Now I know where Toshio got his habit of thrusting things out at people from.
It's only realistic that Toshio's also afraid of going too far into this unknown realm, and this is nice to know. He also really has the mindset of 'me + Seishin, me + Seishin every time, whatever I do', though it kind of seems that he's also seeking out emotional support from him? Well, he also definitely needs his technical supports. This chapter isn't actually as shippy as I thought the first time I saw it lol. I believe that he feels fatigued primarily because he's afraid inside, not exactly because Seishin brought him down in a very literal sense. Him not giving his explanation led to the current absence of support, emotionally and technically which helps bringing him down. However this chapter is still very amusing.
I do get the impression that he depends on Seishin a bit too much though. However, I'm wondering if part of his emotional distraught over Seishin here could be personal, not tied to the village, because considering the usual pattern with Toshio it may be.
Lol Takae. Has it never occured to her that men can have relationships with other men? Considering Toshio's been asked that specific question since he was in high school, and there's a very high possibility that he only mainly hung out with Seishin at that time. Even Toshio is aware, I think, that it could mean 'he's been busying himself with Seishin'.
Plot twist though: Toshio misunderstands the code word, because he doesn't think someone like Takae will be aware that men can have relationships with other men... while Takae actually does mean that; that she really means that he's been busying himself with Seishin, as a possibility of meaning behind her murmur 'I wonder about that'. This doesn't really match their prior sentences though, and if she really means Seishin she wouldn't say 'the village', I think.
My gut says that there really is something big behind the sentence 'don't ask how he knew' that I'd really like to dig deeper into. That Toshio could be seen as a womanizer right since high school (something I would never have expected within a mile) ... perhaps he did fool around with someone around that time, and then returning home in less than a totally decent state (or at least being suspicious enough) and was caught by Takae. But then the statement following it 'that seemed to be the only thing it could mean from Takae' will more likely suggest that, if that was true then it wasn't with a woman. Well, if this is true, again, there's a possibility that it's Seishin since the households that are considered quite separate from the village (Ozaki, Muroi, Kanemasa/Takemura) don't have daughters. Considering the very uptight Seishin however... what if it's another man even? Because from the looks of it it suggests that whatever he did, he was being suspicious more than once that the suspicion sticks with Takae. I cannot exactly imagine that even if Seishin let his guard down, he'd do it more than once. Or I could be underestimating Seishin here. After all, they separated for 11 years and Seishin perhaps wasn't as uptight and reserved as now. High school seems to be his most rebellious period too.
((Also apparently some history between Toshio's parents))
8D
It's only realistic that Toshio's also afraid of going too far into this unknown realm, and this is nice to know. He also really has the mindset of 'me + Seishin, me + Seishin every time, whatever I do', though it kind of seems that he's also seeking out emotional support from him? Well, he also definitely needs his technical supports. This chapter isn't actually as shippy as I thought the first time I saw it lol. I believe that he feels fatigued primarily because he's afraid inside, not exactly because Seishin brought him down in a very literal sense. Him not giving his explanation led to the current absence of support, emotionally and technically which helps bringing him down. However this chapter is still very amusing.
I do get the impression that he depends on Seishin a bit too much though. However, I'm wondering if part of his emotional distraught over Seishin here could be personal, not tied to the village, because considering the usual pattern with Toshio it may be.
Lol Takae. Has it never occured to her that men can have relationships with other men? Considering Toshio's been asked that specific question since he was in high school, and there's a very high possibility that he only mainly hung out with Seishin at that time. Even Toshio is aware, I think, that it could mean 'he's been busying himself with Seishin'.
Plot twist though: Toshio misunderstands the code word, because he doesn't think someone like Takae will be aware that men can have relationships with other men... while Takae actually does mean that; that she really means that he's been busying himself with Seishin, as a possibility of meaning behind her murmur 'I wonder about that'. This doesn't really match their prior sentences though, and if she really means Seishin she wouldn't say 'the village', I think.
My gut says that there really is something big behind the sentence 'don't ask how he knew' that I'd really like to dig deeper into. That Toshio could be seen as a womanizer right since high school (something I would never have expected within a mile) ... perhaps he did fool around with someone around that time, and then returning home in less than a totally decent state (or at least being suspicious enough) and was caught by Takae. But then the statement following it 'that seemed to be the only thing it could mean from Takae' will more likely suggest that, if that was true then it wasn't with a woman. Well, if this is true, again, there's a possibility that it's Seishin since the households that are considered quite separate from the village (Ozaki, Muroi, Kanemasa/Takemura) don't have daughters. Considering the very uptight Seishin however... what if it's another man even? Because from the looks of it it suggests that whatever he did, he was being suspicious more than once that the suspicion sticks with Takae. I cannot exactly imagine that even if Seishin let his guard down, he'd do it more than once. Or I could be underestimating Seishin here. After all, they separated for 11 years and Seishin perhaps wasn't as uptight and reserved as now. High school seems to be his most rebellious period too.
((Also apparently some history between Toshio's parents))