Wait how did this happen? In previous page, Yuyuko was smiling and now she is scared of ghosts? I thought Youmu was the one who is normally scared of ghosts?
Ghosts aren't supposed to bleed, so yeah logically a bleeding-ghost is pure terror to her I guess. Yuyuko previously smiling would simply be fear induced dementia. But of course the "Just as planned" case works too, cuz it's Yuyu-sama lol, and she just loves messing with Youmu.
I don't think Yuyu would just throw food if it was a gag... to make her WAIST a bento... she must have been mortified... *also note Yuyuko and Youmu fell down the cliff in the bottom right panel*
HikikomoriDG said: I think Yuyuko is playing along. You know, to make Kogasa feel better about her self.
But Yuyuko doesn't know Kogasa. Unless she can read minds, or Hina told her everything, she wouldn't have done something like that. In-fact, I would imagine she would look at Kogasa, blink a few times and continue eating.
Isn't Yuyuko known for a deep, Zen-like insight beneath her perpetually hungry and bubbly surface? She might've been able to tell at a glance that Kogasa was desperate for a scare. I really think she was playing along.
1. Canonically, Yuyuko is an air-headed, cheerful, but *calm* personality. Not likely to be scared shitless like that. Besides, you don't take a break to make a "phew" between someone scaring you and you freaking out.
2. If a youkai appeared in front of you, shouting "bero-bero-baa", even an idiot would get the basic idea behind this.
3. Kogasa looks like the very embodiment of despair and misfortune here. Yuyuko feeling considerate for her wouldn't be a surprise.
4. Notice that Yuyuko finished eating on the last page. The smile speaks clearly, it's "I'm full, so let's make fun out of Youmu and/or help out this little sack of despair."
RNGCombo said: Uh... my guess is that the smile was a bait-and-switch from the author, to make readers think that the comic's running gag was going to continue.
Agreed ! That was the first thing that came to my mind. If Yuyuko was supposed to fake a scared reaction, I think the author would make something to make it more clear. The smile was more like a initial reaction of a fear despair to cause a comical effect in the sequence.
But I still side with Justy on this - if that's the case, then that's far too out of character for Yuyuko.
MezzoDragon said: Youmu is afraid of fake ghosts.
Precisely. If she's superstitious enough to fear a fake ghost even when she's half of one, why doesn't a bloodied karakasa not even register a mote of surprise or shock from her?
4. Notice that Yuyuko finished eating on the last page. The smile speaks clearly, it's "I'm full, so let's make fun out of Youmu and/or help out this little sack of despair."
I'm more supporting of the bait and switch theory since Yuyuko might have actually puked the food out since Youmu is covered in it during the third panel. My reasoning behind this is because if someone gets "really" scared their body would puke out unprocessed food so that it can perform a more effective "fight or flight".
tonylin2 said: Oh great, someone disagree with me and someone just make my comments threshold. Just because they wanna make touhou look overpowered, magic~
^ Every one above is being silly Of course she scared for real. So she finished eating and smiled what does that have do anything. This is Yuyuko. In most Fannon including this Yuyuko's priorities are this 1. Food 2. Everything else Therefore of course finishing her meal comes before freaking the fuck out.
honestly, i was expecting kogasa to just kicked around some more but im immensely glad that she actually succeeded, certainly makes all that build up more than worth it
Youmu! A ghost appeared!!Wait, Yuyuko-sama, aren't you a ghost too–AAAAAAAGGHH!!!SCARY———!!*struggle**flail*A BLOOD-COVERED GHOST——!!Youmu——!!Outside KitchenI did it... I finally did it...Youmu——!!Wait, you're serious about being scared?Just calm down for a second! Wait, don't push us toward that cliff! Hey, let go, you idio-!*tumbling*
*crashing*WAAAAAHH...!!What the – did you just–!? Gross!!