November 19, 2019

Free Talk: Skip Beat! [Chapter 276 partial raws + teaser]

Someone posted some pages of the chapter here in baidu. [Edit: The first link was deleted. The full 18 page is up. 1-9 here and 10-18 here. ]

Apparently, Ren and Bou continue to talk about what was said/suggested in the previous chapter.
From bits and pieces in another post, it seems that Ren doesn't know how to confess and mentions his problem with the high school girl. In the end, he thanks Bou for her help and Bou wishes him luck.

The cliffhanger is....




 
Kyouko meeting up with Ren. 🀣πŸ₯³πŸ˜† Haha...those expressions they usually have during this kind of situations. πŸ˜‚

All yes on you Ren in the next chapter.

18 comments:

  1. This is the stuff! thank you Kat! glad that you are back!

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  2. The heck, why do I feel they're dragging this manga way? They just keep stretching and stretching it. I'm starting to think it's for marketing/financial purposes, lol. Can we just go straight to the point!! Confess NOW!!! Ugh, man, this manga is seriously gonna take another two years, at least. I'm pretty sure the Mangaka wants to "perfect" it, expose and scrutinize Kyouko's big come through; Ren's past being disclosed and Kyouko discovering he's Kuon; a trip to United States/America; Shotaro solidifying his career and finally realizing he was a dumb ass and lost Kyouko; Moko being a dazzling ulzzang and suddenly "impressed" that the boy she used to work with is now a man; that Beagle band leader guy appearing to Kyouko again, because why not, aura attraction; that Mimori girl obsessed-with-Shotaro-jealous-of-Kyouko having her boobs growing even bigger, DDD; a rat crossing the street. πŸ˜‘ What else, please?

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    1. thank you for saying it all :D i used to love this manga but now ... oh gosh so long to finish its like one piece or what stop it

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    2. Hahahaha this really summarises everything! I am in a love hate relationship with Skip Beat! I get annoyed at how it airs only once a month and how literally there’s just 1 page worth of material in that long awaited chapter while the rest are just their thoughts. But somehow that 1 page still manages to grab my attention and make me wait for the next chapter 😭

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    3. Haha, Kena. It's possible that's the reason.

      At least a proper payback against Kimiko? πŸ˜‹ Meet up with Ren's parents, at least see Shou's parents. Appearance of Kyouko's father?

      2 years...you think, it can wrap it all up in 2 years? With recent chapters at less than 30 pages per month?

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    4. But Anissa, it cannot just stop here. Even if it is slow and everything, I want a proper finish. I guess it is better than having a long hiatus or just 'drop dead'.

      One Piece is more tolerable with 2-3 chapters per month. And, that is because he is forced to rest due to illness.

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    5. Haha, true, Rezd. Those cliffhangers...

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    6. Ahh, Kat. 2 years is not enough to elaborate all things. Like you said, you want a proper finish and I'm sure the mangaka wants the same, but obviously she will, probably, terminate all our questions regarding everything going on until now - she will expose everything. That will take a while...Ahhhh *inserts emotionally drained emoji*

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    7. True, Kena...not just a while...a very long long while. Longer than before with the decrease of pages per month.

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  3. Look, this chapter could have more material at the very least??? I mean cmon, how long when we finally see Ren and Kyouko facing their feelings for each other head on? Face to face? Right now, these two don't put their feelings in words even inside their minds! There's just too much to see here, ren's parents, his past, kyouko's father, his past, shou's regret, bou's revelation... Jeez what not!?

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    1. Hm...nope, Kanishka. We are currently missing around 10 pages per month.

      If we are lucky and the author decides to bestow upon her readers are really nice Christmas gift, it MIGHT happen in the next chapter...unless, there is a chase, or the prologue to like how Ren will start to tell her everything...and maybe a cliffhanger in the next, next chapter of Kyouko's face being all red and that will lead to something.

      After all, the title is impending doom. Probably bad for them but good for us ^^ 'Destroying the stalemate'.

      As for Bou's revelation, if Kyouko blurts out something only Bou knows...^^

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  5. UPDATE: Ok, I've just read the latest chapter AND my hopes are low, almost nonexistent, more likely nonexistent at all. I don't think anything important will happen. Disappointing. Why, you ask?

    1 - They are shocked to see each other
    2 - Ren will probably stumble on his words and Kyouko will choke as well (or something similar)

    They'll probably start their conversation with superficial things and uncertainty "Oh, Mogami-san, how have you been.." "Hmmm, hello Ren" BLabla blablΓ‘. If you are expecting for a confession in the next 3 chapters, forget about it! If I'm wrong, you shall chose a fitting punishment for me, a physical one, as I'm not moved enough to bet my money.

    SO DON'T GET YER HOPES UP. Got it?

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    1. Haha, Kena. I think otherwise.

      Even if there is 1 and 2, confession or the very least explanation will happen. Ren seems to have made up his mind about it. Now, the thing is, perhaps, with just that explanation, I wonder if...rather, I hope that Kyouko will finally realize that she is the high school girl. Like, why the heck would Ren explain it to me. Oh wait...no... Then, she can add things together like prioritizing meals and 'withered flower' = love me = her.

      Apparently, Kyouko totally forgot that Kimiko likes some other guy. ^^; I'm quite sleepy to think whether that is actually good or bad here. Nevertheless, I hope the confession or some revelation happens here. After all, it will be all thanks to Shou that Ren is forced to immediately do it. πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‰

      And, if Kyouko slips like, wasn't the high schooler Kimiko? Then, that will lead to the revelation of Bou. Or, maybe some hint for Ren to realize it since he knew she has a secret job at TBM which she cannot tell Yashiro -> Ren might find out. Why...because...

      Now, the title. Disaster...of what? I'm thinking of their 'stalemate', of Kyouko's 'secret'...things like that. Unexpected results arc has led to the 'disaster' = misunderstanding. But this arc with 'disaster' is picking up and becoming something good.

      From the description of vortex and landfall...isn't that a typhoon = rain...and afterwards, won't it be clear skies and rainbow? Yes, I'm getting my hopes up. After a long drought, surely, the author will give exasperated readers something to keep on reading. πŸ™πŸ™πŸ˜…

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    2. Omo! Let's hope it is, but after learning this manga has been going for 18 years, and now it has less pages per chapter, I keep thinking that it won't be like that, Xmas or not πŸ˜….

      I do think that Ren might explain the Kiss misunderstanding and all, but for a proper confession, seems hard. In my speculations, I think there won't be a confession first, I think Ren will find out she's Bou, but of course, Ren could also mention her name to Bou! So unpredictble!

      This is kinda crazy, I think the mangaka is kinda mean and a mastermind! She's totally twisting our brains with so much possibilities!

      - Ren finds Bou is Kyouko, then concludes she has no idea she's the high school girl
      - Ren says to Bou the high school girl is Kyouko thus Kyouko being Bou finds out she's the one
      - Ren overhears the President/someone mentioning Kyouko likes him (not impossible,President knows they like each other)
      - Kyouko overhears the President/someone mentioning Ren likes her
      - The President lets it slip (he's that kind of person. He's such a love digger, he could get exhausted of that situation and toss it)
      - Kyouko confesses to Moko-san she likes Ren and someone close to Ren or Ren hears it
      - Ren straight out confesses (that would be way to easy, straightforward, not that he can't, but seeing how this mangaka likes to "walk" in circules before getting to the point...)

      Ahhhhh 😩. I get what you're saying, but Kyouko is also so clueless... She might think, "Oh, Ren is so considerate and he's telling me. I'm so rude" - it's totally viable.

      I just wished Kyouko ended with Shou. Shou is way too possessive of Kyouko. I want him to realize she's out of his grip, which is true, Kyouko doesn't love him anymore. Part of me wants Ren to know that, somehow, that Shou has no chances of being with her again, but like you said, thanks to Shou and Ren feeling threatened, he might advance. Otherwise, he would be satisfied if she kept being alone.

      Man, if this keeps up, I'm gonna freeze this manga for at least 2 years. Then update on it.

      AHHHHHHh, Le sigh.

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    3. Haha, true.

      I'm actually conflicted. I would want the confession to happen but perhaps, not like this. Rather, a different kind of setting? Haha, something more romantic...though I might be thinking more of a proposal πŸ˜… And when he does the confession, does it include telling her that he's Kuon?

      I agree. I think, she'll be really pulling the stops with the cliffhanger until we go to the climax of this arc.

      I'm not sure about the overhear/indirect scenarios. Until now, it seems that the author is going for direct. Like, isn't it strange that Lory isn't exactly actively playing cupid especially now that he knows it is mutual? I think direct = more shocked expressions which the author seems to like. Since the quarrel, this is the fourth shock meeting. 1. meeting Kyouko when Lory was there. 2. seeing Kyouko with Kanae 3. meeting with Bou. 4. meeting in this chapter.

      Haha...true. I guess it will depend on whether the author want to drag things or finally move things on.

      Hm...I think Shou somehow knows it. Isn't that why he made her make that bet that if she falls for Ren, she'll go back to Kyoto? He is satisfied that he's in her mind even if it is out of hatred.

      Hehe ^^ Well, let's hope for the best ^^

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