@annalita-jange said: Great work! Just one thing: it was mentioned that Sayaka was a mistress’s daughter, and Retsudo’s birth mother is relatively unclear
Hey, thanks so much! I hope you don’t mind me replying like this so I can clarify for everyone. Retsudo’s mother isn’t confirmed in canon to be Katahara’s wife or a mistress, but I decided it is more likely that his mother is also a mistress because of his age.
He is younger than Sayaka (a year or two? I forget the exact number), and at the time he would have been conceived, Katahara’s wife would be quite old, even if we consider a very large age gap between her and Katahara himself. Women/people with female genitals tend to start losing fertility around 30 years and older, to the point that becoming pregnant after 45 years of age is highly unlikely- even more so if they are 60+. Though considering this a manga and I can stretch my margin of belief, I think that Retsudo being born to a mistress has a higher likelihood... but then again, Katahara did manage to get someone pregnant at the age of 80 LOL
There is also the possibility that Katahara married a younger wife and had Retsudo with her, making Retsudo his legitimate son, but I also doubt that this is the case.
So yeah, this is why I think that both Sayaka and Retsudo are children of mistresses, and not Katahara’s actual wife! :)