For a moment, Naoya considered simply continuing on his way, but the zombie was a little too listless for his peace of mind, so he went closer to check it out. It didn’t so much as twitch. Taking out his headphones, Naoya tried calling out in a soft voice. “…Nanba?”
Omg Naoya is taking the initiative to interact!! I'm so happy and proud of him 😊
March 4, 2024

12

“Then you can vent to me for a little bit. Let’s go to the cafeteria,” Naoya said, looking back over his shoulder at Nanba, who was following him but dragging his feet. As if surprised by Naoya’s offer, Nanba’s eyes widened a little.
NAOYA IS REALLY BEING MORE SOCIAL OMG AAAAAAAAAA AMAZING CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT SO HAPPY SO PROUD OF HIM!!! 😭😭😭💕 Even Nanba is surprised lol (same)
March 4, 2024

13

“…Nanba. If you got into some stupid fight with your girlfriend last night because she caught you fooling around even though it’s finals season, you better start by going to apologize, because you’re in the wrong here.” “No, it’s nothing like that.”
LMAOOO NAOYA 😭😭😭
March 5, 2024

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“I mean, who believes in chain letters these days? Most people don’t, right?”
Ah, classic. Also yeah, I got spoilers from the live-action after all lmao though some details are different already as far as I remember, and I suspect there will be more differences, like how different some cases in volume 1-2 are in the live action. I look forward to spot the differences, they're interesting
March 5, 2024

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No matter how one looked at it, the number of unlucky incidents he experienced in succession was unusual.
Holy shit yeah popr guy
March 5, 2024

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Though he had a feeling Nanba’s poor study habits were to blame for his subpar exam performance
The roast 🤣🤣🤣😭😭😭
March 5, 2024

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Waffling
March 5, 2024

17

He could hardly talk about getting mixed up in a crime and almost burning to death.
True, it can actually be pretty dangerous and extreme, surprisingly 😂
March 5, 2024

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“Huh, I can’t really picture you as a tutor. That kind of thing takes a lot of prep, right? Isn’t it hard?”
Nanba's image is indeed...very paripi lol 😂
March 5, 2024

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“…Nanba. You know it’s illegal to get involved with an elementary school kid.” “Wh-what are you—? As if I would! What kind of guy do you think I am?!”
🤣🤣🤣 It's nice to see them close enough to have a banter hehe 😊
March 5, 2024

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“I really recommend the cocoa, by the way!” “…U-uh, okay. Cocoa, please…” Nanba gave in meekly to Takatsuki, who was showing him the Van Houten cocoa bag excitedly.
Akira's catchphrase/ritual 🤣🤣🤣
March 5, 2024

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petered out
March 5, 2024

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“You’re saying you think throwing away the letter was deemed sufficient proof of your lack of intention to follow its orders, and that caused the curse to take effect early.”
Makes sense
March 5, 2024

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His expression had grown more and more somber as he spoke. Before, his tone had maintained its usual cheerfulness, but in the end, thinking about the things that kept happening to him must have been frightening.
Nanba...how uncharacteristic of him..that's how much this is bothering him...poor guy
March 5, 2024

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rapt tones
March 5, 2024

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To receive a handwritten chain letter in the golden age of e-mail and text messaging!
That's true, but 😭😭😭
March 5, 2024

22

Sorry, by the way. I usually stop him before he goes in for the hug, but since you’re not a girl, I figured it was fine to let it happen this time.” “It’s not! It’s not fine! Hurry up and get him off me! Help!”
LMAOOO NAOYA PLEASE 🤣🤣🤣 he's so calm while Nanba is suffering lmao
March 5, 2024

23

You’re the one who tried to hug me just a little while ago , Naoya thought,
Ah, revenge is sweet
March 5, 2024

23

And he’s jealous of that?! That’s so creepy! Let me go, let me go!”
NANBA 🤣🤣🤣😭😭😭 totally normal reaction though, Akira is just abnormal lmao
March 5, 2024

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See, if you write bad luck like this, it looks a bit like the character for rod , doesn’t it?
Ooh interesting
March 5, 2024

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And above all, the idea of some unspecified ‘rod’ coming to get you must have made for an unsettling and interesting story.
I think it's kinda fun by lmao. What rod???
March 5, 2024

25

The potential for drawing interest is a major factor in whether folklore survives from generation to generation. Stories transform as they’re handed down. The same is true of chain letters as they continue to be rewritten.
March 5, 2024

25

this malicious chain letter was originally meant as a blessing.”
Oh!! The live action said so as well. Very interesting
March 5, 2024

25

rapt attention
March 5, 2024

26

The man was easy to listen to, and his lectures were fascinating. It wasn’t just his looks that made his courses popular.
I wish he is real and is my professor
March 5, 2024

26

The ‘blessing’ letter caused such a stir that it was even picked up by a newspaper in 1922.
March 5, 2024

26

The sudden, dramatic explosion of the letter in society ultimately resulted in a police crackdown.”
Omg
March 5, 2024

26

People could be detained for twenty-nine days for ‘deceiving others via the dissemination of unlawful information, groundless rumors, or false reports.’ The letters were such a huge trend that they became a societal issue.
March 5, 2024

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they probably originated overseas rather than in Japan. After all, it mentions starting with an American soldier, and one such postcard—written in English—was found to have been postmarked in London.
March 5, 2024

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there have also been reports of things like this in Italy, so I don’t think it was limited to English-speaking countries in particular.”
Never heard of it before outside Japan. Very interesting
March 5, 2024

27

in those days, chain letters were popular among adults, rather than young people. There are even documented cases of ones sent by high-ranking officials in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and members of the House of Peers.”
March 5, 2024

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But the people of this country have long believed that blessings and curses go hand in hand.
Ooh yeah I can see it
March 5, 2024

27

The line about ‘a blessing for your good fortune’ was scrapped, resulting in a message that implored the reader to pass it along to others simply as a means of avoiding misfortune.
March 5, 2024

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what had started as a good luck message exchanged between adults ended up as a curse primarily transmitted by kids.
March 5, 2024

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Paper chain letters declined as e-mail gained traction.
Evolution
March 5, 2024

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Sending a chain letter means having to decide who you want to spring a curse on. If you can ward off your own misfortune, it doesn’t matter if someone else ends up in bad circumstances. That sort of thought process is always involved in such things, to some extent… That’s why a chain letter is unmistakably a vehicle for cursing someone.”
True
March 5, 2024

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But the inexplicable makes us uncomfortable, doesn’t it? Things we don’t understand make us anxious. The ‘curse’ framework offers meaning in such cases.”
Ah, the usual, then
March 5, 2024

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The mysterious comprises two elements: phenomenon and interpretation. It was practically Takatsuki’s catchphrase.
Yep
March 5, 2024

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Conversely, a straw doll or chain letter without some corresponding misfortune won’t lead to the establishment of a curse. Likewise, if no one thinks of the problems as a curse, no curse will materialize.”
Makes sense
March 5, 2024

31

“But you looked for a cause behind your bad luck, and you found it in the chain letter.” Waving his hand lightly over the pair of mugs, Takatsuki looked at Nanba. “Thus, with a corresponding relationship established between misfortune and source, the curse was born.”
OOOHHH
March 5, 2024

31

“The human memory is a fickle thing. Occurrences that must have taken place are forgotten entirely to make sense of inner narratives. It’s not quite the same thing as lying. You could call it memory revision, and it happens frequently.”
True. Naoya's ability can't catch that
March 5, 2024

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Something could become the truth to someone, even if it differed from what the person in question actually experienced.
The truth is what you want to believe...
March 5, 2024

32

He was making little paper men. “These,” Takatsuki said, “are katashiro —paper dolls used in purification rites. Since olden times in this country, it’s been customary to have a paper doll take on the burden of impurity in order to free the afflicted.
OOH YEAH this was the solution! I just remembered lol. Katashiro is an interesting concept (Ghost Hunt flashbacks)
March 5, 2024

34

“Yeah, well, I only had four sheets of origami paper. Therefore, I want you to address the last letter to me, okay, Nanba?”
WHAT?! This man is insane
March 5, 2024

35

“I—I can’t do that! You might end up having bad luck!” “Yep. That’s what I’m hoping for.” “ What?! What are you saying?!” “The thing is—I want to experience the supernatural firsthand so badly I can’t stand it. I know what I said to you before, but there is a possibility that the chain letter will actually bring some misfortune. If I can verify that myself, it would be a highly valuable experience!”
THIS MAN IS INSANE LMAOOO 🤣🤣🤣😭😭😭
March 5, 2024

35

Nuh-uh, not even if you look at me with those puppy-dog eyes!
Puppy dog eyes omg 🥺🥺🥺
March 5, 2024

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However, if some truly inexplicable disaster was to occur, it could become valuable data regarding the supernatural implications involved with things like chain letters! If anything, as a researcher, I would be thankful for the opportunity! So please, by all means, address one of the letters to me!”
He's too excited 🤣🤣🤣
March 5, 2024

35

A chain letter was a vehicle for cursing another person. The act of sending one inevitably involved being fine with the idea of someone else suffering for one’s own sake.
March 5, 2024

36

it’s rare for you to bring a friend here.” “He’s not a friend. We’re just in the same language class.” “You would say that, Fukamachi. But I remember seeing the two of you together several times.
Hehehe 😊
March 5, 2024

37

“Don’t search your memories for something like that.”
Scary Akira 🤣
March 5, 2024

37

“I saw you talking with a handful of people. I’m glad you’re making friends as you should. That’s a relief.”
The way Akira is so relieved and happy agsjdkd same though hehe 😊
March 5, 2024

37

“His concern, when it comes down to it, is a result of him thinking, Oh no, I’ve given my curse to Professor Takatsuki. That means the purification was a success. Nanba’s curse is lifted.”
OOOH yeah, makes sense. The power of mind
March 5, 2024

38

“No, not that… I’m worried that the idea of bringing misfortune to someone he knows will genuinely make Nanba sick with anxiety. He’s that nice.”
OMG NANBA WHAT AN ANGEL...AND NAOYA KNOWS HIM THAT WELL 🥺🥺🥺
March 5, 2024

39

“Great. In that case, do you want to come be my lookout so I don’t get run over?” “Excuse me?”
BRO THE WAY HE SAID IT??? 😭😭😭
March 5, 2024

40

Naoya had to take off his fogged-up glasses and wipe the condensation from the lenses.
I feel that in my soul
March 5, 2024

40

Leo would radiate excitement the same way, though he was usually able to follow the “wait” command. Takatsuki ordinarily failed at that
AKIRA IS WORSE THAN A DOG AT FOLLOWING "WAIT" COMMAND AGSJSKS 😭😭😭
March 5, 2024

41

She called it the Curse of Marie-san in the Library.”
Ooh, I remember this in the live action! I quite like it
March 5, 2024

41

That means this might be a good opportunity for us to collect information on a new urban legend!”
Exciting
March 5, 2024

41

“Yes, he’s just like my sister said! Tall, young, and really handsome!” Apparently, being handsome was considered a defining characteristic.
LOOOL it is 🤣🤣🤣
March 5, 2024

42

“Some of the books in this library have something written in them that looks like a cipher.”
Ooh it's the same (well duh this is the original story but)
March 5, 2024

42

It was a good thing Naoya had tagged along, he thought. If Takatsuki had grabbed on to Miya like he did to Nanba earlier, he would definitely be reported to the authorities.
Thank god Naoya is here 😂😭
March 5, 2024

45

Miya herself muttered something that sounded like “Aw, I wanted him to pat my head,” but Naoya pretended not to hear.
🤣🤣🤣 The pros of being handsome (wakaru)
March 5, 2024

45

People felt a sense of security in places they spent a lot of time in on a regular basis. Conversely, they felt uneasy in locations they spent comparatively less time in. That was why school ghost stories were frequently set in bathrooms or special-purpose classrooms—like science labs and music rooms—that didn’t get constant use.
From volume 2 that I didn't think I highlighted. It's fascinating and I'm inclined to agree
March 5, 2024

47

The story becomes more coherent, more believable, scarier, and more interesting.” “It…gets interesting?” “It does. After all, one of the purposes of such stories is to share it with others so everyone can enjoy it. Have you ever told scary stories with friends on overnight field trips? It’s like that. You tell the story, have fun seeing the reactions to it, and take part in the fear as a group. Many ghost stories are created this way.
TRUE. Reminds me of middle school when my friends and I gathered after school to tell ghost stories. How nostalgic...🥹
March 5, 2024

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“Most of it, probably. But you know, typically, when stories are born, it’s because there’s enough background to base them off of. That background is what I’m really interested in.”
March 6, 2024

50

Takatsuki was never fooled by artificial monsters. And yet he always hoped they would be real. Naoya thought that was probably because Takatsuki himself was only half tethered to reality.
Indeed...and if the supernatural is real, he can finally blame something with certainty for his experience, giving him some closure and comfort
March 6, 2024

50

She wanted to keep the secret code her friend had hidden away safely inside the building she had loved until the end of time.
🥺🥺🥺
March 6, 2024

55

After all, a great deal of urban legends came from retelling the experiences of real people.
Fascinating to see the birth of a new modern urban legend
March 6, 2024

55

Somehow, they had been witnesses to the birth, development, and death of an urban legend. It wasn’t what they had come to do, but it seemed safe to say it was a very valuable experience nonetheless.
Indeed
March 6, 2024

56

“This is a call number; it indicates where a book can be physically found in the library. Libraries in Japan use the Nippon Decimal Classification system to organize their sections and their books. In general, call numbers are the most common way numerals are used by anyone in a library.
I know it relates to library code stuff but I didn't know this, TIL
March 6, 2024

58

It’s been eight years since the cipher was written, so I assumed some of the shelf and book numbers would have changed. I’m glad I managed to find it.”
Yeah, that was my worry as well
March 6, 2024

58

“I think that’s why she chose The Great Kanji Dictionary as the starting book.” “Huh?” “It can’t be borrowed from the library. It gets quite a lot of use by researchers, but I doubt many of this library’s patrons even pick it up.
True lol
March 6, 2024

59

“That’s amazing, Professor! You remember all the classification numbers?” “Yep. I’ve seen the list before.”
Akira's super memory to the rescue!!
March 6, 2024

59

“I wish my memory was that good…”
Same
March 6, 2024

59

It seemed more reorganizing was at play, because once more, the page in the book indicated by the cipher lacked any handwritten additions.
Of course. More hurdle!
March 6, 2024

60

“…Professor, how on earth did you know it would be that book?” “You haven’t figured it out yet, either, Fukamachi?”
HOW???
March 6, 2024

60

That meeting could never be realized, though. Marie was killed in an accident on the last day of summer vacation. Hidden among the thousands of books, her last cipher had lost all meaning.
😢
March 6, 2024

61

Now, what happens when you take just the first character from each spine in order?” “…DA… I… SU… KI… DE… SU…?” “ I love you! Wow, so there was another coded message hidden inside the code!”
OOOH RIGHT THAT WAS IT!! Also the way they translated the books' titles but switched to Japanese for this part lol. Well it is hard to translate so this might the best way
March 6, 2024

62

The thing this library was keeping tucked away between the stacks wasn’t a curse—it was the memories and flirtatious games of two star-crossed kids.
UE UE UE 🥺🥺🥺 my heart is both warm and pained
March 6, 2024

62

That was odd. It made sense to assume that if an elementary schooler had found a cipher, it was written in a children’s book.
OH. Now that you said it...that's right
March 6, 2024

63

When they looked, they saw that a book had fallen to the floor a short distance away.
Wow, how convenient lol. This must be some supernatural power at work (but thanks for the help)
March 6, 2024

63

There, in red ink, it said Next is 3883-1-34-100 . A cipher just like all the others. But this one was written in a different hand.
The boy's cipher time!!
March 6, 2024

63

“He… The boy did show up for that meeting, didn’t he…?” He had solved the puzzle. The message hidden inside the code, too. He’d noticed it.
🥺🥺🥺😭😭😭
March 6, 2024

64

But the person he wanted to say those things to wouldn’t be there that day—or the next. She would never be there again. There was only the library, with Marie’s own feelings stored inside. And so the boy hid his final confession to Marie in the library, too. It was a confession that would never reach its recipient. Nonetheless, other than this library, there had been nowhere else to put it.
🥺🥺🥺😭😭😭 Despite knowing it from the live-action already, it's still touching. Bittersweet 🥺🥹😭 Probably the most sentimental case yet so far imo. So many emotions...I know, it's not the saddest or the most tragic or something but it's still touching to me. I love it
March 6, 2024

65

“It’s a children’s book, after all! It belongs on the first floor. And there was no one else around those shelves except for us.”
YEAH
March 6, 2024

65

“Not at all. Everything was arranged neatly on the shelves; nothing was sticking out. More importantly—that book wasn’t on any of those shelves.” Takatsuki would be able to recall every single book he saw lined up in that section. If he said The Diamond Mystery wasn’t among them, that meant it had to have appeared then and there out of thin air.
Ooh Akira's super memory to the rescue again to confirm 👀
March 6, 2024

65

perhaps that memory was kind enough to show us, who just happened to get involved, the truth behind the legend.”
🥺🥺🥺
March 6, 2024

66

“There is no ‘Marie-san’s curse’ in that building, but it’s impossible to deny that Marie herself might still be there. I believe she is, at least.”
🥹🥹🥹
March 6, 2024

66

“Fair enough. But are you okay with walking away from what might be the first real ghost you’ve encountered?” “Ugh, there’s that aspect to consider as well.”
Ganbare Akira lmao the dilemma
March 6, 2024

67

I think she had the right idea—what we found were very private messages. Things that outsiders like us should forget we ever saw.”
As touching as it is...indeed
March 6, 2024

67

The puzzles the two teenagers had left behind would someday become indecipherable mysteries. That was as it should be. They weren’t for anyone else to understand anyway.
🥺🥺🥺
March 6, 2024

67

“…I didn’t realize you hated being alone so much, Professor.” “I think it’s true that food is more delicious when you eat it with someone else.
Hehe 🥹🥹🥹
March 6, 2024

68

“I guess when she asked me if I had a girlfriend a while back, I shouldn’t have said ‘obviously.’ Looks like I got the chain letter because I broke a fourth grader’s heart.”
NANBA LMAOOOO 🤣🤣🤣😭😭😭
March 6, 2024

69

“And I told you: We’re not friends.” As the words came out of his mouth, Naoya felt embarrassed, somehow.
Hehe tsundere
March 6, 2024

70

They needed as many tethers to this realm as they could get just to stay in it. New friends, things they liked, fond memories… Takatsuki had said that to him before.
March 6, 2024

70

Something had shifted since he began spending time with Takatsuki. Before, he had spent his time cowering behind the line he drew around himself. But now—Naoya felt like he was walking around just inside the line, thinking it was fine if he just stuck a hand out.
Character development, love to see it 🥹🥹🥹
March 6, 2024

71

Since exams had just ended, everyone had probably rushed off campus like freed zoo animals
🤣🤣🤣 I feel that in my soul
March 6, 2024

71

There were five female students inside the office—Ruiko, Yui, and three others Naoya didn’t recognize who were probably more of Takatsuki’s graduate advisees.
So many girls lmao sasuga Akira
March 6, 2024

72

“Wh—? Professor! Is today your birthday?!” “…No, it’s tomorrow, actually. Wow, they really caught me off guard…”
WOOO HAPPY EARLY BIRTHDAY AKIRA!!!!
March 6, 2024

72

imbued with all our dearest hopes that you stay young and handsome forever.
LOL HANDSOME FOREVER 🤣😭
March 6, 2024

72

This guy is going to be thirty-five? I guess he couldn’t stay thirty-four forever. Still looks like he’s in his twenties, though.
What magic did he use to stay looking young and handsome omg
March 6, 2024

72

The two girls forced Naoya into a folding chair using their iron grips, then immediately took the seats to his left and right as if blocking his escape routes.
HE IS STUCK WITH NO ESCAPE LMAO
March 6, 2024

73

Naoya seemed ready to perish on the spot
PHRASING 🤣🤣🤣😭😭😭 mood though
March 6, 2024

74

“Oh no! The dolls got fondued!”
FONDUED 😂😭
March 6, 2024

74

…Unlucky. Those were the paper dolls who had taken on Nanba’s curse for him. A strange chill ran down Naoya’s spine as he sneaked a glance at Takatsuki.
Uh-oh I feel a bit scared too now
March 6, 2024

74

“…It seems that Kenji has been stabbed.”
WHAT?!?!
March 6, 2024

76

“Miss Ruiko said there’s a cave dedicated to a demon nearby.
Ahh same cave, different setting and story than the live action, I see (probably)
March 7, 2024

77

“Why is the person who got stabbed last week driving as if nothing happened?”
KENKEN IS OKAY!!! Ofc he's okay and thank god for that but lmao what a cliffhanger that was
March 7, 2024

78

melodramatic. I was talking to him on the phone, no problem, so he had to know I was fine, but then he has the nerve to show up all beside himself.”
Melodramatic Akira lol cute
March 7, 2024

79

Sasakura should have been more careful with his wording.
Indeed, his wording can be...lol
March 7, 2024

79

KenKen looked like a ruthless psychopath who had only half finished his attack.”
🤣🤣🤣
March 7, 2024

79

“You recover fast, huh…?” “Guess I’m just built different…
That's almost inhuman lol wtf so fast
March 7, 2024

79

But I have a bunch of vacation days saved up, and I’d have more fun if I went on a trip instead.” “You guys both just live to have fun, don’t you?”
🤣🤣🤣 Akira and Kenken are similar in this, huh
March 7, 2024

79

As someone who had watched Takatsuki pass out several times already, Naoya thought it was for the best if he didn’t operate a vehicle anytime soon.
Take away his license!! Don't let him drive ever!!
March 7, 2024

80

There, all at once, Naoya realized he was having a nice time.
NAOYAAAA 🥹🥹🥹
March 7, 2024

81

Despite the considerable age gap between them, they didn’t really make Naoya feel like a burdensome little kid or a third wheel, and he was grateful for that.
Such good people, such friendship 🥹🫶
March 7, 2024

82

He was spending time with others, and he was enjoying it. But…was he allowed to have fun like this? Would he be forgiven, even though he was sentenced to loneliness?
NAOYAAAA NOOOO IT'S OKAY 😭😭😭🫂
March 7, 2024

82

Once he was conscious of all the chatter, it was too late. Naoya became hyperaware of each and every voice, which he had apparently been able to filter out naturally up until that moment.
NAOYAAAA 😭😭😭 His condition is improving and yet...;;
March 7, 2024

83

This was surely, as Naoya had feared, the world trying to lock him out. It was right there in his ears, screaming at him: You don’t belong here. You aren’t worthy of being here. You should have stayed cowering inside your little walls, all alone. When he was with Takatsuki and Sasakura, he tended to forget that this was how the world worked for him.
NO NAOYA NOOOOO IT'S NOT LIKE THAT6😭😭😭 Poor guy ue ue he deserves a lot of hugs 🫂 Thanks Akira and Kenken for making him so comfy though 🥺
March 7, 2024

83

“How d’you do? It’s me, Iinuma, freelance journalist.”
I KNEW YOU'D APPEAR AGAIN 😠
March 7, 2024

84

He must have been snapping pictures in secret while the three of them had been strolling along Lake Yamanaka.
Uwaah he's the worst, ugh. What a creep
March 7, 2024

85

“I used a telephoto lens for this, y’know… So why was that guy looking right at me? He spotted me right away and kept glaring at me. It freaked me out.”
HAHAHAHA deserved
March 7, 2024

85

“Listen, kid, you wanna reconsider passing information along to me?”
How persistent...
March 7, 2024

85

“Oh? And what makes you so sure of that?
Bro doesn't know what he's up against lmao: the lie detector
March 7, 2024

86

It was Takatsuki. When had he shown up? He had Iinuma’s arm twisted behind his back and didn’t seem to be using much force to keep it there, but the other man was making a point to complain about it quite loudly.
AKIRA TO THE RESCUE!!! 🥹🥹🥹
March 7, 2024

86

The hands holding him up were big and reliable, and listening to undistorted voices made him feel like he could relax. And even more than that was the overwhelming sense of relief—like a knot in his chest had come loose.
🥹🥹🥹 Safe once again
March 7, 2024

87

Naoya, as usual, wished Sasakura would stop escorting him like a criminal every time he led the way somewhere.
Kenken pls 🤣🤣🤣
March 7, 2024

88

Naoya never expected her to have a special skill like cooking.
Same though lmao how surprising
March 7, 2024

90

“Yeah, the woman… She used to visit my mother’s place a lot.”
Oh shit. What's up with this place and chapter with all the accidental meetings the main characters didn't want lmao
March 7, 2024

91

“Of course, if you’re going to give it to me, I’ll gladly eat it, but… I’m your teacher, and I’m older than you…” Fork in hand, Takatsuki started stirring up his penne, grumbling under his breath. Naoya thought he had some nerve acting all mature when all it took was sweets to cheer him up. Besides, it wasn’t like Naoya had another way to make Takatsuki smile.
LMAO AFSHDKDLSH THEY'RE SO CUTE 🥺🥺🥺😭😭😭
March 7, 2024

92

When he passed the gelato he was given for dessert to Takatsuki, the professor accepted it with a radiant smile and his thanks. Making him happy really did require no more than a sugary treat.
What an easy man 🤣🤣🤣 (same though)
March 7, 2024

92

That was the plan, at least. But…their hopes were too high. “You there! Could I have a moment?”
But alas! It was unavoidable
March 8, 2024

94

“My, my, what have we here? I thought it was you— Tengu -sama!” At that, Takatsuki’s whole body stiffened so clearly that, even standing beside him, Naoya could tell.
AKIRAAAA
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I merely happened to see you shortly before that, down the street in your car with a young man.
BRO SPILLED THE WOMAN'S OLD AFFAIR ASGDJDKDL
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“What am I supposed to do…when someone asks me about my mother out of the blue?” Cutting off Sasakura, the professor started talking with his gaze still pointed downward. “I can’t even remember the last time I saw her. After all, I was handed some severance money and told never to darken my parents’ doorstep again. It was inevitable, I guess, since it’s my fault my mother ended up like that. But…”
AKIRAAAAAA 😭😭😭
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“…That was pretty childish of me just now, wasn’t it?” “Who cares? It wasn’t that bad.”
So true Kenken!! It's nice to see more new sides of Akira
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But the part about the severance money or whatever it was—Naoya hadn’t heard that before.
Yeah...so the situation was even worse...damn. Poor Akira 😭😭😭
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But his father’s words—essentially, he had told his son he was no longer welcome in their house.
Disowned but not legally 😭😭😭
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Takatsuki didn’t accompany them to the first-floor bathhouse. Naoya understood why… But still, it made his heart break just a little.
🥺🥺🥺 May the day when Akira feels comfortable enough to show the scar on his back comes 🙏🙏🙏
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The more he repeated himself, the less warped Takatsuki’s voice became. For some reason, listening to it made Naoya want to cry. Liar , he thought.
🥺🥺🥺😭😭😭
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He kept saying those words to convince himself,
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forcing the lie to become reality, the lone competitor in a cruel game. And Naoya knew all about it. He felt ill. He couldn’t bear it. He wanted to rip off his own ears and throw them away. That kind of understanding—Naoya didn’t want it. Even Takatsuki would never want that.
😭😭😭😭😭
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Perhaps, eventually… Maybe even sometime soon, the day would come when Takatsuki would know the truth and be freed from his past. Naoya hoped so. And he wished—from the bottom of his heart—that when that day arrived, it would come not with cruelty, but with peace.
AMEN 🙏🙏🙏
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is generally associated with Okayama Prefecture, but there are actually many similar tales from all over the country. The story of Momotaro itself is said to have taken its basic form in the oral tradition by the end of the Muromachi period. As publication developed during the Edo period, the story was transcribed and spread. According to the version told in Otsuki City, the peach didn’t tumble into the river and float down on the current—it was found in a tree by an old man and an old woman, who brought it home.
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story of this cave is that the murderous demon who lived there was slain by villagers. There’s a village called Sakai near the cave.
Ooh pretty much the same as in the live action, then
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Some research didn’t turn up tales regarding demons in Sakai, so it’s possible this legend is only passed down in that community… Ah, it’s so wonderful how many legends and folktales there are yet to discover in this world!”
Indeed
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unbidden
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“This isn’t some demon’s skull. It’s ordinary human bone.”
😱
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Takatsuki really did seem to have nerves of steel, calmly eating his sandwich after handling human bones—even if he had been wearing gloves at the time.
Indeed lmao he's so unfazed
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“Finding human remains even though you’re on vacation; now, that’s something! Your detective’s intuition kicked in, huh?” “No. I would have liked this to stay a regular vacation, actually… Dammit, I’m definitely gonna get chewed out if my boss hears about this.” Sasakura started grumbling, and Naoya felt a little bad for him, seeing as this was supposed to be his chance to travel and recover from his injury.
The police is kinda funny as if this is a detective crime story lmao. Poor Kenken, vacation destroyed. Such is the fate of detectives!
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“What the hell are you all doing here?! Don’t you know you risk Onigami-sama’s divine wrath if you enter his cave without permission?!”
There he is. Guess most details of this case including the characters involved are unchanged in the live-action (I don't remember their names though). I think most cases I've seen so far in the LN are handled that way in the live-action adaptation, but there were some exceptions, so...interesting
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Perhaps from his view of things, happening upon Naoya and the others was just a stroke of good luck. From Naoya’s perspective, though, it felt like being the victim of a bad prank.
Indeed...😭 Go away you pest!!
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Sasakura turned to Takatsuki. “What do you wanna do? Rough him up a little while we have the chance?” “A detective shouldn’t be saying disturbing things like that.
LOL KENKEN 🤣🤣🤣
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“…Sakai’s demon legend has been something for this village alone, but after all that fuss, I doubt it’ll stay that way. That means it’ll be necessary to make sure the tale is told properly even to outsiders.”
Makes sense actually
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Along the way, Naoya looked over his shoulder to find that Iinuma seemed to be following, too,
Stalker 💀
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“I see, so there was no butchering and eating of humans after all! That is a bit disappointing, I have to say.” Sasakura’s hand shot out from the side to smack Takatsuki in the head
LMAOOO AKIRA PLS 😭😭😭 he deserved that smack lmao
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Naoya got to relax more with Sasakura around, since most of the “Voice of Reason” responsibilities fell to the older man.
Naoya winning, poor Kenken though 😂 what kind of vacation is this??
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I do often wish Masaomi was here, too, but…he’s busy with work, so it can’t be helped.
Hmm something smells fishy
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The situation made it seem like Miwako was being taken advantage of as a caretaker for Mr. Kitou. Work demands aside, wasn’t it a bit cruel not to come home for New Year’s and not even call?
Indeed...
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He wished the man would act a bit less like an overexcited child, given that he was thirty-five.
But that is also a part of his charm 😊
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Iinuma yelled up at them over the noise of the falls. Naoya felt like they had acquired a stalker—exactly how long was this man planning on tailing them?
You guys got a stalker fr 😭
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There must have been other people like Iinuma who had snooped around Takatsuki and written nonsense articles about the incident in his past. And without a doubt, Takatsuki’s father had crushed those stories, too, before anyone ever saw them.
What an experience...
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Through it all, Takatsuki was still next to the cliff’s edge. One moment, he stood ramrod straight in fear—and the next, he was lurching sideways.
AKIRAAAAA 😱
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Iinuma yelled again—“You gotta be kidding me!”—and Naoya saw him jumping into the pool and swimming toward Takatsuki.
IINUMA SAVING AKIRA?!?! NO WAY
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Iinuma was struggling to keep his head above the water. At this rate, both of them would drown.
Oh shit
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Sasakura had only just made it to the shore.
Kenken to the rescue!! MVP!!!
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Naoya could see them, just a little—the scars carved into Takatsuki’s pale-blueish skin.
Oh my, first peek! Thank god (or kinda not since it's cold) it's winter so he's wearing a sweater...otherwise his scars would be in full view
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“Mr. Sasakura, your leg…! It’s bleeding!”
Vacation plus to recover truly destroyed huh Kenken 😭 either the wound opened up or he grazed rocks or something, making a new wound. That sucks
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“…I didn’t expect that. You, saving someone.”
LOL NAOYA SAID IT TRUE THOUGH. How surprising
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“You idiot. You know, if that guy died, all my hard work would be for nothing… Besides.”
LOL yeah ofc
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“Shuddup! I’ve just had more than enough of seeing people drown in front of me, okay?!
What happened in the past for him to see people drowning a few times omg 😭
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Naoya blinked, feeling like his impression of Iinuma had just changed a little bit.
Same
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“Oh-ho, what’s with the attitude? You know I saved that guy’s life, right?”
Aaaand he's back to being a jerk lmao
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“Listen. Can I leave changing Akira’s clothes to you?”
OH MY. I did wish for Naoya to see Akira's scars but not like this!! And not so soon!!
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Still, Naoya thought, this level of vulnerability was a bit too much.
So vulnerable...
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Then, at last, Naoya had an unimpeded view of the scars on Takatsuki’s back.
AAAAAHHHH
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For the first time, thinking about that past—and about what awaited Takatsuki at the end of the road he walked—made Naoya feel afraid.
🥺🥺🥺😭😭😭
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“They’re…fine.” As the words left his mouth, Naoya was aware that he was telling a lie.
OMG NAOYA WHO HATED LIES SO MUCH IS NOW LYING HIMSELF AGSJDKD 😭😭😭 CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT!!!
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Naoya’s ears couldn’t discern when he himself was lying. His own voice didn’t distort. But in that moment, Naoya was decidedly a liar.
NAOYAAAA 😭😭😭
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“You know, I don’t know why, but sometimes I have this fear… This fear that Professor Akira is going to disappear someday.”
Ah yes the vibes of...whatever the term or description is...I get it
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going to return to the heavens someday?” “H-hey! Fukamachi!” Ruiko sounded a little flustered at having the thing she had said to him before brought up like that. Even she felt it was embarrassing, apparently.
LOOOOL way to go, Naoya!!
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Naoya hadn’t heard a sound. He had no idea how long the professor had been awake. A little embarrassed, he wondered if everything he had whispered to himself had been overheard.
Whoa since when?! Well I'm glad he's finally awake...
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This Takatsuki was not one he knew. It wasn’t just his face—even his presence felt like it belonged to someone else entirely.
OH SHIT?!?!
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The darkness in that gaze was just like the sky above that midnight festival—the one he had stumbled into as a child. Takatsuki’s eyes opened up into that night, into a place Naoya could only think of as another world. If he looked too deeply into them, he would get dragged to a realm on the other side. He was certain of it. And now, through Takatsuki’s eyes, some other being was watching Naoya, peering into his face.
SCARY SCARY SCARY 😰
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“Fukamachi? Huh, why—?” “You’re too close, Professor!”
Hehe ☺️
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He knew why the professor had changed the subject. Because when Naoya asked if he was okay, he had probably been about to say, “I’m fine.” Even though he definitely was not fine.
He had enough clarity to not let it slip in front of Naoya huh, that's amazing
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That was the type of person Takatsuki was: someone who lied about being okay when he wasn’t, just to spare other people’s feelings.
AKIRAAAA 😭😭😭
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But Takatsuki had also promised before that he would never lie in front of Naoya. And so when lying wasn’t an option, he deflected. It wasn’t that the professor was truthful 100 percent of the time. He just, for Naoya’s sake, was always careful about it.
Get yourself a man like Akira who would do this for you 🥹🥹🥹
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Even when he was the furthest from okay that he could be, he hid it all behind a smile so no one would see the darkness or fear he held inside. Even though Naoya already knew how much that cost him.
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And…when you’re not okay, could you just say so, please?! Don’t think you can get away with avoiding the question or glossing over things by not answering! That’s no different than lying!
GO NAOYA GO!!! TELL HIM OFF!!!!
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This is why I told you not to say irresponsible things like ‘I’m here for you’ and ‘I’m not going to let you go.’ If you had died… I would be all alone again.” Just the image of Takatsuki falling was enough to make Naoya’s hands shake. He had been so scared.
NAOYAAAA UE UE UEEEE 😭😭😭😭😭
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“Aw, come on! I’m an adult! Letting my student see that kind of
Ain't it a bit too late at this point?? It's so funny to see a teacher being chided by his own student lmao
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But what if the path Takatsuki was on was far closer to that other world than Naoya’s was? Maybe Takatsuki was in such a precarious position that he was liable to teeter over that boundary to the other side at any moment
Indeed...I thought so too
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If it seemed like the professor was about to fall into that other world, all Naoya had to do was bring him back. Call his name, like he had just a little while ago. After all, Naoya was Takatsuki’s traveling companion down that between-worlds path. Takatsuki had chosen him.
🥹🥹🥹
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Iinuma ended up with a nasty cold, complete with a high fever that spiked overnight. Not helping him wasn’t an option
DID THEY (or at least Naoya) ACTUALLY CONSIDERED NOT HELPING HIM LOOOL good riddance Iinuma, kinda feels bad though. Thanks for saving Akira!
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After they were gone, the professor turned to Naoya with a look of anticipation. Naoya got a bad feeling in his chest. “…Didn’t Mr. Sasakura just tell you to behave?”
Akira is really a big dog agshdkdkl
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“He did, but it’s not like I told him I wouldn’t,” Takatsuki replied, nonchalant. There it is , Naoya thought. His cunning side.
Cunning indeed hehehe
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supplication
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When the creator deity Izanagi visited the realm of the dead, he ended up being chased out by his wife, Izanami, and her army of the dead. To keep the dead hordes from invading, Izanagi put a huge stone—the Chibiki no Iwa—on the Yomotsu Hirasaka, which is the hill that connects the underworld to this one.
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“If that’s the case…what is it that man is thinking when he’s out there praying?”
Did his son Masaomi died here too and that skull is his??
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“Oh, how this world doth overflow with curses.” “Uh…?” Takatsuki looked up at Naoya. There on his face, as plain as day, was a smile. For some reason, Naoya shivered.
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“Much folklore is based in real incidents that would be far too morbid to talk about in a straightforward manner.
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Or rather—perhaps I should say it’s the murder of the ‘Other.’”
OH OH. I REMEMBER NOW. Traveling monks or something??
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“Are you familiar with the term rokubu killing? Rokubu refers to traveling Buddhist monks.
WOOOO I REMEMBERED IT RIGHT
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They were probably told as stories of karmic justice. Their main focus was the divine punishment received as a result of killing the rokubu . However…don’t you think that this kind of story wouldn’t have been created in the first place if it weren’t for actual instances of outsiders being killed?”
True
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“I think it must have happened relatively often throughout the country. That is, people who came from elsewhere being murdered for their money.
It's not unthinkable back then
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the former throughout the village. The villagers were indebted to this family, but they also shunned them for their actions.
Typical lol
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“Yes. There was only one head inside the shrine, but there were quite a few monuments built outside the cave. There are more heads under those monuments, aren’t there?”
😱
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In this place, killing outsiders like that may have become a part of the established culture. It might have been necessary, in some sense, in order for the people living in an impoverished region to survive.
Truly a different culture back then...
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“After all, I expect someone has died quite recently in this village. Your son, in fact—Masaomi.”
I KNEW IT!! What a twist. I think there aren't a lot of hints here, though...I watched the live-action and grew suspicious because some things are the same, that's all
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“You showed us a picture of him yesterday. I saw a pair of glasses identical to the ones he was wearing in that picture, caught on a branch about halfway down the waterfall. My vision is a bit better than average.”
Something only Akira can catch omg
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“You didn’t want it to be true, so you didn’t believe it. You believed Mr. Kitou’s lies instead. His efforts, too, I think they were quite poignant.
😭😭😭
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But you know, there’s always a limit to how much life you can live with the thin veneer of make-believe wrapped around you. Neither lies nor dreams last forever. Eventually, they rupture and collapse.”
Ouch 😢
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This man truly intended to die by suicide. “…Ever since that day, I had a feeling that this is how I would go out.”
GRAMPS NOOOO
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“Why do you think death will set you free in the first place? The living don’t know anything about what happens after we die. Is there a heaven or a hell waiting for us? That idea may be nothing more than an illusion created to soothe our fears of the unknown.”
Akira is so real for this
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He had lost his wife, then his son. Truly, the only person he had left was Miwako.
😭😭😭
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In exchange for lying to Miwako, he intended to accept the hatred he assumed she would feel and die by suicide. He hoped that, by doing so, Miwako’s heart could feel some relief, even if it was only a little. “Of course, that was his ego speaking. But even so, I think that was the last show of concern Mr. Kitou thought he could give you, Ms. Miwako.”
Gramps is so extreme afshdkdk 😭😭😭
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The two people who had become prisoners of the house that enshrined demons sat with that wind blowing all about them, crying as openly as children. There were no more lies between Mr. Kitou and Miwako—there was only the unbelievably sad truth.
😭😭😭
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“…I told you to behave, didn’t I?” “Yep. That’s why I didn’t do any more diving off of the waterfa— Ow! ” Takatsuki yelped as his friend’s fist made aggressive contact with the top of his head.
DESERVED LOL POOR KENKEN
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Sasakura whirled around and landed a hit on his head, too. “…Ouch! What are you doing, you thug detective?!” “Shut it. I told you both to behave. Doesn’t he pay you to be his common sense?
NAOYA CAN'T ESCAPE TOO 🤣🤣🤣
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“I’m not working right now! I just came along on the trip! The Voice of Reason is on vacation!”
LMAOOO NICE ONE
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Takatsuki hurried to intervene as Sasakura hauled Naoya up by his shirt collar next. A police officer nearby gave them a questioning look.
Thug detective indeed 🤣🤣🤣
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“I mean, they’re so cute I wouldn’t even really expect a thirty-five-year-old man to be having them, but…” “Why are you always bringing up people’s ages, Fukamachi?! Who cares what I drink?!”
Naoya is getting more savage 🤣🤣🤣
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“Y’know, how do I put this…? This trip turned out to be pretty crappy, didn’t it?” Sasakura muttered that after taking a sip from his own mug. He sounded a bit tired.
Indeed, especially for you 😂😭
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and experienced the dangers of amateur cliff diving.
NOT THAT 🤣🤣🤣😭😭😭
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Even if Takatsuki didn’t consider himself cursed, what if Naoya, beside him the whole time, had invited disaster by entertaining that thought over and over? What could he do to fix it?
Uh-oh
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portent
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“I bet you feel guilty toward me right now. You’re worrying that you yourself may have cursed me by wondering if the chain letter is to blame for my falling off the cliff. Am I right?”
He reads Naoya like an open book hehe ☺️
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It doesn’t make sense chronologically for the consequence to occur before or at the same time as the cause. The cause has to come first.”
Huh, true
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“Japanese people have a long history of assigning omens to events retroactively. T
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Since that connection was made after the fact, it cannot by nature be an omen. But as long as the circumstances fit to some degree, a causal relationship will be established.
Thinking about it, the same thing happens here too. Fascinating
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“At any rate, you were pretty cool this time around, Fukamachi.” Takatsuki smiled at him. “It’s a rare sight, isn’t it? You, calling out someone’s lies right to their face without even trying to hide your ability.”
YES YES TRUE!!! I was going to comment on that but didn't lol. Truly character development, love to see it 🥹🥹🥹
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“Sure, but still—it made me a bit happy, seeing you act on your own initiative like that.” “Oh? I would’ve liked to see that.” Sasakura was smirking, his eyes narrowing at Takatsuki’s words. “This brat with the perma-frown and hands practically glued to his ears showing some growth, eh? Isn’t that great, Fukamachi? Let’s tell Ruiko so she can light a celebratory candle or something.”
HEHEHEHE HAPPY AND PROUD PARENTS ☺️ Also lmao perma-frown...
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They were watching him like proud parents rejoicing in their child’s development.
I JUST SAID THE SAME THING LMAO. Maybe the real ship isn't Akira/Naoya after all, but the adults duo...Naoya's parents now lmao
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Naoya didn’t understand how someone could have the nerve to calmly hold on to the barrel of a gun in a situation like that. The professor really was strange in all kinds of ways.
Indeed, it's amazing...but still, he's too reckless
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You’re always saying you regret your behavior, but you never change a damn thing! Does that brilliant brain of yours forget about everything except the stuff you’re interested in the minute it’s not right in front of you?”
GO OFF KENKEN TELL HIM!!!
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Sasakura and Naoya laid into Takatsuki from both sides.
Maybe the real parents are Naoya and Kenken, Akira is their child 🤣🤣🤣
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“How could I not be happy knowing there are two people who care about me this much?
🥹🥹🥹😭😭😭
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Curses and blessings certainly were two sides of the same coin. What mattered was how someone looked at something—one circumstance could be seen in two entirely different lights.
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“—You know,” Takatsuki said. “For someone who hates lying so much, Fukamachi, you do it surprisingly often.”
True, though I won't say he did it seriously very often
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if his ability worked on himself, would his voice have sounded distorted just then? Not even he could be sure.
Hehe tsundere 😊
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Surprisingly few childhood friendships continued into adulthood.
Indeed...
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Kenji felt like their relationship could best be described as an obligation on his side
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and Kenji, who often ended up taking care of him, had been called his personal babysitter more than once.
AGSJSKS NOT BEATING THE BABYSITTER ALLEGATIONS 🤣🤣🤣😭😭😭
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It happened in their first year of elementary school, in the spring. On a Sunday, he thought.
I wanna see them as kids...must be cute 🥺🥺🥺
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tizzy
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Even though he had just gotten in trouble for running away, Akira didn’t seem to have learned his lesson at all, Kenji thought.
Lmao so it's been going on since he was a kid 😂
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Akira’s parents made him take all kinds of lessons and had banned him from looking at manga and anime,
Ah yes Asian parents
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swath
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somehow standing just behind Akira. Inexplicably, the atmosphere surrounding her—which Kenji had thought of as gentle while she was guiding them through the woods—had done a complete about-face. Now, the woman’s presence was a little frightening.
Uh-oh. So she's a ghost after all?! A not-so-kind one at that?! Their first encounter with the supernatural?! 😱
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Again, her lips moved. That’s my boy. I’m taking him with me.
She wants Akira?! 😱 Is Akira loved by apparitions since he's small, I wonder...?
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Still holding on to his broken tree branch, Kenji moved to brandish it like a kendo sword.
KENKEN SO COOL!!!
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“Thank goodness. Thank goodness.”
Akira's father seems so kind and loving...it's surprising and almost unthinkable how cold he seems now
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“I mean, besides us, there was no one there.”
So Akira couldn't see her after all...😱
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The reality was, that woman had helped them. Without her guidance, it was quite possible the two of them would have ended up in serious danger. But why had her demeanor changed so dramatically at the last second?
Indeed...if it's a kind ghost helping them, that's fine and all, but the sudden change in demeanor is...😰
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He also hadn’t encountered anything similar to her since, nor did he want to. If he had his way, he wouldn’t have to see things like that for the rest of his life.
Oh. This must be one of the reasons why Kenken is scared of ghosts
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Childhood friendships rarely lasted into adulthood. But since theirs had already survived for so long, Kenji didn’t mind if they kept it going—even if they stayed like this forever.
Best friends forever 🥹🥹🥹🫶
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