A Woman who Wants to be Embraced - I’m a College Student but I Just Sold Myself to a Woman in her Thirties by Momoe Tsukasa TL by boke ### TL notes indicated by hash tags like this: ### ### Page numbers indicated by —XX for example, page one is: —01 ### Panel numbers indicated by -X for example, panel one is: -1 ### sfx- means the following is a sound effect. ### hw- means the following is handwritten text. ### Unless otherwise noted, panel and text balloon flow is from upper right to lower left. ### This TL indexes on file number in case the page numbers don’t match. ### Sometimes my comments are snark or color, so feel free to ignore those. ### The author gives the English title of “Person who Wants to be Embraced”, but I think that is pretty clunky. The Kanji she uses does have the meaning of “woman”, but she uses furigana to nudge the meaning sideways. In any case, I have chosen to go with “A Woman who Wants to be Embraced”. —01 -1 A Woman who Wants to be Embraced - I’m a College Student but I Just Sold Myself to a Woman in her Thirties by Momoe Tsukasa Momoe Tsukasa —03 -1 A Woman who Wants to be Embraced - I’m a College Student but I Just Sold Myself to a Woman in her Thirties by Momoe Tsukasa Momoe Tsukasa —04 -1 A Woman who Wants to be Embraced Contents Chapter 1 ###etc I’m a College Student but I Just Sold Myself to a Woman in her Thirties by Momoe Tsukasa —05 -1 You said it, right? -2 Chapter 1 “When it comes to giving and receiving, money beats love any day.” —06 -1 sfx- Clink -2 Thanks for your patience. Here is you iced coffee. Please enjoy. -3 Not bad, huh? -4 hw- You wanna hit it? hw- Should I do it? sfx- Ding-a-ling Welcome… Ah! —07 -1 Ri-kun! Heya. -2 Sorry I’m running late. hw- Whaa? She’s got a boyfriend? Mm-nn. I’m almost done. Just grab a seat and wait a second, okay? -3 Hey, Ri-kun… Hm? —08 -1 Can we take our time tonight? Well… Actually, I have to go back to work after this… -2 I see… Rin-chan, turn this way. -3 Kiss -5 Ri-kun’s a regular customer at the cafe. He asked me out, and we started dating. —09 -1 It’ll soon be three months we’ve been going out. -2 Stop. You’ll have to wait for the hotel for further fun! -4 Hey… It’s coming up on your birthday, right? Yeah, that’s right, it is. —10 -1 Do you have plans on your birthday? If you don’t, then… Sorry, I have to work that day. -2 I see. Well, what about the day before? I’d like to give you your present. -3 Squeeze -4 Rin-chan, you don’t have to worry about that stuff. You’re busy with college, right? And I know you’re working too. But… —11 -1 I’m just happy you think of me like that. -2 Ok, take care going home, ok? Yeah. Good luck with work. -4 Brrring —12 -1 Yeah, it’s me. I’m heading home. -2 Do you need me to pick anything up? -2 Oh, body soap? Got it. —13 -1 And… “I made it home. Thanks for today”. Almost done I made it home. Thanks for today -2 sfx- Bewoop I love you Heh heh -3 I know Ri-kun said that, but I really do want to celebrate his birthday. -4 Ri-kun’s a corporate employee, so maybe a wrist watch? hw- Lemme search “wrist watch present for working man”. —14 -1 Guh! So expensive! Grand Seiko 9F movement 231,000 (Tax included) Total price sfx- Ba-bam! -2 Yeah, this is a bit… And uh, this might be over the top… hw- Wheoo -3 But, nngh! I can’t be with him on his birthday, after all… -4 So as least the present should be… sfx- Swipe Swipe -5 I can’t get more shifts at my current job. And there’s not much time before his birthday… Is there a job where I can make a lot of money fast? ### dun dun duhn! —15 -1 Mmm… I guess not, huh. -2 Oh, right! -3 Let me just shoot this to the group chat. sfx- bip bip -4 Aren’t there any good jobs out there? Aki Get u a Daddy? Sako Oh, stop Yamada Mako Karin sez she’s gonna get a Daddy Sako I’m Karin’s Daddy -5 Get a Daddy… Geez, everyone’s laughing at the thought. —16 -1 The next day sfx- Hustle Bustle He’s… -2 About to arrive! sfx- Th-thump ###repeat -3 I got a match on this Daddy finder app right away. Fake name ###box Ai (20) Izumi (30) Send them a message right away! And now I’m meeting some 30 year old named Izumi…! -4 I didn’t think it’d be this easy… I’m not sure I’m ready for this. Izumi (30) And since there’s no pic, I have no idea what they’re like… —17 -1 Maybe they’re here already? —18 -1 They did say it would only be for dinner. But I know there’s people out there who want sex. -2 I’m scared. -3 And could this be considered cheating? ###well, duh I mean, if Ri-kun did the same thing… I’d absolutely hate it! —19 -1 Yeah… no. I’m going to cancel this right now! -3 Ai-san? sfx- Jolt —20 -1 It’s nice to meet you. sfx- Clack -2 I’m Izumi. —21 -2 Whaa? Who?! You’re Ai-san, right? I was supposed to recognize you by your mint green short sleeve shirt and white skirt. hw- Yeah, matches up. -3 Ok, let’s head to the restaurant. I’ve got a reservation. Wha?! -4 Wha?! What the heck’s going on? Don’t tell me… -5 That this is a three way?! -6 This wasn’t what I signed up for! —22 -2 Huh? hw- It’s just us two? Ok, let’s me introduce myself. -3 I work in finance. My name’s Izumi. —23 -1 I’m thirty years old. It’s nice to meet you. -2 Wait, so she’s Izumi-san? ###bold and italicize “she’s” -3 I’m sure you’re surprised that a middle aged woman showed up, hm? You see, I… hw- Middle aged?! —24 -1 I want to be a Mommy to a young woman. But if I put Mommy in the app, I just get flooded with guys. So I put Daddy down in my profile. -2 Sorry if it seemed like I tricked you. But I promise I’ll pay, so don’t worry. Ah, sure… So this stuff goes down too… -3 But, uh… —25 -1 She’s so beautiful! Is she really thirty? She’s gotta be super popular. Why does someone like her want to be a Mommy? -2 What? Um… —26 -1 Why do you want to be a Mommy to a girl? Hm? -2 Well, girls are just cuter, right? -3 Wow -5 Huh? But you’ve got… Ah, this? —27 -1 Yes. I’m married. -2 To a woman? hw- Fufu You can’t do that in Japan yet. Of course it’s to a man. -3 I see. So she’s married. But she wants to… with a girl… What’s the matter? -4 Nothing. I don’t get it, but it might be better that she’s a woman. —28 -1 sfx- Chompf Wow! This is amazing! What about you, Ai-chan? -2 Why are you looking for a Daddy? You said this was your first time. That’s because… -3 I want to buy a birthday present for my boyfriend. -4 So you have a boyfriend! Gotcha! Well, of course you do! —29 -1 Is your boy in college too? No, he works. Hmm. -2 So he’s taking you out to all sorts of different places? Nn… Well… -3 He’s seems pretty busy with work, so not so much. Really? -4 But he always makes time for me. He comes to see me at my part time job. —30 -1 I mean, he’s always so busy, but he’s always asking me if I’m ok making time for him. He always worries about me. -3 He’s really sweet! -4 I see. —31 -1 You’re head over heels, huh? -2 Ba-dump -4 What did you think of the restaurant? —32 -1 It was really delicious. It was my first time in a place like that, so I was a little nervous. -2 I see. I had better get home quickly. -3 Izumi-san sure seems used to this… -4 I get the feeling I shouldn’t be with her like this… Um, so it’s about time… Oh, hey… —33 -1 Do you still have time? There’s a place I’d like to take you. sfx- Clasp Huh? -2 sfx- Click Clack Um… Hey… wait a… -3 It’s ok. I’ll make sure you’re compensated. -4 I had planned on giving you 10,000 yen for dinner, so —34 -1 But I’ll throw in another 10,000 yen on top. -2 Huh? -3 What? -4 Wait! -5 I think you’ll like this too, Ai-chan. —35 -1 It’s the perfect thing for after dinner. -2 Th-thump -3 No way… I gotta get out of here… Ah…! -4 Wait! Come here. —36 -2 Whaa…? —37 -1 I’ve been wanting to come here! Um…? Are we…? -2 Here, try some! sfx- Pop -4 Sooo good! Fufu I’m glad you like it. —38 -1 You finally smiled. -2 Since it looked like you were nervous, I wanted to to have at least a little bit of fun before you went home. -3 Sorry to have dragged you here. -4 Izumi-san… -5 I totally had the wrong impression. I’m so ashamed. I-I’m sorry. hm- Hm? Why are you apologizing? —39 -1 I told you I was married, right? -2 It’s we’ve been together for five years now. but recently he hasn’t been willing to come to places like this. -3 So I’m really happy I could bring you here, Ai-chan. Thank you. —40 -2 Oh, so you work in a cafe? Yes. Ever since I started college. hw- It’s been two years. -3 I worked in a cafe once too. Really? You did? -4 At a place called Moonlight in Noge. Wha? —41 -1 That’s where I work! Whaaa? sxf- Clatter No way? Really? -2 Crazy coincidence, huh? So it’s still there! Is Chiaki, the master there, still doing well? sfx- Kyaa She’s doing great! I can’t believe this! -3 But, don’t you get hit on? hw- It’s all bars around there. Actually, my boyfriend goes there… So that’s how it went down? —42 -1 Ah, it’s already this late. -2 Huh? Oh, you’re right! It’s getting late. We should get moving. -3 But I still can’t get over it. You worked at the same place I do! -4 Just a moment. Here. For you. sfx- Slide —43 -1 For today. -2 Ah. sfx- Th-thump -3 It’s so much… hw- 25,000 yen… -4 You went along with it when I dragged you here. I told you I’d add on, right? -5 It was really fun. Thank you. —44 -1 Right. This is just how it goes with a Daddy. -2 I was having so much fun, I forgot. I’ll walk you to the station. -3 I wanted to talk with her more…… —45 -1 If I said I want to see her again I wonder if it would come across like I was begging for money. Ai-chan? What’s wrong? -2 Huh? Ah! No, it’s nothing! -4 Ah… Could it be… —46 -1 You’re not quite satisfied? -2 Th-thump -3 Bullseye? Yes… I wanted to chat with you more, or, uh… -4 I see. So 25,000 yen wasn’t enough. Huh? —47 -1 Ok, let’s head to a hotel. I’ll add 20,000 yen. -3 Huh? What did you just… -4 There was a hotel close by… Ah, there it is. -5 See? —48 -1 Want to go in? —49 -1 A Woman who Wants to be Embraced - I’m a College Student but I Just Sold Myself to a Woman in her Thirties by Momoe Tsukasa —51 -1 Okay… Shall we? -2 Chapter 2 Wha…? -4 Whaaaaa?! —52 -1 Go?! To a hotel?! -2 If we go, it’s gonna be that, right? ### bold and italicize “that” And we’re both women! -3 Well, girl’s are just cuter, right? So it this kind of thing after all…?! —53 -1 I just wanted to talk more with her… I mean, we’re both women, right? That’s a bit… Does that put you off? -2 Put me off? I not that… Hm? -3 Huh? Hey! -5 If you don’t speak up clearly… —54 -1 I’m going mess with you, okay? —55 -1 Heh heh. Psych. -2 I’m kidding. -3 Actually, I have a request. —56 -1 I would like to spend more time with you, Ai-chan. If you feel the same way as I do, -2 Would you squeeze my hands? -3 If you don’t, then we’ll just go home. I’ll still see you to the station. —57 -1 Th-thump -2 Th-thump -3 Squeeze —58 -1 Well… This is a lovely room. —59 -1 Creak -2 Whew -5 What’s the matter? How about we sit to start with? sfx- ba-dump —60 -1 Scooch Scooch -2 Tump -3 Thank you for squeezing my hands back there. sfx- Th-thump -5 Ah… No, it’s… —61 -1 sfx- Whssh -2 Are you nervous? -3 sfx- Th-thump ###repeat into panel 4 Sorry for making you so nervous. —62 -1 Let’s just have a nice time. -2 Hah -3 Oh, right. You should warm up in the bath. I’ll get it ready for you. —63 -1 Am I really going to do it with her now?! -2 And how did I end up in a love hotel like this? sfx- Spaced out -3 Get a grip. It’s because I squeezed her hands back. Why…? Mmmm… Huh? Why? -4 Vrr Vrr Vrr —64 -1 Okamoto Riku You work tomorrow, right? Can I stop by after work? -2 Ri-kun… -3 Ai-chaaaan! sfx- Jolt -4 hw- Come over here Ah… Um… —65 -1 Okaaay! -2 hw- Ai-chaan Just wait a second, please! Did something happen? -3 What’s the matter? sfx- Creak —66 -2 Whoa…! Pretty amazing, right? —67 -3 Y-yes… It would be a waste to just use this tub for one person, don’t you think? —68 -1 Right? -2 Want to get in together? —69 -1 Want to get in together? -2 Whaa? Chapter 3 -3 With you, Izumi-san? Mmm, ah, right. —70 -1 Despite how I might come across, I’m actually pretty lonely. -3 I want to be with you, Ai-chan… sfx- Longing -4 So, even if it’s just the bath… -5 If I asked… —71 -1 sfx- Giggle Would you get in with me? -3 Shaaaa —72 -1 It’s ok! -2 I can be fine with this! -3 Just taking a bath together? No problem. -4 I mean, we’re both girls! ### cue the porn music —73 -1 Right. Girls taking a bath together is normal. -2 I’ve done this when I slept over at friend’s houses, and on school trips. I mean, to refuse would be the weird thing, right? -3 Yeah, it’s all normal. -4 Creak -5 Thanks for waiting. —74 -1 Shaaaaa —75 -1 Smile -3 Whish —76 -1 sfx- Th-thump ###repeat Wha? -2 School trip? Sleep overs? -3 This is totally different! -4 Splish —77 -1 Big baths are just the best! -2 sfx- Ba-dump You put in some bath salts, huh? -3 Jasmine has such a nice smell. sfx- Ba-dump Ba-dump -4 Ai-chan. —78 -1 Are you embarrassed? -2 So even though we’re both women, -4 You’re embarrassed at being in the bath together? -5 N-no, that’s not… —79 -1 Ka-bloosh -3 Are you mad? Wha? Hey.. Huh? -4 I’m sorry. sfx- Press —80 -1 Blush -2 Ai-chan? My breath… sfx- Ba-dump Ba-dump -3 sfx- Ba-dump Ba-dump I think I’ve stopped breathing… -5 Sliiide -6 Squeeze —81 -1 So let’s play some other games. Wha?! -2 Do you know this game? sfx- Slide -3 Squeeze —82 -2 It a game where you get a cute girl to turn and look at you. —83 -1 Ai-chan… Even without makeup, your skin is so pretty. -3 Izumi-san… Your eyelashes are pretty. -4 Really? —84 -1 Thank you. -2 Steam ###repeat -3 We’re going to overheat. Time to get out. Y-yeah, you’re right. sfx- Splash —85 -2 Ai-chan. -3 I’ll dry your hair for you. —86 -1 sfx- Click Ok, then… -2 Can you go wait for me in bed? —87 -1 Th-thump Th-thump -2 Th-thump Thump Chapter 4 —88 -1 Can you go wait for me in bed? -3 Aahhh… It’s kinda… -4 Hot. Where’s the remote for the air? -5 sfx- Thwap Ow! —89 -1 Ahhhn Ahhh -2 sfx- Ahhhn Gah! Wh-what did I… sfx- Ahhh Ai-chan. —90 -1 Wagh! -2 sfx- Th-thump Th-thump You were watching porn? -3 You haven’t had work done, right? Since you’re young, your skin’s so nice… sfx- Th-thump Th-thump -4 Oh, hey? -5 Hwa? —91 -1 Kiss —92 -2 Kiss Twitch -4 Kiss -5 sfx- Kiss Kiss Nn… sfx- Clench —93 -1 Haah… Haah… -2 No… -3 I can’t…! —94 -1 Ok, that’s enough for today. -2 Wha? -3 This seems to be your first experience with this, and you must be tired, right? -4 So let’s just go to bed. You stretch out on the bed by yourself. —95 -2 Fidget -3 All she did was kiss me and I’m all… sfx- Stroke -4 Ba-dump Ba-dump —96 -2 I couldn’t sleep at all. Ok, thanks for everything. -3 See you later. -4 Later…? —97 -1 So we’re going to meet again…? -2 sfx- Th-thump Th-thump Really…? -3 Will she contact me? -4 sfx- Ding-a-ling Rin-chan. Huh? —98 -1 Ri-kun… why are you…?! -2 Why? I texted you yesterday, right? I said I’d drop by. I saw you read it. -3 Ah… yeah. That text… I forgot to answer it. Okamoto Riku You work tomorrow, right? -4 sfx- Squeeze I mean, at the time I was doing that with Izumi-san… ###bold and italicize “that” —99 -1 And I have more time to hang out toady, so… sfx- Th-thump Th-thump Together… -2 sfx- Hah? Rin-chan? -3 Ah, sure! Have a seat at wait a sec! I wanna have an American. Got it! Just wait a sec. -4 Noge Lane —100 -1 What do I do now? How do I face Ri-kun…? -2 After doing that… I mentioned it earlier… -3 But today I have more time than usual to be with you. -4 What would you like to do? Want to go for a drink? -5 Wha? We always just head straight to a hotel… —101 -1 Well, on second thought, let’s buy dinner at a convenience store and take our time at the hotel. -2 Would that work for you? Ah, sure… -3 Welcome! Tiramisu Parfait -4 Ah, that looks good. It’s fine. I’ll get it for you. Nuh-uh, I’m ok. sfx- Whish —102 -1 I just ate, so… -4 Rin-chan, let’s grab a room. sfx- Vrr Vrr -5 Yeah! sfx- Vrr Vrr From Izumi-san You have two messages.. A Woman who Wants to be Embraced - I’m a College Student but I Just Sold Myself to a Woman in her Thirties by Momoe Tsukasa —105 -1 Chapter 5 —106 -1 That wasn’t satisfying at all. -2 sfx- Caress I want it more like… -3 That other time… Nn… —107 -1 Zzz Huh? -2 sfx- Zzz Zzz Wait… -3 Am I only thinking about Izumi-san? -4 Whish —108 -1 I’v got to stop this right now! This kind of thing isn’t good! -2 When we parted, she said… See you later. I can’t let that ever happen again! -3 So before she invites me out again, I’m gonna say no! sfx- Nab -4 Ah… but I better not do it now. I’ll do when I get back home. -5 Huh? —109 -1 I’ve got messages from Izumi-san! And not just one! Four! From Izumi-san You have four messages.. -2 Zzz Zzz Glance… -3 Just a quick check… -4 Let’s see… sfx- Swipe Thanks for last night. Sorry we ended up staying out until morning ### Shyaaa, right. The parfaits were so yummy, right? It’s been a while since I had sweets, so I overate —110 -1 Would you be willing to meet up again? If that works for you, just let me know when you are free sfx- Ba-dump -2 Would you be willing to meet up again? If that works for you, just let me know when you are free There’s something important I’d like to talk to you about -3 Something important? sfx- Th-thump Th-thump I’m curious, but forget that a sec… -4 Even though she invited me out, I have to turn her down! “No, thank you very much” “Actually, I have something important to tell you too” sfx- Fwish —111 -1 sfx- Bam That’s perfect. Let’s meet up and talk Wha?! Izumi ###on top of circle -2 sfx- Ping What days are you free? This month I have XX and XX open. sfx- Ping OMG whatta I do? sfx- Ah, wait! Wait! -5 Ai Ok, what about next Saturday? sfx- Fwish —112 -1 sfx- Ping Got it Izumi -3 Ok, see you later. Take care! Yup. -3 Sorry, Ri-kun. -4 But I’m going to put an end to this once and for all! —113 -1 Saturday. -2 Glitter Shine -3 Ok! Today, I’ll do it! -4 Gleam -5 I’m going to win this thing! sfx- Determined! —114 -1 I’m going to win this thing! -2 I’m totally going to win! -3 This win is mine! -4 Okay! Perfect! I”m totally in the game now! sfx- Yus! -5 Honk Honk -6 Clack —115 -1 Shhf -2 Sorry to keep you waiting. It’s Izumi-san! -3 Whumph -4 A car?! Sorry I’m late. Traffic was bad. —116 -1 Ok… -2 Hop in. —117 -1 Oh, crap! -2 sfx- Nyaaah She didn’t say she’d pick me up in a car! sfx- Beep Beep hw- Focussed on the GPS -3 Your outfit is really cute. sfx- Oh, crap! Oh, crap! -4 Really?! sfx- Beam -5 I just bought these to tell the truth… I saw them in a magazine and thought they were cute! And then I found them for cheap online and got them. —118 -1 Kiss -2 Yeah. You’re incredibly cute. -3 I wanted to dress up for today too, but I work suddenly called and I had to swing by. That sucks, right? Wha? Wha?? —119 -1 sfx- Whaaa?! Starting things off with a kiss?! sfx- Peep Peep Argh, that’s right! Cars are just perfect for make outs. She’s definitely gonna want to… hw- Aaah -2 Ah, um… Y’know, i… But I’m really glad you came. When I saw you standing there waiting… -4 I thought you were so cute. —120 -1 It made my heart pound. -3 sfx- Vrroom Ok, ready to go? Y-yes… —121 -1 Is there somewhere you’d like to go? -2 sfx- Th-thump Th-thump N-not in particular… Really? Hm, than what shall we do…? -3 Crap! This is the first time I’ve been taken on a date in a car! sfx- Th-thump ###repeat —122 -1 I haven’t even been taken out by Ri-kun! sfx- Clench -2 Ah, if you want something to drink there’s stuff in the back. -3 I bought a variety of drinks, so if there’s something you’d like, please help yourself. -4 Whoa… She brought this many… sfx- Rustle Ok, I’ll have this. -5 Hm? Jasmine tea? Delicious Jasmine Tea —123 -1 hw- Heh I guess you really must like Jasmine, huh, Ai-chan? I’ll make sure to get Jasmine tea next time too. -2 Huh? -3 No, stop that! I’ve got to tell her that this is it, that there won’t be any next time. Ah, um…! —124 -1 Ah, right, you haven’t eaten yet. -2 How about we grab takeout and eat outside? -3 Wow, they look so good! —125 -1 Just pick out anything you’d like. You can get soup to go too. -2 sfx- Gulp That looks good, but it wouldn’t be good to take too much. Better pass on it… -5 sfx- squeek We’re here. —126 -1 Wow! -2 It’s a nice spot, right? Let’s eat in the back. -4 Thumpa Thumpa -5 Huh? Did you buy all that?! sfx- Tons! Yeah, these all caught my eye. Did I buy too much? N-no, I think it should be ok…! —127 -1 Ah, that’s the one I passed on… sfx- Crinkle -2 Want a bite? Wha? Are you sure? -3 Chomp -4 It’s so good! You can have all of it. -5 Yours looks good too, Ai-chan. —128 -1 Ah, do you want to try it? hw- Please, go ahead Thank you. -4 Ah… —129 -1 I do this all the time with my friends, but… -2 But that’s why… -3 That’s exactly why it makes me overly conscious of this… —130 -1 Nothing about this is normal. It was delicious. —131 -2 Um, you said you had something important to talk about… -3 sfx- Jolt You said you had something to talk about as well, right? -4 Um… I… —132 -1 Oh, stop that! Kya Kya -2 It’ll be hard to talk here. -3 Let’s go somewhere a little more private. sfx- Vroom -4 Somewhere “more private”… -6 This isn’t good… —133 -1 Not good. Oh good, they still have rooms. -2 Which one would be nice? Ah, this one has a sauna. I decide today would be it. -3 This room is cute… So… -4 Ok, let’s get that one. I have to hurry up and… -5 Beep —134 -1 Clack -2 Huh? Hey! Izumi-san?! sfx- Wham -3 Ai-chan, you’ve actually been waiting for this, right? Wha?! -4 It’s clear as day. —135 -1 Kiss -2 Nn sfx- Kiss Kiss Fwaah -3 Kiss Nn sfx- Snap Kiss sfx- Snap -4 Here ,with me… —136 -1 You don’t have to pretend you don’t want it. A Woman who Wants to be Embraced - I’m a College Student but I Just Sold Myself to a Woman in her Thirties by Momoe Tsukasa —139 -1 Chapter 7 Ah… Um… -2 Kiss Kiss -3 …nn. —140 -1 Can I… at least -2 Take a shower? sfx- Shaaaa -4 Yeah, It’ll be ok… —141 -1 It’s good I showered first. It gave me a chance to calm down. -2 Clack -3 Creak -4 This time, for sure… -5 I’m really going to tell her… —143 -1 Um… Th… -2 This room really is super cute, huh? sfx- Gyaah This is “calm” ###box -3 The shower’s heart shaped too! It’s quite the thing! -4 Ah, and they had facial masks in the bathroom too. -5 The baking soda kind! Maybe I’ll try it later… —144 -1 I haven’t tried the baking soda ones yet, so… sfx- Flumph -2 Shimmy Shimmy -3 Pat Pat —145 -1 Creak… -3 Tug -4 Whssh… —146 -1 Hug -2 Ai-chan. —147 -1 You smell so good. -3 Squish —148 -1 W-waugh! sxf- Boing -2 Roll -3 ThumpaThumpaThumpa -4 Are you interested in my breasts? sfx- Ba-dump -5 It’s ok. —149 -1 Want to touch them? -2 Th-thump -3 Ba-dump Ba-dump —150 -1 Whoa… Wooow! -2 S-so soft… and so smooth… -3 So different from mine… -4 sfx- Slide Okay… —151 -1 So you don’t mind if I touch you here? Wha?! sfx- Press -2 No way! Whaa?! -3 Hey! Wait a… -4 Don’t stop. —152 -1 Just like that. -2 Wait, no… -3 Your hand stopped moving. ‘Cause… -4 ‘Cause if she keeps… —153 -1 I’m gonna… -2 sfx- Pause Wha?! -3 Not yet. sfx- Creak -4 I’m going to make you feel even better. —154 -1 Shall I… turn off the light? -4 Yeah… sfx- Click A Woman who Wants to be Embraced Vol1 The End —156 -1 If she hadn’t found a Daddy… Aren’t there any good jobs out there? Huh? Foreign Exchange? hw- What’s that? -2 I don’t really get it, but let me buy some… Wha? It’s going down?! hw- Aargh -3 Several days later Ri-kun! -4 I brought your birthday present! hw- Continued in “A Woman who Wants to be Embraced - I’m a salaryman, but I sold myself to a college student.” -5 Owwww! Ergonomic Air Sole Super Popular! ###jagged sign Pumps you can run in -6 See Chapter 1 -7 Crick -8 Hnngh… A-are you ok? They said I could run in these… -157 -1 Getting ready to go home At the hotel I didn’t use any of the amenities. -2 I wanna bring them home, but don’t want to come off as a cheapskate… hw- Izum-san doesn’t seem to be interested in them sfx- Glance -3 Shove -4 Happy! Gonna take ‘em home! She loves her amenities! -5 Can you read this? sfx- Bam! ### leave the kanji as is for this panel -6 It says “A Woman who Wants to be Embraced”! No, that’s not correct. -7 It says “A Woman who Wants to be Hugged”. -8 It’s “A Person who Wants to be Embraced”! hw- Whatevs! sfx- Massage sfx- Ah hw- There! That’s it! ###This 4-koma hinges on various readings of the kanji for “to embrace” and also the non-standard reading the author gave to the kanji for “woman”. —158 -1 Meeting about the logo for the title It happened to be on a day when a typhoon was passing through. ###box Well, actually… There’s this really good cake shop near my house. I thought about getting some… -2 E. ###face My editor -3 A. ###face Author -4 D. ###face Graphic designer but with all this rain I passed on it. -5 I also thought I’d bring some sweets to snack on, but… hw- with this weather… —159 -1 Well, actually me too… I thought I’d pick up some Taiwanese sweets from my neighborhood, but… -2 Actually, I didn’t think of that at all, and just clammed up. sfx- Shiver Shiver The end -3 See you in Vol 2! —160 -1 ### since I’m translating the whole series, I’m not going to bother with the ads for the next volume. If it’s really important to you, contact me. —161 -1 ###same —162 -1 Momoe Nice to meet you! In order to draw the cover, I went to a love hotel all by myself. I wandered around a street with a lot of love hotels by myself too. It was that kind of day! Thanks for reading! —164 -1 A Woman who Wants to be Embraced ### the big letters say the same thing as the script above Extra ###vertical box What happens when Karin, a normal college student, and her boyfriend get karate chopped on the neck by a woman in black at an amusement park? ###vertical -2 Hm? Where am I? Huh? -3 sfx- Bam 1,000,000 ###in robot’s hand -4 Whaaat? What the hell’s going on? -5 I’m in a robot?! Huh? Main book cover ###bottom right —165 -1 Ri-kun?! Auuugh! Why am I…?! -2 Klang Klang Wha? I’m not moving this, but it’s…! -3 Run, Ri-kun! Heeeyyyyy! Super SF Big Production! Original Story! Go! Main book back cover —166 -1 OK, Ok, let’s head to a hotel. I’ll add 20,000 yen. Rear Cover