INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

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).

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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. ^^