okay so to be honest I really like the new omega and I found this couple more exiting than...

i guess this is an unpopular opinion, since majority of the readers really love the main couple (including me) xD

but remember that Miyabi (the first omega) used to be betrayed too, by Tobinaga. He could've had lived a sheltered life and be paired with whoever, but his life wasn't that easy. But he had to live his life working hard in order to fulfil the expectations of people that he loved (his father, and Tobinaga). But no matter how much he'd achieved, his father didn't give two shits about him, and Tobinaga? well yknow what happened.

Nevertheless, I still love both Sasabe and Miyabi. They have their own imperfections and conflicts, and I find that beautiful.

Hi - can you explain the relationship between Tobinaga and Miyabi? Did Miyabi want to be partners with Tobinaga but he didn't want to? I was confused because in chapter 4 of the prequal while they were both in the elevator, he asked Miyabi if he wants to be a pair with him.

Hi! Miyabi'd grown up hating alphas cuz of what he'd experienced with them, however he used them as weapon for him to rise up higher in the corporate world. Remember that in the prequel, he already pointed out before that Tobinaga is an alpha of strange tastes. As for Tobinaga, he didn't really like omegas, but he found Miyabi interesting due to what he was doing for living. And Miyabi, despite his hate towards alphas, became attracted to Tobinaga because someone finally saw him in a new light(when someone finally takes notice of ur efforts, ofc you'll be happy right?), and not only that, Tobinaga had been treated him kindly unlike other alphas who used to treat him badly before. This is why Miyabi wanted to pair with him in the past.

But at the end, Tobinaga didn't want to pair with him, even after making Miyabi work hard to get a higher rank FOR HIM. what a jerk amiritee. He even thought Miyabi's body as the only quality that he had(he told this to Takaba in the prequel if u could recall).

As for the elevator scene, from what I see, Tobinaga did that only to spite Miyabi. It seems to me that even when he was about to bite Miyabi in chapter 4, that was for the intention to make Miyabi suffer. Because at this point, Tobinaga should know that he was the reason why Miyabi refused to pair up with anyone, lost his trust to anyone, and gave up on love. And of course, Tobinaga was the guy that Miyabi would never want to pair with because of what he'd done. So, if Tobinaga were to ever become a pair with Miyabi, that'd surely ruin Miyabi.

sorry if my explanation is needlessly long ^^"

Thanks for the long explanation - it makes sense! :)

Also, I remember in the prequel (chapter 6) when Miyabi and Takaba were talking about Miyabi's past with Tobinaga... Takaba was like 'that person wanted to be a pair" which I'm guessing was referring to the present where as you mentioned Tobinaga just wanted to bite Miyabi to make him suffer.

I like both couples. But I have a soft spot for Karasuma. He did his best for his father and Tobinaga to love him. And yet they rejected and betrayed him. What I like in his story is that the one who has seen his dark side, is the one who has acknowledged strength in what he has accomplished. That behind this facade, lies a wounded man who deserved to be loved and not to be treated like a trash..

Well said^^ Rather than thinking that one couple is better than the other because they face more conflicts than the other do, I'd prefer to think that both of the couples' dynamics are interesting in their own way. Takaba and Karasuma both complement each other because, as they clashed against each other, Takaba's fake smiles were slowly stripped off thanks to Karasuma's provocation. In return, Karasuma got to face with the truth that he'd been avoiding thanks to Takaba's smart ways of pushing him on the right buttons. As for Utou and Sumi, they complement each other because, Sumi is able to push Utou on the right buttons, while Utou forces Sumi to face the reality about omegas and break his prejudice.


btw, a fact: Karasuma was actually rejected TWICE by Tobinaga. You can see this from a one-shot in dokusho-ojikan, it's more focused on Tobi's POV. He was attracted to Karasuma because of Karasuma's way of climbing up the corporate ladder (like he saw it as a strength ^^"), but when Karasuma started showing affections to him, he felt that Karasuma was the same as other omegas, which led to the first rejection. The second rejection is perhaps the one shown in Karasuma's past in the prequel.... However, when they met again in the prequel, Karasuma was back as the "strong" person that Tobinaga had seen in the past, so in Tobinaga's monologue in the one-shot, he pointed out how sexy Karasuma was, just like how he was in the past..

Hi again! :)

Can you explain how Sumi push Utou on the right buttons? I understand how Utou is a good match for Sumi but I don't see it the other way around. don't get me wrong, I want them to be together but so far all I see is how Sumi reminds Utou that he's not special and only a Beta, and that he considers him like a dog/livestock... are those the buttons your talking about? lol

Hiiii~ :3

I do agree with you that Sumi being around Utou will remind him more about the fact that he's not special for just being a Beta. After all, ever since Miyabi ended up with Takaba, his self-confidence went downhill(anyone please help this guy ;;;). Not only that, he had once decided that he'd stop bothering himself with omegas since then. However, when Sumi appeared, Sumi once pointed out that Betas seem to make a face like nothing ever bothers them, and they are like the lap dogs to Alphas. When I read it at first, I'd have thought that this will just bring Utou's self-esteem even lower but... doesn't this description of Betas that Sumi gave remind you of someone = his best friend who, not only unable to save him despite being his bestie, but due to his cowardice he even let himself being led by the alphas. So... when I connect this two, I started thinking that what Sumi meant was that he hated Betas because they cant take actions on their own and they'd either let an unfavourable situation slide or let themselves being led by alphas <<< Didn't this flip a switch within Utou, because he was reminded of how he just watched Miyabi being violated by the alphas when he could've saved him(imo he could've had a chance with Miyabi if he acted fast in saving him ^^"). That's why, in chapter 3, he told Miyabi that he wouldn't let such thing (an omega being violated) happen again. So, instead of not bothering himself with omegas, he decided to protect Sumi as a sign that he wanted to make up for what he didn't do in the past.

So from what I see, this is how Sumi pushed Utou on the right buttons, he made Utou gain his resolve again to protect omegas. Though, I do agree that, at the same time, Sumi kinda led his r/ship with Utou towards a destructive path. For example, in chapter 5, he said to Utou, "it would've been nice if you were an alpha,". In Sumi's POV, he might've meant that he wanted Utou to protect him and no one else, but Utou might've interpreted this as "I can't do anything since I'm a beta,". That's why, in the last line of chapter 5, Utou's monologue went like, "I'm sorry for disappointing you,".
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