(L) Kaguya-sama wa kokurasetai

[Wandering Soul]

Originally Posted by NeutralZero

The way Kaguya flip flop from her opinion about a man and a woman is funny.

I never minded it because it was one of my favorite gags.

[4th Dimension]

Also remmeber that arc where Hasayaca said/tried to seduce President. So she might irrationally think Hasayaca is withdrawing her promises to stop.

[WingedAccelerator]

The love triangle is obviously fake, but I can see Hayasaka teasing Kaguya, declare some fake rivalry as payback. Ultimately, not sure if Aka would do this, but Hayasaka could also give Miyuki a kiss, be it on the cheeks or the lips as a thank you, then the traditional "I steal him from you, if things ever go south in your relationship and you waste him".

[Lex79]

I wonder if this arc will be the last time we see Hayasaca or President and Kaguya will manage somehow to solve the situation in a way that let her to stay.

[~Yami~]

I see... so this is Hayasaka's route
truly deserved to be the secret ending if this is a VN
we might get better plot at this point

and Kaguya lost a lot of her composure lately
there is simply no way Kaguya could hold her secret against her new maid later

[Wandering Soul]

Originally Posted by Lex79

I wonder if this arc will be the last time we see Hayasaca or President and Kaguya will manage somehow to solve the situation in a way that let her to stay.

Yeah, I've been wondering if Hayasaka would depart from the series after this arc too.

[NeutralZero]

They might out her on d bus if she achive all of her goals
Then again unless they manage to gain d upper hand on that
3rd rate villain of a brother then ai might stay with them end of d series...

[James Rye]

Originally Posted by WingedAccelerator

The love triangle is obviously fake, but I can see Hayasaka teasing Kaguya, declare some fake rivalry as payback. Ultimately, not sure if Aka would do this, but Hayasaka could also give Miyuki a kiss, be it on the cheeks or the lips as a thank you, then the traditional "I steal him from you, if things ever go south in your relationship and you waste him".

If Aka wanted to do that all he had to do was make Kaguya aware of how much time Prez had spend 1-1 with Fujiwara and she would go ballistic. XD
Then again, she would be right about Shirogane and Fujiwara not being friends (as obviously there exists no platonic friendship between men and women :P) but mother and son. XD

[Kanon]

I don't think Hayasaka will leave the series, she's an important character and there's really no reason to remove her. They'll probably find another way to save her.

[shanimebib]

Originally Posted by Kanon

I don't think Hayasaka will leave the series, she's an important character and there's really no reason to remove her. They'll probably find another way to save her.

Did you see the last interview? I can totally see Hayasaka being the first.

[Kanon]

Originally Posted by shanimebib

Did you see the last interview? I can totally see Hayasaka being the first.

What did he say?

[shanimebib]

^He will be sending off one character after another. The link to the interview was posted here by WingedAccelerator.

[NeutralZero]

New ch raw out... looks like a break next week
Also an interesting chase chapter
More talk and all with a 3rd party/person coming in for the rescue...

[Ichinotachi]

New chapter is out and with that more details about Hayasaka and her plan, Prez teaching her the meaning of friendship and Kaguya finally understood that something is going on. We have a break next week because of the new volume but after that everything is going to continue like normal.

Is funny how many here tried to push the idea of a love triangle, Aka once again crushing them.

Spoiler for ch:

"No way... Hayasaka got away?"
>"How bothersome... If they don't catch her soon, I'll be punished by Unyo-sama"
(Shinomiya Unyo's Attendant - Amano Yakumo(?))

>"I don't want to get rough, but someone like her isn't easy to deal with... She must have seen our plans for her coming and fled in advance. Ugh..."

"If she wants to run, then we'd better hurry and snatch her up."

Chapter 173 - Ai Hayasaka's Friend, Part 2

>"Surely it can't be that hard to catch one girl? What? There's a guy with her..? I didn't know of this. Oh, how annoying.."

>"The report here clearly says
>Ai Hayasaka has no such "Friends" to speak of..."

Spoiler for Prez and friendship:

"Do you know why humans had to band together in tribes and groups?"
>"Because it was impossible to survive and fight mammoths by themselves"

>"When one encounters a problem they are unable to overcome alone, they need others to help and encourage them persevere. To me, that's what the concept of "Friends" means."

"Your view seems very utilitarian after all"
>"Ai Hayasaka, you're still not getting the deeper part of it"
>"The most important part of being friends, is to "help each other" - that is to say, it can't be one-sided relationship.
>"To be able to boldly ask for help and help the other party in a relationship" - if you're unable to ask a person for help, then they aren't your friend after all"

"We both know somebody like that"
>"Somebody afraid of others coming to dislike them, and refusing to ask for help, and only give it themselves"

>"Even when surrounded by people, they feel lonelier than ever"
>"These types of relationships, are not those of "Friends" - walking on eggshells trying to fit in and please the group, isn't healthy or normal at all"

Spoiler for Kaguya and Hayasaka's mother:

"I wouldn't call my relationship with her"
>"Anything that nice"

>"Kaguya-sama.. Kaguya-sama"
>"Aunt Nao?! Why are you here??"
>"I came today in my daughter's place, tasked with protecting you" "In Hayasaka's place?"
>"I will explain the details to you later, but quite a few other matters have suddenly popped up"
>"My daughter has instructed me - at the precise time, to bring Kaguya-sama to a particular place"

"Regarding her leaving Kaguya-sama"
>"This is her plan to meet up with you and discuss the matter at that place"
>"She sure loves making plans, huh"
>"This is the message she left you:"

"That place where where the relationship began...
Please wait for me there"

>"That place", huh..."
>"She says that, for such important matters to her and Kaguya-sama - only discussing it at "that place" would feel right."

"That place, filled with so many memories.."
>"Of course it would be that place..."

>'That place' where memory lies...
>I see, 'that place' huh...
>Hmm?
>What place is that?
>I don't know either

[WingedAccelerator]

The attendant looks like Hayasaka's male disguise, the one, which Fujiwara shipped with Miyuki, right?

[NeutralZero]

Haaaaah... oh well...
Didnt expect the 2 extras would have a significant role in this ch.
Weren't they the same ones that asked Ai to go to a karaoke in the earlier chapter of the series?
Also did they have given names. Cant remember if it was mentioned.
@accel
Minus the pony tail and add a sunglass then he might look like haysaca-kun... from fsr away view...

[Shadow5YA]

that punchline

[Kanon]

I thought those friends of Hayasaka were really cute, and after finding out they're good persons, I find them even cuter. Given the talk about friendship in this chapter, I doubt this arc will end with Hayasaka being sent off. She'll become true friends with Kaguya instead, which seems to be what she truly wishes for.

[Wandering Soul]

The punchline that Kaguya can't remember what Hayasaka is referring to is both funny and fitting for her.

Hayasaka has cute friends.

[Cosmic Eagle]

Why does the older brother of Kaguya look like Jack Ma.....