He’s 23?? Damn, I hope she gets aged up before anything romantic happens, she’s still a baby
One thing I forgot was how annoyed I got at the OG translator’s notes about “over sensitive readers” and how sarcastic they were sometimes. It really took away from the story itself for me, and seeing multiple chapters headed with “Oh look another r@pe free chapter” really started pissing me off. The notes are hard to ignore sometimes since they got mixed with the MC’s thoughts sometimes, so I’m pretty sure I dropped it because of that, I just got tired of it
“Screwed themselves into an IQ of 2” will never not be funny to me lmao
He treats her like a spoiled noble lady because he THINKS she was a spoiled noble lady. He’s never been told otherwise, by Maxi or her father, so until someone does he’s just gonna think of her as sheltered and soft. Even though she’s getting better at speaking her mind, she NEEDS to tell him that her home life growing up was nothing like he assumes. They’re just going to go around in circles until they actually COMMUNICATE (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻
Two virgins who apparently know nothing about how to prepare for the actual act. I felt her pain through the screen, that shit hurts if you’re not ready :,)
I was hoping he wasn’t gonna hurt him, but I guess I got my hopes up :,) He’s a demon though, so I’m not surprised he’s such a red flag. I got too comfortable with the first couple, I should’ve expected this lol
A reupload of the series, but the Shoujo Beat version that was published in 2014. It’s much cleaner than the fan translated version I read in high school, but it’s nice that a series released in ‘98 is still appreciated decades later :)
So he’s able to sell alcohol, which I think you have to be 18 to sell in Japan. Which makes him at least a senior in high school, and she’s just freshly 20. So that means there’s not even really much of an age gap so much as a “time of life” gap. It is a little weird that he’s a high schooler working in a place that sells alcohol, but I’ve also seen stories where the student gets with their teachers, which could be anywhere over a 10-year age gap. Which is gross when you’re still a minor.
I’m not saying it’s otherwise normal for a newly legal adult to become attracted to someone who’s still in high school (I had friends who were still in high school when I was her age), but at least he’s OVER 18, as he said himself.
If he proves to be under that, yeah, I might drop it because he lied about his age, but other than that I feel like this might not be too bad of a story ¯_(ツ)_/¯
I’m not usually one for age gaps like this, BUT the guy is 26 and has pretty much been in love with this guy for probably most of his life. Yeah, it was kinda weird that Himemiya is 43 since I expected a somewhat smaller age gap, BUT the MC is a full-grown adult and they’re getting to know each other. There’s no using either’s age as a weapon, and Himemiya is actually flattered MC is so obviously devoted to him. He’s not preying on MC, just because some people aren’t into age gaps doesn’t mean every single one should be demonized, this is a whole other situation of a guy who finally gets to meet his idol as AN ADULT. I’m actually GLAD he’s 26 and not a teenager, because I’ve seen something like that before and it made my skin crawl.
Also, Himemiya is so down-to-earth and not being weird about all this (even though this is a very weird scenario irl), so I give them my full support and I’m excited to see how MC goes about wooing him (▰˘◡˘▰)
Sasha: Don’t worry, I made him sturdy
Sihwa: *thwak*
Sasha: Never mind
Honestly, reading some of these comments makes me wonder if y’all remember how difficult it is to speak up for yourself not only harassing someone the way Takahashi is, or how difficult it is to bring it up to your partner when you feel like YOU are somehow in the wrong.
Being a quiet person with a mellow disposition like the MC is not easy when dealing with frustrating situations such as Takahashi being a bitch and not taking no for an answer, or being bullied by your classmates. It is not easy, and yes I know it’s a trope that’s a beaten horse, but like … I remember having such a difficult time just like her because I was quiet in school for the most part. It takes time to build your backbone and learn ways around social anxiety, it doesn’t just happen overnight.
Is she a doormat? Yeah, kind of, but she’s a TEENAGER that’s still learning. Yes it’s shoujo, so she’s gonna be a little more air headed in the beginning, but she’s slowly growing, which I prefer in younger characters because it’s more realistic. But that’s just not everybody’s tea, and that’s okay ╮(￣▽￣)╭
Why couldn’t he have been only 10 years older, why 20 (That doesn’t mean him hitting on a high schooler at 28 would’ve been less weird, it’s still weird af), but like, come ooooonnnn