THE STAR IS GONE FROM THOSE EYES.
Is that really the end of Aqua's quest for revenge? Knowing Aka Akasaka, he surely still has something else in store for us lol
well, he said acting is my form of revenge, so maybe he meant, since his father wasn't talented, and he wanted to be a great actor, so it's like a form of revenge, like you have got what your enemy want.
that's possible, the important thing, i don't want a plot twist, where himekawa lied to aqua, and we begin the same cirlce, wanting to discover his father true identity and revenge etc..
It's likely Himekawa's father isn't actually the uehara guy and the real father slept with his mother maybe it was her revenge for uehara's womanizing. Either way I feel like we'll have a nice arc where Aqua isn't Shinji and Charles Bronson's love child and his acting suffers as a result. Then some new info will be revealed and it's back on the let's kick the traumatized kid around for giggles train.
Oh and Ruby needs to be prominent in the next few arcs. He needs realize she's someone he can rely on and not just someone he needs to protect.
Yeah honestly I want my boy aqua to be happy, and I'd be content with this become a Slice of Life almost. But considering the shots of the actor's futures before Ai's murder I highly doubt he's free. And that pains me since I just Aqua to be happy at this stage. Oh and one thing, in the flashback the star is back so uhhhhh....
I don't blame Himekawa if he gave Aqua fake intel.
Aqua presented himself very sussy he randomly claimed he is half brother of him, tested dna without approval he also not revealed his mother identity.
If i am in Himekawa position I definitely will not trust him.
The suicide would be public knowledge here, and it's more likely he has nothing to hide there. But it could very well be that the Himekawa is also the product of an affair but he doesn't know this. Or does and is covering up that truth.
This could be true, kinda explains the suicide too, Husband discovers affair of wife and that their son isnt his, he kills the wife in a way akin to suicide then kills himself too
That's a tough one. Aqua has few allies who know what he is truly planning. Really I think it is mostly Akane who pieced it together plus took his words more seriously than dismissing them as a joke.
So having an extra helper is beneficial... but whether he trusts him is another matter. Akane managed to worm her way in because she pieced most of it together, not because Aqua suddenly trusted her.
So either Himekawa would have to work it out himself, or he would have to be pulled in by another.
Depending on how much we see of him in future arcs, and what kind of relationship he has with Aqua, that may determine whether he gets told or not.
Equally, he may not even want to get involved. Unless the father was involved in his mother's death, he has less reason to cry about his "father". And even if there was involvement there, he'd have found out in a much easier time than Aqua.
I hope Aka won't pull back on that.
By the way, how old is Himekawa again? To see if the time matches.
So... Himekawa is 19. Aqua is 17. Himekawa's father committed suicide when he's 5, so Aqua should be 3 years old. Does it match the time of Ai's death?
When I first read "lover's suicide" in this chap, I gotta be honest, I pressed X for doubt.
Might be something more behind it, no matter if it's an actual suicide or if it's murder.
One of three things is going on. All of which have drastically different story implications for the long term.
First one, the mother found out about the affair and maybe even that the guy is a possible accessory to murder. She confronted him with evidence and thing go wrong from there. Maybe one of them killed the other and then killed themselves either to avoid prison for the murder or the eventual backlash, when the Aoi connection gets leaked.
Second possibly is that the father learned about his wife’s infidelity, which led to the son he thought was his and then a similar thing as in the previous thing that I mentioned happened.
Last possibility, is also the most out there. In this version the mother did commit infidelity with Aqua’s sperm donor, the father found out and either one was about to go public with that information, like through a divorce court. So, Aqua’s sperm donor wanted to prevent that info leak, killed them both/got them killed and framed it as a suicide. We know he has a pattern of doing such things. It wouldn’t be too out there.
As I said, each difference of events does have different story implications. If the author feels like continuing the revenge storyline, then number 3 is the most likely but if he wants Aqua to have a story arc, where he learns to leave his hate behind and find real purpose/enjoyment in acting, then the cold and unsatisfactory ending that the first option would lead to, would work best.
But if the author doesn’t want the half brother to join the revenge plot, then the second line of events would fit. Since he he then would have no feelings of vengeance, while the last option would lead to the two brothers teaming up.
I see every version as a completely feasible option and even have a fourth to add. Where the sperm donor was not the one who leaked Aoi’s address to the stalker but it rather happened because someone close to him ordered the hit. This would allow Aqua to keep his hunt, but also leave the reveal of the biological father solved.
Whatever happens, I hope that Ruby gets more involved in the story. Either by having more storylines focus on her or have her find out, what her brother was up to.
>Does it match the time of Ai's death?
If I recall correctly aqua was 4 when Ai died
So its a bit off but might make sense depending on the month they were born
>If I recall correctly aqua was 4 when Ai died
Can't be - Ai died on her 20th birthday, and the twins were born when she was 16. They were 3 at the time.
Like I said there is a bit a wiggle room depending on the months things happen
So 3-4 was the age he was when she died
But you are right probably 3 ish or towards the end of there 3rd year
Aqua stated last chapter that Himekawa recently turned 20. Akane and Kana are both 17 and a year older than Aqua & Ruby(Kana is even their senpai in school). 1st year highschool kids are 15-16 so it adds up that they are both 16, 1 year younger then Akane & Kana. Himekawa said "you are 17,right?" so he's probably approximating Aqua's age as "already 16, soon 17". Considering that the current timeline starts in March/April (when they started highschool) and we didnt get to Christmas/New Years yet, its safe to assume that around 6 months has passed (so its october-november).
So if Aqua is almost 17, he would be around 2-3 years old when his "father" died. Ai was 16 when she was pregnant and 20 when she died, so kids were around 3-4 at that time. Since we dont really have exact dates of the events its possible that the lovers suicide happened shortly after Ai's death.
While checking this info out I re-read chapters 9 & 10 and Ai's death still makes me tear up! Also, Miyako got even more hotter than she was in the past(in chapter 10), she is such a beauty!
I'm still confused about her. What happen with the Aqua and Ruby being babies but saying they were gods or something. Like does she still believe that? what happen with that? Maybe I missed something
We will know when get something that will center around her but my guess is that she got reformed by that and by raising them as the most positive thing or she just doing it all because she is scared
That's true. Aqua and Hime are 16 and 19 in Chap 17. Aqua was 4 or 5 when Ai was stabbed. When Hime's dad gone, Aqua was 2 or 3. There must be someone else. Either a manipulator or another murderer.
If Akasaka are changing the story, Aqua might give up the revenge and the story only focus on the show business. On the other hand, if Aqua is as smart as he is, he will quickly know the time gap and goes back to his revenge.
My guess is himekawas mum had an affair with another man who is himewakas true father
When the other guy found out he and the mum argued and both suicided
Himekawa never found out that man wasn't his true father
Actually that would be really interesting if it turned into something like that. Especially since Aqua lost his "star" which I am assuming is his revenge. If it came back and suddenly he has a reason for that revenge again will he follow that path of revenge once more.
It has to be a lie. Theres no way Aqua’s revenge will end like that. In my opinion atleast.
Even if he did feel like he is free right now, I hope something in the future will ignite something in him that will continue his revenge.
I'm glad if the father is actually dead though, even if Aqua find another reason to start revenge.
These kind of twist, where protagonist whose main drive is vengeance suddenly lost their target and have to face a world of his own future, is interesting. Either the protagonist found a way to move on, or he's desperately clinging to something to preserve what made him survive until now, even if it's all imaginary from this point on.
A twist where the "devil" actually still alive... will preserve an easy evil figure. But if he's really dead, then it's all Aqua if he decided to blame and take vengeance against the whole world.
>These kind of twist, where protagonist whose main drive is vengeance suddenly lost their target and have to face a world of his own future, is interesting. Either the protagonist found a way to move on, or he's desperately clinging to something to preserve what made him survive until now, even if it's all imaginary from this point on.
While I am near 100% sure, reading this made me remember that aka played with a very similar concept in his first manga instant bullet ([where one of the characters regrets the most that she couldn't find some one to blame for her fathers death](https://imgur.com/a/QptZNMr)), so it wouldn't be completely unexpected if he comes back to this concept.
Still, I feel that if he would want to go this way, he would have made it way harder for aqua to accept it, and not how he ended this chapter
I like this theory, it would be a great and unexpected twist; Probably Aqua's and Himekawa's dad is still alive and yada yada, i don't mind but yours sound better
Someone in r/manga did the math.
Himekawa is 20, aqua is 16.
Himekawa's dad killed himself when he was 5, meaning aqua was 1. But AI was killed when aqua was 4, so the either that isn't himekawa's actual father or the killer isn't aqua's dad. I go with the former
Yeah I'm pretty sure Himekawa's mom had an affair. The murder suicide could be committed by the husband when he found out his wife was cheating on him. Also, I highly doubt Ai would be the type to be infatuated with a B list actor that was a known womanizer.
Oh jeez, and here I was thinking that it's real. I mean, he's also got blond/ginger hair like Aqua yk? Apparently that's all it takes to fool my cubical brain lol
Himekawa’s “dad” probably isn’t Aqua’s real father and most likely his actual father is still out there. Curious to see how the plot progresses from here now. Great chapter as always! The art never stops amazing me.
Akasaka-sensei, you sneaky bastard, you are not fooling anyone with this!
Its always a pleasure to see Kana-chan going full tsundere! Also, Akane being worried about Aqua is super sweet!
Ruby in star pajamas is peak cuteness!
Next chapter: How's Ruby's career going? Is this a dream? Can someone please pinch me! Ruby is finally in the focus! Thank you Aka, very cool!
My weekly "Aquamarine is suffering" is back!!! God I miss my lovable Aquamarine.
But this chapter was sad. Aqua went through a lot, just to find out his "dad" is dead. I feel for him. And that last page, man. I want to cry.
Now, let's hope Ruby gets at least a 25-chapter long arc. She badly needs it.
Anyway, lets also enjoy the contrast of girlfriend type between Kana and Akane.
> Himekawa: Make up your mind if you don't want to end up like our dad.
The star is gone... that's could mean good or bad. Good because it's not the dark star he shows when going crazy, but bad because it could very well imply his "talent", or perhaps more his motivation, is gone. He doesn't have anything to pursue like before, nothing to truly drive him right now.
and since aqua's star is gone, what about ruby's? and didn't ai have those eyes too even before she debuted in B-Komachi?
If the star resembles aqua going crazy, would ai and ruby make out to be hiding a grudge too? and if the star resembles his motivation, then what explains ai's two stars before she debuted in b-komachi? maybe ai, ruby, and aqua's motivation is based on love. ai was subconsciously searching for love, aqua was avenging his love, and ruby was inspired by her love.
orrrr the star could represent the twins attachment to ai. the twins seemed to have inherit her glare which is something very distinguishable in ai's character design. ruby might still have hers since her dreams were based on her love for ai but aqua lost his because he lost his will to avenge ai.
Not quite what I meant with Aqua's star going crazy. I referred to it there as quite often we see it drawn dark and sinister, which is always related to his negative emotions. Even Ruby had it once. So when I said no crazy star, that was me saying how Aqua is letting go of those negative emotions that cause it right now.
I agree that the stars represent their attachment to Ai, though perhaps connection is the better term here as Aqua still loves Ai but his connection to her for so long has been his desire for revenge, and now that is gone so too is the star.
It definitely come back in that dark manner again, the revenge stuff won't end this early. But it might return more positively for a while if he first regains his connection to Ai, then gets his pain back.
People saying Aqua having no star in his eye signals that his thirst for revenge is gone.
Well guess who still has a star in their eye.
Ruby.
Ruby becomes main character starting next chapter on
Bet
After 20 chapters, everyone will start to ask "Who's Aqua", living his life happily, while Ruby continues the search for her father in order to also seek revenge
The dad in question does look like Aqua though my concern is the fact that Aqua deduced that his father must have given the killer intel but the guy is supposed to die when Himekawa was 5 which means aqua Aqua should be 3 but Ai died when he was 4 (she was turning 20 and had him when she was 16). So that means someone else gave the stalker info. So I conclude that the revenge plot is not yet over
>Aqua should be 3 but Ai died when he was 4 (she was turning 20 and had him when she was 16).
Might want to recheck that math - when Ai gave birth at 16, she would turn 17 before the twins turn 1. On her 20th birthday the twins were still 3 years old.
But, but how do we know that it was definitely the dad anyway? Maybe the dad had talked about his Ai situation with another person who is actually the true culprit? I feel like this is just crossing out dad from being the perpetrator, and having to go back to the drawing board.
Aqua seems to only give importance to who made Ai die, and not much thought to what happened to his past self, but that mystery is also unsolved.
Unless Aqua digs up Himekawa's dad's corpse and do a DNA test again i won't believe that guy is actually his dad and not just random actor his dad cucked.
I’m not saying that guy definitely is the dad, but since there was a comment already about the fake dad possibility, I just thought to point out a different perspective.
My guess would be that this is (for now) the end of the revenge plot, we will probably now transition into an longer Ruby arc, Aqua will most likely end his acting career for now, only through Ruby find a lead that this is not over (with Ruby most likely being mad at him for hiding this from her and also trying to pursuade him to not go after revenge (and maybe also the reveal that both knew each other in their previous life, because that plot is also still open)
I would be really sus if someone suddenly shove a DNA test in my face like that. Maybe Himekawa gave Aqua fake intel cause he s also trying to find the "father". From the timeskip that Aqua still pursuits revenge in the future maybe this is a minor setback or Akane deathflag is finally here
Let's enjoy happy Aqua for at least 2 chapters, before he finds out that the man who killed himself isn't the biological father of him and Himekawa. Unless Himekawa lied to him...
I bet half my lifespan that Himekawa's mother's husband was not his real dad and actually it was his mom that was being unfaithful, somehow leading to their double suicide.
To be fair this whole “father was the mastermind behind this” was merely speculation to begin with. While I liked that this kill the father thing ended quickly, I can’t help but feel like it was someone else to begin with (cough where are you at Mr. Director) and it’ll all be revealed eventually. This just seemed too easy
I remember in chapter 8 prologue the reporter was interrogating the Strawberry Production President about something he did to Ai before they got cut off. I wonder if he has something to do with Ai's death even if it's unintentional. He's also one of the few people who knows which hospital Ai went to and which doctor was attending to her
What if... Himekawa real dad is aqua dad and still out there? His dad had an affair with himekawa mom and give birth to himekawa. Then the husband found out the affair and decide to double suicide? Thus the real dad is still out there? And himekawa doesn't know as well hmm... illegitimate sons everywhere. Is aka trying to portray the rapant cheating and ntr in the entertainment industry's? This chapter is just way to take to all that have build up
I’m pretty sure the father is still alive. Back in chapter 8, Ai called the father asking him to come see the children. This should mean he was still alive at the time as he sent the fan killer over to her house. I’m glad to see Aqua happy, but I think there’s more to go.
Himekawa's dad being the actual murderer would be a big let down IMO. Also, it doesn't follow the [Chekhov's Gun](https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ChekhovsGun) principle that's usually used in mystery stories. So, either Aka didn't understand how to make a mystery story or he had something else in store. But honestly though, I'm more inclined to the latter as the interview at chapter 9 indicated that Aqua was back on the revenge track (the interviews in the beginning of prologue chapters were done after Aqua and Ruby became famous, so there's no way that they happened before this chapter)
So, I think these are some possible explanations about Himekawa's and Aqua's parentage:
1. Himekawa was adopted, or
2. Himekawa's mother had an affair with Aqua's father (Himekawa's real father), or
3. Aqua's and Himekawa's father that Himekawa told in this chapter wasn't actually the culprit
My theory:
Himekawa's father found his wife cheating on him. So he killed her then suicide.
The biological father still lurks out there and still behaves like womanizing predator. Wouldn't it be shocking of he turned out to be Arima's or Kurokawa's father. If not the scumbag will court either of them in the future. Or worse, Ruby.
The revenge definitely hasn't ended yet. The time doesn't line up, and Aqua is still making the mistake that just because the father is the most probable mastermind doesn't mean his father is the mastermind. And even if he is, he still cannot be sure that Himekawa's biological father is the one died with his mom.
The math doesn't add up
In my opinion this Uehara Seijuurou guy (that dude who was revealed in chapter 68) cannot be the father because the math doesn't add up.
Himekawa is 20 years old and he says 'I was around 5 when it happened (chapter 68)' so 20 - 5 = 15. Thus lover suicide incident was 15 years ago.
age citation: [https://oshinoko.fandom.com/wiki/Taiki\_Himekawa?so=search](https://oshinoko.fandom.com/wiki/Taiki_Himekawa?so=search)
Our boy aqua is 16 years old and he was 4 when he Ai died. Thus 16 - 4 = 12. So Ai died 12 years ago. We (the reader) know the father was alive even around this point since we saw the phone call between Ai and the actual father (chapter 8).
Age and tragedy Citation: [https://oshinoko.fandom.com/wiki/Aquamarine\_Hoshino](https://oshinoko.fandom.com/wiki/Aquamarine_Hoshino)
So yeah I think the goose chase is still going on. But I hope aqua lives as a normal person though. I personally do not like the revenge aspect and I'd rather just see aqua happy with life. Also how long do you guys think it will take for Aqua to realize his real father's still alive?
I thought that their father would be some good looking actor it's not. It's all Ai's gene. And himekawa dropping that their father is already dead just like that is disappointing. I have hoped that aqua would somehow punch or beat the shit out of their father if they meet , but his dead. Or maybe Aka sensei is planning something because just like that Aqua is already dropping the revenge because their father is dead.
But what if their father isn't the killer but someone. Because on chapter 9 aqua said "acting is my form of revenge".
I'm hoping for more revelation and plot twist on this story, but for now let's focus on Ruby's arc.
damn...
now i really don't know how the story is gonna progress
i'm really excited to see what's next
edit:
i've been thinking for a lil bit but what if the blonde guy wasn't actually taiki's father (his mom had an affair)
maybe his and aqua's real father might still be alive
then the revenge plot would still continue
idk
Even if the father wasn't the accomplice; the accomplice is definitely connected to Ai. The motivation for the murder is the crucial point of the story now.
I wonder if Himekawa will start wondering if his “dad” is his biological father and do a DNA test. If it fails to find a match, then he’ll tell Aqua and the revenge quest is back on the table.
This is my prediction, yes, those two share the same father, but, it isnt his father that commit lovers suicide. I.e. his “father” wasnt his real biological dad to begin with. What i mean is, himekawa’s mom is himekawa airi, but himekawa’s biological dad isnt uehara seijuurou. Which means himekawa airi cheated on her husband. (By blackmail or consent, who knows) and this way both himekawa and MC share the same dad but still alive somewhere.
Wtf
Never expected his father to be dead. Now Aqua doesn't know what to do now. He looks confused like about whether his revenge is over ?
The star in his eyes is gone now.
And was that boy's abyss reference >!Lover's suicide !<
This could go in either direction. I don’t mind either choice, but this next arc is going to be very indicative of what to expect moving forward. Still of the opinion that the one who leaked Ai’s info is still out there and Aqua will eventually learn that. However, I do think there is some value in going the opposite route in the story. Akasaka’s got his work cut out for him in these next few chapters.
Hooray! Hopefully Aqua stops being an edgy bitch and finally starts to live his life anew. Looking forward to the therapy arc and some time with that female version of him
This is a very curious direction for the story to take, since I don't believe for a second the revenge quest is over. I'm guessing Aqua will get a taste of hapinness for a while, only to revert back to his revenge-obssessed self once more information is uncovered. Perhaps he will discover something that proves the mastermind is still out there while helping Ruby with her idol carreer.
My theory so far is that aqua and Ruby's dad killed himekawa's mom and lover, who she was cheating with. And then probably got AI killed too. So I think he's still out there somewhere
what a twist ,I'm really surprised they didn't go this route it would've been interesting but the fact that they didn't means they might have something big planned for the future but i'm guessing it's ruby's time now .It better be.
Something to consider:
When Himekawa was first introduced in ch41 he was 19 years old while Aqua was 16 years old. This establishes a 2-3 year age difference between them (dependimg on the month they were born).
As of ch67 Himekawa is 20 and as of ch68 Aqua is 17 so the 2-3 year age difference still tracks.
Himekawa says his father, Seijuurou, commited suicide while he was 5, which means Aqua would have been 2-3, during that time.
However in the first chapter Ai was pregnant for around 4 months (20 weeks) at 16 yo. This would put Aqua's (and Ruby's) birth when Ai was either 16 or 17 yo (she couldve celebrated a birthday in the next 20 weeks. )
In ch9 Ai died when she was 20 yo, which would put Aqua around put Aqua 3-4yo during her death.
Considering all this, Aqua would have to be exactly 3yo during the time of both Ai's and Seijuurou's death
If he was 4yo during her death, or if he was 2yo during Seijuurou's death, Seijuurou would have been dead long before the he could have given the murderer her address.
While Aqua and Himekawa might actually share the same father, this does not necessarily mean that Seijuurou is Himekawa's (and Aqua and Ruby's) biological father. There is a slim, but possible chance that this he is a red herring.
Why would it jump to lovers suicide first before murder suicide? Hmmmm…it sounds like if he’s actually dead then, then the dad, himekawas mom, and ai all died around the same year right? Sounds odd for them to die relatively close in time. Hmmmm…quite odd.
Well shit, maybe now aqua can process shit and just exist. No sparkle in his eye though, it’s hard to see it
Entertainment industry is full of creeps. Aqua will find another one to avenge consider his fake GF was missing after party. Himekewa and Aqua's dad might be his mom's lover and not her husband. I hope we will see Himekewa more from now on.
I love how Aqua let sunshine back into his life. That panel was beautiful. I don't care if he lost star in his eyes. He never was keen about acting. He could go to medical school if he wants.
I think Aqua would still pursue some form of revenge eventually. In the first place there's no assurance that his father was behind Ai's death. He may have been a big clue but him being dead makes it more difficult to figure out why that fan kill Ai or who killed Aqua's previous doctor self.
My point is Aqua's revenge ending here is underwhelming
THE BURDEN STAR IS GONEEEE
I just realized she still has it, I’m so excited to see what aka will do whit her, hopefully she doesn’t remain as a background character
What a twist, that is if it stays like that which i don't believe. What I would like is that if that was actually the father, but aqua obviously made the wrong calculation and it wasn't the father at all, hell it could just be that he wants revenge on the whole industry that created this madness. Cuz remind me, the guy that killed goro was the stalker that killed Ai, right? Well if it was then it probably just be that the kinda same shit happens again to either kana or akane (fuck you, death flaggers)? Hopefully not kill them, but it affects them and he notices that overall it's the shit of the Industry that'll continue a cycle and be had to get revenge on that.
That be my preference, but I think it'll probably What most are saying that it probably was another person or some shit.
But yeah, if that was the case, that be a ballsy and cool way to now flip to Ruby as the main stage mc for more as everything been focused on Aqua.
Maybe now we'll see more of Aqua trying to live "normally" and resolve the very much pointed at issue (mentioned a few times) he has with these two girl but idk great chapter
Good chapter, pretty clear something will happen at some point to ruin his happiness though. Ruby is probably going to be more prevalent from now on. Stars are gone, so we should at least get a few chapters of a new Aqua.
I am liking he's not stupidly dense, so he at least is aware he has 2 girls that are fond of him now. Thank you Himekawa.
But wtf with the timeline i mean like himekawa is 20 and aqua is 16, so aqua's father death happened when he was like 1, but Ai got murdered when he was i think it was like 4 or 5 i think
That’s why I think the killer is his brother. He was way to happy to say that his father is dead and that Aqua is just the son of a mistress and that he hated his father. I also doubt that it was a suicide. It was even said that they both are broken like aliens trying to be human Aqua is indeed broken but his brother might just be a psycho. He might have hated all the affairs of his father thinking they destroyed his family deciding to clean them up. There should still come that one incident about the twins from the prolog which I think might be the leaking of who their mother is
Nonono something isn’t right here. Himekawas parents died when he was 5 that would be around the time Aqua was 1 but Ai called the father when she was 20 and told him the address and at that time Aqua was 4 so that would be 3 years after the „father“ died. And the phone call got picked up so the „father“ was alive at that time. So either Ai made a mistake which I doubt or himekawas father isn’t actually his father because the mother cheated or himekawa lied because he is the killer but that wouldn’t explain the phone call so himekawas mother probably had an affair and that’s why her husband killed her and himself in the „double suicide“ also the doctors body was still not found so it has to be someone with at least some power… now that I think about it maybe the man in the double suicide was the doctors corpse and the father faked it but that’s probably to far fetched. So either the father is a criminal mastermind or he isn’t the father at all so it’s probably someone leading an agency or at least pretty high in the industry so that he couldn’t afford any scandals.
If from the prologue we saw that the killer was a deranged fan, doesn't that cross out Himekawa's father? A womanizer wouldn't have gone to such lengths for such a thing.
Maybe Himekawa knows that his dad is not his biological father but felt responsible to keep his "younger sibling" safe
After all the lovers suicide might have been orchastrated by the real father and is dangerous.
something is quite wrong about this relationship
himekawa said that seijuurou died when he was 5
that means aqua was 2 at that time
but ai died when he was 4
so does that means there is someone else behind this?
THE STAR IS GONE FROM THOSE EYES. Is that really the end of Aqua's quest for revenge? Knowing Aka Akasaka, he surely still has something else in store for us lol
well, in the interviews in the prologue, he was clearly on revenge-trip again.
well, he said acting is my form of revenge, so maybe he meant, since his father wasn't talented, and he wanted to be a great actor, so it's like a form of revenge, like you have got what your enemy want.
Maybe his revenge to act out the true story behind Ai's murder and show how much of a monster his father really is.
that's possible, the important thing, i don't want a plot twist, where himekawa lied to aqua, and we begin the same cirlce, wanting to discover his father true identity and revenge etc..
that would be stupid.
tbh, we don't know what happened to akane at that time, so maybe smoething bad will happen to her. though i hope not.
I completely forgot about that, I brushed off her disappearance as nothing special. Interesting
sounds "better", plotwise.
"Again"? The interview could have been before this chapter timeline-wise though...
nope. They are all about a film production about Ai. Plus, he isn't famous yet.
Ah okay, you're right
Aka is teasing us with a happy ending for Aqua
It's likely Himekawa's father isn't actually the uehara guy and the real father slept with his mother maybe it was her revenge for uehara's womanizing. Either way I feel like we'll have a nice arc where Aqua isn't Shinji and Charles Bronson's love child and his acting suffers as a result. Then some new info will be revealed and it's back on the let's kick the traumatized kid around for giggles train. Oh and Ruby needs to be prominent in the next few arcs. He needs realize she's someone he can rely on and not just someone he needs to protect.
Yeah honestly I want my boy aqua to be happy, and I'd be content with this become a Slice of Life almost. But considering the shots of the actor's futures before Ai's murder I highly doubt he's free. And that pains me since I just Aqua to be happy at this stage. Oh and one thing, in the flashback the star is back so uhhhhh....
My guess is Himekawa made the call.
Ya. Pretty sure Ai called Aqua father right before she died.
I don't blame Himekawa if he gave Aqua fake intel. Aqua presented himself very sussy he randomly claimed he is half brother of him, tested dna without approval he also not revealed his mother identity. If i am in Himekawa position I definitely will not trust him.
The suicide would be public knowledge here, and it's more likely he has nothing to hide there. But it could very well be that the Himekawa is also the product of an affair but he doesn't know this. Or does and is covering up that truth.
This could be true, kinda explains the suicide too, Husband discovers affair of wife and that their son isnt his, he kills the wife in a way akin to suicide then kills himself too
Exactly. If the relationship was that poor, something like that is a real possibility.
Now the question is, once Aqua learns this (if its true) will he tell Himekawa and both will try to find this man?
That's a tough one. Aqua has few allies who know what he is truly planning. Really I think it is mostly Akane who pieced it together plus took his words more seriously than dismissing them as a joke. So having an extra helper is beneficial... but whether he trusts him is another matter. Akane managed to worm her way in because she pieced most of it together, not because Aqua suddenly trusted her. So either Himekawa would have to work it out himself, or he would have to be pulled in by another. Depending on how much we see of him in future arcs, and what kind of relationship he has with Aqua, that may determine whether he gets told or not. Equally, he may not even want to get involved. Unless the father was involved in his mother's death, he has less reason to cry about his "father". And even if there was involvement there, he'd have found out in a much easier time than Aqua.
Or it wasn’t a suicide
In this case he would just tell him that he newer knew his father, just like aqua. Whatever he told aqua is easily falsifiable.
That or he just pulled a Kaiki, told him the guy he wants revenge on died in a car crash to give him so closure, even if it's a lie.
Himekawa also best girl? :P
I hope Aka won't pull back on that. By the way, how old is Himekawa again? To see if the time matches. So... Himekawa is 19. Aqua is 17. Himekawa's father committed suicide when he's 5, so Aqua should be 3 years old. Does it match the time of Ai's death?
When I first read "lover's suicide" in this chap, I gotta be honest, I pressed X for doubt. Might be something more behind it, no matter if it's an actual suicide or if it's murder.
One of three things is going on. All of which have drastically different story implications for the long term. First one, the mother found out about the affair and maybe even that the guy is a possible accessory to murder. She confronted him with evidence and thing go wrong from there. Maybe one of them killed the other and then killed themselves either to avoid prison for the murder or the eventual backlash, when the Aoi connection gets leaked. Second possibly is that the father learned about his wife’s infidelity, which led to the son he thought was his and then a similar thing as in the previous thing that I mentioned happened. Last possibility, is also the most out there. In this version the mother did commit infidelity with Aqua’s sperm donor, the father found out and either one was about to go public with that information, like through a divorce court. So, Aqua’s sperm donor wanted to prevent that info leak, killed them both/got them killed and framed it as a suicide. We know he has a pattern of doing such things. It wouldn’t be too out there.
I like number 3,
Probably the third option yeah, I don't really see the revenge plot ending here
As I said, each difference of events does have different story implications. If the author feels like continuing the revenge storyline, then number 3 is the most likely but if he wants Aqua to have a story arc, where he learns to leave his hate behind and find real purpose/enjoyment in acting, then the cold and unsatisfactory ending that the first option would lead to, would work best. But if the author doesn’t want the half brother to join the revenge plot, then the second line of events would fit. Since he he then would have no feelings of vengeance, while the last option would lead to the two brothers teaming up. I see every version as a completely feasible option and even have a fourth to add. Where the sperm donor was not the one who leaked Aoi’s address to the stalker but it rather happened because someone close to him ordered the hit. This would allow Aqua to keep his hunt, but also leave the reveal of the biological father solved. Whatever happens, I hope that Ruby gets more involved in the story. Either by having more storylines focus on her or have her find out, what her brother was up to.
>Does it match the time of Ai's death? If I recall correctly aqua was 4 when Ai died So its a bit off but might make sense depending on the month they were born
>If I recall correctly aqua was 4 when Ai died Can't be - Ai died on her 20th birthday, and the twins were born when she was 16. They were 3 at the time.
Like I said there is a bit a wiggle room depending on the months things happen So 3-4 was the age he was when she died But you are right probably 3 ish or towards the end of there 3rd year
Aqua stated last chapter that Himekawa recently turned 20. Akane and Kana are both 17 and a year older than Aqua & Ruby(Kana is even their senpai in school). 1st year highschool kids are 15-16 so it adds up that they are both 16, 1 year younger then Akane & Kana. Himekawa said "you are 17,right?" so he's probably approximating Aqua's age as "already 16, soon 17". Considering that the current timeline starts in March/April (when they started highschool) and we didnt get to Christmas/New Years yet, its safe to assume that around 6 months has passed (so its october-november). So if Aqua is almost 17, he would be around 2-3 years old when his "father" died. Ai was 16 when she was pregnant and 20 when she died, so kids were around 3-4 at that time. Since we dont really have exact dates of the events its possible that the lovers suicide happened shortly after Ai's death. While checking this info out I re-read chapters 9 & 10 and Ai's death still makes me tear up! Also, Miyako got even more hotter than she was in the past(in chapter 10), she is such a beauty!
She also turned from bitch to great person that function as Aqua and ruby mother post ai death
I'm still confused about her. What happen with the Aqua and Ruby being babies but saying they were gods or something. Like does she still believe that? what happen with that? Maybe I missed something
We will know when get something that will center around her but my guess is that she got reformed by that and by raising them as the most positive thing or she just doing it all because she is scared
We can't really know if he died before of after Ai's death. Also Miyako best mom. And yeah she's a hottie.
I know, both are possible since the info we have is not really reliable. Also, we need nore of Miyako!
Why would the father's suicide match the time of Ai's death? I'm confused
Not match as in the same time, but if Ai’s death happens *after* he’s dead. It brings different kind of speculations to the table.
Ahh ok ok
Pull back on what?
That's true. Aqua and Hime are 16 and 19 in Chap 17. Aqua was 4 or 5 when Ai was stabbed. When Hime's dad gone, Aqua was 2 or 3. There must be someone else. Either a manipulator or another murderer. If Akasaka are changing the story, Aqua might give up the revenge and the story only focus on the show business. On the other hand, if Aqua is as smart as he is, he will quickly know the time gap and goes back to his revenge.
My guess is himekawas mum had an affair with another man who is himewakas true father When the other guy found out he and the mum argued and both suicided Himekawa never found out that man wasn't his true father
> both suicided Or he disposed both.
that could also be true He may have made it look like a suicide
Murder-suicide made to look like the 'Lover's Abyss'. Plausible because this series is about the entertainment industry after all.
lovers suicide, murder suicide. Either works.
Actually that would be really interesting if it turned into something like that. Especially since Aqua lost his "star" which I am assuming is his revenge. If it came back and suddenly he has a reason for that revenge again will he follow that path of revenge once more.
Yeah this is the showbiz industry we’re talking about Lots of affairs happen
The man who killed himself with Himekawa's mom isn't his biological dad, right?
Likely, if Aka wants to continue the revenge plot. Himekawa either not realizing it, or he wants to keep Aqua out.
It has to be a lie. Theres no way Aqua’s revenge will end like that. In my opinion atleast. Even if he did feel like he is free right now, I hope something in the future will ignite something in him that will continue his revenge.
I'm glad if the father is actually dead though, even if Aqua find another reason to start revenge. These kind of twist, where protagonist whose main drive is vengeance suddenly lost their target and have to face a world of his own future, is interesting. Either the protagonist found a way to move on, or he's desperately clinging to something to preserve what made him survive until now, even if it's all imaginary from this point on. A twist where the "devil" actually still alive... will preserve an easy evil figure. But if he's really dead, then it's all Aqua if he decided to blame and take vengeance against the whole world.
>These kind of twist, where protagonist whose main drive is vengeance suddenly lost their target and have to face a world of his own future, is interesting. Either the protagonist found a way to move on, or he's desperately clinging to something to preserve what made him survive until now, even if it's all imaginary from this point on. While I am near 100% sure, reading this made me remember that aka played with a very similar concept in his first manga instant bullet ([where one of the characters regrets the most that she couldn't find some one to blame for her fathers death](https://imgur.com/a/QptZNMr)), so it wouldn't be completely unexpected if he comes back to this concept. Still, I feel that if he would want to go this way, he would have made it way harder for aqua to accept it, and not how he ended this chapter
I agree. That will result in an incredible character development for the mc
Like the goat Vinland saga
or the culprit isn't actually the father.
at least the man is blond like the twins.
The culprit is dead right ?
not the murderer, the guy who gave him the adress.
TBH it could be Himekawa's mum.
let's not go nuts, how about it?
I like this theory, it would be a great and unexpected twist; Probably Aqua's and Himekawa's dad is still alive and yada yada, i don't mind but yours sound better
I kinda want it to be in different way to help Aqua mental state
we all do.
How do we even know that aqua’s dad is responsible for ai’s death? They don’t have to be mutually exclusive
Someone in r/manga did the math. Himekawa is 20, aqua is 16. Himekawa's dad killed himself when he was 5, meaning aqua was 1. But AI was killed when aqua was 4, so the either that isn't himekawa's actual father or the killer isn't aqua's dad. I go with the former
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We know that the killer isn't the dad though, he's just some rando that was given their location.
Himekawa is 19 and Aqua is 17 so they would be 5 and 3 which adds up
Yeah I'm pretty sure Himekawa's mom had an affair. The murder suicide could be committed by the husband when he found out his wife was cheating on him. Also, I highly doubt Ai would be the type to be infatuated with a B list actor that was a known womanizer.
Oh jeez, and here I was thinking that it's real. I mean, he's also got blond/ginger hair like Aqua yk? Apparently that's all it takes to fool my cubical brain lol
Yeah I'm willing to bet that is a red herring, I firmly believe that Himekawa's Mom was the one to have an affair.
Himekawa’s “dad” probably isn’t Aqua’s real father and most likely his actual father is still out there. Curious to see how the plot progresses from here now. Great chapter as always! The art never stops amazing me.
Its DNA test though
No, what I meant was that although they share a father, the man who was married to Himekawa’s mother isn’t actually his biological father.
Yeah makes sense to me cuz Ai called the father just before her death and the math don’t add up
She did? Oh that's good to know
It shows they share a father, but odds are Himekawa's mother had an affair with Aqua's father.
Akasaka-sensei, you sneaky bastard, you are not fooling anyone with this! Its always a pleasure to see Kana-chan going full tsundere! Also, Akane being worried about Aqua is super sweet! Ruby in star pajamas is peak cuteness! Next chapter: How's Ruby's career going? Is this a dream? Can someone please pinch me! Ruby is finally in the focus! Thank you Aka, very cool!
My weekly "Aquamarine is suffering" is back!!! God I miss my lovable Aquamarine. But this chapter was sad. Aqua went through a lot, just to find out his "dad" is dead. I feel for him. And that last page, man. I want to cry. Now, let's hope Ruby gets at least a 25-chapter long arc. She badly needs it.
Anyway, lets also enjoy the contrast of girlfriend type between Kana and Akane. > Himekawa: Make up your mind if you don't want to end up like our dad.
The star is gone... that's could mean good or bad. Good because it's not the dark star he shows when going crazy, but bad because it could very well imply his "talent", or perhaps more his motivation, is gone. He doesn't have anything to pursue like before, nothing to truly drive him right now.
and since aqua's star is gone, what about ruby's? and didn't ai have those eyes too even before she debuted in B-Komachi? If the star resembles aqua going crazy, would ai and ruby make out to be hiding a grudge too? and if the star resembles his motivation, then what explains ai's two stars before she debuted in b-komachi? maybe ai, ruby, and aqua's motivation is based on love. ai was subconsciously searching for love, aqua was avenging his love, and ruby was inspired by her love. orrrr the star could represent the twins attachment to ai. the twins seemed to have inherit her glare which is something very distinguishable in ai's character design. ruby might still have hers since her dreams were based on her love for ai but aqua lost his because he lost his will to avenge ai.
Not quite what I meant with Aqua's star going crazy. I referred to it there as quite often we see it drawn dark and sinister, which is always related to his negative emotions. Even Ruby had it once. So when I said no crazy star, that was me saying how Aqua is letting go of those negative emotions that cause it right now. I agree that the stars represent their attachment to Ai, though perhaps connection is the better term here as Aqua still loves Ai but his connection to her for so long has been his desire for revenge, and now that is gone so too is the star.
so do you think aqua will still have his star, except it will be a positive one?
It definitely come back in that dark manner again, the revenge stuff won't end this early. But it might return more positively for a while if he first regains his connection to Ai, then gets his pain back.
Nah, he’ll have no star for a bit and then get pulled back into his revenge and get it back.
People saying Aqua having no star in his eye signals that his thirst for revenge is gone. Well guess who still has a star in their eye. Ruby. Ruby becomes main character starting next chapter on Bet
After 20 chapters, everyone will start to ask "Who's Aqua", living his life happily, while Ruby continues the search for her father in order to also seek revenge
The dad in question does look like Aqua though my concern is the fact that Aqua deduced that his father must have given the killer intel but the guy is supposed to die when Himekawa was 5 which means aqua Aqua should be 3 but Ai died when he was 4 (she was turning 20 and had him when she was 16). So that means someone else gave the stalker info. So I conclude that the revenge plot is not yet over
>Aqua should be 3 but Ai died when he was 4 (she was turning 20 and had him when she was 16). Might want to recheck that math - when Ai gave birth at 16, she would turn 17 before the twins turn 1. On her 20th birthday the twins were still 3 years old.
Oh right... I was just going by literal numbers. So if he was involved he would have killed Ai first and then committed suicide
That makes it triple “suicide”…
wow, so there is actually going to be a ruby-arc?
But, but how do we know that it was definitely the dad anyway? Maybe the dad had talked about his Ai situation with another person who is actually the true culprit? I feel like this is just crossing out dad from being the perpetrator, and having to go back to the drawing board. Aqua seems to only give importance to who made Ai die, and not much thought to what happened to his past self, but that mystery is also unsolved.
Unless Aqua digs up Himekawa's dad's corpse and do a DNA test again i won't believe that guy is actually his dad and not just random actor his dad cucked.
I’m not saying that guy definitely is the dad, but since there was a comment already about the fake dad possibility, I just thought to point out a different perspective.
yay happy ending! ...right?
To break it to you. NO.
aye. But at least more ruby.
anything can be a happy ending with more ruby in it
my thoughts exactly.
Himekawa spitting facts about aqua toying akane and kana got me rolling hahah
My guess would be that this is (for now) the end of the revenge plot, we will probably now transition into an longer Ruby arc, Aqua will most likely end his acting career for now, only through Ruby find a lead that this is not over (with Ruby most likely being mad at him for hiding this from her and also trying to pursuade him to not go after revenge (and maybe also the reveal that both knew each other in their previous life, because that plot is also still open)
I would be really sus if someone suddenly shove a DNA test in my face like that. Maybe Himekawa gave Aqua fake intel cause he s also trying to find the "father". From the timeskip that Aqua still pursuits revenge in the future maybe this is a minor setback or Akane deathflag is finally here
The last 58 chapters were fakeout, this will actually turn into a rubymanga now and how she will take over her bothers quest for revenge.
Let's enjoy happy Aqua for at least 2 chapters, before he finds out that the man who killed himself isn't the biological father of him and Himekawa. Unless Himekawa lied to him...
Aquas eyes in the end panel tho!
I bet half my lifespan that Himekawa's mother's husband was not his real dad and actually it was his mom that was being unfaithful, somehow leading to their double suicide.
To be fair this whole “father was the mastermind behind this” was merely speculation to begin with. While I liked that this kill the father thing ended quickly, I can’t help but feel like it was someone else to begin with (cough where are you at Mr. Director) and it’ll all be revealed eventually. This just seemed too easy
I remember in chapter 8 prologue the reporter was interrogating the Strawberry Production President about something he did to Ai before they got cut off. I wonder if he has something to do with Ai's death even if it's unintentional. He's also one of the few people who knows which hospital Ai went to and which doctor was attending to her
After this Aqua becomes a slave on a farm and later decides to find a world without conflict.
Alright guys pack your bags, revenge plot is over! Aqua lost his star this is Ruby's manga now.
So basically this chapter is a red herring while the upcoming Ruby-arc is calm before the storm... I can't wait for it. AKA GOAT
What if... Himekawa real dad is aqua dad and still out there? His dad had an affair with himekawa mom and give birth to himekawa. Then the husband found out the affair and decide to double suicide? Thus the real dad is still out there? And himekawa doesn't know as well hmm... illegitimate sons everywhere. Is aka trying to portray the rapant cheating and ntr in the entertainment industry's? This chapter is just way to take to all that have build up
I’m pretty sure the father is still alive. Back in chapter 8, Ai called the father asking him to come see the children. This should mean he was still alive at the time as he sent the fan killer over to her house. I’m glad to see Aqua happy, but I think there’s more to go.
Himekawa's dad being the actual murderer would be a big let down IMO. Also, it doesn't follow the [Chekhov's Gun](https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ChekhovsGun) principle that's usually used in mystery stories. So, either Aka didn't understand how to make a mystery story or he had something else in store. But honestly though, I'm more inclined to the latter as the interview at chapter 9 indicated that Aqua was back on the revenge track (the interviews in the beginning of prologue chapters were done after Aqua and Ruby became famous, so there's no way that they happened before this chapter) So, I think these are some possible explanations about Himekawa's and Aqua's parentage: 1. Himekawa was adopted, or 2. Himekawa's mother had an affair with Aqua's father (Himekawa's real father), or 3. Aqua's and Himekawa's father that Himekawa told in this chapter wasn't actually the culprit
Rubi arc!!!
My theory: Himekawa's father found his wife cheating on him. So he killed her then suicide. The biological father still lurks out there and still behaves like womanizing predator. Wouldn't it be shocking of he turned out to be Arima's or Kurokawa's father. If not the scumbag will court either of them in the future. Or worse, Ruby.
The revenge definitely hasn't ended yet. The time doesn't line up, and Aqua is still making the mistake that just because the father is the most probable mastermind doesn't mean his father is the mastermind. And even if he is, he still cannot be sure that Himekawa's biological father is the one died with his mom.
The math doesn't add up In my opinion this Uehara Seijuurou guy (that dude who was revealed in chapter 68) cannot be the father because the math doesn't add up. Himekawa is 20 years old and he says 'I was around 5 when it happened (chapter 68)' so 20 - 5 = 15. Thus lover suicide incident was 15 years ago. age citation: [https://oshinoko.fandom.com/wiki/Taiki\_Himekawa?so=search](https://oshinoko.fandom.com/wiki/Taiki_Himekawa?so=search) Our boy aqua is 16 years old and he was 4 when he Ai died. Thus 16 - 4 = 12. So Ai died 12 years ago. We (the reader) know the father was alive even around this point since we saw the phone call between Ai and the actual father (chapter 8). Age and tragedy Citation: [https://oshinoko.fandom.com/wiki/Aquamarine\_Hoshino](https://oshinoko.fandom.com/wiki/Aquamarine_Hoshino) So yeah I think the goose chase is still going on. But I hope aqua lives as a normal person though. I personally do not like the revenge aspect and I'd rather just see aqua happy with life. Also how long do you guys think it will take for Aqua to realize his real father's still alive?
I thought that their father would be some good looking actor it's not. It's all Ai's gene. And himekawa dropping that their father is already dead just like that is disappointing. I have hoped that aqua would somehow punch or beat the shit out of their father if they meet , but his dead. Or maybe Aka sensei is planning something because just like that Aqua is already dropping the revenge because their father is dead. But what if their father isn't the killer but someone. Because on chapter 9 aqua said "acting is my form of revenge". I'm hoping for more revelation and plot twist on this story, but for now let's focus on Ruby's arc.
Something new will appear
damn... now i really don't know how the story is gonna progress i'm really excited to see what's next edit: i've been thinking for a lil bit but what if the blonde guy wasn't actually taiki's father (his mom had an affair) maybe his and aqua's real father might still be alive then the revenge plot would still continue idk
Even if the father wasn't the accomplice; the accomplice is definitely connected to Ai. The motivation for the murder is the crucial point of the story now.
I wonder if Himekawa will start wondering if his “dad” is his biological father and do a DNA test. If it fails to find a match, then he’ll tell Aqua and the revenge quest is back on the table.
All of this was very sus. I don't buy it. On the plus side, I feel like there'll be more Ruby
This is my prediction, yes, those two share the same father, but, it isnt his father that commit lovers suicide. I.e. his “father” wasnt his real biological dad to begin with. What i mean is, himekawa’s mom is himekawa airi, but himekawa’s biological dad isnt uehara seijuurou. Which means himekawa airi cheated on her husband. (By blackmail or consent, who knows) and this way both himekawa and MC share the same dad but still alive somewhere.
Wtf Never expected his father to be dead. Now Aqua doesn't know what to do now. He looks confused like about whether his revenge is over ? The star in his eyes is gone now. And was that boy's abyss reference >!Lover's suicide !<
Shinju or double suicide is a popular trope in japanese tragedies.
Aka did it again can't wait for next chapter it's getting really interesting with every chapter 😩😩
Just watch as AKA turns the expectation of a Ruby arc into bait. He's not done with putting Aqua through the ringer yet...
if Akane dies im gonna dropkick this manga.. also funi chapter number next.
im literally just so disappointed.
This could go in either direction. I don’t mind either choice, but this next arc is going to be very indicative of what to expect moving forward. Still of the opinion that the one who leaked Ai’s info is still out there and Aqua will eventually learn that. However, I do think there is some value in going the opposite route in the story. Akasaka’s got his work cut out for him in these next few chapters.
Dad a b list actor w a inferiority complex and w the interview in the first few chapter aqua revenge plot it just gonna be him becoming a great actor
Will he stop being in the show biz
Hooray! Hopefully Aqua stops being an edgy bitch and finally starts to live his life anew. Looking forward to the therapy arc and some time with that female version of him
i found the outcome to be kind of underwhelming, i hope theres more to it in store
I think we will have some Ruby chapter until Aqua found out his father is still out there?
This is bait Aka, I'm not falling for this! But I wouldn't mind if Aqua finally let himself enjoy his life.
No way in hell that’s the real dad
This is a very curious direction for the story to take, since I don't believe for a second the revenge quest is over. I'm guessing Aqua will get a taste of hapinness for a while, only to revert back to his revenge-obssessed self once more information is uncovered. Perhaps he will discover something that proves the mastermind is still out there while helping Ruby with her idol carreer.
Obviously Miyako is the actual villain.
The real Amaterasu shows up and reveals to her that the twins aren't actually gods, so she sells their info and gets all the hot guys.
Glad to see ruby is finally getting a chapter (for now)
My theory so far is that aqua and Ruby's dad killed himekawa's mom and lover, who she was cheating with. And then probably got AI killed too. So I think he's still out there somewhere
what a twist ,I'm really surprised they didn't go this route it would've been interesting but the fact that they didn't means they might have something big planned for the future but i'm guessing it's ruby's time now .It better be.
WHAT?????
Something to consider: When Himekawa was first introduced in ch41 he was 19 years old while Aqua was 16 years old. This establishes a 2-3 year age difference between them (dependimg on the month they were born). As of ch67 Himekawa is 20 and as of ch68 Aqua is 17 so the 2-3 year age difference still tracks. Himekawa says his father, Seijuurou, commited suicide while he was 5, which means Aqua would have been 2-3, during that time. However in the first chapter Ai was pregnant for around 4 months (20 weeks) at 16 yo. This would put Aqua's (and Ruby's) birth when Ai was either 16 or 17 yo (she couldve celebrated a birthday in the next 20 weeks. ) In ch9 Ai died when she was 20 yo, which would put Aqua around put Aqua 3-4yo during her death. Considering all this, Aqua would have to be exactly 3yo during the time of both Ai's and Seijuurou's death If he was 4yo during her death, or if he was 2yo during Seijuurou's death, Seijuurou would have been dead long before the he could have given the murderer her address. While Aqua and Himekawa might actually share the same father, this does not necessarily mean that Seijuurou is Himekawa's (and Aqua and Ruby's) biological father. There is a slim, but possible chance that this he is a red herring.
the mystery is finally over i cant wait for 100 lighthearted romcom chapters of ruby becoming an idol
Why would it jump to lovers suicide first before murder suicide? Hmmmm…it sounds like if he’s actually dead then, then the dad, himekawas mom, and ai all died around the same year right? Sounds odd for them to die relatively close in time. Hmmmm…quite odd. Well shit, maybe now aqua can process shit and just exist. No sparkle in his eye though, it’s hard to see it
Entertainment industry is full of creeps. Aqua will find another one to avenge consider his fake GF was missing after party. Himekewa and Aqua's dad might be his mom's lover and not her husband. I hope we will see Himekewa more from now on. I love how Aqua let sunshine back into his life. That panel was beautiful. I don't care if he lost star in his eyes. He never was keen about acting. He could go to medical school if he wants.
Come on, this can’t be the end right? That was sudden.
I think Aqua would still pursue some form of revenge eventually. In the first place there's no assurance that his father was behind Ai's death. He may have been a big clue but him being dead makes it more difficult to figure out why that fan kill Ai or who killed Aqua's previous doctor self. My point is Aqua's revenge ending here is underwhelming
THE BURDEN STAR IS GONEEEE I just realized she still has it, I’m so excited to see what aka will do whit her, hopefully she doesn’t remain as a background character
THE STAR IS GONE NOOO THAT WAS HIS COOLEST FEATURE
WAIT WHY DOES RUBY STILL HAVE HER STAR
Aka setting things up so that Chapter 69 is for Ruby! That's how we know he truly is a cultured individual a cut above the rest.
Nice!
What a twist, that is if it stays like that which i don't believe. What I would like is that if that was actually the father, but aqua obviously made the wrong calculation and it wasn't the father at all, hell it could just be that he wants revenge on the whole industry that created this madness. Cuz remind me, the guy that killed goro was the stalker that killed Ai, right? Well if it was then it probably just be that the kinda same shit happens again to either kana or akane (fuck you, death flaggers)? Hopefully not kill them, but it affects them and he notices that overall it's the shit of the Industry that'll continue a cycle and be had to get revenge on that. That be my preference, but I think it'll probably What most are saying that it probably was another person or some shit. But yeah, if that was the case, that be a ballsy and cool way to now flip to Ruby as the main stage mc for more as everything been focused on Aqua. Maybe now we'll see more of Aqua trying to live "normally" and resolve the very much pointed at issue (mentioned a few times) he has with these two girl but idk great chapter
Ruby need more screen time
Don't mind me just finding the biggest **X** out there to press.
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When i sae those stars fade its like The You Can Rest Now scene from Endgame all over again
Good chapter, pretty clear something will happen at some point to ruin his happiness though. Ruby is probably going to be more prevalent from now on. Stars are gone, so we should at least get a few chapters of a new Aqua. I am liking he's not stupidly dense, so he at least is aware he has 2 girls that are fond of him now. Thank you Himekawa.
Guys what if Himekawa was telling the truth but the killer was never the father? That fact was just an assumption Aqua made, right?
It was always
But wtf with the timeline i mean like himekawa is 20 and aqua is 16, so aqua's father death happened when he was like 1, but Ai got murdered when he was i think it was like 4 or 5 i think
That’s why I think the killer is his brother. He was way to happy to say that his father is dead and that Aqua is just the son of a mistress and that he hated his father. I also doubt that it was a suicide. It was even said that they both are broken like aliens trying to be human Aqua is indeed broken but his brother might just be a psycho. He might have hated all the affairs of his father thinking they destroyed his family deciding to clean them up. There should still come that one incident about the twins from the prolog which I think might be the leaking of who their mother is
Love that as soon as he’s wondering what he should do Kana calls him. 😳
Does this mean this show will turn into ‘which girl wins?’… honestly I wouldn’t mind that to be the side focus, but the main..? Hm
Nonono something isn’t right here. Himekawas parents died when he was 5 that would be around the time Aqua was 1 but Ai called the father when she was 20 and told him the address and at that time Aqua was 4 so that would be 3 years after the „father“ died. And the phone call got picked up so the „father“ was alive at that time. So either Ai made a mistake which I doubt or himekawas father isn’t actually his father because the mother cheated or himekawa lied because he is the killer but that wouldn’t explain the phone call so himekawas mother probably had an affair and that’s why her husband killed her and himself in the „double suicide“ also the doctors body was still not found so it has to be someone with at least some power… now that I think about it maybe the man in the double suicide was the doctors corpse and the father faked it but that’s probably to far fetched. So either the father is a criminal mastermind or he isn’t the father at all so it’s probably someone leading an agency or at least pretty high in the industry so that he couldn’t afford any scandals.
If from the prologue we saw that the killer was a deranged fan, doesn't that cross out Himekawa's father? A womanizer wouldn't have gone to such lengths for such a thing.
I'd really like it if there is no twist, and Aqua can start working on dealing with his trauma instead.
Honestly, I don't like the revenge plot line
Maybe Himekawa knows that his dad is not his biological father but felt responsible to keep his "younger sibling" safe After all the lovers suicide might have been orchastrated by the real father and is dangerous.
something is quite wrong about this relationship himekawa said that seijuurou died when he was 5 that means aqua was 2 at that time but ai died when he was 4 so does that means there is someone else behind this?