A 10 year old child is not responsible to make a grown man feel Motherly love that just wrong and Disgusting.
Everybody is calling he things that he is and that is a pedophilia.
I really don’t want to argue with you. And I won’t. He’s not pedophile. Did you read the story? He didn’t know.
And you’re twisting my words. I know it’s not her responsibility it never was. He felt loved something he didn’t get from his mother. But nowhere did I say that it was up to Ran to be responsible to give him love. It’s how the story played out.
My point is that this story is more than what you’re labeling it. It’s a story of a girl trying to grow up too quickly and learning that it’s not possible. But everyone in the comment is taking away from the bigger picture. Like did you even enjoy the story or were too fixated on criticizing on one point. Is there anything you liked about it. I’m trying to get people to read it.
I know its such a good story and seeing these people call him a pedophile when she was the one disguised as an adult did they expect him to know…?
Even when he knows she's 10 years old what did he do?? He still tried to pursue her!! If that's not pedophile behaviour then idk what is
I will admit that was weird when he said that he still loved her, but also as this person has said many many times, it was the first time he had ever gotten love like that. She risked her life to save him, and it just goes to show that he was still in love with the version of Ran he knew.
Realistically I loved this story so much when I was younger but re-reading now that I'm older does rub me the wrong way in some parts, cuz yes I understand your view and everything and I only agreed with minor parts, but even so I find it strange how you weren't at all bothered by the fact that even when he found out she was a literal child, he still had romantic feelings for her. This 24 yrs old man having feelings for a 10 yrs old, and you can argue that it's because he fell in love with adult Ran (which noted when he first met her, he guessed that she was in highschool meaning she still wasn't an adult) but even adult Ran acted immaturely and like a kid by her mannerisms so it was the same as him falling in love with a kid and not an adult just cuz she looked like one. So please no offense don't defend him, he was sleazy and unnerving.
I read this story as it was being released, and come to re-read my favorite chapters, so I check in with the comments. However, I can't help but think "Are we really reading the same thing?" None of the comments talk about what makes it a great story or are selective with your dislikes and portray the story in a way that's not correct. Outaro, fell in love with a grown up Ran, unbeknownst to him the reality of her actual age, and yes, they didn't stay together because it wasn't meant to be. Plus even when he found out, Outaro, still felt so strongly because for the first time he received pure love something he didn't get cause his mom wasn't present cause of her career, hence, the playboy troupe. So don't use the term 'pedophilia' so loosely, some of the readers have a habit of using terminology incorrectly and scare of readers from an amazing story.
And I rooted her with Hebi cause it was a natural couple progression, which was the opposite of what happened with Adult Ran and Outaro, it wasn't natural. There's so much more to this story don't let the comments that use terminology loosely.