@senjogt The stitches around his heart look so messy, it hurts to see π Heβs finally letting out all that pain and resentment, just crying his heart out. Those tears feel so genuine and painful π
@senjogt I still donβt really understand whatβs going on in the scene at the very top. Why does Mei look so battered and bruised? When I first read it, I was honestly a little shocked because I thought I had completely misunderstood the context. So what exactly is happening in this scene?
@polyralsei ...emotionally attached would only get in the way of what he had to do. But I feel like things started to change when he met Gero. There are moments when Gero genuinely catches Mei off guard and brings out emotions that Mei has kept buried deep inside for a long time.
@polyralsei Iβd also love to see more of what life was like for the two siblings before Mei had to start doing this kind of work. I feel like, deep down, Mei probably wanted a normal life sometimes, but his circumstances simply wouldnβt allow it. Maybe having genuine feelings and getting...
@polyralsei I really hope the story explores Meiβs perspective more. I keep wondering what it was like for him to make money from such a young age, constantly having to play different roles, and then continuing to do so even as he grew older. Did he ever actually feel happy or experience ..
@polyralsei ...The Doll Userβs intentions are getting more and more disturbing, and...
...now Iβve completely lost my train of thought and donβt even know what Iβm trying to say anymore π
@polyralsei Actually, I feel like Mei has been trying from the very beginning to simply carry out the Doll Userβs request: to help Gero successfully get married, which is also what Gero himself wanted. But as the story goes on, things are clearly becoming much more complicated than that.
@polyralsei ..kind of trigger that finally makes him snap? But then, when he finds out that Mei and the Doll User are partners... oh boy. Would he feel betrayed or disappointed?
@polyralsei And imagine the climax being pushed even further when Gero finds out about Meiβs past - everything he had to endure and everything the Doll User did to him. Knowing that the person he loves (even though he hasnβt realized it yet) has suffered that much... what if that becomes..
@polyralsei Even when Mei was little, he was already making money through the rental child service. With some people, the purpose was probably harmless, but Iβm not sure what would happen if some of the customers had bad intentions. Would Mei actually agree to let them do things to his just
@polyralsei If it really turns out that Mei was abused when she was little, I think my heart would completely break. It feels like Mei has always pushed aside her own pain and personal trauma, so maybe over time she started to normalize being hurt or being taken advantage of by other people
@polyralsei ...he was lying about it or telling the truth, but I personally think he was telling the truth. I feel like maybe, as Mei gets older, he might turn to scamming guys to make money more easily, possibly even by selling his body. Thinking about it that way is honestly really sad
@polyralsei Even though Okuto is alive and doing better now, if Gero hadnβt paid off all of his hospital bills, Mei would probably still have to work multiple jobs to pay off the debt. Thereβs also a scene in the anime where Mei is lying naked on a bed counting money (im not sure whether
@polyralsei Until he was old enough and mature enough to take care of himself.
I just didnβt expect that he would eventually get dragged into a whole situation involving such a powerful family
@polyralsei Mei could have simply donated his heart to his little brother, but I think he was afraid that he would be left all alone afterward, especially since he was still so young at the time. So I think what Mei really wanted was not only to save his brother, but also to stay by his side
@polyralsei Mei was still so young, yet he had already been forced to grow up so quickly. Even when he first met the Doll User, he was absolutely terrified, but he had to use all the experience he had gained to force himself to look cheerful and introduce as s.o from a rental child service
@polyralsei I stopped following this manga for a while, and when I found out that todayβs chapter was going to reveal Meiβs backstory, I was really excited. But after I finished reading it... I just sat there thinking for a while