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Wataru-sensei!

Nose hair...

My daughter,

doesn't have

a boyfriend!!

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Sigh...

Nose hair...

Exactly.

That might be a hurdle.

I don't think I could jump off of it.

Did you enjoy the date?

All I remember was the nose hair.

When is your next date?

I was too distracted by his nose hair, there's no next date.

Couldn't you have just said, "Your nose hair is showing"?

I'm pretty sure I will never get the confidence to say that.

Was the small-clawed otter cute?

That one was cute.

You're right.

It's cold.

- Hey, when can we meet again? - Let's see...

- How about tomorrow? - I have work.

No way...

Hey, Hikaru-kun.

He is my cousin.

I was his tutor in Kumamoto, our hometown.

Hi there.

So, you came here for college?

- That's right. - Which one?

Rissei Gakuin University.

Oh, that's impressive.

Well, his family doesn't think so.

I felt ashamed as his tutor.

La Salle is a private Junior & Senior High School located in Kagoshima Prefecture. The school has been sending approximately half of its graduates to the University of Tokyo and other top-tier medical universities in Japan.

His brother went from La Salle to Kyushu University School of Medicine.

His dad is also a professor there.

Your family must be so capable.

They surely are.

Hey, don't sulk.

Did you need me for something?

Well...

I had stuff sent from home, and I was about to give you some.

I'm off now.

Really?

You both can talk about your hometown.

- No, I will go home now. - It's okay.

We can meet anytime.

We've been together for so long that I just want to get away from him.

I got tipsy.

The stuff sent from home

was a pudding bought from convenience store.

This is my favorite.

You lied.

About earlier?

That was half lie, half truth.

I was your tutor is a truth.

You're being my cousin is a complete lie.

Listen, that is a trick in lying.

Mix in a half-truth or two.

So, is he the one?

Well, not quite yet.

He is still under consideration, I guess?

Or trial period?

So you can kick him back?

I'll be 30 soon, you know.

You don't look like one, though.

That may be so, but Imma be 30.

I wanna get married.

I've had enough with love.

I was tired of working.

I went out without hardships.

What do you mean?

I came to Tokyo, worked hard, and wore myself out.

I'm kinda tired of using my mind for something.

You also have a lot of girlfriends, don't you?

Of course, a lot of them.

I bet you.

It's a hassle to love or be in love with only a person all the time.

If you can play with a beautiful girl, that's all that matters.

We have Gorgonzola-filled taiyaki!

Taiyaki with less red bean paste, good for dieting!

We have lots of sanmayaki, too!

He's making random wordplays out of any words with -an syllable started with shiroan and koshian (types of bean paste)

Shiroan-koshian-indian-alien-adrian... just kidding.

Gon-chan, I want 3 pieces of sanmayaki.

Asu-chan, aren't you on a diet?

Oops, sorry. That would be a sexual harassment.

But you've become pretty girl.

Really?

Can you really eat it all?

- My family eat them too, so I'm okay. - I see.

What a fine man.

I know, right.

What a shame, if only I were a bit younger.

If only we had no husband.

So what do you ladies want to order?

Gon-chan, we didn't come here to eat today.

- What? - We brought you an offer.

No, no, no. No way!

Anyhow, she's beautiful. The real one.

All you have to do is meet her, okay?

Not a chance. It's too late now.

Taking a look is enough.

We aren't fooling you.

No way.

How old is she?

26!

That's young!

I'm home.

Sarashina is one of soba's variants

Geez, Toyota-san blabbed too much about their Sarashina.

The soba itself is lengthy enough.

Sorry that my dad gave you a hard time.

Oh... you're here.

Is today Suzuran shopping street board meeting day?

- Did my hubby come? - Yeah, he did.

But he ended up drinking out.

Oh.

Another matchmaking?

See? Aunt Toyota and Kamibayashi-san always say they got pretty women

but they've never been pretty.

I mean, they're all the leftovers from the shopping street, divorcees, and Suzuran Elementary School's...

She is bewitching!

She is like... you know. Miss Universal?

Nah, that's an amusement park. It should be Miss Universe!

Let me go for this one. I'll marry her!

Whachu sayin'! The matchmaking is for me.

- I won't give her to you. - What, let me see it.

Well, Shunichiro-san could work too, he's single anyway.

It'd be an age gap marriage, like Kato-chan...

She is mine!

Give me that, old fart!

No, she is mine!

Watch out!

Are you okay?!

- My back... my back... - What's wrong with you?

Don't touch it. Ow...

- My back hurts. - Does it?

What a beauty!

How is it?

It's just a bruise.

Nothing to worry about.

Okay, it is complete.

Huh? Seriously?

The pain is gone.

That's good to hear.

What's this?

Ah, this is fake nose hair.

- Fake nose hair? - That's right.

No, these are fake eyelashes...

It's fake nose hair.

Ain't she beautiful?

She is above the standard!

What?

What a beauty.

Mom, you're defeated.

What do you mean?

As soon as you saw a beautiful woman, you'd play the game.

You selfishly decide who wins and who loses.

I know! That's something she would do.

She was so bummed when she got second place in our middle school beauty pageant.

You're too old to begin with.

She's 26, right?

What am I even trying to compete for?

Well, whatever.

So? You came all the way here just to show off?

Nah, I'm not that jobless.

But that doesn't mean you can get married through a matchmaking, right?

I think we can.

Please elaborate.

9 people out of 10 are able to.

Where does your confidence come from?

She saw me making taiyaki...

I guess it was love at first sight?

I heard that she went there every day

but was too embarrassed to order taiyaki,

so she asked Aunt Toyota.

And the reason I'm here today

is because if we get married,

I have you as my celebrity friend, just in case.

Just in case is unnecessary.

So be there for my wedding speech, will you?

Is that what you came here to say?

Come to show off, huh?

But mom.

When Gon-chan gets married, you won't be able to go to Odaya like you do now.

I mean, isn't that right?

He's got a new wife, and she's young.

She seems rather in jealousy.

- Watch out. - Sorry.

Beautiful women are envious, aren't they?

If such a beautiful wife came,

you, his childhood friend, who is old but still attractive...

Sora, you don't need to put random bits in, just get to the point.

As I said...

You, his childhood friend, who have been going to Odaya

as if it were your own living room,

to eat yakisoba, taiyaki, isobeyaki,

and curl up in the kotatsu like a cat,

would no longer be able to do so.

His new wife would hate to see you.

- That makes sense. - Indeed.

You know, if you really decide to get married,

I'm sure Nako-san will be happy.

- She will be pleased up there. - You think so?

I wasn't much of a son,

I didn't even there when she passed away.

Well, nobody knew where you were back then.

I was traveling around the world.

I was trained in France by a pastry chef.

Are you telling the truth?

Wanna hear me speak French?

Azabu-juban is a residential area in central Tokyo with a mixture of Japanese shops, restaurants and bars.

Azabu-juban.

Shippo Made Anko! is a variety show that aired on Kansai Television from May 1989 to June 1989

Shippo made anko.

That's silly.

I swear I was in Paris.

That's why Odaya has Gorgonzola-filled taiyaki now.

That one is made in France.

Gon-chan, Gorgonzola is from Italy.

Whoopie.

Anyway, I had been all over Europe.

I wish I could have children, many of them.

As many as baseball team members?

It would be nice if they could take over our house.

Odaya is so flavorous that it should not be extinct.

It's amazing that Odaya has been around since the Meiji era.

I was wondering if I could let Kenta take over.

When I casually asked him the other day, he said, "There's no way I could take it.

I can't carry the sign of Odaya's four generations."

- Kids these days, eh. - Truly.

I'm going to check out my books at the bookstore.

Okay. I'm going to a social gathering in the shopping street.

Even if your books aren't in piles, don't be discouraged.

There are stacks of them.

Bye.

Wow, you could lift your right shoulder now. Is your 50s' frozen shoulder cured?

It's 40s' frozen shoulder!

I've read it.

What do you think?

Are you serious about this?

Why'd you ask? That's interesting!

A girl overslept in the morning and was going to be late, so she ran with a loaf of bread in her hand

and bumped into a handsome guy on a crossroad and said,

"Uh-oh! I goofed!", then

she went to the classroom and found out that the handsome guy is her new teacher! - that kind of encounter.

Is it... interesting?

That couldn't be!

I don't know... I think I'm screwed.

I heard you make 12 million a year?

How about you consider marrying me?

What are you talking about?

Did your body get a heavy punch the other day?

And why did you bring personal income up?

I can't write a romance novel by interviewing people.

I need to fall in love myself.

Is there any sign of it?

Not at all.

You could write it down as you remember it.

It was long long ago. I can't remember even one.

What happened with that osteopath guy?

The stuck out nose hair...

- Sorry? - Don't mention that one.

- Mom, what about that story? - Which one?

About you who can no longer go to Odaya.

Nope, that one is depressing.

That was my living room, and I like the kotatsu.

What is this about?

My mom's childhood friend is getting married.

Oh, that one seems interesting!

Please go on a date with him.

Wow! Bob Dylan!

That's the platinum seat! How did you get it?

Saneisha's superpower?

No, it took me about 1,500 clicks to get those.

Yay! Sora, let's go!

Not so fast. I will only give it to you if you go on a date with your childhood friend.

In a pair.

What should I eat?

Their taiyaki must be good.

I guess so.

Then order me the same one as you.

Okay!

- Where is the toilet? - It's over here.

Thanks.

Why is she here?

'Ssup.

This is your order. Please enjoy.

Coming all the way out here, are you stalking me?

Don't get me wrong! I just came back from watching a movie around this neighboorhood.

- Oh, you're on a date? - Yeah, you could say so.

That's what I said.

So... Kiss Made no Futari?

Let's talk about Chainsaw Man until she comes back.

No! Cut that out!

- So this is your house? - Nah. I'm working part-time here.

I see.

Hey part-timer, bring me two taiyakis, real quick.

Hey.

How was your date, by the way?

How's it going with your boyfriend?

We're going lovey dovey.

Good to hear you're both happy.

Here's something to celebrate.

- The white blood cell from Hataraku Saibou! - I couldn't get any platelet.

I got nothing but that one.

Gambling on a gacha for your favorite character in the middle of your date?

No way. I went alone all the way.

- Lucky, I'll take it. - Yeah.

Also, one more thing.

Take this.

That one also came out.

What about her?

She is a classy one, so jewelry is her only interest.

I feel daunted everytime she goes "How many carats is that?"

I see.

Hey, Soseki!

Where'd he go? For crying out loud.

Good grief. He's real quick to flirting.

Why? Why don't you believe me?

Yesterday you went from Yotsuya to Otemachi and stopped at Jimbocho.

Jimbocho?

The bookstore, there's a big one there, remember?

I had to stop by there. I wanted to see what kind of place they had for our books.

Did you met a pretty woman there?

No, not even one I swear.

Only ugly people live there, unlike Ginza.

I see.

We're at work now.

I'll really get fired for doing this.

Am I bothering you?

That's not what I mean.

I'll properly take my time with you.

- I'll keep my words, okay? - Why...

Why are you acting like a pissed off schoolboy?

You're like a schoolboy who's been told to do his homework.

What?

I want you to tell me that you want to spend more time with me,

that you want to see my face, that you want me.

But we're at work now, this is not a house or love hotel.

What the hell do you want me to do?

Cool! I've always wanted to go to his concert.

No, I'm not giving you two tickets. Just one of it.

What?

The other one is mine.

What?

We're both going.

WHAT?!

Why do I have to go on a date with you?

Give me both. I wanna go with Takashi the watchmaker.

Not a chance. The tickets come in pair.

What are you saying?

When is that? Let me see.

- This coming Friday. - Wait, Dad, you ain't invited.

I'll take care of the shop with Kenta.

You both can go.

- Go on a date with Aoi-chan. - Why should I?

Don't go listen to Bob Dylan with a dude!

Dylan's gonna cry.

Shunichiro-san, what are you doing?

I'm using a matchmaking app.

It's upside down.

A car with tail lights looks like a tropical fish in an aquarium.

This is the elementary school I went to.

The school was closed due to the declining birth rate.

This school is going to disappear.

- Look, aren't these so pretty? - Really?

I got a phone call, sorry.

How is your asthma?

Things are calm these days.

You're talking about the upcoming memorial service, right?

I think I'll be home the day before.

Umm.. about that.

You don't have to come home.

What? Why?

All of our relatives will be there,

including Hideo and Yuko-chan from Fukuoka.

Yeah, it's been a while. How long has it been?

It's been 5 years now.

They don't even know which college you're going to.

What are you gonna say when we gather?

Your dad will be displeased.

Your younger brother also got into La Salle last year

but you...

There's no way your dad would tell others

that you didn't get into med school.

You better give up on drawing that dumb manga...

- Hello? - Sorry it was cut off in the middle.

What a coincidence, because I'm also busy here.

Mom... just take care of yourself, okay?

Chris Matsumura was in charge when he was young....

Come in.

What's the matter?

- I'm sleeping here. - What?

Suzuran Elementary School is going to be torn down?

Yeah. I heard an apartment building is going up.

I heard that the school was closed

six years after you graduated.

There is no such thing as something you love

that stays the same forever.

Was it your favorite place? Good for you.

That's why, Mom.

Thanks.

What for?

For making it possible for us

to live here while the Zoujirushi seal abides.

It may also disappear someday.

Well, everything in shape will eventually perish.

Then I want to cherish it while it's still in shape.

I want to behold and touch it while I can.

You got tipsy?

EXIT is a Japanese duo comedian

Mom, you're watching EXIT, right?

Yeah. Wanna see? Kanechika is so cool.

Are you done working today?

Isn't today the deadline for "Little Beauty" issue in Housewife Ally magazine?

Can someone just give me some money?

I just wanna live to have fun.

Hey.

Mom.

Are you working on a job you're not fond of for me?

- What? - Writing seems to be a tough job.

No, dear.

I'm rather grateful to you.

If it weren't for you, I would have quit this tough job

a long time ago.

I might become a hostess.

It might also not suite me because I'm not witty.

It's a wild goose chase.

I'm so lucky to have you.

I am able to do my best because of you.

To be able to do something for someone else

is a blessing.

I feel like there's only so much I can do for myself.

Mom... you spoke words of wisdom.

Maybe you can use it one day. Wouldn't it be better to write it down?

You're right. I'm gonna write it on my phone's note.

Mom, you also went to Suzuran Elementary School, right?

That's right. I'm your senior.

Is that so.

I guess you were once a student too.

There was ever such a time, huh.

Of course there was.

It makes me teary to think about your elementary school days.

My mom was once a little girl, huh?

You drink too much limoncello.

Mom, what were you like in elementary school?

I was a student who often forgets things.

It's cooled off.

Miss, your yakisoba will get cold.

I suggest you to take it while it is still warm.

It tastes better that way.

I don't really want to eat yakisoba.

I was looking at the GPS on my phone,

and I thought I'd get on the Namboku line and ambush him

to see if he'd get off there again.

But then something went wrong with the GPS.

Let me take a look.

Let's see, turn the mobile data off once...

- There you go. - Cool!

He's off to Toda....

I'm wasting my time.

Go eat it while you're wasting your time.

Our yakisoba is delicious, you know.

- Yummy. - Right?

The agedama is tasty.

I got it from the tempura shop over there, though.

- You buy it, eh. - That's right.

This Odaya shop is very famous, isn't it?

Well, you could say so. I'm the third generation here.

On a day when I was feeling sad,

I decided to splurge a little.

Oh, what have you got here?

You may have to take this exam in the second semester... or may not?

Which one, sir?

- Which one do you prefer? - Can we choose?

Let's study at my home, guys.

- Great! - Let's share our notes.

I mean, are we even taking notes properly?

- I wrote so many. - Seriously?

- Wow, he wrote it! - I didn't even write any.

Hey.

What?

I'd like to apologize for something.

Just a moment, guys.

It only takes two seconds.

W-what?

We got into a fight about this GPS last night...

We've been together for two years now.

I see.

Yummy...

Well... you might find it easier

while crying, eating, or talking.

I...

have nothin'

Nothin' but love.

I came to Tokyo from Aomori in pursuit of a man.

Tsugaru dialect...

But the man gon' fled.

I see.

And then Soseki picked me up when I had nowhere to go.

I've become such a stalker

while I actually just wanna spend the whole day following him around.

What about your job?

I started workin' with him, but

I mebbe gettin' fired in a tick.

Mebbe...

I don't even know if I still have a feeling for him.

It's like I'm just obsessed over him.

Your standard dialect is back.

I hate this version of me.

Do you want some kuzukiri?

He is referring to Natsume Soseki here

Soseki said sweets is good for a grieving woman... oops.

Soseki!

No, no, I didn't mean him!

I meant Natsume Soseki... wait. It ain't his sayings either.

Was it Dazai Osamu...

Anyway, a great man said it, right?

I'm a person with MI (mental illness).

This is a stabilizer which is called Lyrica. You know it?

No idea.

MI?

Men...men... tan...tan... it ain't type of ramen either.

Dad jokes are the best.

There are people in this world who have lived their whole lives

with no connection to MI person and no knowledge of Lyrica.

Even at your age.

Are you dissing me?

I'm not.

So you know the word "diss", eh?

You have unevenness in understanding the slang words.

I'll go get you some water.

No need to.

We chatted about various things, and I began to feel calmer.

Did you? Was I a help to you?

Can I get a hug from you?

What?!

Please be my stabilizer.

No, no, no.

You don't want to?

That's not it.

Hug me.

A polite one is enough.

Okay then...

What's going on here?

- Marble? - Yeah.

It rolled around in a drain and I couldn't get it out.

What marble was it again?

Wait! I remember it!

I gave it to you along with the white blood cell.

You're so justified.

I only gave it away as an afterthought.

Because it was interesting to see the city upside down.

Then buy me a drink here.

- Fine with me. - Really?

Just because the upside down town soothed me.

Yeay!

How's it going with your boyfriend?

- What? - Your date.

You said the other day that it went well.

- That was a lie. - What?

- His nose hair. - Nose hair?

His nose hair stuck out.

- Then? - It's over.

- What? - It's over a.k.a the end.

Seriously? Isn't that too short-sighted?

Aren't you calling it love when someone's charm attracts you?

Who said that? Shakespeare?

I said that.

Name is the rough draft which the finished manga is based on

Do you also write? Can you make a name?

I can't write! It is my mom who's able to.

- Your mom? - Yep.

What does she do?

She's a writer.

Is she Minase Aoi, by any chance?

You know her?

I mean, who doesn't know her?

But seriously? You're amazing.

My mom is. I'm no match for her.

What about your dad?

- I don't know. - Sorry?

I don't have dad. I don't know about him.

My mom gave birth to me alone.

That's cool...

You're so insensitive.

So are you.

You called it quits just because he had nose hair.

Aren't you too narrow-minded?

He might come home looking in the mirror

and shouted "Oh shoot! I messed it up!"

Or he might grow it to be popular.

I don't think so.

Love is much more capricious, you know.

It comes unexpectedly, doesn't it?

Aw, that one was a little bit Shakespeare-ish.

I see.

I wonder if the whimsical wind of love also blows for my mom.

- Your mom, huh. - She's going on a date today.

With her childhood friend. They're going to Bob Dylan's concert.

Should I refill your coffee?

Thank you.

Wait, who is Bob Dylan?

Huh? You know Minase Aoi but not Bob Dylan?

You're out of balance.

♪~ How many roads must a man walk down

That's Bob Dylan's song. (Blowin' in the Wind - 1962)

♪~ before you call him a man?

♪~ how many seas must a white dove sail

Wow! You can sing!

I can sing in French if you want.

You're so great, Dylan!

Gon-chan, you drink too much.

- Where are you going? - Wanna go for the second round?

- You have work tomorrow, right? - Well, let's go home then.

I'm going this way.

Gon-chan.

- Come with me. - What? Where are you going?

Shoot! I missed this school!

I heard from Sora the other day that it's going to be turned into apartments.

- Really? - Look, it's written here.

No kidding.

Construction starts on February 8.

The building will be torn down next week.

It's going away, our elementary school.

Toss it!

Gon-chan! Come here!

Hey, this ain't good!

Don't worry!

I used to play "Pineapple" here.

Didn't you save me once here?

I was being bullied by the senior girls,

and here they were, headed me off.

Hey, girls! Move aside, please.

My favorite stew will get cold.

Don't pick on Aoi just because she's cute.

I mean, you're way cuter than her.

Come on, let's go.

I'm going faster.

Come on! Push it!

- Why are we running? - Don't you know?

I heard it's haunted near the toilets behind the west gate, it's been coming out for ages!

Oh! The blue hand and red hand!

It's been a while since I've had fun.

I got a lot of love letters here.

It's even more stuffed on Valentine's Day.

That was the only day I borrowed the shoe box next to it.

Valentine's Day was a day of sweets.

When I went to Odaya, there were lots of chocolates.

My name starts with "O", so I'm roughly number three in attendance list.

Mine was around here.

Attendance No. 3: Oda Gonji, also known as Gon-chan.

Yes?

How about you give up on becoming a bride?

Mom got the line wrong at the critical moment.

How about you give up on becoming a bride?

Mom got the line wrong at the critical moment.

Well, um...

Huh? Wait, I put it wrong.

You're the one who is marrying the bride.

Aoi.

Sorry.

So I, um...

Gon-chan was relentless.

In such a situation, a mature man should leave her a sign to say "Oh shoot, I was joking!"

Gon-chan has always been a schoolboy.

I accepted the matchmaking with Aoba-san.

Oh. You're going further.

I asked Aunt Toyota to introduce us.

So...

I can't reciprocate your feelings.

I'm so sorry.

I don't know how it was,

but mom was thoroughly rejected by him.

As if she had confided him her long-held feelings just to get rejected.

A sweet night breeze lures her

because her single word became an irrevocable confession

and she got the ironclad apology word in return.

She fell into a hole that reached its deepest mantle.

This is the coated paper, this one is matte paper

and here is the rezac paper.

It's a bit expensive, though.

I can't tell the difference.

The one is smooth, the other one is rough, and the last one is swishy.

- Swishy? - Try touching it.

Pardon me.

Any of them will do.

- Aoi-san, you okay? - I'm not okay.

I was rejected.

I can't help but feel slightly responsible for that one.

Even though I weeped clicking on Bob Dylan's tickets two hours long for the sake of collecting ideas.

Why... why... why... why...!

Why do I have to be rejected by that monkey!

- Is he a monkey? - Yeah, he is!

Well, he's not so bad looking.

He's been the ace of the basketball team around here since

he was in elementary school, and the girls would cheering at him.

But he's a monkey in the head.

I was in the same cram school as him, but

he couldn't understand the crane and tortoise arithmetic at all.

He sucked at it so much that he cried and turned it into crane, tortoise and rabbit arithmetic by himself.

Not even a single person could solve that.

We're so busy with cranes and turtles, and now he's got rabbits.

Good thing it wasn't a centipede, it'd be off the beaten track.

I got tired of memorizing the multiplication tables after the fifth step.

You should have learned it.

He got chocolates on Valentine's Day.

On that day, he invited all his male friends over

and they'd all gobble up the chocolates together.

How to put it, he didn't have any sense of delicacy.

He even invited the poor boys who didn't get one

and told them to gobble it.

The boys were like, "Why did I even take this?"

it makes them feel even more miserable.

Well, they're just a bunch of grade schoolers, so they just yelled "Yum! Delicious!"

Then they started eating yakisoba and taiyaki from Odaya,

the auntie gave them a big treat!

Well, I ended up eating with the boys, though.

Aoi-san, what are you talking about?

So frustrating! It's overwhelmingly frustrating!

I can't believe I was rejected by that monkey!

You're going back to square one.

I didn't even say I liked him, I didn't say it at all.

I just said, "You should give up on the marriage."

Because I won't be able to go to Odaya anymore.

Odaya is my living room, my tea room.

I really don't feel comfortable staying in a model room like this.

A white room full of flying shadows imitation of Ishida Ira!

A room used for shooting!

There's not much coverage of him in recent days, though.

This room is made just to hide its wrinkles!

You mean like nasobial folds?

That's right.

You know it a lot for a guy.

Do you take skincare for your face?

Nope, I only use Nivea.

- Huh? What was it again? - Monkey.

That's right! Just because I don't like the idea of not being able to go to Odaya anymore,

doesn't mean I like him at all.

Are you sure?

Didn't you say that because you had some feelings for him?

Well, it was night.

Let the darkness of the night, the stage for love, be thickly veiled.

That's from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Yes, it was.

We were in a school building that's gonna be torn down,

just went back from Bob Dylan's concert and some drinks.

Well, it's a big deal to even stay sober.

I'd mess it up, normally.

Nope, forget that one.

Soseki, could it be that you're popular?

Aoi-san, could it be that you suck at love?

I was slightly aware that I might suck at it.

And you managed to write romance novels?

In my novels, men do exactly what I want them to do.

- What? - That's how it is.

- Did you decide to date that guy? - Somehow.

That's why we better stop seeing each other again.

We're not actually cousins anyway.

- Was that a joke? - An unfunny joke.

You know, he is a very wealthy man.

He has a number of apartments in Tokyo.

I didn't know that... I won a lottery.

Must be good for you.

So, that's it.

Since I'm older, let me treat you for once.

It's been fun with you.

Hikaru-kun, you can go now.

I like to look at the backs of men I've had relationship with.

Buy me a coffee: ko-fi.com/aoinousagi

Let me see you off.

I gotta go this quick?

Do you still have feelings for me?

Nah, I just thought it would be nice winning the lottery, even just in thought.

I've never been able to get the one I wanted from the gacha either.

It'll come out eventually.

Good bye, Hikaru-kun.

Love wins when you say good bye.

Well, it ain't precisely love.

Thank you for waiting.

Sora-chan, can you take a picture for me?

Sure.

- What are you doing here? - Ta-da!

I got fake nose hair, it looks real, right?

I thought of messaging it to you.

What are you gonna do with it?

I bought it online. Isn't this funny?

You see, the osteopath at that clinic told me about it.

- Did you mean Wataru-sensei? - That's right.

What are you trying to get, big bro?

The Platelet.

- I'm sorry to keep you busy. - No problem. We'll use coated paper then.

- What? - The smooth one.

Oh, okay.

I forgot to report one thing.

- Is that bad news? - No.

It's a good one.

It looks like "Don't Forget Me" is getting a movie adaptation.

Another old piece, huh.

But then again, it's just all talk and left undecided, right?

No, I think it will come into a deal.

Who is it again...

A famous musician is interested in taking this work.

He's going to be the guest star

in our "100 Books for Springtime" Fair.

I forgot his name.

Welcome.

Why did you put fake nose hair?

Why would you deliberately put that on our date?!

You've already got platelet.

Look.

You see that sparkly one? The one that looks like marble.

I aim for that one.

Good luck.

But like...

What am I even doing here.

Sorry.

Could it be him?

Yes, this guy.

No way! He's Yuto from Silent Knife! I'm a big fan!

I have all the CDs and the Blu-ray of their concerts.

He would like to meet and greet you, Aoi-san.

Here comes the big one!

She is making a pun of kita (means to come) with KITAkitsune (Ezo Red Fox)

Come come come come here, Ezo red fox!

[ Ezo Red Fox ]

I'm gonna fall for him.

You gotta pay for this, monkey!

What are you talking about?

I'll get back at him for going to a matchmaking with that Aoba-something!

I'll fall in love with Yuto!

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