Nagi no Asukara

[Ryllharu]

Nagi no Asukara - 13 [underwater-vivid]



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Hmm. What an abrupt change in tone. Things were going steadily, and led me to believe that the ceremony would occur, but not change anything. Instead, the Sea God decided he very much did want a new bride. He's a bit of a vengeful dick, ain't he? Manaka was right, recently it deliberately has been trying to take back Akari or otherwise separate loved ones unless they both happen to be sea dwellers. The only way to save Akari was to sacrifice someone else. The Sea God also took out his wrath on construction. Only one column though, just enough to be a pain in the ass.

I'm quite confused as to what will happen now. Kaname might be dead, though I suspect he was dragged down like Manaka was, the underwater town is now sealed off in holy ice or whatever, and Chisaki is trapped on the surface. Hikari's fate is presently unknown.

Kaname didn't seem too happy about Chisaki being concerned about Tsumugu, which was a bit odd. She wasn't panicking about him romantically, she was panicking about him as a friend who can't breathe underwater. Yet Kaname was devastated by the sight of Tsumugu being allowed to use Chisaki's plump thighs as a pillow. I didn't see why that was a big deal to him, especially considering he helped her save Tsumugu, but it was.

The scene before the OP was also interesting. Manaka referred to Tsumugu as the Sun. Normally a very romantic line, but this was followed up by what the Sun means to Manaka, which is quite the opposite. To her, the Sun is a radiant, amazing thing, but something that she knows she can never be allowed to reach. Was she actually telling him that they can never be anything more than friends? Quite the unexpected shift.

[shinta|hikari]

Kaname didn't seem too happy about Chisaki being concerned about Tsumugu, which was a bit odd. She wasn't panicking about him romantically, she was panicking about him as a friend who can't breathe underwater. Yet Kaname was devastated by the sight of Tsumugu being allowed to use Chisaki's plump thighs as a pillow. I didn't see why that was a big deal to him, especially considering he helped her save Tsumugu, but it was.

Because Kaname is the most perceptive of them. Ever since that line Gary Stu said to Chisaki (I like the current you or something to that effect), Chisaki has been more conscious of him romantically, blushing at one time when they made physical contact. Now she panics when she sees Tsumugu fall, but didn't when all her close friends started diving in the rumbling ocean. This is understandable because Tsumugu is human, but her panic still felt it went a little beyond friendly concern, especially due to the short time they have known each other.

Also, it wasn't a lap pillow. Chisaki was embracing Tsumugu to her chest and pressing her face against his head dearly. It felt like something a lover or at least a close family member would do in that situation. Kaname's surprise and pain from that scene is perfectly understandable.