Firefly Wedding, Vol. 6

ホタルの嫁入り [Hotaru no Yomeiri] #6

by Oreco Tachibana

Afflicted with a heart condition, Meiji-era noblewoman Satoko is determined to secure a marriage that will benefit her family before she dies. But before she can realize her goal, she’s targeted by a mysterious assassin named Shinpei. In a last-ditch effort to save her life, Satoko asks her would-be murderer to marry her. Her proposal isn’t sincere, but unfortunately for her, Shinpei loves as intensely as he kills. Can Satoko find a way to break the engagement without losing her life?

Genres: Manga, Romance, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Josei, Historical, Graphic Novels Comics Manga

Kindle Edition

First published December 19, 2024

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橘オレコ

Reviews

[sayra °❀.ೃ࿔*]

If this ends badly ima cry

[Cassandra Rodriguez]

I have a sneaking suspicion that the ending of this series is gonna be really sad and I’m not mentally prepared for it 🥲 (I really hope this isn’t gonna be the case)

[ℳanon]

« La lumière de la lune est aussi belle qu’éphémère.
C’est ce que je me disais les soirs de clair de lune, en me jurant que je rentrerais un jour à la maison.
Mais, dorénavant…»

[alix flora 🌙]

Shinpei is literally perfect

[havies_tea]

Forgot to update it but I finished it days ago

[Bellcrius]

Arrivata a metà. Ormai comincio a sperare in un lieto fine nonostante sappia che invece finirà in tragedia, e la cosa mi ucciderà

[Heather’s Reading Bubble]

What can I say about this volume? I absolutely loved it from start to finish. The scene of Satoko breaking down into tears at the thought of her one day being so sick and feeble she won’t be able to get out of bed and not wanting Shinpei to see her like that was so emotional. Also her fear of actually saying the words “I love you” out loud.

Towards the end of the volume we finally see why Asagiri behaves the way she does. She and Satoko have in common and that they don’t want the man they love to see the “uglier parts of themselves.” I also really enjoyed everyone coming together at the end and working a plan out.

That ending!!! I loved it! I need the next volume today. I’m so serious. I can’t stop gushing over this.

[Cassandra]

I am surprised we are still on the island if I am honest. But I liked the moving forward of feelings and thinking about what little future they may have together and what that might be. The overall plot seems to be a little lacking in this volume but that's because we get the honesty. Can't wait for the next volume.

5/6 stars

[m.・゜゜・・゜゜・．]

poor asagiri :(

[Jess | jadecanread]

The more I read, the less interested I am. Why must this move at a GLACIAL PACE.

Recap: Shinpei saves them from the cliff, errand to sleep together, Shinpei golden retriever, Shinpei about to kill the guy to get the prostitute's cooperation, learning that the leader of the island is brutalizing her, Shinpei pretending to be a prostitute to reach the island leader.

[Célia ♡]

❑ Version : French

🌸 Rating : ⭐⭐⭐⭐

💮 Previously : Les Noces de Lucioles #5 : ★★★☆☆.

[María Fernández]

Menos mal que el arco de villana de Asagiri se ha terminado porque qué pereza me daba; ahora bien, lo de Mitsueda x Asagiri no me lo esperaba y en verdad me gusta hehe. Shinpei sigue siendo el mejor y por a ver si Satoko se le declara ya…

[Areej]

أحس كأنها ضالتي

[Yaiza]

4.5⭐
🤣🤣a ver cómo sale el político de esta

[Amy Dear]

Ugh, I love Shinpei so much. My murderous little silly guy 🥰 also gahhhhh I need the next volume NOW

[Astilbe The Hobbit]

Damn this series has me wrapped around its finger

[Hesbell]

It’s turkey time. Gobble gobble.

[Filling the Bookshelves]

age problem

The prostitute is 16, she’s in love with a 25 year old and is being abused my an old man… yuck

[Cindya]

All'inizio non mi era chiaro dove questo volume volesse andare a parare, ma migliora decisamente con la lettura. Le similitudini tra Satoko e Asagiri, due donne così diverse tra loro, mi hanno decisamente colpito. Devo dire che la sensei Tachibana è davvero brava nella caratterizzazione dei personaggi. E anche nei colpi di scena!

[Beatriz Books]

Amo esta historia y sus personajes!! ✨️💖

[Liticia~♡]

to that person who showed me this manga, I hope both sides of your pillow are cold

[lostgirlinwonderland]

that cliffhanger should be illegal!!!

[Cherish Noel]

Hands down my favorite volume!!! That ending was insane! I can’t believe Oreco Tachibana left it off on a cliffhanger!! I can’t wait for volume 7 to come out.

[Heidi]

Genuinely such a good series. I'm so excited when I see that the next volume has been released. I'm also stoked for the anime to come out. Such an amazing series!!

[Camille Crak]

J'aime beaucoup cette histoire ❤️

[Luana]

"Beh, a me non importa di morire. Non ho alcun attaccamento a questa vita. Ma di recente ho cambiato modo di pensare. Vivrò e renderò Satoko libera. Mi rifiuto di morire lasciandola da sola."

Questo sesto volume è stato abbastanza intenso. Il desiderio di Satoko di contribuire alle fortune della sua famiglia è sempre presente, ma forse è giunto il momento di trovare una soluzione alternativa al matrimonio, visto che la ragazza non ha alcuna intenzione di separarsi sa Shinpei. E così incassa il sostegno della sua guardia del corpo, che, dopo averla vista spendersi per gli altri, ora vuole aiutarla a raggiungere la sua felicità. È ovvio che la situazione rimane complicata: Shinpei non è proprio il genero dei sogni 😅, però è disposto a tutto pur di proteggere la protagonista. E non si fa problemi a dare voce ai suoi sentimenti - cosa che invece non riesce molto bene alla povera Satoko. La ragazza è sì innamorata, però i motivi di preoccupazione sono tanti (a partire dalla sua malattia e gli effetti che avrà in futuro su di lei). Probabilmente ci vorrà un po' più del previsto, ma sarà importante per lei trovare le parole giuste per far sapere a Shinpei cosa prova veramente.

E poi c'è Asagiri, con la sua storia e la verità dietro la sua decisione di rimanere sull'isola e di non farsi comprare - un'altra donna innamorata che ha fatto un passo indietro per proteggere l'uomo che amava da qualcuno di molto pericoloso, che subisce trattamenti degradanti e maltrattamenti senza mai emettere un lamento, che si è trovato il corpo sfigurato per mano di un tizio che si sente protetto dal suo essere un uomo ricco e potente...anche se le cose potrebbero cambiare piuttosto velocemente (Shinpei non è uno che ci va troppo per il sottile). L'obiettivo è quello di liberarsi di questo infame e, al contempo, di trovare altre prove per provare in maniera definitiva la colpevolezza della matrigna di Satoko.
Insomma, la storia continua rimanere piuttosto interessante. Così come mi era successo con "Promise Cinderella" sempre della stessa autrice, non avrei dato due lire a questa serie. E invece mi sono dovuta ricredere: in entrambi i casi, sono le protagoniste femminili uno dei motivi di maggiore interesse. Qui poi c'è anche da considerare l'ambientazione storica, un fattore che ha sempre il suo fascino.

[Vicki]

okay so I went into volume 6 thinking I was emotionally prepared and I was, in fact, not. cool cool cool. everything is fine. I'm fine.

let me set the scene: a man is scaling an actual cliff. with a woman in his arms. like it's a Tuesday. meanwhile there's another guy at the top serving the most unhinged "I will end you" eye contact I've ever seen rendered in ink, and I just had to sit there clutching my iced coffee like it was a stress ball. the love triangle in this series is not a triangle so much as a geometric crisis and I am OBSESSED.

Satoko continues to be the kind of heroine who makes a deeply chaotic life decision in volume one and then has to live with the consequences for six volumes straight, which, honestly? relatable. we've all texted something we shouldn't have. hers just happened to be a marriage proposal to her own assassin. girl boss. girl fail. girl somewhere in between. Meiji-era mess and I support her fully.

Shinpei "loves as intensely as he kills" is a sentence that should not go as hard as it does and yet here we are. Tachibana's art is doing CRIMES in this one — the panels where everything goes quiet hit like a freight train and I had to put the book down and stare at my wall for a bit. the tension is so thick you could spread it on toast.

I will say NOTHING about how things land because if I spoil this for you I will simply have to disappear into the night. just know that the "bittersweet conclusion" the back cover promises? they were not kidding about the bitter OR the sweet. both barrels.

five stars, zero emotional stability, and a heart condition of my own now. send help. send volume 7.

[Printia_books]

"Me duele tener que alejarme de ti, pero si es para mantenerte a salvo lo haría una y mil veces. Seré el escudo que te proteja y, aunque eso me deje cicatrices imborrables, no dudaré en fingir que estoy bien y feliz. Todo solo por verte ser libre y seguir con vida."

Tomo bastante intenso y esclarecedor, ya que hemos podido avanzar en la historia de ciertos secundarios, que han resultado ser bastante importantes para el desarrollo del arco de la huida. Aunque en esta se nos muestra la dura realidad de las oiran y la crueldad a la que se podían haber visto sometidas al ser consideradas mera y pura mercancía.

Por otro lado, Satoko parece haber tomado una decisión de vida, la cual no va a ser un camino fácil. Sin embargo, es la opción que a ella más le satisface. Y es que ha tenido que elegir entre seguir las normas de la nobleza, reglas que la han acompañado y guiado durante toda su vida o alejarse de todo ello y vivir en libertad pero sin su apellido, con todo lo que conlleva eso.

Aunque una cosa es segura, ni ella ni Shinpei van a permitir que los separen, ya que su promesa de matrimonio florece cada vez más desde el amor y no desde la necesidad de supervivencia. Un romance que, aunque empezó bastante brusco, está encontrando su lugar y creando un espacio donde ambos se entiendan, cuiden y protejan.

[Misshann]

kotaro definitely redeemed himself. i thought he'd be an enemy.

'i'll cherish those beautiful days you shared with me for the rest of my life' --it was so painful that last panel of their childhood. cryyyy

also kotaro telling satoko that she doesn't have to limit herself to only one dream. thank you! we love a progressive man. it was so enlightening because all the time i had to read satoko's monologue about her situation (granted that she was from that era) i was so frustrated like why why why do you have to choose only one! so i was so glad that kotaro told her what i wanted to say.

okok i thought we'd really finally got an intimate scene with them :0 but the mirror scene was so heartbreaking. the bones protruding from her chest and back. the scar line. the thin arms. heartbreaking --triggering almost.

finally. shinpei showed his crazy side again he really threatened asagiri by injuring (badly) the man she loves but it is payback for what he did to both shinpei & satoko on the sea tho lol

the memorable quote from this chapter was

"Shinpei turned around all the mirrors in the room" 3

that's fine. i needed a cry anyways

[Olwyne]

J’ai beaucoup apprécié ce tome, qui fait avancer l’histoire de manière plus posée mais essentielle. Le triangle amoureux est rapidement mis de côté, sans s’étirer inutilement. Les sentiments sont toujours présents, mais une décision claire est prise, apportant une forme de maturité bienvenue au récit.

Ce tome brille surtout par le développement de la courtisane. Découvrir son passé, comprendre ce qu’elle a vécu et les raisons qui l’ont façonnée permet de porter un regard plus nuancé et plus touchant sur son personnage. Tout devient plus cohérent, plus humain.

Les révélations apportées donnent aussi le sentiment que l’intrigue se rapproche d’un tournant important. On perçoit enfin la possibilité d’une libération, non seulement pour elle, mais pour tous les personnages impliqués.

Un tome introspectif, mélancolique par moments, mais nécessaire, qui renforce l’attachement aux personnages et donne envie de découvrir la suite.