I’m glad jurei actually gave loulan a hefty punishment instead of letting her off the hook bc what she did was severe, even if jurei managed to make the most of her circumstances. Sex work is a honest job and I respect those who do it because it’s definitely not easy so make no mistake being banished to a brothel is not the punishment but the fact she will have to work really hard the rest of her life. Her grace to her since it was also a product of her circumstances is that she will be rewarded if she works hard (moving up the hierarchy and receiving more protection if needed)
I know this is clearly not the highest quality of translation but one thing I wanted to point out is that whenever starbuck mentions meeting “cute kids” the meaning of the jp word there is most likely “girl” not “kid” MTL usually defaults to “kid” but that wouldn’t make sense in the context because as teachers taiga would’ve reacted more strongly and negatively if that was the case because the TL makes him sound like he’s openly admitting to being a predator
We never know what might happen in future chapters of course (I sure hope not though) but just clearing things up before any false accusations occur because the story is quite interesting :’)
I don’t believe she’s lying about doing the things up to when he decided to cut ties because she loves him however the reason why her behaviour is so warped is probably because of her own insecurities about herself and was projecting them onto him, consciously or not. Regardless of intent, it is not other peoples’ responsibilities to deal with your internal issues and what she has done is objectively wrong even if there were times malice was not the motivating factor. Even if she wakes up and makes an effort to change, it doesn’t change the fact she hurt him and he has every right to distance himself. Personally I’d hate to see them become friends again but from a general perspective it should be his choice to give her a second chance and be on good terms but not because he feels bad for her circumstances (if they give her a sad backstory) but because he’s seen she truly tried to change and is a genuinely likeable person now. But considering how long she’s been hurting him and how badly, I don’t think it’s worth the effort for him to stick out and hope she’ll change and I don’t think it would do her any good either if she knows there’s someone who’ll never give up on her regardless of whether she changes or not
While I’m glad everyone lived in the end it felt a little unusually perfect world scenario because it’s not clear how the two of them travelling back together can prevent every little thing that instigated conflict esp when it doesn’t seem like they told anyone else. Preventing shinichiro from meeting the old man and gaining time travel powers would definitely solve a lot of issues but what about the tragedies that happened to other characters in their childhood? I also feel it waters down the meaning of some sacrifices, especially when someone learns something or wakes up thanks to it. If there was just a little more info on how the two made it to the perfect ending I think it be fine
Also I wish there was more info on where the time travel power originated, why it started changing , and where it went after the last travel to the past. For a series that emphasizes on fighting fairly and weapons are heavily seen as cheating, isn’t this power the biggest cheat of all? Maybe it’s just me being into the occult aspect of it but if was explained better maybe it’ll feel more fair
Like the sudden jump from talking to the shop owner to detaining nine, when did she get there??? There was another part around when they were planning the final battle where there was a brief flashback of when I think ms nat showed elli the orb thing before and while it wasn’t necessary to understand what the orb was, it makes the fact there was a flashback not make sense because it’s showing a scene we have never seen before
Cold sores caused by herpes can look very similar to ones caused by stress and lack of sleep. Please get an actual diagnosis from a healthcare professional if you notice cold sores around your mouth because if they were just caused by the latter reason there’s no reason to think your life is over just because they showed up