a burning planet

Still figuring out how to add colour to my drawings, excuse the inconsistency

For context, Jinshi and Maomao have a big argument because both of them are tired and stressed.

Jinshi is having constant assassination attempts made on his life and is barely sleeping while managing the bureaucratic chaos the Shrine Maiden and the White Lady are causing, all while being pressured to just shut up and marry someone. Meanwhile, Maomao's friend almost died from a poisoning, and she just had a real fight with her father causing her to feel resentment towards Luomen for the first time in her life.

After Maomao demands Jinshi make his intentions clear, he announces he will marry her. He's blushing, she's pale, because she is aware that he could use his status to order her to marry him and she would not be able to legally say no.

So what Jinshi says is QUITE IMPORTANT. Because it's a RESPONSE to her FEAR.

Original Japanese:

「必ず納得するだけの状況にしてやる、覚悟していろ」 "Without fail (only with) consent (as much as I can) OF the circumstances FOR doing it for you, (so) mentally prepare."

As a translation, maybe you could use "I'll satisfy every term you have" or "I'll change the situation until you're in agreement" or "I'll convince you that it can be done," but the important part of the character arc is that he is saying he won't officially move on her until she wants it too.

(Also, as a side note, he's being so much more casual and rude than in the official version. This makes so much more sense to me. Maomao likes him best when he's acting genuinely and childish-- of course his intimacy sounds like "IM REALLY GONNA DO IT MAOMAO. WATCH ME MATCH UR FREAK.")

However, instead, the Official English version says,

“For you, I will remove every obstacle that keeps us apart. One day. Just know that.”

MY

GAWD!!!

THE POETRY OF SEDUCTION

THE POETRY OF COMFORT

THIS YEARNING...

(now I am SAT for Nekokurage's versions of upcoming arcs...)

(⁠~⁠‾⁠▿⁠‾⁠)⁠~

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Going and pulling out a will. Loid Forgers bank information. His life insurance policy.

So if (when) I die obviously you get Anya as my wife but Franky is listed as the godfather (no don't tell him he'll think we're friends I can't have that.) Just in case something Also happens to you.

This is my life insurance plan from the hospital. It should cover you for a while, especially if you pull her from Eden. (Or she gets expelled.) This account has Anyas Mothers life insurance which I only use for Anyas expenses. (Explaining how he sometimes spends insane amounts on her but does live fairly frugally. It's a wise account. He's definitely not putting part of his actual check in there for them. Nope. Definitely not.) And the car vehicle title is in here too. You can sell that. I set the fire box code to your birthday so you won't forget it.

Yor just standing there as he outlines exactly how to live on after him. Like. That wasn't the conversation. I want you to live a long life. I want you to rely on me. To be healthy and happy.

Not to discuss how you've already covered the cost of cremation at X facility (wise run) just in case so don't worry about that. The details are here. It's all sorted.

"Loid are you... Planning on dying?"

And if course he is. Loid Forger has an expiration date. Making sure it's as painless for her as possible is- well it's just-

"My wife died suddenly. Young. It made me realize how important being prepared for that possibility is. Because of Anya."

"Oh. I see." Coming and sitting next to him by the fire box safe. "Thank you. But please. Never make me use any of this." Taking his hand. The one she didn't fractured. "We need you. Anya needs you. So please rely on me a little more. We need you to live a long life."

And she lets him get away with it too 😒

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