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IDCC ch.53 part 9 - Illumination (Patreon)

Published:
2025-04-17 23:00:10
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2025-05-01 14:14:57
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Abbey

YES GO WOAHHH

Yozha

AHHHHHHHH IT'S HERE

Am

WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE SUCH A SHORT UPDATE AHHHH!! This is gonna be a long week 😭😭 omg Nao, what are you thinking??

DearNeptune!

Excuse me, Mr. Sassy! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Welcome back, Nao. We missed you so much!!

mimi

The eye roll lmfaoo I feel you Nao

Aud

OMG YES IT HAPPENING EVERYONE CALM DOWN

itoldya590

PLEASE COMMUNICATE I BEG SOUTA PLEASEEEE TELL THE TRUTH OF ARASHI

Jup1terian

noooo i can't wait anymore 😭😭😭

KawaiiCringe

YEEESSSSS!!!! COMMUNICATIONS!!!

Solochely

i can completely see Nao rolling his eyes in exasperation... xDD

OliveOil

PLEASE TELL HIM!!!

Jade

ITS HAPPENING!!!!!

Mae Mei

Nao rolling his eyes actually cracks me up 😭🤣

Jade

AAAQQHHHHHHHHHH

Ayumi

GO NAO

Krissy

TALKKKKKK

Nie

!!!! I LEFT THE VIDEO I WAS WATCHING AS SOON AS I GOT THE NOTIF AAAAA

Philo Darm

Nao is sooo over it lolll

Mega mind Meghan

Never tapped a notification so fast in my life

Nikki C.

Aaaah please please let everything finally come out

Jup1terian

Aina, this is TORTURE. 😩

july

I’M STARTING A MOSHPIT, HOP IN

Quinn

Just tell him, he’ll probably say me too ;-;

Rishi

Ouuuu I’m scaredddd

LucioLuver22

uhhggg waiting is so hard 😭😭 but I understand, wish I could pay more money to see more updates!!!! ily aina 😽

Abbey

PAPA WE WANT MORE MOVIE

cat reynolds

CUT TO THE CHASE PLEASE PLEASSSSEEEE

Mo

YESSS NAO ! no more bullshit! i’m so proud of him

DearNeptune!

If you look closely, you can see Arashi in the next cart, but not who she's with.

Taeuseday

Nao has had ENOUGH LMAOOO

Carolyn Tuttle

Yeeeeeesssss just what we needed!! Please be gentle Nao, he's hurting. ❤️

TyTaco

LEAVING US THERE?! Do you hate us?! 🤣🤣🤣 OMG I'm so glad this in finally happening I came here so fast when I saw the notification.

Hime

Pleaze talk

Jade

NAO THREW HIM LIKE A RAGDOLL

kal

i will pay you 1000 RIGHT NEOWWW FOE THE NEXT EPISODE OH MY GOD PLS PLS PLS 😭😭😭😭😭

KJ

PERIOD NAO!!! TELL HIM!!!! My god I LOVE communication

Cyan134

OH MY GOD????? This is actually happening holy shit

kal

I NEED ITTTT I NEED IT IM TWEAKING OIT

Katelyn

This cliffhanger has me in a CHOKEHOLD WHYYYYY

Goshdarnit

oh no what is he gonna assume 😭😭

Nie

i really feel they are going to confess here guys it'd be PEAK if they got together just where arashi wanted to get together with nao 😭😭😭

Kaitlyn

YESSSSS TALK, COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER, YOU’RE ALMOST THERE

catberg

we're in the endgame now oh my god

Kastiro

i think i might die

Braylin

IM READY FOR THE NEXT FEW PAGES! SOUTA PLEEEEEEAASSSSEEE TELL NAO HOW YOU FEEL😩💜 we’re rooting for you! P.s. thank you for the update🥰🫶🏽💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

Tricia Stewart

Omg YESSSSSSS he is handling this well! I was worried he was going to snap on him!

Patron-Kun

SPEAK UP, NAO! LETS GOOO!!!

WillShipForFood🛥️=🍕

If you're reading this, whoever you are, I'm so glad you're here and I love you very much.

Kappathefish

ive missed nao so much bro i love this guy

Rhian

Omg sassy Nao i can’t even, I love it. I’ll pay you extra to drop more!!! I NEED TO KNOW 🤞🏽🤞🏽🫶🏽🥹👀

Sekai

I’m not exaggerating when I say I’ve been waiting for this for years 😭

Kaido

SPILL DA BEANS🐟 anyways W author/artist🦅🔥

Kastiro

you know what? my birthday is next wednesday so i’ll treat next weeks update as a birthday present and hope all of this gets resolved in that update 🙂

BiliousBecca

Nao really was like "Yes yes, you're avoiding/pushing me away, got it. Can we skip over all that and get to the part where we reconcile and you finally tell me what's going on??"

july

Do you guys smell that? Smells kinda like a HALF-CONFESSION barreling toward us at full speed!!!

SleetMage

Arashi is in the next cart, any bets on who she's with?

What If

OMG I was waiting for it💕

daws

LET IT LOOSE SOUTA

Nat

Nao is not accepting any excuseees! 🗣️🗣️🗣️

Vivi

I am happy to pay anything to see the next updates sooner 😭😭😭

Jessica Whale

YEAH CUT TO THE CHASE NEXT CHAPTER PLEASE AHHHHHH

Silencio

Wait what is that it

Rishi

Omggg Nao getting sassy😝

Kaitlin Anderson

I LOVE that eyeroll, Aina! Omg you're amazing at facial expressions and you're just getting better and better.

mixhelle

I LIVE for a slightly sassy Nao! 😍 He‘s really not having it anymore and I love how he handles the situation. I hope Souta trusts him enough to tell him at least a little bit of the truth 🥺✨

Zarrytan

An assertive Nao is exactly what we needed right now. He's seeing right through Souta's evasiveness and his poor attempt to sweep the issue under the rug. Let's hope Nao can push Souta far enough to make him be honest with both Nao and himself.

Emmy Lexus

Yes cut to the mutual confessions and kissing 🙏

mandi

Another cliffhanger I’m gonna die

Cory

These cliffhangers will kill me!!! 🙂🙃🙂🙃🙂

binarytrimble

I need an early access to my early access 😭 I NEED THE NEXT PART

DearNeptune!

Give the man what he wants, Souta. Y'all are gonna be in here awhile. Might as well be honest. It might lessen his ire. 🤗🤭

Anako

I don’t think I’ve ever counted the days down for a manga before, and the way that I need more is concerning

BeansGreens

I'm ready for a whole sequence of events where Souta tells Nao how he really feels, imagines a whole beautiful thing. Only for us to cut back to Nao looking at Souta looking off into space. Snapping Souta back into reality, and Souta reiterating, "I don't know".

Lyn

Stayed up until midnight even though I knew it would be another killer cliffhanger. Zero regrets 😊

Rice

OMG I LOVE THIS. Anyways I’m crashing out at the bus stop

Marie

I don't know how to feel with all these cliffhanger upon cliffhanger.. i really thought we would get to the point today😭 lets wait another week or two! I hope these two will solve their problem by having a real good talk ❤️

levi!

ahhhh finally gonna see some souta x nao interactions!! even if they are yelling at each other <3

Kappathefish

souta looks so scared 😟 hes your best friend souta itll be ok!! even if it wasnt mutual (it definitely is) nao wouldn't care. i cant blame him for being scared, though. id be scared too.

jami

nao really said “stfu” and also “pleaseeeee talk to me” at the same time

Kelee Parker

You tell that Lil Nugget who he belongs to!!

Nat

Ok, but I’m actually curious, what could Souta say without giving himself away, but still fixing this tension between them?

Bella

HELP I NEED MORE. THE DRAMA IS TOO GOOD👏😩

DearNeptune!

Nao's words show he really doesn't know Arashi is part of the problem. He's focused on Souta blowing up, but not why. Or he just wants Souta to admit it. Though I doubt the latter. We'll see. 👀

cha0ticneutral

Waiting for the emorional floodgates to open and Souta to start crying/finally letting everything out 😭

mars

GIVE ME MORE RN

hani✨

the stars background seems symbolic, I like it <3 to me it's like a core part of idcc iconography

Alex

🫵😮 confess. Now.

Yaya

I READ THE WHOLE THING TWICE HOLDING MY BREATH I NEED A TIME TRAVEL MACHINE TO SKIP EXACTLY 7 DAYS, SOMEONE HELP MEEE

BiliousBecca

Lowkey I can see Souta just bursting into tears and having a bit of a mental break down here... I mean, he looked on the verge of tears when Nao grabbed him after leaving the shop.. this might just burst the dam, so to speak. I can then see Nao proceeding to either 1. Panic, thinking he's being too mean to Souta or 2. Just grabbing Souta and hugging him, like Souta did for him after everything with his mom. Then after Souta calms down they'll talk and we'll get the half confession.

Ari queenofcolor

He may cry, I may cry, WE ALL JUST MIGHT CRY NEXT CHAPTER😭

choco_milk6969

can we please have more 😭😭 I actually can’t take this cliffhanger you don’t understanddddd

Novicity

This is gonna be a long week :')

Emma

:D

lulu_storm19

i’m dying with these cliffhangers 🥹❤️❤️

Amber Pottmeyer

Yeah Nao! Initiate that communication!!!!!

GenM

Cutting to the chase is what we’ve all been wanting for a few months now.

Ximinnie

Please please where can i sponsor the whole chapter😭😭😭😭 I need it so much

Elizabeth Leslie

My God please 🙏🙏 next episode must be my savior!!

Rachel Winters

Annoyed Nao is pretty dang cute. Also shows how well he knows his bff and future boyfriend. Hopefully there’s a confession soon.

Hazie Hayley

Ainaaaaa you’re killing me with this suspense 😭😭😭😭😭😭

Diamond

I just realized you can see the outlines of the characters in the first panel, that’s such a good detail 😭

Kahto

😂 Nao, I felt that eyeroll.

isa beesa

THE EYEROLLLL IM CRYINGGGG

isa beesa

nao is single handedly carrying the sassy man apocalypse

isa beesa

YESSS WE LOVEE COMMUNICATION

isa beesa

thank you aina for this episode 🙂‍↕️

churrry

i read this toooooo fast💔💔💔💔this is killing meeee

Kazemi / かぜみ

I’m not gonna skip over the irony of “Let’s cut to the chase” and ending the episode right there lol ANYWAYS YES THEY’RE FINALLY TALKING/FIGHTING WHATEVER THIS MAY BE Can’t wait to see how this goes now that Souta physically can’t run away and Nao’s absolutely sick of his bs lol

Yedi

The eye roll LMAO

Hannah

are we actually gonna get a confession omg

So'

Oh my gooooooddddd half confession time ???? I love this so much 💕

Jessica Llewellyn

…. I have to wait now ….ahh gonna be a long week

jen

IM LOVING EVERY SECOND OF THIS! Souta being put on the spot about how hes been acting lately which can only really be truthfully explained by admitting he likes nao 😭 and angry nao who is done with the weird tension between them😭😭 i love angry nao and cant wait to see how this plays out and what souta will say

Rvn

LOL Nao is just so done with the BS!

MoTheGhost

cut to the chase aaaaand kissu

IwantJollofrice

Dude, I read this in like less than 30 seconds lmaooo The angst is so reeaalll.. Just put me out of my misery, I'm dying here lmaoo

AmiWarai

YES PLEASE TELL HIM 😭

ALICE

I am SO glad Nao’s going this direction!!!

Hermione

Ohhhhhh boy guys, it’s about to get real. We have the black background now for the comic. It only really shows up when something important is about to happen between them like in confrontation and the sleepover episode. Also, I love that we can actually see the outline of Arashi and I think Inoue in the other passenger cart in the first panel. That’s such good detailing. As for what shall happen next, I have no idea. I just wish we had another tier so that we can get more updates. This is killing me. Also, Nao’s eyeroll is so relatable. Hahaha, really nailed that down Aina! All I can say is I’m ready for the next update. Let us suffer together until next week😭

Nicole

LMAO Nao said "this bitch"

Derpy Drop

🙏 omg I love this comic, I’m on the edge of my seat the past two chapters

Joy Felippe

Please please please please COMMUNICATE PLEASE

choco_milk6969

i’m going to go crazy waiting for the next chapter, what other webtoons/manga are u guys reading in the meantime? I need moreeee

Jasmine Knight

UGHHHHH I needed this episode to be LONGER 😂

Ari Yez

Está harto lo amo kdkdkd to the point honey

:P

WE GOTTA WAIT ANOTHER WEEK 😭

:P

OH SHT ARASHI'S ON THE GONDOLA NEXT TO THEIRS

Holden

[screaming] Yeah so please confess holy or please say something don’t let it end mad please advocate for yourself he cares ugh I wanna be well adjusted and I also want them to hold hands

Hermione

Why am I hoping that the ride stops abruptly which makes Nao stumble right onto Souta? Because well, Nao is standing and if the ride stops while they’re in it, they’ll have more time to talk.

Valpacca

The eye roll panel is absolute gold. I really don’t think I’ve seen a comic portray and eye roll better than this

Susannah Read

This is literally the best thing that could’ve happened oh my days. I’m so hoping to see a confession!!

Elliot Summers

I’m so glad they’re finally talking…

Phia

next update is tmmr right???.... right?!😭😭😭😭🙏🏻🙏🏻 PLEASE IM GOING THROUGH WITHDRAWALS (it's been 2 minutes since I read the chapter through for the 5th time)

nico

omg its happening

Phia

how many hours are in a week?😔

Quint James

You can't do this to us! But also, big ups to Nao for being like, let's skip the part where you lie about how and what you fell and try to convince me that you're good. Letting him know that the dodgy-ness isn't going to fly this time. Get your answers Nao!! (and now we wait.)

Lily

Yeah what he said

nico

Souta is absolutely cornered, I wonder what excuse his gonna pull out of his ass to escape or finally telling Nao the truth about Arashi or his feelings I hope

Kaila

I will pay you all the money to get the next chapter

Tink

I don't think Nao has shown this much emotion in....well I don't remember the last time, actually, this is a lot and it's very fun! I want this to be productive for both of them!!! Ahhh I'm so excited for next week!!!

samantha

souta just tell him u like him fr.

Kaylynn Bousman

Nooooooooooo I need it to be next Thursday already 😭

Lydia Hickling

is there a patreon for the patreon bc i’d like to read ahead

Vai Russ

FUCKIN GET HIM NAO!!! CALL HIM OUT ON THAT AVOIDANT BEHAVIOR!!!!

deathitselfiskindaawesome

I love Nao’s sass, also I really hope Arashi is in the next cart with Inoue who can talk some sense into the girl, not that having a crush on Nao is bad, it’s how she’s handled it especially his friends cause she is low key rude to them especially Souta.

Veiwan

LMFAOOO HE SOOO SASSY

Airy

Aina… you’re torturing us 😫

trunks

That eye roll is iconic. You always do facial expressions so well!!

Dingo

I have to give myself a lobotomy every week so that I can continue functioning after these cliffhangers

flash_lover21

MORE PLEASEEE THE SUSPENSE IS KILLING ME 😖

Casimir

The EYE ROLL! Best cut to the chase, Souta! But Souta’s face! I can’t tell if he’s shocked or could maybe cry. The scales will tip one way or the other…

rae of sunshine

nao rolling his eyes like that is literally everything and more

donk

nao my communication king

donk

from souta's pov this must be so stressful tho 😭 that last panel really makes me feel like he might cry in the next update

Milo

Omg the cliffhanger

miso.miso

What is the likely hood Souta Confesses?

Iona

Im here for sassy Nao… but… Is there a world where Souta could’ve been less manhandled for his birthday tho 😭😭😭 Baby boy looks scared and lost.

Madeleine

THE STARS IN THE BACK GROUND!!! 🔥🔥🔥

Laura

I NEED MOOOOOREE

Max D

I’m going to fucking explode

wendalize

I cant wait for next thursday, this is cruel😭

HannaLuLu

Nao's so fuckin done with his cagey ass, lmao you tell him baby!

Beanie

ah shit, here we go!!!!!!!!!!

Beanie

oh but what if the half confession is something like "Arashi likes you so I've gotta back off" or something??

Myri

I think Souta is freaking terrified rn. He might burst into tears. I’m not sure if Nao is handling it so well tbh… but I’m glad that he is done with Soutas bs xD

lulu

I love Nao but him throwing Souta around and manhandling him was such an ick and the way he’s not letting Souta get a few words in, constantly interrupting and berating him.. this is not gonna turn out well

Caru Zu

Muy corto T.T Creo que ambos están en su límite. Nao sin entender que pasa y Souta dejando de lado sus propios sentimientos. Es terrible pero creo que no tendremos un cierre, sino medias verdades y a nuestro Souta aún herido, y si lo lleva hasta el extremo quizás si se confesará pero no en sus propios términos y expuesto y asustado quizás termine más herido (en resumen, tengo miedo)

Inni💫

Pls comunicate🥹

EmeraldMoth

Man's really predicted exactly what Souta was about to say.

Destiny16

Idk why but this felt like an extremely short part

Hermione

I just had to say it because it’s bothering me not to. I just ADORE the way you can tell Nao is upset and fed up with Souta, but you can tell he still loves him so much with the way he looks at him. I mean, Nao only makes those big lively eyes at Souta. It’s sooooo cute. The way he loves him🥺 my heart😭

fish

My stomach hurts oh my god I can’t take this anymore I’m so excited

fish

I have been reading this comic since I was in middle school and I am now graduating college this is insane…

Dylan

Aina, this has made me so excited I can barely contain myself from literally exploding. I literally hyper-fixate on these characters so much that I have daydreams about how the plot will continue in my head 😭 this has made me so excited I’m shaking omg I’ve been waiting so long for the plot to get to this point 🥹!!!

DearNeptune!

That eye roll really takes me out. Nao really said "Lord, help me or save him." 😂

Darrien Havlik

Homie saw his brains in that eye roll lmao

madness.managed

I think Souta's gonna be forced to confess, because literally what else can he say 😅

Dicentra

I’m gnawing at the bars of my enclosure

mimi

Half confession praying circle 🕯️🕯️

The Gone Angel

OMGGGGGGG I AM SO FREAKING READY!!!!

sleeption

Nao's expressions are beautiful

FeyFlower004

I absolutely love the way you draw the tiny little wrinkles between their brows or under their eyes. It always displays emotion so well

n0tba7m4n

Nao clocking souta lol and that eye roll 😭

_Star_ Flight_

Omg! i just listened to a male cover of "i'm not that girl" from wicked, and it reminded me so much of Nao and Souta rn, i wanna cry😭😭

Iona

The half-confession arriving soon will be the most cute, adorable, moving, stressing thing Souta does in a while. I miss him being positively panicking about his feels toward Nao. I miss him springing toward school, wanting nothing more than meeting his crush. I want him to realize his crush for Nao isn’t something that will break their relationship. I need him to feel butterflies and swoon over Nao. I need them to go back to flirting omg. I miss them so fucking much. You guys communicate, half-confess and get back to flirting please 🥹🥹🥹 OMGGG I want them to almost kiss again. Well, see you later, for now I’ll re read the whole comic.

Mac

“Cut to the chase” CUT TO WHAT CHASE!!? CUT TO WHAT CHAAAASSSSEE!!!???? 😫😫😫 these cliffhangers are criminal honestly.

Tarandra

I've never been so frustrated by a cliffenger, thank you so much for that god damn good story 🙏

n0tba7m4n

Wait I was rereading and saw the stars behind souta 😭

sonni

Bruh I need him to confess so bad rn 😭😭

Cory

Was rereading today because I'm excited for the update, and only just noticed the stars on the last panel!! 🫣🥰

Phia

Also rereading (again) and I'll never get over how good Aina is at facial expressions like omg. Back to the scene where they were at the shop, I didn't catch the "I can't stand when you do this to me"(I think is what Nao says when Souta is acting UP) amd his face when he says that, omg. So many more, like when inoue finds out, soutas face throughout it UHG SO GOOD

Phia

Anyone have an in-universe timeline for the chapters? realizing the past year+ has only been a few days and now I'm questioning everything LMAO

vave

Can the episodes be a little longer.. compared to the first episode this appears shorter. Please!! I’m willing to pay more for this 😓

Katharos_Meraki

I have been here since chapter 1 I am gnawing at the bars of my enclosure istg the second a confession or a kiss happens im ascending into the goddamn universe and if not I’m admitting myself for INSANITY

Anako

Gonna re-read the manga till souta confesses, yesterday was day one

Hermione

Tomorrow CAN NOT come sooner😭

choco_milk6969

I fr hope this is a LONG and fruitful update im like freaking out

alice

Please Souta just tell him I'm begging you 😭

chudson

NEED THE EP TO DROP NEEEYOWWWW

Hermione

ITS TODAYYYYYY EVERYONE. GAHHHHHH ITS SO CLOSE YET SO FARR

Cory

Where my eager hype gang at 😎

Nikki C.

Damn I reread the whole entire series again. I’m all caught up again 😭😭😭😭

Martha M

9 minutes until Nao’s mini-confession 🙏

Cory

The anticipation!! 🙂🙃🙂🙃🙂

camilin

i had to change to the $5 tier and i can't be more pleased about it

JH

Time to be honest with each other, boys! 😎

FallingPixie

PLEASE be honest omg. I'm dying here. They're BOTH dying here. PLEASE 😭

Que

okay souta, your line is "i'm in love with you" you can't mess this up 🥰

Tenga

ITS FINALLY HAPPENING!!