from Naoi's school, and it's perfect timing, since they could use the accusations against Horie-sensei as a pretext to not draw attention.
Alternatively, if the story wants to go a bit darker, Kurumi could take Naoi's advice from chapter 3 and use a nearby object as a weapon against Kudou. This could result in her cracking Kudou in the head with a rock or something, leaving her severely injured. The location they're in now is extremely isolated, so Kurumi could get away with this, especially if Naoi arrives soon after to help her. So many possibilities here. It being the same location where Naoi triggered Kudou's obsession with her in the first place means it's most likely meant to be the resolution to Kudou's obsession. Either way, the current arc seems to be ending with both Horie-sensei and Kudou on their way out of the door. And with everything that's happened, Naoi won't be able to hide her history with Kudou from Kurumi anymore.
As for the teacher, it looks like the situation with Mine went alot deeper than most people thought. Considering the start of the chapter revealed that Mine's fixation on Isanuma began in middle school, it's pretty clear that she set him up from the start. Either he did something to placate her, like the date with Isanuma, or he really did try to have a relationship with her. Considering the chapter points out that he was more worried about going against Mine than the photo of him hugging Isanuma, it's definitely something more than a hug on that video.
So, Mine's plan to manipulate everyone seems to be working, at least for now. Though she could get herself into trouble again if she targets Kurumi, Naoi, or Azuma. I consider these 3 the most likely ones to realize her story is bogus. The teacher was only her pawn. She'll likely slip up again if Isanuma doesn't become isolated enough for her liking, or if Isanuma falls for someone else now that she hates Horie-sensei.
I think the female staff member that went to talk to the class will be their new teacher. I think she might be the P.E. teacher from the dodgeball leaflet in chapter 10.5. Having someone new in charge of the class could certainly shake the classroom dynamics up, as Horie kept dodging his responsibilities, especially toward Naoi and other students who actually needed help and guidance. Though I have to wonder if Kurumi might get into some trouble here, since the school now knows that Horie was hiding the previous blowups in the class, and the whole class heard Kurumi confess to breaking the class photo and carving up Isanuma's desk on the day she slapped her.
Only 2 chapters left in this volume, so some major things are definitely going to happen. Looking forward to next chapter.
How things play out greatly depends on what the author intends for Kudou and the class in general, though Kudou escalating her behavior to this level pretty much spells the end of her run as the antagonist, at least for the near future. Naoi knows attacking Kudou won't help, as it's been Kudou's goal the entire time. So, Naoi could do something unexpected and call Kudou's mom to the scene to catch Kudou in the act of doing something awful. Chapter 20.5 revealed how Kudou feels disconnected from her family, so forcing them to see she needs help could be her turning point. In this case, they could pull her from Naoi's school, and it's perfect timing, since they could use the accusations against Horie-sensei as a pretext to not draw attention.
Alternatively, if the story wants to go a bit darker, Kurumi could take Naoi's advice from chapter 3 and use a nearby object as a weapon against Kudou. This could result in her cracking Kudou in the head with a rock or something, leaving her severely injured. The location they're in now is extremely isolated, so Kurumi could get away with this, especially if Naoi arrives soon after to help her. So many possibilities here. It being the same location where Naoi triggered Kudou's obsession with her in the first place means it's most likely meant to be the resolution to Kudou's obsession. Either way, the current arc seems to be ending with both Horie-sensei and Kudou on their way out of the door. And with everything that's happened, Naoi won't be able to hide her history with Kudou from Kurumi anymore.
As for the teacher, it looks like the situation with Mine went alot deeper than most people thought. Considering the start of the chapter revealed that Mine's fixation on Isanuma began in middle school, it's pretty clear that she set him up from the start. Either he did something to placate her, like the date with Isanuma, or he really did try to have a relationship with her. Considering the chapter points out that he was more worried about going against Mine than the photo of him hugging Isanuma, it's definitely something more than a hug on that video.
So, Mine's plan to manipulate everyone seems to be working, at least for now. Though she could get herself into trouble again if she targets Kurumi, Naoi, or Azuma. I consider these 3 the most likely ones to realize her story is bogus. The teacher was only her pawn. She'll likely slip up again if Isanuma doesn't become isolated enough for her liking, or if Isanuma falls for someone else now that she hates Horie-sensei.
I think the female staff member that went to talk to the class will be their new teacher. I think she might be the P.E. teacher from the dodgeball leaflet in chapter 10.5. Having someone new in charge of the class could certainly shake the classroom dynamics up, as Horie kept dodging his responsibilities, especially toward Naoi and other students who actually needed help and guidance. Though I have to wonder if Kurumi might get into some trouble here, since the school now knows that Horie was hiding the previous blowups in the class, and the whole class heard Kurumi confess to breaking the class photo and carving up Isanuma's desk on the day she slapped her.
Only 2 chapters left in this volume, so some major things are definitely going to happen. Looking forward to next chapter.
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i hate this bitch 😭 i hate using the word bitch but holy fuck bitches make it hard
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Once again Kudou's unyielding dedication to being human garbage is such a breath of fresh air when juxtaposed with Kokoro's nauseating attempts to be a better person. Masochist girl is hard carrying the toxic plot right now, gutter trash queen that she is.
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I look forward to the "true reason" behind Mine's seemingly Machiavellian behavior in all of this. It's pretty clearly focused (mostly) around Isamura, but the sheer degree of manipulation and deceit coming out of her is quite surprising.
Though I guess it's "in line" with the violence we see between Kurumi, Naoi, and Kudou, in terms of the extent/degree of intensity of behavior. So it balances out in that respect, in terms of the groupings of characters and the way their arcs all intersect.
I'm gonna go ahead and assume that there'll be no actual character death or anything, so I don't see Kudou dying (or Kurumi I guess), but I'm curious if there'll be real injury involved in whatever's going down, or if she'll be stopped - grievous injury feels like a real escalation for what this series is doing, but we've sorta been ramping up this whole time; and again, looking at what Mine's doing, I think "escalation" is the name of the game, in whatever fashion it takes form (physical for the Mains, psychological for the Secondaries--including Kokoro, I think).
Super curious where the volume will close out. Feels like a chapter for Kodou's "Exit" alongside that sensei, and then another chapter that brings Naoi back to school, into Kurumi's life, and setting up Mine's Dollhouse. I expect Kurumi & Naoi will be slowly growing closer, now that Kurumi's feelings are out in the open, and Naoi will maybe start really turning the corner toward "rehabilitation" - and how Mine factors into that, I can only assume will be "Bad".
Really loving this series, though. Thanks for the chapter and for all your work.
Though I guess it's "in line" with the violence we see between Kurumi, Naoi, and Kudou, in terms of the extent/degree of intensity of behavior. So it balances out in that respect, in terms of the groupings of characters and the way their arcs all intersect.
I'm gonna go ahead and assume that there'll be no actual character death or anything, so I don't see Kudou dying (or Kurumi I guess), but I'm curious if there'll be real injury involved in whatever's going down, or if she'll be stopped - grievous injury feels like a real escalation for what this series is doing, but we've sorta been ramping up this whole time; and again, looking at what Mine's doing, I think "escalation" is the name of the game, in whatever fashion it takes form (physical for the Mains, psychological for the Secondaries--including Kokoro, I think).
Super curious where the volume will close out. Feels like a chapter for Kodou's "Exit" alongside that sensei, and then another chapter that brings Naoi back to school, into Kurumi's life, and setting up Mine's Dollhouse. I expect Kurumi & Naoi will be slowly growing closer, now that Kurumi's feelings are out in the open, and Naoi will maybe start really turning the corner toward "rehabilitation" - and how Mine factors into that, I can only assume will be "Bad".
Really loving this series, though. Thanks for the chapter and for all your work.
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''Being beaten doesn't seem to do much to you, does it?'' And then she proceeds to bite her on the neck. I'm afraid that she will try to SA Kurumi. But given Naoi's reaction, I think she'll be interrupted and, hopefully, nothing that bad as SA happens to Kurumi. Or maybe who knows, this is a toxic yuri manga after all...
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great character for the purposes of the narrative of this story.
terrible person to have as even an acquaintance IRL.
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Thank you Kokoro! 🙏🥹
I was getting scared for Kurumi, but now Naoi's on the way!
Edit: Hopefully she can get there in time...
I was getting scared for Kurumi, but now Naoi's on the way!
Edit: Hopefully she can get there in time...
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This classroom can fit SO much drama in it
This classroom can fit SO much drama in it
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My prediction is the new teacher will try to reach out to the students that Horie was neglecting, Naoi in particular due to what he did to her. The new teacher might try to integrate Naoi into class activities more, so that she can bond with the others. This could be good for Naoi, but could end up triggering Kurumi's own abandonment issues. Volume 4 showed that the thought of Naoi even having a potential friend made her uneasy, as up until now she's been able to monopolize Naoi's attention.
I think Kimura showing up in volume 5 wasn't a coincidence. She appeared in the volume 1 leaflet and seemed to have a crush on Naoi. She's also on the library committee when Naoi's been shown to enjoy reading. So, she could be the first classmate that Naoi tries to become friends with. And her having obvious feelings for Naoi would stoke Kurumi's jealousy even more. So, this arc might end up having Naoi improving while Kurumi struggles to adapt to the changes.
There have been hints in the main story and some of the leaflets that Naoi is actually a very talented student, except she doesn't currently try on anything other than her grades. If she starts putting in the effort, she could end up outshining alot of the better students, even Kurumi in some aspects.
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I do like Kokoro’s redemptive arc. Not only did she let Naoi know her suspicions about Kidou, but she was also the one that insisted Kurumi call her in the first place! Let’s go lesbians!
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