Previous chapter: https://desuarchive.org/a/thread/268876189>Home 123: Unqualified, which means...?>Not a "supporter"...>Blurb: Yuu proclaims his resolve.>...A "partner".
>(...Hmph.)>What sort of stupidity is this...?>True,>Successful people>will often have a trustworthy partner by their side.>However...>If a person wishes to stand side by side with the best of the best, they must naturally be first-rate themselves.
>And I hope you won't mind me saying this, but...>You do not *qualify* for that position, do you...?>When we were filming for the commercial at the southern isles,>your daughters allowed me to act as their manager...>And it made me think.>It made me want to become...>Someone capable of providing whatever they need from me...>Someone who can *be* there for them even more than I have been until now.
>I swear...>I WILL become a man worthy of standing by their side! >*Bloop*>...Speak of the devil...>It's from Samejima-kun.
>I forgot!>Samejima Mirai <m.same...>Mikadono Girls Candid Shots>Mikadono-sama,>I'm sending you some spare candid shots we took! Please look forward to seeing the commercial itself when it airs~~~
>A partner,>huh...
>Oh well. There's still plenty of time.>It certainly would be foolish of me to reject your way of doing things without even giving it a chance.>Let's see what you're capable of, shall we?>Yuu-kun.>Y->Yes!
>...W->Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait!>I->It feels like they've reached some kind of passionate agreement between men, but...>Just continuin' to talk among themselves like that...>No matter how you slice it, there's something off about this, right...?
>He wants to be by our side!>He said he wants to support us...>He announced it to our father!>In other words, isn't this...
>A pr->Proposal...!?
>[The naturally dense Yuu]>Partner = Sidekick>[Serious, business-minded father]>Partner = Business partner>[Three sisters in the midst of their first love]>Partner = Lover or spouse>[With such vastly diverging interpretations,]>[chaos is sure to ensue in the Mikadono household...]
>That reminds me...>It'll be that time again soon...>"That time"?>As it happens...>You'll have the perfect chance to put your partnership with these three to the test, *right away*.
>Bus: Kousei High School>"Saika Academy's Sister School Competition".
>Saika Academy has a sister school in the Kansai region by the name of KOUSEI HIGH.>Every year, in the second term, these two schools hold a little competition.>The departments from both schools each choose a representative, and the representatives from matching departments face off against one another.>(Kousei High VS Saika Academy)>A sister school...>So they're just regular exhibition matches?>Actually, it has been decided that the budgets for each school and department will be allotted based on the results of the competition.>Sister School Competition!>The two schools have the same governing body, you see. Hence, it's really a fierce battle to secure a good budget for your own side.
>The school and departments that earn victory will be rewarded with even better learning environments...>A perfectly rational thought process.>S-such a business-like event, even though these are high schools we're talking about...?>(Budget allotments...?)>I also only learned 'bout this just the other day.>Naturally,>Saika Academy will be represented by Kazuki, Niko and Miwa.>And your opponents from the other school will be...
>Mikadono Miwa...>No matter how much of a genius you are,>I have no intention of losing against a first-year.>(Kousei High - Academic department representative - 3rd Year - Mizusaki Ushio)>Mikadono Niko...>(Kousei High - Athletics department representative - 2nd Year - Hidaka Takaomi)>Mikadono Kazuki...>Let me show you who the *new* star around here is.>(Kousei High - Performing arts department representative - 1st Year - Fuura Hinako)
>And, since Kousei is Saika's sister school,>the students enrolled there are naturally geniuses of an equal level.>Which way will the matches go this year, I wonder...?>I'm looking forward to it,>Yuu-kun.>Sidebar: Genius VS Genius, and a useless partner... Next week, a clash of titans.Thanks for reading! Dad's really climbing his way up in the Yuubowl rankings, if you ask me. I certainly wasn't expecting this sort of development - Let's hope it doesn't last quite as long as the island arc, eh?
>>269122617I hope that's Sakura's school and she appears a lot this arc
>>269122716Sorry mate, but I doubt Sakura commutes all the way to Kansai
Release promo for volume 10>This volume...>It wouldn't be wrong to call it a swimsuit issue...>(Look forward to seeing them)>(Kufufu)I've ordered a copy but I'm not sure when it'll get here. I'll dump all the extras once it does.
Holy shit things are picking up
>>269122060Mother spotted?
This week's blogpost image
>>269122060Aww he misses the Missus, I hope it's because he's a widower
Some flowers the author received to commemorate the anime announcement
>>269124509I'm looking forward to it
>>269123943I think he just did something to alienate her. It would be pretty silly to reveal that she's dead this late in the series.
>>269122547I was waiting for this, the nega-sisters!Hopefully we get nega-sakura as well.>>269122617Thx mate. I hope Yuu gets kidnapped and the sisters will have to face their rivals in a battle tourney matter.
>>269122547The blonde one looks like the type who'd flirt with Yuu to throw Kazuki offI wonder what sort of contests they're going to have? I doubt it'll just be karate, shogi and acting again.
>>269126802>Nega sistersMiddle one is clearly a dude but considering what we're reading I could be wrong
>>269127228I bet he speaks in a really thick Kansai accent
Thanks, OP
>>269122227stupid horny teenagers
>>269122289Kek
>>269121983>hits pipe
>>269122289>retards the whole way downit's mikadonover
>>269122547>Sakura was a retard in disguise>karate boy was a retard in disguise>the two actors were retards in disguiseoh boy I can't wait for the new crop of rivals who are actually just retards in disguise
>>269129143>Sakura>disguiseShe was quite literally introduced walking headfirst into a telephone pole.
>>269122469Those mob characters look kind of familiar
>>269130249It's not uncommon for mangaka to reuse designs
>>269130297True enough. One of those guys has already made a cameo in Mikadono before this, even.
Oh yeah, while I won't post the volume extras until I can scan the dustjacket, I did go through the digital volume to see if there were any changes compared to the magazine version. Aside from the usual cropping differences and slight typesetting alterations, I did notice a number of interesting minor changes to individual panels. In no particular order (left is magazine, right is volume):>Two of the model dudes got redrawn>Kazuki's shoulder was lowered and the edge of her hat was made wavy>Kazuki's smile got a little more definition>Niko was made a little thicker>The director's swimsuit was tightened up. Also, the influencer dude's phone now has a dark case throughout the volume.>Yuu's neck was made thinnerFascinating stuff...
>>269122547I predict that exactly one of them will fall in love with Yuu
>>269125905Yeah, I feel that the sisters probably would have mentioned it if their mother was dead too. Means that there's probably going to be an arc in the future about her.
>>269135781I still think he cheated on the sisters' mom with Yuu's mom
>>269135781>inb4 she falls for Yuu too
>>269129407>not affected from hitting a poleRetard strength!
>>269132478>The director's swimsuit was tightened upCOW!>Yuu's neck was made thinnerHe barely had a neck as it is
>>269138065The sisters will have a scene where they go>Stop hitting on our boyfried, mom!
>>269122289I love how are they are all misinterpreting each other's intentions.
>>269138065She will be frustrated by her daughters' cowardice and take matters into her own hands
>>269136314While I think it would make for good drama, the last thing I want is for Yuu to be half siblings with the sisters
>>269122289For fuck's sake.
>>269140737After thinking about it a bit, I think that's probably not the case, since Yuu is around the same age as the sisters. It's an interesting concept, though. I'd love to write some kind of fanfic about it if nothing else.
>>269122060I think this is a very nicely done emotional moment, it gets the message across with just a slightly furrowed eyebrow
