Observation「考察, Kōsatsu?」 is the fifty-first chapter of the Oshi no Ko manga series. It is written by Aka Akasaka and illustrated by Mengo Yokoyari. It was released in Weekly Young Jump on July 29, 2021.[1]
Summary[]
Aqua is still reeling over his sudden memories of Ai's final moments, and asks to be excused from the rehearsals. The other casts wonders aloud about his condition. One of the casts nudge Akane, his supposed girlfriend, to be by his side, whilst Kana looks on. Akane gives aqua some water and checks on him, noting how pale he is. She asks him to lie down while she calls his family, but Aqua interrupts her, not wanting Ruby to know and be reminded about this, as he feels like she has already moved on from their shared tragedy. Akane still thinks that he should be picked up by someone, and Aqua refers her to Gotanda instead.
Gotanda is not pleased, lamenting that he's not Aqua's father, but takes him in anyway. He nonchalantly asks if Akane is Aqua's girlfriend, and is shocked when she nods silently. Gotanda then has a thought about Kana, thinking that Kana would be Aqua's girlfriend, but he brushes it off and wonders aloud about how Aqua do things behind his back as well. Akane apologizes for coming to the place uninvited, but Gotanda waves her off, saying that he's the only one who knows about Aqua's "situation", and how this is not the first time Aqua has such reaction to his past. Gotanda then relays the story to Akane, saying that Aqua was involved in an "accident" a long time ago, and he has trouble remembering his past. He received psychological counseling before, but lied that he has fully recovered to not worry his family. Gotanda ends the story by saying that even he himself still cannot forget it, and asks Akane to watch over Aqua while he returns to his work.
Meanwhile, in his sleep, Aqua remembers the detail of Ai's death, the scent of rust from her blood, and the warmth of her body slowly being replaced by coldness. An apparition of a man wearing square rimmed glasses admonishes him. Akane watched over Aqua, and heard him mutter the name "Ai". She then remembers the idol that Aqua admires having the same name who died years ago,[2] and how both Aqua and his sister belongs to the same agency. She goes even further and notes how Ruby is now a part of the revived group B-Komachi, noting how both siblings have strong attachments to Ai.
Remembering the information she researched about Ai, Akane then connects the dots as with the new information she gathered, and finally realizes that Aqua (and Ruby) is Ai's secret children. Aqua muttered Ai's name once more as Akane process the information. Aqua then wakes up and notices Akane crying. He asks her about it, and she responds vaguely about something tragic she just imagined about Aqua, the loneliness he felt about keeping things secret, and how she'll be his ally no matter what, embracing those painful things together as she embraces him as well. Aqua pretends to not understand what she meant, asking her to explain what she's talking about, but Akane deflects as well, saying that it's just a story that she came up with.
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References[]
- ↑ Oshi no Ko Chapter 51 on Young Jump.
- ↑ Oshi no Ko Manga: Ch. 28 (p. 8), Aqua reveals that his ideal woman is Ai, and Akane jotted it down on her note..