After being Betrayed 5 times, Emo Boy Rejects all Girls when he is Popular 

"The axe forgets, but the tree remembers." Damn. That one cuts deep.

The nerve of these people to ruin his reputation and his school life to then expect him to accept them back like nothing ever happened...sheesh.

“For a man who is emotionally closed off, he’s one smooth operator.”💯💯💯💯💀💀💀💀

This is called “Nyanja and Pomeko- even if you say you believe me now, it’s too late.”

This is why I hate assumptions, misunderstanding and miscommunication. Being blamed for something you didn’t do easily ticks me off.

I appreciate the way his character is portrayed. Its very different than a lot of other emo characters. He's emotionally numb, but not rude or unresponsive like a lot of emo characters are which is a good unique trait. And the way it shows his distrust in people affecting more than just his social life was a good touch that not many anime show. Edit: 2 months later and people still be challenging my use of the term "emo". I'm too lazy to change the term but petty enough to make this edit so SHUT UP ABOUT MY USE OF THE TERM I'LL USE IT HOWEVER I WANT TO.

This hits home for me SO hard. One of my best friends was accused of assaulting two girls in 9th grade. He insisted that it didn’t happen, but nobody believed him. He was expelled and arrested, his mother lost her job with the school district, and they had to hire an attorney for him, using money that could have gone to his little brothers Leukemia treatments. One of the girls later lost her nerve, admitting they both spread the rumor to see how much trouble he would get in. The family cam out in the end (they basically wrung the district dry for expelling him and firing his mom without even looking into it) but that incident changed him forever. Even with the recanted testimony, it took a while to clear everything up, and he still would sometimes have to deal with people who still thought he was that kind of person. He went from being outgoing to being very reserved, and it took *years* before he started trusting people again. Because of this I never take statements at face value, I hate reality shows because they’re so often centered around lies and manipulation, and HATE people who spread rumors. It destroyed his life, his parents lives, and very nearly LITERALLY killed his little brother. Anyone for spreads rumors, especially if they k ow they’re not true, should be fucking ashamed of themselves.

I believe the breaking point for him was the betrayal of his family and how they believed the rumors going on about him, the betrayal of friends isn't as a cruel as the betrayal of family, it really shatters the soul and makes someone broken inside.

“Stab the body and it heals, but injure the heart and the wound lasts a lifetime.” ― Mineko Iwasaki

As someone who's been betrayed and disbelieved by their mother before, this one hit me hard.

I have been thinking for a while how the girls expected him to just forgive them after what they have done to him, and I finally realized why they thought so. From the point of view of each of them, it was "only a rumor", nothing else. If it was only one rumor, he wouldn't had turned what he is now. However, it was not only ONE rumor, but many of them. The accumulation of those rumors and heart breaking caused the MC to simply collapse and ruin his confidence in others. This is why each girl thought they could just ask for forgiveness. They didn't realize the sum of all of their betrayals would have break the MC (heck, I think they didn't even KNEW other girls have betrayed him until they talk to each other). So, when they realized how bad they messed him up, they knew they just can't approach him directly anymore, as he doesn't trust them. They need someone else to "fix him" enough so he could trust others again, and as such he is open to accept their apology, but more importantly, that he "return to how he was before and start trust others". As someone who was bullied by people in the past but have made peace with that, I kind of understand their view. If one of the girls who messed me up came to ask me for forgiveness, she will only ask for HER part. She will NEVER see the whole picture, and how she was only one of the parts that made my life miserable. From her point of view, it was only a small thing, but from MY point of view, she is part of the whole problem. That is why they are surprised when the bullied one wont forgive them. From our PoV, is like they are asking for us to forgive EVERYTHING, which is VERY HARD to do so.

Makoto learned a really important lesson... With friends like these, who needs enemies?

When apologizing, ask yourself: Am I doing this to only make myself feel better? Or because the other person doesn't deserve to feel bad? Honestly, the most disgusting one to me is the mom. She had the most opportunities to figure out and fix things with her son. And every day she chooses to blame him without asking what happened.

“The axe forgets, but the tree remembers” im never gonna forget that one… I related to this story so well, left me in tears

It’s bad enough for someone betraying you, but to come back and pretend nothing happened after a long time, just deepens how little these traitors know what they have done. The past will never change.

The stepmother really think that her stepson will forgive her by having a breakdown, crying and apologizing? How pathetic.

It irritates me how peeps can say i believed in you this whole time, when they didn't have the courage to stick up for them

This story hits hard. Being a victim of betrayal, I could easily see why the MC chose his current lifestyle. Even the betrayal from a parental figure, I can relate.

suace is called No One Believed Me. If You Say You Believe Me Now, It’s Too Late reference to Shaun Huerta show my man some love, p.s i am sorry the world has done this to anyone who was in a similar situation to the mc... my condolences

The way this character was written was so good. The discipline and courage this guy took was so inspiring.

This family dynamic REALLY hit me hard it reminds me of how nobody would believe me and even if the truth was revealed I got NOT A SINGLE GOD DAM APOLOGY

They literally manipulate and use him for their own selfish benefits. Did not even bother with siding with him at all or clearing the misunderstanding. After everything that happened, they love him?! That isn't love, that is being a manipulator because they used him as a means to get popular or not being hated by others. It made me sick to my stomach that one girl got popular because they thought mako assaulted her when it was only an earthquake and suddenly she says she only has romantic feelings for him which is disgusting.

Kinda funny how those same people who betrayed him, didn't attempt amend their wrongdoings at the same volume. Why didn't the girls tell the people they know that they were wrong about Makoto? Why didn't his mom contact the girl's mothers to apologise to Makoto? Even the sister is jaded because in essence, she's no different. She dictates her actions and opinions based on heresay

They all realise they hurt him but don't realise it was the sum of their betrayals that brought him to this point. You can't just fix this by trying to be nice, especially when so separated from the incidents that caused it with no way to go back and fix it. If any single one of them thought about anything but themselves they would have been able to help him then, but they're all too selfish.

I once was in this situation too, except my family actually sided with me, fortunately. It was the only thing that kept me from making a...very bad mistake. My family decided to transfer me to another school, but before that, when I had to say my goodbyes to the entire class, I, in a moment of anger, embarrassingly snapped right in front everyone. At that point, I just didn't care. All I thought was all the shit I went through because of those shit stains and I just couldn't contain my rage. So, I connect with the MC and praise him for being that patient for that long.

"Nyanta to Pomeko: Imasara Shinjiteiru to Iwaretemo Mou Teokure da" Here

Imagine mentally abusing someone for years and expecting them to forgive you. No one could blame him for closing himself off.

Plz stop posting mangas without NAMESss😢

Ouch! This hurt to listen to but loved every moment of it too, I really felt bad about how stigmatized the main MC was after those events in his life, but it's completely understandable, not even able to open himself up to his family because they wouldn't even hear him out was especially painful, if I was in his position I'd have likely turned out the same if not violent just to live up to people's expectations

I know this one. All the girls around the Mc basically ruined his reputation. His own family didn’t even believe him. The sister is really a terrible person. She revealed she lied about her brother hitting someone because she felt it was fun to mess with him but the one I hate the most was the girl who accused the MC of sexual assault when the Mc tried to save her from a library shelf falling on her and guess what she lied to get attention. The nerve of them coming back and asking for forgiveness.

Each girl was at fault for this not helping him or telling everyone the rumors were false The one who started it he hurt in childhood she was afraid of being called a liar bullied or blamed for framing him and decided to let him take the fall The one with the glasses she knew he didn't but again let him take the punishment while she was blinded by her popularity and attention she got The step sister and step mother took this rumor at face value didn't bothered to listen excommunicated him for years the mother thought of reputation while the sister did believe he didn't do it tried to manipulate this situation to have him all to herself so tried to make him feel like he was the one in the wrong Even the princess of the class who tried to do the same thing probably Was expecting oh i forgive you but no after the punishment game can't trust even with her reputation Tldr these girls were blinded and feared being ostracized they let the guy take the fall and thought a few years they could all be friends but ruined it the moment they made him the fallguy The "victims" will never understand the accused and what they went through you think its easy for these people to live being labeled because of that people will think this is how the accused is as a person it takes time for some to think probably the rumors are wrong while others will not change their minds.

What is the titled....why is it never posted?!

Ah yes, Betrayal. The closer the companion the sharper its edge, the more intimate the bond the deeper the wound, the more time spent the less likely to recover. And so on and so forth. Intentional or unintentional, it hurts all the same...

They ALL EXPECT that he would accept their apologies just like that? None of them, EVEN HIS OWN FAMILY did not believe him! If they want his trust they HAVE to do drastic stuff to even be given A chance

This hits way too close and it reignited my anger

Manhwa?

This hit me on a personal level: I’ve been betrayed by friends and people I’ve dated, it got to the point where I became a full blown mute bc I was too scared to talk to people. Even now, I still need to be constantly reminded that people care about me bc of all the stuff I went through. As a result, according to my brother: I’m more difficult to talk to than someone speaking another language”

15:59 "They have a mental breakdown." Me: Welp. They are the ones who causes their own mental breakdown. So that's nobody's f*cking problems since they were the ones who threw Makoto under the bus in the first place for selfish reasons. 🤷‍♂️

This story is interesting, I'm glad he didn't open his heart immediately, cause after being betrayed so many times I'd be abnormal if he opened his heart easily, I also like how he didn't forgive the girls easily cause they not only ruined his entire social life but also his personal life. The plot seems promising, hope it stay as such.

29:29 the amount of happiness I felt when he let it all out on her.. I can’t express it. Went through nearly the same thing with my family as this MC and I felt for him on a different level.

Damn. This hits too hard and its heavy. I could really understand and sympathize with the MC. The part even his own parent didn't believe him really hit the nail. They didn't even him the time to speak. It's a lesson to any parent or future parent to always listen to your kids and hear them out. It's a good thing the MC confronted her mother about the problem.

Moral of the story: ''Women are born but Men are made''

This was a really good story, It's always nice to see authors taking into account how long it takes people who have been hurt by people close to them to ACUALLY heal rather than just having them accept everyone back into their lives like nothing is wrong, but having two characters like that and seeing both of their healing process differently come together really well

this is why I never believe anything anyone says about someone I haven't personally gotten to know. I was the proverbial punching bag of my school from elementary all the way to high school. I was treated like crap by bullies, and if I ever tried to defend myself, I would be accused of trying to hurt others. It got so bad that I was suspended simply for trying to get people to stop harassing me. The worse part, I have a short temper due to hyper sensitivity making things more annoying to my senses than a normal person, and freakishly strong for someone who doesn't workout. At one point, one of my bullies set me off, throwing my stuff onto the floor, and flicking me in the back of the head so many times I lost it, and I lifted the entire table she was sitting at over my head yelling at her to knock it off, before slamming the table back down properly where it was before. She lied to everyone, even my best friend at the time's mom, that I threw a table at her for no reason, and I got suspended, and no one believed my side of the story. a year later, she tried to accuse me of SAing her in the middle of class, and the only reason I wasn't expelled on the spot is because I cut off her carefully crafted excuse, to verbally assault her pre planned argument, on how it was physically impossible for me to have done so facing away from her, with my hands above my head, trying to get past her and the wall while she refused to move away for me to get through. But I still got in school suspension for that bullshit.

Finally, something not cliche, good plot, good art style, very enjoyable overall

Those girls dare have the audacity to walk up to him, thinking a simple "I'm Sorry" is going to make everything better. I completely understand Mako's reluctant to talk to the girls in his life. How can he forget the trauma those girls have done? This is why I hate rumors and misunderstandings and jumping to conclusions without any valid proof. They can ruin someone's life and shatter their world view.

Honestly, I’ve never been betrayed, but I’d reject all the girls who’d confess to me just because I don’t think anyone would actually like me. I’m a first year university student.

I like the lesson all of these people around Makoto are learning: you can choose your mistakes but you can't choose the consequences.

This story is far to close to realistic then it should be in any world with sympathy and deep thinking

I hope they make an anime for these and I would actually watch it 5 times over

Guys this is called nyata to pomeko

Nyanta & Pomeko

15:25 “but in the immortal words of onerepublic; it’s too late to apologise” HAD ME ON THE FLOOR 😭😭😭😭

Really great story, this one👍👍A few things were overdone and too generic (some characters and their reactions) but the themes it explores (Japan's social/culture issues and loneliness), it does them very well. Plus, I really like how it got a happy (somewhat convinient) ending.

Such an issue has happened to me before (twice) and it induced trauma for a while where I stopped talking to girls completely and took a while to get over. And I know people who have had it way worse due to false assault accusations by girls blindly believed either for clout or money including cases of attempted suicide. People who say "atleast they regret and apologised" have no idea how hard it is to forgive and forget so yes those girls don't deserve forgiveness and deserve to live in regret and guilt and probably deserve karma too from their short lived popularity. Life does not simply have an undo button. It's not a spreadsheet or word document. There are consequences and some times its too late to make amends

Make this into an anime now!

So his mom doesn’t listen to him, his dad isn’t home at all, he’s constantly misunderstood by students and teachers alike because he was at the wrong place at the wrong time, and a group of girls literally crushed his self confidence as a prank. I’m quite frankly amazed he didn’t get Isekai’d by truck Kun or Isekai’d himself. 👀

Love how the mc called his step mother out on her not believing him in the past, knew not to get her involved in publishing negotiations and got approval from his father, and planned to leave home when necessary if she thinks he’ll cause trouble again, even though her lack of support is what became part of the hollow husk he ended up becoming

I like this story, mainly i like how the girls realize together that a simple "im sorry" wont cut it and they are at fault. The plot to make it up to him is a little misplaced, but seems to come from a place of genuine guilt. I also like how it sounds like his father supports him and is aware of his own mistake. And finally i like how he tells his step-mother how he really feels about her and instead of being angry she seems more shocked and unaware of just how much she contibuted to his negative growth. Its a nice grounded story about bulling and moving on.

The way the betrayers are all falling in love with him really makes me sick to my stomach. The GALL of those THINGS!!! I really like how the story shows how he's going through it because it seems more realistic than a lot of other mangas with this genre. I feel like there's a lot of hurt people in the world that would really enjoy this story and empathize with Mako.

I remember reading at least a part of this, and the thing that really burned me up was that the females never seemed to fully realize what they'd done, and made no effort to clean up his reputation. Sure, to some extent they did apologize, and to some extent they did realize they had hurt him, and their current attempts to "fix" things weren't going to work, but they seemed to waffle between feeling bad for themselves for what they'd thrown away and being upset with him that he refused to return to normal after their apologies.

Makoto's stepmother had no f*cking idea what she was talking about when she said to him that she didn't doubt him because she thought that she didn't teach him right. The AUDACITY.

This kind of people make me sick. Framing them, ruining their reputation, spreading false rumors, then try to apologize out of nowhere and thinking they'll get them back instantly... Please. They're only fooling themselves. Things like this happened to me at my previous job. They put me through so much trouble, pranks, false accusations and more, and when they found out that I was getting ready to quit, they all apologized, thinking that showering me in kindness and promises of gifts would get me to go back. I refused them by saying nothing they could ever say and/or do would ever make it right. They ruined my life and I lost a lot of friends due to a "prank." I'm never going back there. Ever.

The girls who caused the damage: It's not that bad, you'll get over it. The guy: I'll never trust a girl again, even in my own family you destroyed me emotionally and mentally. The girls: (shocked) what did we do!?!?

This genuinely made me cry. No one, less a child should be treated and isolated like that.

I was in this situation when I was bullied through middle school because of my social awkwardness. I think what stopped me from completely distancing myself from everyone was my father. He only know I got into fight (retaliation against the bully) but he didn't scold me for that. He asked me for my side of the story and trust me unconditionally and deal with the school without letting me know what they said. Our relationship is not perfect, but he is a splendid father

Man, the amount of gaslighting and toxicity... They didn't even APOLOGIZE TO HIM, and even if they did, to think that a mere apology woyld suddenly fix all the crap he went through and his tainted reputation is laughable and disappointing. No apology will ever undo what the MC went through, he would need way more than just an apology to make it right by him.

wow

My mother had a favourite child and she always believed him over me and when I was about 10, I exploded when someone ticked me off. Ever since that day, I have never been the same and tried to become better but nothing has worked. I accidentally vented all of my anger onto the people I love the most and this was when I realised that I had snapped. This story is really relatable to those whom have been betrayed and broken.

Having been betrayed by family members all I can say is I bet the author has gone through similar circumstances

In 8th grade, I got accused of being a school threat. I'm autistic, and my school is very.. southern. Thankfully the teachers at my school love me, since I was literally the only one there who cared about school, so they actually investigated My mom pulled me from the school due to the incident and several other incidents of bullying from other students, which caused me to literally give up on making friends.

When you've been scarred that deep, you find it both impossible to forgive and make new friends especially if it was in your childhood

Besides, the tsundere Pomeko(although, tsundere are annoying), all those other selfish, manipulative, broads can kick rocks. Stomp on a guy's spirit, reputation, and now you want forgiveness? A malevolent dictator said it best: "Return her to the streets! This, I command!" -Serpentor

Its been seven years since I was falsely accused of rape despite not going beyond kissing I have never approached a woman again even in college a group of beautiful women invited me to their party but I declined to not let history repeat itself again and it did to someone else (glad I declined in the first place)

Dude tanked a whole ass supernova(his reputation in the beginning)and he is still standing. The duality of man.

Read to Final Chapter. Spoiler Warnings: MC and MG go to Disneyland together on a school trip. While there they befriend a middle school girl who was getting bullied like them and also writes LN's and befriend her. They share their pasts with her to make her trust them then have fun at the park. Middle school girl has to go but they exchange contact info. Then MG and MC watch the fireworks together and MC realizes he can trust her and also he loves her. They heal and grow together. MC finally admits that he still cared about the past but MG comforts him. They both end up getting their books published side by side. All the other girls are happy for MC but also crying bc he may have finally forgiven them but they are no longer the girl in his life. He confesses to MG at the bookstore when they see their published stories together and MG reciprocates. HAPPY END (unless you are those other chicks)

This story is another great one and hits you right in the feels. Need more like this. Hopefully, those 2 eventually become a thing after all the pain and bullshit they deserve it.

The MC is 100% in the right. All the people who betrayed him are only being selfish because he is not paying attention to them anymore.

Most of the comments : "oh that guy reminds of myself..." Me: sooooo, is there an anime adaptation?

I'm pretty sure the one hit the hardest when realizing how hurt he had been was his stepmom. Sure the three girls felt remorse and didn't intend for things to get so far, but they knew early on that what they did was wrong, and the one who fake confessed knew as she was doing it, so they were complicit. His stepmother thought she was doing what was best for him, and it wasn't until she realized just how broken he was that she understood what her mistake of not trusting him meant. Each betrayer had their sobering moment of realization, but it was his stepmother who truly broke. I do give his stepsister credit for what she did in that moment though. She showed her conviction in making amends by understanding what he needed and breaking her own heart so he could have it. I think that's why he patted her head. For the first time since her betrayal she showed a genuine act of selflessness towards him. No fake apology, no requests to put it in the past, no brushing it off. Just a clear understanding that her, their mother, and the other girls screwed up bad, and he wasn't going to get better while they were still around. I could care less about the other girls getting forgiveness, but as much as I doubt it, I at least hope his stepmother and his sister are able to make amends with him. Also, does anyone else feel like this is a sort of anti-harem. It almost seems like if it weren't for the back to back betrayals this could have easily been another light hearted rom com.

Man, the family was the worst. The mom immediately believed all the accusations and the sister actively contributed to them. Its frankly amazing that the mom did not realize anything was her fault until he flat out told her to her face how her actions essentially broke him, and even called her out on her pathetic excuse with the truth: it was more convenient for her if he was a failure in her eyes. The sister did at least come to the realization that she did something unforgivable and actively tried to help her brother heal in the end. She also rightfully realized that they could never actively get him to forgive any of them; they were too late, and the only way they can get any absolution is if he personally decides to grant it.

This deserves an Anime. Or atleast a movie, considering it only has 19 or so chapters.

And people wonder why psychopaths exist. Maybe because they were rejected by their entire species for things that weren't their fault? Maybe if people stopped being horrible, horrible people would stop being made. 😮‍💨

Being betrayed by friends is one thing but even YOUR OWN MOTHER didn't believe you??? I'm surprised he didn't commit suicide..... Well, luckily he found the novel first instead. In worst case scenario, usually people will go for drugs, alcohols and delinquency JUST FOR A CHANCE TO IGNORE THE PAIN.

WOW, the audacity of the girls to say that they love the mc and trust him after all the those things they did to him. they dont deserve forgiveness. all those rumors that started because of the girls and they didnt even try to tell the truth. they made the mc lose his self his trust his confidence his self esteem.

I relate but without the bad rumors people just hates me cor being myself so i closed my world to 5-7 friends now i used to have tons when i was preschool because i taught they found me funny but they ignored me for being annoying and childish

the actual nerve of these girls to let him suffer and expect forgiveness. All 5 of them don't deserve forgiveness

What really annoys me is that while the girls acknowledge that they did MC wrong, they still don't actually address the root of the problem: his bad reputation. They basically conclude that since love-bombing him isn't working, they'll just support his relationship with Anri. Umm, here's an idea: how about taking responsibility for the bad rumors and telling the truth?? Sure, it's high school now and the students are different, but clearly the bad rumors followed him. They could easily at the minimum make a social media post admitting what they did. But they won't, because they still want to protect their reputations at the expense of MC's

Can you make part 2 bro I appreciate your work

"It's already too late" is starting to become a catchphrase. Store cashier: Hold on, mister. I shorted you on the correct change Makoto: it's already too late Olive garden: I didn't hear you say "when", I'll come back with a new plate. Makoto: it's already too late Bus driver: oops, I missed your stop. I can drop you off at this corner. Makoto: it's already too late

People tell you all the time to let go of the past as if it's easy. It's NOT easy, but they just don't get it at all. The narrator was right though; as Onerepublic so eloquently put, "It's too late to apologize. It's too late". Also, your son isn't being uppity, he's scarred and you had a hand in believing others over him. Update: Just finished it. Gotta say, I was pretty satisfied with how things turned out. The way Mako is written is very realistic and relatable. And the way he managed to make amends with all the girls who had scarred him didn't feel too superficial to me. Though the inclusion of Nanako felt a bit superfluous. Cause like, at that point, it honestly felt like Mako was 90% numb at that point, like right close to the edge. Still, at least she was mentioned at the end, didn't want that loose end to go unresolved, so that was good. I especially love how, in the end, he was finally healed on the inside, and of course, as cheesy as it sounds, found love

Th fuck the mom crying for? She knew she was taking the side against her son every time! Now she wants to be sad and act all surprised he doesn’t trust her? “Oh I’m a terrible mother boohoo!” Yeah you heard your son tried to assault someone and didn’t bother asking him about it

Me who’s not a fan of these types of videos after I watched the whole thing this story in particular caught my interests I do hope that there’s a part 2 cuz the story in this is really good

Cold and closed off protagonists. I definitely need more of these. Their struggles are far more interesting and their thought processes are far more mature, if not a little paranoid though that is warranted.

The fact that the mother didn't believe him then expected him to celebrate with her was just stupid.

"please let me back into your life I promise I wont ruin it again!!" Stfu bro

Ooh, not gonna lie, that raised my blood pressure. In a good way though I guess. Fortunately he hasn't and doesn't seem to want or even consider forgiving ANY of the people who wronged him. He shouldn't either. Though he was feeling kind to his manipulative little sister and I think that's too much, she's a toxic hypocritical little gremlin who purposefully tarnished his character to his family just so she could monopolize him. Even a single headpat is too much for her, they all deserve nothing but his apathy.

"Forget the past, so we can betray you again" - Every Betrayer

Just a series of bad decisions because kids can't think rationally of the consequences of their actions, trust CAN be earned back, but it's a steep slope

Honestly it probably wouldn’t have been so bad for him if it wasn’t for his stepmom and sister making him feel like an outcast even in his own home. Like, I’m not for parents think their children are little angels who could do no wrong, but at least hear the boy out. And how the story presents itself, it’s almost like the mother only becomes interested in reaching out to him when he wasn’t causing “trouble” and became withdrawn.