Tonari no Seki no Satou-san - Vol. 2 Ch. 12 - The Time Away from Satou-san

[MangaDex]

 

[Dyshana]

Ahh~ youth~

 

[musicfreak12]

God this manga reminds me of my high school, strangely nostalgic and bittersweet to read, hell even the whole net-crush-never-meet thingy happens too

 

[Sollertia_]

Poetic chapter as usual

 

[rtrtrt]

am I stupid, or is this obviously set in middle school, not high school? their uniforms are a dead giveaway

 

[laiseran]

Thanks Paul

 

[Istvan90623]

I don't see any reason for him to apologize. Sure it was harsh, but so is reality, and in cases like this, it is better to have them face said reality than giving support for stupid ideals and false hopes. On the long run, it's a bigger help to get her through this, than giving continuous false hopes. If Sato can't realize it anytime soon, well that's on her.

@rtrtrt In some cases, High Schoolers has similar outfits to this in manga.

 

[rtrtrt]

yeah idk, a lot of the elements of this story scream "middle school" to me. i haven't seen the raws or read the LN, but this feels like a translator error to me.

 

[Kaarme]

@Istvan90623 He obviously feels like he was too harsh with her, so he should apologise for the bluntness of the delivery and hurting her feelings, even if he thought the message was correct. If saying sorry fixes any damage caused to their relationship, it's most certainly worth it. His pride shouldn't be so delicate it can't take it.

Yamaguchi's best option, of course, would be to tell Satou that in reality he said all that because he was jealous and didn't want Satou to talk about loving any other man than him.

 

[Twia]

That plane at pg 12 really say something about this manga, simple and honest.
And I like it, that way.

 

[Zoldyck123]

This manga is so poetic, I feel that something bad will happen in the next chapter, hope I'm wrong :c

 

[So-chan]

I read every chapter with dread, knowing something bad will happen eventually.

 

[Monokumkum]

I feel weird in my heart...It's like squirming and tightening or something...It's hard to explain....

 

[Dennis]

This mangaka is a real good writer. I literally go through the same emotions as the kid.

First I found her a bit taxing and annoying, but now I just want her to smile forever.

 

[Istvan90623]

@Kaarme It's not about being too prideful to apologize. It's about being right in both message and method, even if it was harsh. Not everyone understands from nice words, and they need a hard delivery.

 

[Tamerlane]

Same. I think it's a realistic depiction, though, as she may seem overly-genki on the surface, but deep down she has her own foibles and insecurities she's wrestling with. @Dennis

 

[justforthelulz]

The uncertainty of whether or not it was the right way to do the right thing eats away at all of us.

 

[friendly]

Him being able to assure her she's never a bother feels like progress, to me. Here's hoping he can see it through. Thanks as always for the translations, and the accompanying cultural explanations!

 

[Serverclosed]

@justforthelulz Been there more than once and will keep happening to us all, now we see this from Yamaguchi's perspective, but surely Satou is passing through the same.

 

[Melvin]

This is some slowburn stuff here, I like it.