Flying Birds Speak No Words

The text in the sneak peek was D's inner monologue - here's a more accurate translation now that I have seen the whole text: "I've concealed my emotions, so that this person won't run away". He takes the cigarette from Y and LIGHTS THE DAMN THING. Y asks him how it tastes and D responds that it's "sweet and bitter - it tastes like you" (WTFing hell I'm dead already).

Y makes fun of D for saying such a sappy thing. D whips out the memory card saying he got it from Inami and asks Y if he knows what's on it. Y does indeed know what's on it and asks D if he's watched it, maintaining a "I don't give a fuck" attitude. D says he hasn't watched it. Y asks him if he'd like to watch, to which D asks if it's really okay to watch it. Y goads D on, saying he's not embarrassed (Y still doesn't understand what D's getting at, or at least is pretending to not understand.)

D says that Y is pretty different when he has sex with Inami compared with when D and Y have sex. Y still doesn't get it and responds that it's just that kind of play with Inami. D then spells it out very clearly that he's referring to Y's impotence. Y looks surprised and then brushes it off saying it doesn't matter if he doesn't get hard - the sex isn't for his benefit, it's for Inami's.

D responds by asking why, then, does Y get such satisfaction from the sex that D and Y have? Y doesn't have a sassy come back. D continues by asking if Y remembers how many times he (Y) came the last time D and Y had sex. Y says he doesn't and D says he also doesn't remember. Y takes this as a jab and makes the excuse that his body just had chemistry with D's and that's why he came so much.

D asks when Y's body started to have such chemistry with his. Y dodges the question by asking what D will do if he hears the answer. Y continues on to say (sarcastically) that D has built a satisfying life for himself with a woman and everything. D responds by saying it's unexpected of Y to take such an interest in D's life (D's FACE IN THIS PANEL IS KILLING ME... 🥲 probably the closest thing to a smile we've seen from D but also he looks like he's about to cry). Y realizes his slip and gets up, trying to end the conversation.

D tries to pull Y back but Y snaps and says that his life is none of D's business. Y continues, saying there's no reason for D to do it with him any more and why doesn't he go off and do it with his woman.

D pushes Y against the wall and tells him that just like how Y and Inami's sex is none of D's business, who D has sex with is none of Y's business, isn't that right? Y agrees. Y asks what D's aim is - to confirm that Y can't get it up with anyone except D and take pity on him? To which D responds "You want to do it with me, don't you?" (!!!!!!!!)

Y tries to protest, but D pulls him closer. Y says, "You were only doing it for my sexual gratification, what benefit was there to you?" (Wow, Yashiro is so unbelievably deluded lol). D responds that it wasn't just Y's body that experienced chemistry, it was mutual. (This is the panel from the second sneak peek, btw)

Y continues to protest, saying it was terrible for D to do such a thing under the pretext of his duty (as a member of Sakuraikka). D asks if Y disliked it, slipping his leg between Y's thighs. Y says that D said some cruel things to him (during their sexual encounters) and D says 酷いの好きでしたよね (You liked cruel things, didn't you?). Y responds …好きだよ (I like it [you]). (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

D is absolutely shocked by this (indirect) confession and kisses Y ferociously. We then get about 12 pages of sex, which I will not cover in detail because even though I'm 33 years old and translating a pornographic BL I still blush like a little girl when I write that stuff so you'll just have to wait until I upload the chapter. lol

I will add some things about the sex scene though - D FINALLY takes off his pants (we won, fandom). We can see the bullet wound on his leg from Y as well as the wound in his chest from Hirata. D takes the lead, as usual, Y doesn't initiate any sex acts on D (I just want Y to give D a blow job once, lol). D doesn't penetrate Y in this chapter which means next chapter is going to be a continuation. ✨

At the end of the chapter, as D has Y in his mouth, Y stops D to ask "What kind of sex is this?" to which D responds 俺は節操がないのでただやりたいだけです　それ以外にありません (I don't have any moral integrity/ I'm not a man of principles so I just want to have sex. It's nothing more than that.) By the way, this expression 節操がない is the same thing D said to Tsuna when he asks about D's sex life in ch 37. Y smiles softly and pulls D in for a (very steamy) kiss and says, いいな、それ (I like that / That's nice).

END OF SUMMARY

Good lord, what a great chapter. Sensei's name is included in the list for the next ihr Hertz issue so we can hopefully look forward to the next chapter on March 29. ^^

As before, we begin where we left off...

Yashiro is stunned by Doumeki's anger. We finally see Doumeki's angry face here, I will hold that thought until a little later on when you will see it amped up even angrier. No sense frightening the children now.

This is the disjointed part. We don't see Doumeki put Yashiro in the car. While they are in the car, they are calm and Doumeki refuses to say anything to or even look at Yashiro in the mirror. We also don't see how they park and walk and ride up the elevator together.

Being that this is Japan, I assume that they have to have a modicum of decorum while out in public and that they would have behaved normally and calmly (the way they did when Doumeki carted Yashiro away from Inami and then they were passively tense in the elevator.) I assume that we are supposed to understand that things went the same and no sense having to rehash them. However, this leaves this very short chapter feeling a bit rushed. A one or two page montage would have been enough.

For someone about to be violated, Yashiro is pretty damn calm. Okay, okay, this IS Yashiro... but...

Moving on....

We also don't see how they enter Doumeki's apartment. Doumeki just throws Yashiro violently to the floor. Yashiro quips that, like before, Doumeki's place is empty.

Doumeki starts to take off his gloves and Yashiro knows that Doumeki's bare hands on his body are like magic wands of pleasure. Nip to his cat, as it were... Nice contrast of light and dark here.

Doumeki starts to undress Yashiro and Yashiro is beginning to feel a bit nervous. So he tries to thwart Doumeki's attempt.

Last chance...

Here is the angry face I warned you about...

Doumeki pins Yashiro's hands to the floor and yells at him not to even pretend to refuse him. This leaves Yashiro looking very scared.

Yashiro has never seen Doumeki this angry. Granted, angry Doumeki back in chapter 2, was during a time when Yashiro got off on that kind of thing. Current day Yashiro has never been faced with this Doumeki whose anger and unpredictable behavior is unsettling as he does plan to rape him.

That's when Yashiro finds out that Doumeki is actually a VAMPIRE! No, no... save that for the AU! Or hey, a nice Halloween extra!!! Doumeki bites Yashiro's nipple. No TUMBLR, I'm not going to show it. You and your community labels... how about labeling those porn bots who seem to still have free reign all over my TL! Bug them, why don'tcha!?

Moving on...

Yashiro just can't quit those hands as he starts to enjoy what's happening, he even gets into it by touching Doumeki's hair and reaching for Doumeki's shirt (not even in a "let's get this over with" way.) Yashiro is legitimately enjoying himself. That's when Doumeki stops him.

Yashiro asks him why and Doumeki's sheepish reply is "Nothing." Yashiro looks terrified. I wonder what was going through his mind when he pushes Doumeki up and yanks up his shirt to see what Doumeki is hiding.

Well done, Yoneda Kou. I think we are supposed to feel this sadness along with Yashiro. Doumeki has done the unthinkable. Doumeki has branded himself an outcast. He will never live a normal life in Japan. Tattoos are not allowed in onsens either, so Yashiro will have to buy one!

We never get a full or clear picture of the entire tattoo, so we don't know if it has meaning, or if Doumeki merely got anything to show his commitment. Based on his own unwillingness to let Yashiro see it, he probably got it as a way of marking himself so he would be sure to avoid seeing Yashiro again, because he had to know that Yashiro's reaction would be a violent one.

He was right.

For two pages, Yashiro beats the piss out of Doumeki. No words are spoken. Doumeki doesn't fight back. He allows Yashiro to release 4 years of pent up anger. Maybe Yashiro is actually releasing anger that goes deeper than that.

Finally, Doumeki catches Yashiro's wrist, and Yashiro is quiet.

Speechless and blank, Yashiro looks like a teenager who, for the first time, got to beat up the guy who was about to rape him.

Whether or not Doumeki realizes that Yashiro cared so much about him that he kicked his ass for being stupid is not known. They don't say anything to each other.

Doumeki sits up and straddles Yashiro's lap.

And they kiss...

Yashiro wakes up from his stupor and whether he realizes or not that Doumeki is now holding him gently because he loves him and always has is not known, because Yashiro doesn't try to stop him this time.

He grabs Doumeki and pushes him back, trading places and leaping into his arms.

Yeah, this ain't a dream, kids.

Chapter 52 is slated for release on May 31.

The Kou Original:

Yashiro struts out and we have a shadowy glance.

PROS AND CONS:

Keeping this version in the final means that we have not assumed how big Yashiro is when he's flaccid, and we haven't insulted Yoneda Kou by assuming that we know how Yashiro should look when he's sauntering around with a full-frontal. However, Yashiro becomes the sexiest Ken doll ever made.

The Steven Knock-off:

I remember hearing from people who attended the art gallery from 2017 where they were not allowed to take pictures, that Yashiro's penis was uncut (meaning uncircumcised) which if you've never seen one, it looks like a penis wearing a hoodie.

Very, very similar!!!

PROS AND CONS:

We are clearly committing to a size, and doing the math, Yashiro's erection, which we see in this chapter as well, is about twice what I have chosen to represent his little tired man. However, if we get it wrong we are blatantly misinforming a non-chapter buying public into a false sense of penile appreciation, because they will assume that this is what Yoneda Kou gave him and some people may be cruel, and no one is allowed to be cruel to Yashiro in this house!!

But in the end, does size really matter???

So let me know: Penis or No Penis or just include it in the extra because you are committing fraud there anyway! ;'D

Doumeki hates for Yashiro to be cold: