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Not completely sure either, but that’s my understanding too - that it’s a way to avoid replying directly to something so you defer to having the conversation via email.
I agree as well. I think so especially if it’s supposed to be the like “Ken-San response” as opposed to the other editors tanuki response haha. Seems like what Ken-san would say to indirectly/softly end the conversation Nozaki’s trying to start lol
Written communication can be helpful in many ways. If you’re dealing with multiple things, you can easily access something you’ve forgotten with just a few clicks. It allows you to take your time and think before providing a response, rather than giving impromptu answers. It can also serve as evidence in case of disagreements. “Verba volant, scripta manent.” I can understand Kensan’s perspective. He is a responsible person.
By the way, I know sometimes I’m a little late, and I also realized I have no idea what time zones folks are in, so please always feel free to get started commenting/discussing whenever it’s the correct time for you, regardless of whether or not I’ve posted yet! Thanks!!
落とす is a colloquialism for winning someone over or seducing them. 食う can mean “to eat,” but it can also mean “to live.” Of course, I think 美味い may only be used with food, but the guy’s (they think) rich, so using his money to eat good food would translate over to living well off his fortune
pg 26
I think でかい (⇒でっかい (emphatic) ⇒ でっけぇ (colloquial)) may be being used figuratively here. Like, her spirit or her heart or whatever is so big that she can accept anything if it’s someone she loves/cares about. That’s how I understood it, anyway
I feel like the one on pg 28 is probably a reference to something, but I dunno what. I tried searching it but I have no idea
pg 29
He says, 飛べっかな…, and I don’t know what exactly that conjugation is, but the かな means he’s wondering to himself. Even though he addressed Kashima, he’s still more wondering aloud to himself. “Kashima, what would I even do if I grew wings… (Fly, I guess…)” Or something to that effect, is how I understood it
Did you find this page? I read some of it, but I don’t totally understand it. Other than the part about 桜の精 possibly being a cherry fairy …?
page 29
I had a feeling that I really should be able to read that kanji! Thanks! So 飛べっ is probably just slangy 飛べる – “I guess I’d/Would I be able to fly?” (Amazing how many more syllables it takes in English. )
Yeah, I found that page, but with all the stuff going on, I found it difficult to try and read it. I just accepted that Nozaki meant it, whatever it is, as praise and basically just went, “well okay,” and forgot about it lol
Oh yeah, I bet you’re right. Because before the sentence in question, the boys finished the route with that devil character, and are then excited to see what the other routes are. 「そいつは多分マザコンだな」「いやいやストーカーかも」So they were guessing what kind of dude it could be which leads to Nozaki saying to Ken-san:「桜の精でした！」“He was a cherry spirit!” …I’m pretty sure. Hopefully that made sense
Been so busy prepping for JLPT and some personal stuff that it took my a while to catch up, but I’ve really enjoyed the past few chapters! The dating otome game one was kind of hard for me to get the nuance of though
I read chapter 33 already, but hadn’t been able to make time to post about it. Meeting Nozaki’s family for the first time!! I got really confused at first when they referred to him using his given name (of course they wouldn’t call him Nozaki as that’s his family name, but I completely forgot about all that). His brother is pretty funny.
We’re up to chapter 35 now! Only two more weeks before we go back to our previous pace of two chapters a week. Which means only four more weeks on this volume. Polls will be coming soon! (Probably next week.)
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