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Feb 5, 2023 7:00 AM
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As expected Anya and others got Stella.But Anya learnt Damian's mother's thoughts at the end.Didn't expect it this dark. 

Seems like Melinda suffers from split personality or at least has conflicting thoughts about her son.


On the other hand both of Anya's parents came.Good for her.
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Feb 5, 2023 7:31 AM
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Looks like Damien's mom forgot to take her meds. Just what we needed... another psycho
Feb 5, 2023 7:44 AM
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Um what's up with Melinda? Something to do with the father?
Feb 5, 2023 7:52 AM
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Well done Anya for getting a Stellar! But Damian’s mum is crazy too?
Feb 5, 2023 7:55 AM
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This chapter was going well with that happy-go-lucky atmosphere but then they'd have to bring a lunatic over.. and she's ticking all the parameters of abnormality. Hope Damian doesn't lose his sanity someday.

Good to see though, Loid wasn't oblivious to this whole incident.
Feb 5, 2023 8:13 AM
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Looks like the theory that Damien's mom might try to get Yor to kill her husband is still on the table
Feb 5, 2023 8:28 AM
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Aww Damian was finally warming up to Anya and she blew it up again with her "friendship plan" πŸ˜‚ But seriously...poor boy...his father is already a monster, and her mother...a psycho? Split personality? Bipolar? Definitely something's not quite right with her...
Feb 5, 2023 9:44 AM
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Can't there be normal people for Damian for once ?
Feb 5, 2023 10:36 AM
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Damn, that moment of surprising relief that Damian's mother actually cares to suddenly quickly crash when we hear her full thoughts of her wishing he had died... wtf. Poor boy.

Anya finally crying and hugging Yor was sweet and comforting to know that she's still only a child even if she's brave.

I had to reread this short arc to remember how Becky and Bill were deserving, and I don't really think Bill was.
Becky started the idea of knowing where they're headed to start their rescue with Anya learning of it,
but Bill only calmed the class down a bit.

I wonder what the next plot/arc will be.
Nice of Damian to somewhat consider Anya as more of a friend now than before.
Feb 5, 2023 10:53 AM

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How the frick no one is mentioning that the next issue will be a month from now? bollocks.........
Feb 5, 2023 11:11 AM

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curvedtree said:
How the frick no one is mentioning that the next issue will be a month from now? bollocks.........
Damn I didn't notice that until you said. Damn
Feb 5, 2023 11:21 AM
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Can't there be normal people for Damian for once ?

Wait doesn’t he have an older brother too???
Feb 5, 2023 11:26 AM

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This chapter was really great enough to make you wait two weeks.

I loved that Damian finally accepted her as his friend and Anya ruins that a little bit, as expected of her.
"Friends look out for each other" Damian's saying these words made it much better imo. You can see that he learned a lot from his two friends, you brats want to make me cry?
I think Damian has already paid off his debt to Anya and he got the recognition he deserves from Anya instead of his dad.
I think when Damian decides to give the cake to Anya, she'll decide to share it with him like real friends.

It's a big relief for Mr. Henderson and for us to see Anya who couldn't hold back her tears when her mother finally arrived, despite all the bombs being faked and the bandits caught. No wonder she came running all the way, Yor is acting like Yor after all..I love it. For me, the only unexpected thing about this chapter was the arrival of Loid and Melinda. I wonder what Loid will do when Anya gets home, tsuntsun Loid always hides his own anxiety but the stomachache seems to me to be due to extreme stress.

The best part about this manga is that the bright panels end with the dark ones.

Endo-san makes us think from Melinda's worried state that she loves her son in the first place, Then all those glowing emotions are turned upside down when Damian asks his mom not to tell his dad that he's crying.
There may be many reasons why Melinda has such unstable emotions (maybe she's bipolar), but I can definitely say Donovan is the biggest reason.

Here are my guesses about Melinda's feelings for Damian:
1- Just like a normal parent, she loves her own son, but she also hates him because he's also Donovan's son and his own son takes him as an idol and wants to be a politician.
2- "my treasure", "my curse" these words make me see Damian as a treasure as he helps her live a good life (money from donovan). The reason Damian is Melinda's "curse" may be because he's the only bridge between her and Donovan (This way we understand why she wished Damian was dead,she'd have no reason to put up with Donovan).
Feb 5, 2023 12:07 PM
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I think Damian's mom has split personality disorder or something
Feb 5, 2023 12:49 PM
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It’ll be interesting to see how Melinda’s whole... thing with her conflicting inner dialogue plays out.

And as always, Mama Yor is incredible and Loid be being tsundere. :p
Feb 5, 2023 1:45 PM

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I think Damian father did something to Melinda and when she hear about him, she have this "split" personality.
I think she really hate her husband ...
Feb 5, 2023 1:52 PM

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This was such a sweet chapter. Such a nice heartwarming chapter till the hard stop at the end. His mom clearly loves him but has some rough intrusive thoughts.
Feb 5, 2023 2:01 PM

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looks like the mother of Damian got a split personality

congrats to Anya for another medal
Feb 5, 2023 2:20 PM

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She was carrying this team and got only one stella star?! Preposterous!

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Endo-san makes us think from Melinda's worried state that she loves her son in the first place, Then all those glowing emotions are turned upside down when Damian asks his mom not to tell his dad that he's crying.
There may be many reasons why Melinda has such unstable emotions (maybe she's bipolar), but I can definitely say Donovan is the biggest reason.

Here are my guesses about Melinda's feelings for Damian:
1- Just like a normal parent, she loves her own son, but she also hates him because he's also Donovan's son and his own son takes him as an idol and wants to be a politician.
2- "my treasure", "my curse" these words make me see Damian as a treasure as he helps her live a good life (money from donovan). The reason Damian is Melinda's "curse" may be because he's the only bridge between her and Donovan (This way we understand why she wished Damian was dead, she'd have no reason to put up with Donovan).



This seems the best/logical interpretation that she truly hate Donovan, I mean he was "unbearable" in few scenes we saw him, imagine living with him 24/7 and having "intimate relationship" with him, so like you said she truly love Damian but the same time he reminds her of Donovan that's why she has those conflicting emotions....


If it was real life I would also consider her being bipolar or even schizophrenic but I doubt author would go route of mental illness (possible but very unlikely)... or maybe Loid being psychiatrist isn't just a gimmick but form of foreshadowing, his "job" was even mentioned this chapter. It would/could be cool.
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Feb 5, 2023 3:24 PM
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Melinda scares me
Feb 5, 2023 4:10 PM

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the fuck was last page?
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Feb 5, 2023 4:44 PM
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What is up with Malinda? She loves him on the same level as yuri loves his sister for one moment and the second he mentions his father she wishes he died wtf. Does she have split personalities or something
Feb 5, 2023 5:11 PM

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Woah that mental shift from caring mother to crazy one...sorta creeped me out not gonna lie.

My girl Anya gets ONE STAR?! After all of the life risking stunts she pulled the whole time?! Bullocks lad. 
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Feb 5, 2023 5:45 PM

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How the frick no one is mentioning that the next issue will be a month from now? bollocks.........

Seriously....lol I'd rather wait for a year to get spy x family season two so that we can get more consistent chapters. 
Feb 5, 2023 6:39 PM

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Well that was a concerning mental shift.
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2- "my treasure", "my curse" these words make me see Damian as a treasure as he helps her live a good life (money from donovan). The reason Damian is Melinda's "curse" may be because he's the only bridge between her and Donovan (This way we understand why she wished Damian was dead,she'd have no reason to put up with Donovan).
Yeah, something along these lines is what I'm betting on.
Feb 5, 2023 11:08 PM

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POOR DAMIAN :( I want to hug him huhu
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Feb 6, 2023 12:06 AM
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curvedtree said:
How the frick no one is mentioning that the next issue will be a month from now? bollocks.........
WHAT!?? Friiiiick
Feb 6, 2023 1:22 AM

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I'm glad Anya got another Stella! Melinda's Dual thinking is quite bizarre. I definitely think it's a byproduct of dealing with Donovan Desmond
Feb 6, 2023 2:21 AM

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Poor Damian...none of his family members care about him. 😟
Protesters, assemble!!
Feb 6, 2023 9:53 AM

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Ahora me quedé con las ganas de saber que susede con la mamá de damian
Feb 6, 2023 1:47 PM

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To be fair, is kinda expected Melinda be like that. Her marriage is a political marriage, probably. I love my child, but hate how the kid idolize his father, the man I'm chained to.
Feb 6, 2023 1:49 PM
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Another big jump for character development that is as well-written as ever. Can't wait to see where this new addition to the story takes us.
Feb 6, 2023 1:52 PM
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It seems that there is a lot more to Mrs Desmond than meets the eye. And it ain’t too pretty
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Feb 6, 2023 2:02 PM

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Damian's mother basically loves him, but also some other feelings pointed at him thanks to the father. Well, that's a bit fucked up.
I really loved the way Yor ran to Anya, so cute


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Feb 6, 2023 3:55 PM
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Seems like she hates and/or is scared of her husband, and feel like their child is burden since they have to keep a perfect family image. Poor Damian, this boy is troubled.
Feb 7, 2023 1:24 AM

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All four won a Stella.
It was nice to see Anya and Yor reunited, but about Damian and his mother...what happened?
Feb 7, 2023 4:25 AM
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Can't there be normal people for Damian for once ?

Ikr, I was happy for him when his mom came running to him “my sweet beautiful boy”. Then when he mentioned his dad it’s like she snapped
Feb 7, 2023 5:24 PM
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In the end they're still kids, but Damian's mother is so weird
Feb 7, 2023 7:20 PM
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The heroes get their rewards
Feb 7, 2023 7:53 PM
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good stuff. yuri shouldve been there
Feb 8, 2023 3:28 AM

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Anya!! you were so! close! to being his friend!! very in character for her to basically blow it the second she succeeded πŸ˜‚ oh well, regardless of that, it seems like their relationship is improving. and I'm so proud of the kids getting Stella's! very well deserved.

I'm glad that both Loid and Yor checked up on Anya. I expected nothing less from them. Melinda showing up did surprise me a bit. The chapter was pretty wholesome until them. Melinda's conflicting thoughts on Damien are... dark. I feel very bad for Damien.

I'm interested to see where exactly these thoughts are coming from and when they started. Obviously, her dark thoughts were triggered when Damien mentioned his father, but her former thoughts weren't exactly "normal" either (even Anya compared her thoughts to Yuri, someone with an extreme sister complex). Can't wait for what's to come!

Gotta wait for a month now for the next issue TT
Feb 8, 2023 5:25 AM

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I live for mama Yor & Anya's moments, it's always so heart warming to see how much Yor care about Anya and what a (over)protective mama she is with her!
The moment where Anya break down in tears in Yor's arms really made my heart melt tbh.

I'm also glad we finally have a tiny Yor & Damian interraction! It's been a long time he met Loid so, it's cool that he finally met Yor too!

Melinda is so scary, the hug with her son was so gentle yet she switched to a psycho so fast...
The first time we saw her, I really didn't know what to think about her weird attitude especially the way she was smiling in the car. I wasn't sure of her intentions nor her mental state but I really think she hate her husband.

It feels like she was forced to marry him and the fact she have kids with him makes her now unable to run away from this relation, even if she divorce, the kids links them together for the rest of their lives.
That's why, even though she loves Damian, she also wish he would have died so she can be free.
At least, that's how I understood the situation, her intentions and thoughs really are difficult to read.

It's obvious she is suffering from a mental illness tho, the may be bipolar or suffering from trauma?

To this point, i'm pretty sure the smile on the car was meaning that she wants Yor to kill her husband.

I can't wait to learn more about her true intentions.

I'm so hype for the next chapter, I hope we can see more of her even a little bit!

Sorry, my english may not be the best, I am french.

Feb 8, 2023 7:18 AM
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maaan melinda fucking scared me wtf
Feb 9, 2023 10:35 AM

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Holy crap, Melinda has some serious problems!

Disappointed it all resulted with just 1 Stella for Anya, and 3 other people got it too??? RIGGED! - Well, 1 Stella can only mean 1 thing, the author isn't hurrying anywhere when it comes to plot progression. 
Feb 9, 2023 12:01 PM
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Anya and damian are friends so thats a W
Also we saw damians mothers dual personality
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Feb 9, 2023 2:50 PM

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Oh Godness she loves Damian but hates her father more. But Damian loves his father so this is like a curse to her.
I like to post in manga forum when I feel it is worth it, so people will think. "Shit, is her again" or something.

People asked me where I read certain thing but the rules say no telling where did you read so maybe I am too boring for not saying? Or salty because you didn't check my profile that says don't ask because I hate people to ghost me after that. I love learning languages so maybe I did not read the manga in English.
Feb 9, 2023 3:48 PM
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The final conclusion and the aftermath of this intense hijacking arc!

Of course, the ones who stood out from the children on the bus got Stella stars, this goes as far as Billy who attempted to negotiate for but a few seconds, that's enough for a stella star especially given how dire the situation ate. Second star for Anya, ez.

This clearly shows just how strong Anya's mental and emotional state is during an emergency situation, even if she knows the collar bombs are fake, the situation in its entirety is as real as day. She only lost her cool when all is over and safe the moment she leaped into Yor's embrace. And of course, Loid himself is nearby before anyone even knew it. I am almost certain that if all else has failed, he'd be the one sweeping the floor for Anya's sake. 

Melinda came to pick up Damian, that's great until we came to know of Melinda's other personality??? What does she have a multiple personality disorder, or is her loathsome for Damian really that deep to even be conflicting against her motherly nature for her own child? If this is who Melinda is then how twisted is Donovan? Huh...

The next chapter is a month from now... I mean for this series that's simply a single issue break, but since each chapter is published every 2 weeks, a single break means 4 weeks of a month. Bruh. I hope we see Anhya get pampered by loid and Yor for her accomplishment.
Feb 12, 2023 12:37 AM

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Anya needs to save Damian someday!!!
" Kindness can sometimes lead you to trouble. "

Feb 12, 2023 1:44 PM
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Interesting things are being set up in regards to Damian’s mother, I wonder what kind of role she will play in the future.
Feb 12, 2023 6:20 PM

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Anya's officially a Stella star holder! :D glad to see that also Bill & Becky got one as well. Damian was also brave enough to risk his life but man that ending with his mother poor boy.. family doesn't look good, doesn't look good at all :/
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