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Next chapter: Jianyi's funeral.

Kima is just thoroughly unlikable.. I feel so bad for Kadokura. He deserves so much better than his circumstances.

TRANSLATION OF THE SECOND HALF (actually there is a bit left so I'll post that tomorrow...) OF CHAPTER 3.
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Tadashi asks, "You are Yuuta-san, right? Shinri often often mentioned you. [small text: "Can I sit here?"] Oh... Damn, I was really shocked to see his face turn so red for the first time." Yuuta, looking annoyed, says, "...Is that so? I often see it." Tadashi laughs, "Ahahaha, Is that right? It's like that? Aha." Yuuta thinks, "What am I doing... I'm deliberately being confrontational with him. Shinri's friends, I know mostly all of them.." Tadashi says, "Sure enough, in his heart/mind, you are special."

Yuuta goes, "Eh..?" Tadashi says, "Huh? Didn't you and Shinri go to the same high school? At that time, you helped him with his troubles, I always hear him speak of this." Yuuta says, "I don't know that kind of thing. Me and Shinri only met after starting university." Tadashi exclaims, "Eh! Seriously?! Really?!" Yuuta thinks, "How could that be? That kind of thing, Shinri never told me about." Tadashi goes, "Ah, really.. Since Shinri is always talking about you, I was sure. [or it could be "I wanted to confirm"]" Yuuta thinks, "So to speak, when we first met, Shinri seemed to know me." Yuuta asks Tadashi, "...Hey, about how I helped that guy, could you tell me about it in detail?"

Cut to the date now. The greet each other. Shinri says, "You didn't come back after such a long time, I wondered what you were doing. Ahaha, I'm lazy, the sunlight is so comfortable." Yuuta says, "Then I have to sit down, ah. It really is very warm." Shinri hums a bit. Yuuta says, "...I say, are you not good with associating with girls? Shinri's caught off-guard and Yuuta goes on, "Just now, I was listening what a guy called Tadashi had to say. Is it possible that the person you like could be a man?" Meanwhile Yuuta thinks to himself, "From Tadashi I was told this; afterward I was thinking.. if my intuition is right. [big text:] Shinri"

Yuuta asks, "Do you like me?" Seeing Shinri blush intensely, Yuuta thinks, "[big text:] Not Good...," but then he thinks, "We may be good together. I thought I would be restless with anxiety or feel uneasy about this, I could think over the consequences of this without end." [kinda like... if you keep thinking in circles you won't get anywhere] While thinking this, Yuuta says, "Me too! I-I'm telling you I also... like--" BUT HE GETS CUT OFF!! Shinri says, "Don't say another word. I hate this kind of joke/prank." He gets up, saying, "Sorry, ah, I think Yuuta should not say such things."

Yuuta, shocked, says, "Hey... [big text] Wait!" Meanwhile, he's thinking, "Why aren't we together?" Shinri says, "Yuuta, you already have someone you like. Yesterday you were walking together." Yuuta asks, "Yesterday?" then thinks of Shiraki-san and thinks, "Ah..." Shinri says, "I happened to see.. it must be that person, right? Yuuta's cherished one." Yuuta says, "No---" and trails off, "Though that person is very important to me. But he has someone he's dating. The person I really like is you."

Shinri says, "I don't want to hear it. Me, ah... In high school I was the main/ace of the basketball team. But before the final tournament I was injured. Although I can live a normal life, I can't play basketball. Even so, in front of the people around me I pretended nothing had happened/it wasn't an issue. After all, I was the person who regulated the atmosphere. If I become gloomy, then everyone would feel very depressed, right? At the that time, you came to talk to me."

Cue flashback scene. [I'm sorry, it's late once again so I'll translate the remaining pages of chapter 3 tomorrow...]

TRANSLATION FOR THE FIRST HALF OF CHAPTER 3:
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My Chinese isn't that great, but here's a rough translation. I'll post the rest later when I have the time.

The chapter starts with Shinri saying, "Sorry Yuuta! Last time you lent me your notes, I spilled some coffee on them!" Yuuta's like "What have you done??" and Shinri's like "That's why I said sorry!" Yuuta thinks to himself, "Ahh this idiot.. he knows nothing about other's feelings. Yesterday.. whether I was alone or together with Shiraki-san, I always ended up thinking about you." Yuuta says, "It's no problem as long as I can still read the notes." Pinching Shinri's cheek, "But put my mind at rest, what were you doing that made you spill so much coffee?" Shinri says, "I was a little absent-minded at the time..."

Yuuta, looking skeptical, asks, "..Do you have any worries?" Shinri says, "It's not like that! Ah... Yuuta, what did you do yesterday?" Yuuta goes, "..ha?" then thinks, "This guy... just deliberately changed the subject." Speaking again, "I was just out with an acquaintance to buy things, that's all." Shinri asks, "Really...? Was it a date?" Yuuta replies, "..ha? What are you talking about, idiot? [Smaller text: "It wasn't!"]." Shinri says, " There you go again~ I'm really jealous of dating. <3" Yuuta: "I said it wasn't a date!" Shinri sighs, "I also want to try it [strolling around town?] with Yuuta."

Yuuta thinks, "This guy... to what extent will it be enough that he takes others' feelings/states of mind and confuses them." Yuuta says, "Alright." Shinri, shocked: "Eh?! Where to go? Are you free next Sunday?" Yuuta thinks, "So he can philander/play around, huh?" [not sure about this grammar tbh, maybe it's "How can he philander?"] Yuuta says, "Anyway, Monday is also a day off, so playing around till late at night isn't a problem at all." Shinri blushes. Seeing this, Yuuta asks, "Are you stupid? You're obviously the one who asked so why are you blushing?" Shinri says, "Tr-troublesome! ...Well, I'm going to go buy a drink," and leaves.

Yuuta thinks, "I'm surprised... I thought he might blush, but not that red. This won't do, I can't help but to look forward to this..." New dude pops up and asks, "Hey, just now that person was Shinri, right?" Yuuta: "So what of it?" New dude says, "My name is Tadashi. Small text on the side reads, "Hello <3" He continues, "I'm Shinri's friend. [small text: "Pleased to meet you!"]" Yuuta, looking uncomfortable, says "...Hello." He thinks, "What does he want...?"

I'll post the rest later, sorry it's really late now. I should've been asleep hours ago lol.

Thank you for scanlating, Mysophobic Anon!!

SPOILERS FOR CHAPTER 4:
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So after the whole "woah he's a dude" thing, Ogata thinks, "I clearly understand he's a man but kept trying to get close to him. I think he's cute. Because I like him, I want to touch him" and like how he likes Saya because Saya is the only one to understand him and makes him laugh and stuff. So Ogata runs into Saya and they go off to talk in private. He asks what the bartender was asking and Saya is like "He asked if you and I have a good relationship. I told him I make breakfast for you. He said he also wants to eat." Ogata looks nervous at the idea that Saya would cook for someone else. "Okay.. so are you going to do it?" Saya says he won't, then tries to pay back Ogata what he owes him: "With that it's all finished, I won't make [breakfast] anymore." He says goodbye and leaves.

Now Ogata's moping and his sister's freaked out. His mom's like "Yusuke's not eating breakfast today?" (HMM I wonder why~~). Ogata thinks, "I have to apologize to Saya, but how.." He heads over to Saya's place and asks his mom if he's home and she's like "You're Misaki's friend???" and calls for Saya to come down. "That child looks very gloomy but he's actually a good boy. Please get along with him." Ogata agrees.

They go outside. Saya says,"There were some things I wanted to say anyway." Ogata cuts him off with, "But before that, I'm so sorry. I didn't plan to do that." And then something like 'When I was touching you I was caught up/thinking more about the matter/business of it than actually touching you' and then he's like "But this doesn't change how [I feel about you;] I like you."

Saya replies, "But isn't that because I can read Yusuke? The bartender said Yusuke is expressionless so it's hard to tell what you're thinking. But I understand.... Didn't I say? Yusuke, it's fine, your reaction was normal. Besides, I am so happy that for the first time [I was] embraced/held close like that by a man and kissed. I always wanted to see what it was like. I finally achieved happiness [or "a good time"?]. Thank you." Ogata says, "So we can still be friends," and Saya's like 'Sure, I'll stop by where you are sometime, you'll never escape me~' and they part ways... but they're both sad babies and totally lying to themselves. )):

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Okay, so I commented some of this before but since some people are asking what's going on from the sad part onward... Ogata sees Saya naked and thinks, "A man." Then, "It's stiffer than I thought... Girls are different. Although it's a very cute/lovely man. I am now starting to be with men..." (Roughly, sorry my Chinese is not that good). So it really hits Ogata that he's with a man even though he already knew, of course, that Saya is male. Ogata tells Saya "I'm sorry." Saya says, ".....ha. Why should Yuusuke apologize? That's disgusting to me. I don't mind, it doesn't matter. Haha, [you have] a weird expression." Ogata leaves thinking, "I was too bad" [as in disappointing] and thinks about how of course he knew Saya was a man to begin with. "I've hurt him." In the flashback scene, it seems like Saya confesses to a classmate. His classmate says, "...ha?" and then in the solitary bubble, "Disgusting." (in the nauseous/"feel like vomiting" way). Then Saya stands over his school desk that's been vandalized with "Homo," "Disgusting," etc. ):

Here's hoping there's a sequel! I think there will be since this mangaka usually wraps things up very nicely. Another one of her KnB doujins that was already scanalated has 2 parts too.

I love this so far!! Such a compelling story, and one that touches on realistic issues like toxic masculinity, class difference, and so on. I also find Nabeshima's thought process an interesting one; he has a rather unique and subdued way of narrating the story.

So 7,000 years ago there was once the Millennium Earl, Adam, the first disciple of Noah. At one (and the only) point in that 7,000 years he vanishes, splitting into Mana and Nea.. then Mana devours/absorbs Nea to become the Millennium Earl once more (and I don't know how this works in, but in chapter 167, Cross says Nea discovered a third side to the war and betrayed the Noah. Following, Mana and Nea fought he Millennium Earl and the Noah side-by-side, with Nea killing every Noah except Road and the Earl. And then the Earl killed Nea.. so how does this work in?).

Mana, overcome by guilt, kind of goes insane, at which point the a separate entity is created(? or his inner Noah comes out?) and takes over as the Earl. Thinking that Mana's face, which is the same as his twin's, would remind him of his guilt and bring his memories back, the Earl destroys his face and replaces it with the one we see now.

This is also why in the Reverse novel, Allen (who is called Red at the name—he had yet to be named), thinks it's strange that Mana claims he is 17 when he appears much older. And that's another issue: Cross says in the flashback with Apocryphos that he made a mistake: Allen was not named Allen when he first met him. About 35 years ago, Nea had implanted his memories into “Allen,” which makes Cross (and Nea) question how Allen is so young. So this either means Allen actually de-aged and grew up again sans memories, or that was another Allen?

The Mana that had been by his side, whom the Earl turned into an Akuma… I frickin have no idea what to make of that. This Mana even tells Allen multiple times in the Reverse novel that he is looking for his younger brother, and also expresses fear and distrust of the Millennium Earl (which would be him???). So that would make him the Mana that devoured Nea and turned into the Earl—but the Earl is still a separate entity?? I’m so confused tbh…

Let me know what you think if you have a better understanding!! (๑•ㅂ•)و✧