I think he realized the feelings were mutual and thus, that he doesn't need to stalk him anymore. But why is he sad about it?
What is she going to say to her folks and/or BF when they show up unexpectedly to find her really showing, or already raising the kid? Does she think they will be happy she hid this from them?
In an earlier chapter, she said to herself that she didn't tell her BF because she didn't want him breaking up with her. But now her BF would be well within his rights to and will be much more likely to break up with her because she kept this from him. Especially if he is as good a person as she says, because he will feel she betrayed him by keeping this whole thing a secret and not trusting him. Though I would hope he'd still be an active father.
As for her folks, she didn't tell them because she doesn't want to hurt her parents or make them feel bad or embarrassed, but her parents will be even MORE devastated finding out AFTER the fact, that they have a grandchild, than they would have been had she told them from the get go.
For someone who is trying so hard to be a "grown-up" and do things in a grown-up manner, she is failing miserably in the common sense department. If she was worried about being beaten or disowned, I would side with her.
But with the reasons she gave... NO, those assumptions do NOT warrant the actions she has taken. Ultimately she is hurting the very people she thinks she is protecting and that is going to end up hurting her and her child as well. She needs to realize this soon, before it is too late.
And the crowd goes wild!!!!!!!!
Ever heard of being independent? If you don't know what "doing on your own" means then I guess you are a baby.
There is a difference between being independent and lying to those around you. She could have told them the truth and STILL done this on her own. I certainly did. But she is choosing to hide it instead and that is going to hurt EVERYONE. She is not yet thinking of the consequences of those lies. I am not berating her for it. I am simply stating that she is in for a very bad surprise when she realizes what those consequences are. She is not exactly thinking like the grown-up she is trying to be.
I think her problem is that she doesn't know what to do. It's obvious her parents didn't tell her much about pregnancy, let alone sex. They expect her to be the perfect, social child until she marries in her early 20s-early 30s, then gets pregnant. I believe that's why she couldn't tell them. And with her boyfriend, again it's the same. Even if he accepts it, his parents may not want him in any part of it and may force him to back out of it leaving the child fatherless. Plus, according to this updated chapter she wasn't taught how to be an adult because her parents possibly spoiled her. But the biggest problem with the parents is, like every pregnant teenage girl's worst nightmare, she might be berated on impact and potentially forced to abort, or get kicked out. On top of this, she watched anti-teen pregnancy videos and ads on the internet before wanting to tell her parents so that's another huge factor to this. It's not really independence, she's just naïve but wasn't given the proper talking to about serious situations like this.
I agree. Which is why I say I hope she realizes her mistake.
She probably won't realize her mistake until she's about to have the kid.
Advice for Arata-kun: Keep him close and load up on the disaster insurance. You're gonna need it. LOL
I want a story where Aoi has to get his brothers to approve of Teraoke (sp)? Sensei. And then maybe stories for the brothers.
That's not love. That is obsession and stockholm syndrome. Just saying....
Kids know. Kids ALWAYS know! Ask any stay at home parent that has even tried just spending a moment or two alone in a bathroom! LOL ٩(๑❛ᴗ❛๑)۶
Well that explains why he is so willing to accept his Eiji and Izumi and even encourages them. He wants them to have a relationship based on love and not be forced into loveless marriages. He is such an awesome guy and awesome dad. <3 <3 <3 <3
Sorry, I just can't root for a guy that goes around raping kids, even if it is under the guise of "I'm an NPC that is making couples get together because they want to "erase" the rape." Nor can I root for a bully who gets that violent and takes suggestive pics of his victim and threatens to show them all over school, even if he does have a long standing crush on his victim. Sh*t there is absolutely no couple worth a damn to root for here, save the second victim and his childhood friend that was barely shown.
Main kid, get your head out of your butt and report them BOTH! And get the hell out of there!!!!!
Really good manga, but I wish the moon god would remember Amano all the way...
I guess I am the only one that likes Kazushi and sees him as a lost and lonely guy who is trying his hardest to raise an obviously orphaned child (the kid said he was looking for his mama and papa, but NEVER has he called Kazushi his papa), and is clumsily trying to reconnect with a man he obviously loves who is building a wall against him in self-defense. Don't get me wrong, I don't hate Kuranosuke either. In fact I love all the characters. But I think this is sweet and sad and am hoping that all the misunderstandings (because I think that is what they are, misunderstandings mostly on Kuranosuke's part) are cleared up soon. And we still do not have enough info on the past to really say that Kazushi did anything bad to Kuranosuke. We just know that Kuranosuke FELT like their hearts didn't connect. That doesn't mean that Kazushi was mean or bad. Just maybe that he was not as good at conveying his feelings back then as some people are. And that Kuranosuke took that to mean he wasn't truly loved when he very well. most likely was. And still is.
This was a really nice analysis :3 I hope things turn out this way too, excited to see what happens
So sorry! I meant to hit like!!!
Oh, man, I was expecting a cliched response to the whole Kuranosuke and Kazushi relationship development, but that is NOT what I got. I got a seriously well thought out consideration of both sides of the equation. Although, I don't think you considered very seriously the below Anonymous' point of view.