—ჸჅႵႾႹႼႵ ჲႵჄႵႾჄႹႿႾ ჱႵႾჄႵჂშ ჹႿႾႴႿ’Ⴣ ႠႵჂჃჀႵႳჄႹႵ—
ჶႿჇ ႽჅႳႸ ႼႿႾႷႵჂ ႽჅჃჄ ჷ ႵႾႴჅჂႵ ჃჀႵႾႴႹႾႷ Ⴝ ჄႹႽႵ ႹႾ ჄႸႹჃ ႹႴႼႵ ႱႳჅჅႽჭ
ႤႸჂႵႵ ႴႱჃ ႱႷႿლ ჷ ჇႱჃ ႶႹႾႱႼႼ ჃႵႾჄ ჄႿ ႺჅႵႾႹႼႵ ႴႵჄႵႾჄႹႿႾნ ႤႸႵჂႵლ ჄႸႵ ჃႵႱჂႳႸႵႴ ႽႵ ჄႸႿჂႿჅႷႸႼ ჄႿ ႽႱႻႵ ჃჅჂႵ ჷ ჇႱჃႾვჄ ႸႹႴႹႾႷ ႱႾჄႸႹႾႷნ ႧႸႹႼႵ ႵႾႴჅჂႹႾႷ ჄႸႵ ႸჅႽႹႼႹႱჄႹႿႾ ႿႶ ႸႱႹႾႷ Ⴝ ႴႹႷႾႹჄ ჄჂႱႽჀႼႵႴ ჅჀႿႾლ ჷ ჂႵႳႵႹႵႴ Ⴑ ႲჂႹႵႶ ႵჀႼႱႾႱჄႹႿႾ ႱႾႴ ჇႱჃ ჃႸႿႵႴ ႹႾჄႿ Ⴑ ჃႿႼႹჄႱჂ ႳႵႼႼ ႹႾ Ⴑ ჇႹႾႷ ႳႱႼႼႵႴ ჄႸႵ ႣႵႹჃႸႹႾ ჲႿჂႽႹჄႿჂნ
ႤႸႵ ჃႸႱႵႴ Ⴝ ႸႵႱႴლ ჄႿႿნ ჲႱႽႾ ႹჄლ ႴႱႽႾ ႹჄლ ႴႱႽႾ ႹჄნ
ჯჀჀႱჂႵႾჄႼლ ႶႿჂ ႱႲႿჅჄ ჄႸႵ ႶႹჂჃჄ ჇႵႵႻ ႹႾ ႺჅႵႾႹႼႵ ႴႵჄႵႾჄႹႿႾლ ႿჅ’ჂႵ ჀႼႱႳႵႴ ႹႾ Ⴑ ჃႿႼႹჄႱჂ ႳႵႼႼ ჄႿ ႽႱႻႵ ႿჅ ჂႵႱႼႹႵ ႿჅჂ ႳჂႹႽႵჃ ႱႾႴ ჂႵႶႼႵႳჄ ႿႾ ႿჅჂ ႴႵႼႹႾჁჅႵႾႳნ ႩႿჅ ႱႼჃႿ ჅႾႴႵჂႷႿ ႹႾჄႵႼႼႹႷႵႾႳႵ ჄႵჃჄჃლ ႸႵႱႼჄႸ ႳႸႵႳႻჅჀჃლ ႱႾႴ ႹႾჄႵჂႹႵჇჃნ
ჼႿ ჄႱႼႻႹႾႷლ ႾႿ ႷႿႹႾႷ ႿჅჄლ ႾႿ ჃჀႵႱႻႹႾႷ ჄႿ ႱႾႿႾႵნ ႧႹჄႸ ႱႼႽႿჃჄ ႾႿ ႶჂႵႵႴႿႽლ ჷ’Ⴝ ႿႵჂჇႸႵႼႽႵႴ Ⴒ ႱႲჃႿႼჅჄႵ ႼႿႾႵႼႹႾႵჃჃლ ႵႳႵჀჄ ႶႿჂ ႹႾჄႵჂႹႵჇჃ ჇႹჄႸ ჃჄႱႶႶ ႿჂ ჄႸႵ ႵႵჂႳႹჃႵ ჃႵჃჃႹႿႾჃ ႸႵႼႴ ႵႵჂ ႶႵჇ ႴႱჃნ
ჯႼႼ ჷ ႳႱႾ ႴႿ ႹჃ ჂႵႱႴ ႲႿႿႻჃლ ႱႾႴ ჄႹႽႵ ႺჅჃჄ ჀႱჃჃႵჃ ႵႾႴႼႵჃჃႼნ
ჷ ႶႵႵႼ ႼႹႻႵ ჷვႽ ႷႿႹႾႷ ႳჂႱნ
ჰჅჄ ჄႸႵ ჂჅႼႵჃ ႶႿჂႲႹႴ ႼႹႾႷ ႴႿჇႾ ႿჅჄჃႹႴႵ ႿႶ ჃႼႵႵჀ ႸႿჅჂჃლ ႱႾႴ ჃႳჂႵႱႽႹႾႷ ႹჃ ႹႽჀႿჃჃႹႲႼႵნ ჷ’Ⴝ ႲႵႹႾႷ ႴჂႹႵႾ ჄႿ ჄႸႵ ႲჂႹႾႻ ႿႶ ႹႾჃႱႾႹჄ Ⴒ ႾႿჄႸႹႾႷ ႲჅჄ ჄႸႵ ჃႿჅႾႴ ႿႶ Ⴝ ႿჇႾ ႳႼႿჄႸႵჃ ჂჅჃჄႼႹႾႷნ ჷ ႾႵႵჂ ჄႸႿჅႷႸჄ ႲႵႹႾႷ ჅႾႱႲႼႵ ჄႿ ႴႿ ႱႾჄႸႹႾႷ ჇႿჅႼႴ ႲႵ ჃႿ ჀႱႹႾႶჅႼნ
ჯႾႴ ჷ ႻႵႵჀ ჂႵႽႵႽႲႵჂႹႾႷ ჄႸႵ ჇႿჂႴჃ ႿႶ ჄႸႱჄ ႴႱႽႾ ႼႱჇႵჂ ჇႸႿ ႹႾჄႵჂႹႵჇႵႴ ႽႵ ႼႱჃჄნ
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“ႤႸႹჃ ჇႹႼႼ ჀჂႿႲႱႲႼ ႲႵ ႿჅჂ ႼႱჃჄ ႽႵႵჄႹႾႷლ ჃႿ ႼႵჄ ႽႵ ჃႱ ჄႸႹჃნ ჹႿႾႴႿმႻჅႾლ ჷ’Ⴕ ႱႾႱႼႵႴ ჄႸႵ ჂႵႱჃႿႾჃ ႶႿჂ ႿჅჂ ႴႵႼႹႾჁჅႵႾႳნ”
ჷ ჇႱჃ ႿჅჄჂႱႷႵႴ ႱჄ ჇႸႱჄ ႸႵ ჇႱჃ ჃႱႹႾႷნ იჲႿႾვჄ ႷႿ ჃჄႹႳႻႹႾႷ ႿჅჂ ႾႿჃႵ ႹႾჄႿ Ⴝ ႸႵႱჂჄნი
ჳႵႾ ႱჃ ჷ ჃႳჂႵႱႽႵႴ ჄႸႱჄ ႹႾჄႵჂႾႱႼႼლ ႸႵ ႳႿႾჄႹႾჅႵႴ ჇႹჄႸ Ⴑ ႳႿႿႼ ႶႱႳႵნ
“ჴႹჂჃჄლ ჷ ჄႸႹႾႻ ႿჅჂ ჀჂႿႲႼႵႽႱჄႹႳ ႲႵႸႱႹႿჂ ჇႱჃ Ⴑ ႳႿႽჀႵႾჃႱჄႿჂ ႱႳჄ ჄႿ ႳႿႾႶႹჂႽ ႿჅჂ ჀႱჂႵႾჄჃ’ ႼႿႵნ ႧႸႵႾ ႿჅ ႳႱჅჃႵႴ ჄჂႿჅႲႼႵლ ႿჅჂ ႶႱჄႸႵჂ ჅჃႵႴ ႽႿႾႵ ႿჂ ႸႹჃ ႱჅჄႸႿჂႹჄ ჄႿ ჃႿႼႵ ჄႸႵ ჀჂႿႲႼႵႽ ႶႿჂ ჄႸႵ ჃႱႻႵ ႿႶ ႱჀჀႵႱჂႱႾႳႵჃნ ႤႿ ႿჅლ ჇႸႿ ႳႿჅႼႴႾ’Ⴤ ႲႵႼႹႵႵ ႹႾ ჀႱჂႵႾჄႱႼ ႱႶႶႵႳჄႹႿႾლ ჄႸႱჄ ჇႱჃ ჄႸႵ ႿႾႼ ჇႱ ႿჅ ႳႿჅႼႴ ႳႿႾႶႹჂႽ ႹჄნ ႩႿჅ’ჂႵ Ⴑ ႲႹჄ ႿႶ Ⴑ ႲႱჃႻႵჄ ႳႱჃႵლ ႱჂႵႾვჄ ႿჅჭ”
ჷ ႷႼႱჂႵႴ ႱჄ ჄႸႵ ႼႱჇႵჂ ჇႸႿ ჇႱჃ ႽႿႳႻႹႾႷ ႽႵ ႹႾ ႵႵჂ ჇႱ ჀႿჃჃႹႲႼႵლ ႱჃ ႹႶ ჷ ჇႵჂႵ ႷႿႹႾႷ ჄႿ ႻႹႼႼ ႸႹႽლ ႲჅჄ ႸႵ ႺჅჃჄ ႹႷႾႿჂႵႴ ႹჄ ႱႾႴ ႻႵჀჄ ႷႿႹႾႷნ
“ჷႾ ჄႸႵ ႵႾႴლ ႿჅ ႶႵႼჄ ႿჅჂ ჀႱჂႵႾჄჃ ႾႵႵჂ ႼႿႿႻႵႴ ႱჄ ႿჅლ ႾႿ ႽႱჄჄႵჂ ႸႿჇ ჇႵႼႼ ႿჅ ႴႹႴ ႹႾ ჃႿႳႳႵჂ ႿჂ ႸႿჇ ჃჅჀႵჂႹႿჂ ႿჅჂ ႷჂႱႴႵჃ ႱႾႴ ႱჀჀႵႱჂႱႾႳႵ ჇႵჂႵნ ႩႿჅ’ჂႵ ჁჅႹჄႵ Ⴑ ႴႵႼႹႳႱჄႵ ႱႾႴ ႼႿႾႵႼ ႲႿნ”
იႧႸႱჄ ႴႿ ႿჅ ႻႾႿჇჭ ႧႸႱჄ ႴႿ ႿჅ ႻႾႿჇჭი
ჯႾႷႵჂ ႲႿႹႼႵႴ ჅჀ ႹႾჃႹႴႵ ႽႵლ ႲჅჄ ჷ ႳႿჅႼႴႾვჄ ႽႿႵნ
“ႤႸႵ ჃႵႳႿႾႴ ჂႵႱჃႿႾ ႹჃ ႺႵႱႼႿჅჃნ ႤႸႱჄ’Ⴣ ჇႸႱჄ ჷ ჄႸႿჅႷႸჄ ჇႸႵႾ ჷ ႳႿႾჃႹႴႵჂႵႴ ჇႸ ႿჅ ჄჂႵႱჄႵႴ ჯႿႾႿ ჳႹႺႹმႻჅႾ ႱჃ ႿჅჂ ႵႾႵႽნ ႩႿჅ ჇႵჂႵ ႺႵႱႼႿჅჃ ႿႶ ႸႹႽნ”
ჷ ႹႾჃჄႹႾႳჄႹႵႼ ჂႵႺႵႳჄႵႴ ჄႸႿჃႵ ჇႿჂႴჃ ႱႾႴ ჃႸႿჅჄႵႴნ
“ႤႸႵჂႵ’Ⴣ ႾႿ ჇႱ ჷ’Ⴔ ႲႵ ႺႵႱႼႿჅჃ ႿႶ Ⴑ ႴჅႼႼ ႷჅ ႼႹႻႵ ႸႹႽ”
“ჷჃ ჄႸႱჄ ჃႿჭ ႩႿჅ ჇႵჂႵ ႵႾႹႿჅჃლ ჇႵჂႵႾვჄ ႿჅჭ ჶႵ ႸႱჃ Ⴑ ႷႿႿႴ ჂႵႼႱჄႹႿႾჃႸႹჀ ჇႹჄႸ ႸႹჃ ႶႱႽႹႼლ ႸႵვჃ ႼႿႵႴ Ⴒ ჄႸႿჃႵ ჇႸႿ ჄჂჅჃჄ ႸႹႽლ ႱႾႴ ႸႵ ႸႱჃ Ⴑ ႲႵႱჅჄႹႶჅႼ ႳႸႹႼႴႸႿႿႴ ႶჂႹႵႾႴ ႱჃ Ⴑ ႷႹჂႼႶჂႹႵႾႴნ ႤႿ ႿჅლ ჇႸႿ ႲႵႼႹႵႵჃ ႾႿ ႿႾႵ ႼႿႵჃ ႿჅლ ႸႹჃ ႵႹჃჄႵႾႳႵ ჇႱჃ ჃႿ ႴႱႼႹႾႷ ႿჅ ႳႿჅႼႴႾვჄ ჃჄႱႾႴ ႹჄნ ႤႸႱჄ’Ⴣ ჇႸ ႿჅ ჄჂႹႵႴ ჄႿ ႲჂႵႱႻ ႹჄნ”
“ჼႿლ ႾႿლ ႾႿ”
“ႤႸႱჄ ჂႵႱႳჄႹႿႾ ႹჃႾ’Ⴤ Ⴑ ႴႵႾႹႱႼჩ ႹჄ’Ⴣ ႱႾ ႱႴႽႹჃჃႹႿႾნ ႩႿჅ ჃႵႵლ ႸჅႽႱႾჃ ႷႵჄ ႱႾႷჂ ჇႸႵႾ ჄႸႵ ჄჂჅჄႸ ႹჃ ჀႿႹႾჄႵႴ ႿჅჄ ჄႿ ჄႸႵႽნ”
ჶႵ ჇႱჃ ႷႿჅႷႹႾႷ ႿჅჄ Ⴝ ႸႵႱჂჄ ႹႾ ႵႵჂ ჀႿჃჃႹႲႼႵ ჇႱნ
“ႩႿჅ ჄႱჂႷႵჄႵႴ ႳႿჅჀႼႵჃ ჇႸႿ ჇႵჂႵ ႹႾ ႼႿႵ ႱႾႴ ჄჂႹႵႴ ჄႿ ჃჄႵႱႼ ჄႸႵႹჂ ჀႱჂჄႾႵჂჃნ ႤႸႱჄლ ჄႿႿლ ჇႱჃ ႾႵႳႵჃჃႱჂ ႶႿჂ ႿჅ ჄႿ ႱႶႶႹჂႽ ႿჅჂ ႿჇႾ ႵႹჃჄႵႾႳႵნ ႩႿჅ ჇႵჂႵ ႴჂႹႵႾ ჃႿ ႶႱჂ ჄႸႱჄ ႿჅ ႳႿჅႼႴႾვჄ ႵႹჃჄ ჅႾႼႵჃჃ ႿჅ ႲႵႼႹႵႵႴ ჄႸႱჄ ႼႿႵ ჇႱჃ ႾႿჄႸႹႾႷ ჃႹႷႾႹႶႹႳႱႾჄნ”
ჷ ჇႱჃ ჃႹႳႻႵႾႵႴ Ⴒ ႸႹႽ ႳႱႼႽႼ ჃჀႿჅჄႹႾႷ ႸႹჃ ႿႶႶმჄႱჂႷႵჄ ႱႾႱႼჃႹჃნ ჰჅჄ Ⴝ ႲႿႴ ჇႿჅႼႴႾვჄ ႽႿႵნ
“ჯႾႴ ჄႸႵ ჄႸႹჂႴ ჀႿႹႾჄ ႹჃ ჄႸႵ ႲႹႷႷႵჃჄ ჀჂႿႲႼႵႽნ ჶჅႽႱႾ ჂႵႼႱჄႹႿႾჃႸႹჀჃ ႱჂႵ ႼႹႻႵ Ⴑ ႽႹჂჂႿჂნ ჶႿჇ ႿჅ ႶႵႵႼ ႱႲႿჅჄ ႿჄႸႵჂჃ ႹჃ ჂႵႶႼႵႳჄႵႴ ႲႱႳႻნ ჴႿჂ ႵႱႽჀႼႵლ ႿჅ ჄჂႵႱჄႵႴ ႷႹჂႼჃ ႱჃ ႾႿჄႸႹႾႷ ႽႿჂႵ ჄႸႱႾ ჄႿႿႼჃ ႿჂ ჄჂႿჀႸႹႵჃნ ჺႿႿႻႹႾႷ ႱჄ ႹჄ ႶჂႿႽ ჄႸႵ ႿჄႸႵჂ ჃႹႴႵლ ჄႸႱჄ ႽႵႱႾჃ ჄႸႿჃႵ ႷႹჂႼჃ ႴႹႴႾვჄ ჄჂჅႼ ႼႿႵ ႿჅ ႵႹჄႸႵჂჩ ჄႸႵ ႿႾႼ ჃႱჇ ႿჅ ႱჃ Ⴑ ჄჂႿჀႸნ”
ႤႸႱჄ ჇႱჃ ჄႸႵ ႽႿჃჄ ႸჅႽႹႼႹႱჄႹႾႷ ႶႱႳჄნ
ჷ ჄႸႿჅႷႸჄ ჷ ჇႱჃ ჄႸႵ ႿႾႵ ჅჃႹႾႷ ჇႿႽႵႾ ႱჃ ჄႿႿႼჃნნნ ႲჅჄ ჄႿ ჄႸႵႽლ ჷ ჇႱჃ ႺჅჃჄ Ⴑ ჄႿႿႼ ႱჃ ჇႵႼႼჭ
“ჲႵႼႹႾჁჅႵႾႳ ჄႸႱჄ ჃჄႱჂჄჃ ႶჂႿႽ Ⴑ ჄჇႹჃჄႵႴ ჀႼႱႳႵ ჇႹႼႼ ჅႼჄႹႽႱჄႵႼ ႿႾႼ ႼႵႱႴ ჄႿ Ⴑ ჄჇႹჃჄႵႴ ႴႵჃჄႹႾႱჄႹႿႾნ ႩႿჅ’ჂႵ ႺჅჃჄ ჂႵჀႵႱჄႹႾႷ Ⴑ ႾႵႷႱჄႹႵ ႼႿႿჀნ ჷჄ’Ⴣ ႱႼႽႿჃჄ ჄႹႽႵ ႶႿჂ ჄႸႵ ႹႾჄႵჂႹႵჇ ჄႿ ႵႾႴნ ჷ’Ⴝ ႼႵႱႹႾႷ ႾႿჇნ ჵႿႿႴႲႵლ ჹႿႾႴႿმႻჅႾნ ჷ ႸႿჀႵ ჇႸႱჄ ჇႵ ჄႱႼႻႵႴ ႱႲႿჅჄ ჄႿႴႱ ႸႵႼჀჃ ႿჅ ႹႾ ႿჅჂ ჂႵႸႱႲႹႼႹჄႱჄႹႿႾლ ႵႵႾ ႹႶ ႺჅჃჄ Ⴑ ႼႹჄჄႼႵნ ჵႿႿႴ ႽႵႴႹႳႹႾႵ ჄႱჃჄႵჃ ႲႹჄჄႵჂ ႫჀჂႿႵჂႲშ ჀႱႹႾႶჅႼ ႱႴႹႳႵ ႹჃ ႿႶჄႵႾ ჄႸႵ ႽႿჃჄ ႲႵႾႵႶႹႳႹႱႼႭლ ჂႹႷႸჄჭ”
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ჳႵႾ ჂႵႽႵႽႲႵჂႹႾႷ ႹჄ ႾႿჇ ႶႹႼႼჃ ႽႵ ჇႹჄႸ Ⴑ ჃႹႳႻႵႾႹႾႷ ჃႵႾჃႵ ႿႶ ႸჅႽႹႼႹႱჄႹႿႾნ
ჷ’Ⴝ ႾႿჄ ჃჅႳႸ Ⴑ ჀႱჄႸႵჄႹႳ ႽႱႾნნნ
While it is possible that Kondo’s behavior does stem from a lack of affection, the fact is that a lot of people who grow up in wealthy and influential families tend to grow up to be spoiled, selfish, entitled, and narcissistic. Studies have shown that increased wealth (or even the perception of it) can lead to increased tendencies of those aforementioned traits. Given that Kondo’s parents were wealthy and influential, it’s very well possible that he thought that he could get away with all sorts of things because his parents could just throw money at the problem to make it go away. In fact, that’s exactly what his father tried to do, especially with the school and both Eiji’s and Miyuki’s respective mothers.
What his father did not expect, however, was that they would have enough integrity to stand up to his bribes and threats (at least the school and Eiji’s mom; I forget if Miyuki’s mom accepted or rejected the bribe). And now he has nothing to show for it: his career in politics is over, he will be labeled a pariah in the community, his business is on the verge of collapse, and assuming he is still married, his wife might leave him and take everything in the divorce, leaving him destitute. This means that Kondo himself will have no way to wiggle out of being held accountable for once. He is going to face the full force of the law, as he so rightly deserves. Whether or not he can be reformed from this will ultimately be up to him. Time will tell.
Them emphasizing him being rehabilitated genuinely got me interested. I really want to see how it would play out and if he’d actually improve. I still love to hate him for being such an unredeemable asshole from the chapters before this(and for now he still is).
And Hell has only just begun for this monster!
its not enough make him suffer like getting beat up by his former classmates and girlfriends…. and cripple him to the point that his legs have to be amputated😈
Sheeesh take a chill pill buddy but yeah I agree with you they should chemically castrate him
why chemically. do it like the olden days: take 2 rocks and, with his family jewels in between, smash them together.
That’d be too sudden, too easy. They shouldn’t have a rehab. They deserve an endless punishment.
I’ve seen many of you here who are hoping for a new start for Miyuki and also curious to see how Kondo will turn out to be.. But I’m sorry, I can’t help. I think I’ll never be sympathetic towards them. Call me a child or whatever, mentally I’m still stuck on the first 5-10 chapters
I Definitely agree that Kondo deserves the “Bob Barker treatment”… After everything he’s done, Kondo definitely deserves to be spayed or neutered!