[koumori]

Thanks for sharing your translation, Misa. I found this part really nice, actually:

However, once we (Mannie and Ayu) tried to settle into a normal life, what had seemed new and refreshing suddenly became unmatchable differences. [...] We still keep in contact now, not as a couple but as friends, and I’ve returned to seeing his differing ideas and perspectives as something “refreshing” and “interesting”.

I hope this is true. I don't really know why, but I guess I'd hate for it all to have a truly bitter ending. It'd make sense as to why Mannie has continued to publicly support her anyway.