Akagami no Shirayuki-hime Chapter 136 Discussion

Okay so Shirayuki also had the same request as Obi. For him to continue his duties as her bodyguard and not Tariga.
She passionately and humbly makes her request, reflecting on the bonds, blessings, and titles she's gained/benefitted from two royal families: Zen and Raji.
Obi is clearly moved Shirayuki wants him and even lowers her head to Lord Jiran.
Meanwhile Tariga's out of a job...? lol

Jiran goes with them to apologize to Zen for not considering their feelings before assigning Tariga as Shirayuki's bodyguard.
Though I think Shirayuki working with Tariga could have an interesting dynamic. She's shown she can get along with practically anyone (as long as they don't carry a prejudice for "commoners").

I actually forgot Obi set his dagger down and swore loyalty Zen and Shirayuki.
But I still clearly remember Zen setting his sword down before Shirayuki and promising they'll be together no matter what.
It's like poetry...?

And then we get the calmest confession/rejection/acceptance between Obi and Shirayuki?
Obi. Dude. It's a little too late maybe a tad inappropriate but Shirayuki's so big-hearted she accepts him and doesn't push him away.
I expect Obi will carry his unrequited feelings for her for the rest of the series but I hope he finds someone who can match him.

@xxxATiON As someone who reads a lot of ObiYuki fanfiction I absolutely love this scene.

But even from a more neutral standpoint I just like their relationship as is. For Obi who always kinda just had to survive and scrape by it is a huge deal to not only be accepted but actively wanted somewhere. It doesn't even really matter if he loves her romantically, they are family to each other at this point and it's nice to see the story reflect that.
So while for him that was probably a love confession, there was also a lot of "take me with you" and "let me belong somewhere" in there. And knowing Shirayuki, those are the parts that she reacted to the most.
After all, no matter who is in love with who – they are probably each others closest confidant after travelling together for so long.

But I do wonder what Jiran was thinking to meddle like this. I assume he had some point besides "I already have enough guards"?

And we'll probably still get some Shirayuki and Tariga interactions. They're both stationed there now.