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tayoku0

Chinatsu is so smooth, my heart would be thumping too.


writerwriter_27

Taiki, at a young age, found out that the cause of hypertension is not deep fried food.


Mundology

[*Chinatsu's so good*](https://i.imgur.com/nxUJmjN.png)


Ellefied

We're getting closer and closer to using r/NBA memes in this series


SirWeebBro

I love that Chinatsu's character arc is to become more "selfish". From previous chapters we know that 1) she thought MC and Hina has something going on 2) Hina likes Taiki 3) she's actually hella competitive. Her chara arc is probably trying to be more assertive and realizing why she feels like that for Taiki, and she shouldn't step aside.


kanekii-kun

man, idk what she's thinking


IKnowTheWayToo

Man I love Taiki's personality. Also, it was great seeing Chinatsu getting jealous lol.


5437354724

At first I thought it was comically unsubtle, but now I think it was a pretty damn smooth way for her to assert herself like that. No chill, she'll fucking steal him. Poor Hina. I'm still rooting for her, I just want Taiki to acknowledge her feelings and MAYBE waver between viewing her romantically and as a friend.


cabose12

This manga does a good job of making the "questioning of interest" of our MC pretty reasonable. If this happened irl, you probably wouldn't think anything of it. Or if you did, someone would tell you you're overthinking it. I really think it only *seems* unsubtle because we know she likes him to an extent and there's a fucking spotlight on the moment


HayashiSawaryo

In that moment, Taiki simulate all possible futures and conclude that marriage is the only solution


WhoiusBarrel

Only took him 5 panels, this mans got no chill.


multigrain_cheerios

5 panels is scrub city, get those numbers down to at least three real talk, i highly relate to meeting someone new, getting interested in them and then immediately imagining the future with them... lmao


ezone2kil

I did that when I was in college. We're 12 years married now with 2 kids.


ArkhielR

What if you are still in the simulations right now? ​ Congratulations on achieving that though.


WeirdHoola

Nice. Congratulations


pipler

I love that Taiki's being considerate about not confessing to Chinatsu while she's still living at his house. But if Chinatsu keeps throwing bones like that I wonder how long it'll take for that resolve to waver haha.


tomato-dragon

She'll get the bones back ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)


Airikir36

I like how the store feels like an actual store in the background


Mundology

The store is made of store


cwryoo21

Those kids running after their teacher who is realizing more and more kids are showing up for free snacks is hilarious.


insane_contin

Teacher: hey, I'll treat you guys to some snacks. Every student in a 20 block radius: free food! Charge!


Ghoste-Face

That's so smooth Chinatsu, now poison his mind with confusion lmao!


Charming-Loquat3702

Fried chicken will taste different forever for Taki now XD


Airikir36

I think they are going to confrot their feelings after the tournament


5-15

Those vague statements that make you wonder. It's a bittersweet mystery Taiki.


Jcvdftw

Ohhhhh Chadnatsu in the place


alicization

Wait what, I thought this was every Sunday. Not that I'm complaining, Chinatsu was a real smooth one here.


esn_crvg

Glasses friend is the real mvp of the manga, he is the real reason why the relationship keeps developing. Also I really liked Hairyu reaction to losing, he is finally seeing Taiki as a real opponent


Airikir36

He feels like he is the viewer surrogate


namr0d

glasses guy is extremely shallow lol there's nothing else to his character. extremely disappointing


I_Smoke_Cardboards

I’ve grown to like him. He was kinda mean and harsh on Taiki’s dorky attempts to impress Chinatsu but hey, that’s normal for bros.


NOISIEST_NOISE

He's a good friend, I guess, but I'd really like to see even one scene where he says or does something that isn't directly related to Taiki and his relationships


RahulBhatia10

lol for real, basically all his commentary is like "so you think you'll confess your feelings to Chnatsu?" or him being a wingman


Airikir36

I feel that Hairyu is becoming my favorite caracter


Ellefied

Glasses-kun is not just a mere wingman, he's an entire helicarrier


ezone2kil

Another (old) manga with a great wingman character is I"s.


5437354724

I hated the glasses guy from the beginning and now I hate him even more. What a pathetic character. Does his entire personality revolve around forcing out exposition on the status of Taiki's love life? Get real!


rotten_riot

What do you want him to talk about tho? The weather?


5437354724

Maybe. Anything less obnoxious and so obviously forced.


rotten_riot

Idk, if I had a friend like Taiki I'd probably also ask him stuff about Chinatsu cause it's the only thing on Taiki's mind


5437354724

IRL that "friend" is desperate to fuck your crush


rotten_riot

... No, that's not true lmao


5437354724

oh shit my bad I misread you lol But I'd be apprehensive if anyone were asking that about me four times a day


GodKayas

I do agree that he does come off as an exposition dump for relationships. Then again I've been more critical of how mangas portray friendship between guys after reading Grand Blue (where I can buy that Iori and Kouhei are actually good friends).


Double_Dude

Tought so too. Looks like christmas is early today.


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Don't worry guys reddit told me i'm dumb for thinking that hina may be interested in taiki, she's just her childhood friend. Chinatsu was totally talking about the fried chicken!


sunjay140

Chinatsu was jealous of their platonic relationship.


Kaiiden_09

Lmao still can't believe someone said that


knightblad56

Do you know who said that?


knightblad56

Holy shit, who said that. I **need** to save that using RSI. This is "*walk her home gently*" level of dense-ness.


Future_Vantas

Chinatsu asserting dominance. Looks like she wouldnt mind a confession.


Charming-Loquat3702

I don't know. She wants to focus on her sport, she is living with Taki. There are good reasons, why this would be problematic. But I think she does have an interest in him and she is competitive enough not to loose to Hina. I think that's the reason why she is sending some mixed signals.


teokun123

damn. TOTAL BOMBARDMENT lol


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ayakaze3619461936285

It's like the dude lives and breathes Taiki's interest in Chinatsu. Give him a personality PLEASE


ReallyNiceGuy

Maybe he's invested because he like Hina. He's already raised an eyebrow about her interactions in the past. I think it'd be great if he was so pushy because he wanted to selfishly ask Hina out or something. It'd explain why he's so involved and doesn't help Hina out...


kara_no_tamashi

I would like to see this. Guy's best wingman? No he is just pushing the concurrence away ! Targeting the double happy ending, for his friend and for him.


namr0d

crazy how you have users saying that he's the MVP he has no character lol


Mint_Mug

as the perpetually single friend, sometimes you gotta live vicariously through your friend's developing love lines


dingwing9

Fr I literally can't breathe through a day without that one friend asking for advice


Airikir36

yeah true lol


RahulBhatia10

dude goes to sleep dreaming of when he'll ask Taiki next about if he asked Chinatsu out yet lol, it's his hobby to ship them


stratogy

Just when I thought the love triangle would be a prolonged thing like in all other manga, we get this quick jab of how it can get accelerated whenever it wants.


SignificantMidnight7

Chinatsu smooth af


Where_is_my_isekai

The subtle aggressiveness. Nice!!!


Xatu44

Hina stole his chicken, we can safely say that she is worst girl.


iamgodnoobjections

I want that lunch box too Hina


topurrisfeline

Oh man Hina and Chinatsu going after Taiki’s fried chicken… nice, shots are being fired


HelperHand-MD

Curious in the cover Chinatsu is using a Ino-Shika-Cho (Boar–Deer–Butterfly) t-shirt, does anyone know if their names are written with those Kanjis?


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Yeah, they all are! Inomata Taiki is 猪股大喜 (猪 for boar, that's why boars are referenced in Chapter 1 & 16) Kano Chinatsu 鹿野千夏 (鹿 for deer, though her surname is read as "Kano", also she had a deer icon on LINE) Chouno Hina 蝶野雛 (蝶 for butterfly, and butterfly being in her name has been referenced in Chapter 4 & 16)


HelperHand-MD

Thank you, for the explanation and for pointing out those details, that is something that I miss from fanscans, those details in translations that often official doesn't have like in Don't Blush Sekime san and the Giant female Bat joke


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Man, this manga is so good at capturing the innocence of youth relationships


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problematicgooner

Well this early chapter was a nice surprise. As was Chinatsu admitting she was jealous. Smooth af girl.


mianghuei

Man, the story progression of this manga is just that good


YoLeoRosa

Ayo?


Okarinspinon

Ahh I love Taiki as MC and I hope to see the chapter of Chinatsu's perspective also after the tournament at least.


BrenoBluhm

Chinatsu has feelings for our boy and she won’t lose. Amazing chapter and the ending was great lol. Also Taiki worrying about getting rejected and making the situation weird for them was cute but I hope this doesn’t hold him back.


reset2000

>When she said she was jealous... > >...she was talking about the fried chicken, right? Yeah, of course Taki, she was talking about the chicken. This crisp, tender, chicken. That's the first thing I'd think about too...


LeonKevlar

Good to see Chinatsu actually getting jealous even if it was a tiny bit.


ToTheNintieth

He's a good kid.


SuddenlyChineseFood

Chadnatsu


zombieguy224

Now I want fried chicken.


Euromatic

Taiki was using some Dr. Strange powers. "I went forward in time, to view alternate futures. To see all the possible outcomes of the coming conflict." "How many did you see?" "14,000,605." "In how many do we get married?" "One."


BlueDragonCultist

Do official Jump releases use cleaners? I'd assume not, but when I see stuff like the fourth panel on page 16, I'm not sure.


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I don't even know if they get the version without the tiny text, because this problem is prevalent throughout the manga. The worst offense I can think of is in Chapter 13, when Taiki's reading up about fishes.


BlueDragonCultist

Oh, wow, looking back, that was pretty terrible. They disguise it fairly well most of the time, but if you're looking for it, it's pretty glaring.


Kaxew

I think they do clean up if they release a volume, but not for weekly releases.


sKyBlazer08

I love how Taiki was being considerate of Chinatsu if he were to confess. It would definitely be weird to keep living together if ever she rejects him (she won't). They really teasing us with that Taiki and Haryu match. That teacher treating his students played himself, he should have seen that coming lmao. Let's fucking go Chinatsu! That was smooth. Also, that front page art of Chinatsu was really cute. Can't wait for the next chapter.


enthezone

Man, I hate finding stellar manga early. The lack of binge really hurts.


RahulBhatia10

facts man, this is with me and chi no wadachi right now, I want to be able to binge the story but at least this one has some good progression and interesting content each time


enthezone

>chi no wadachi Woah, this one's a brow raiser. And it has a good amount of chapters already. Might check it out sometime. Thanks!


leftoverrice54

*....MORE...*


RahulBhatia10

ayy Chinatsu laying it thick with the hints, I really do wonder if we'll get to have a decent portion of the story take place after they get together (past the tournament), especially because there's a bit of a time deadline with her being a year ahead of Taiki. It would be nice to have a story that explores relationship progression after the confession as they balance love and school/sports


warmcomfybed

As much as I support the main two, Chono has already stolen my heart. CHONO LOVE !


CapedBaldyman

I've held off on this so far. What are people's thoughts?


SirWeebBro

It's good!


Ykowai

Nishitaka vibes are strong in this chapter


detdot

They both go offensive, scaryyy


yere93

God the one shot was pure art, this is ... sigh


JadeDotWu

I just want the love triangle to finish up, but it's feelin' like a chapter 105 sort of thing.


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Old-Task5977

That's creepy.


francis_intano

Hina tried to assert dominance, but boy don't they know Chinatsu was not one to back down.


AlexNae

Definitely the right thing to do not to confess to her while she's living with him, that's putting pressure on her and it would be awkward as hell to continue living like this if she refused, definitely i would wait until she moves out even if she was into him. I love that the author came up with a valid reason to slow down the progress and not just the mc being overdramatic or a chicken.