So This is the Kind of Things Friends Do! by Yukio Yuki 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. —02 -1 So This is the Kind of Things Friends Do! —02 -1 What am I gonna do now? -2 I had so idea I’d get caught up like this… ###Yeah, this goes against Riri’s 3rd person thing in the rest of the story, but I think the 1st person is better here. —03 -1 This spring I became a college student. …ai University ### I can’t make out the first kanji -2 My name’s Aono Ayu. -3 I’m not that great under pressure. I didn’t get into my first choice college, and ended up getting accepted into my backup choice. -4 Going to your next class? I’ll pass. Gonna hang out with my boyfriend. Well, then I’ll cut too. —04 -1 College. I haven’t been able to find someone to be friends with. sfx- By herself -2 At this rate, I’ll spend my college years all alone! -3 All I did in high school was study, so I didn’t make any friends. hw- Studying hard every day (but failed anyway) I want to finally make a friend in college! —05 -1 Cafeteria -2 I’m… a little nervous about the clubs… ###flyer, back to front Tennis Club Manga Club Let’s go to Komiket! Travel Club We have drinking parties every week! I suck at sports… Not interested in the arts… -3 I wonder if there are certification prep clubs? Hobby: earning certifications -4 Clamor Clamor -5 Well, I better get a move on. sfx- Clack -6 sfx- Whumf sfx- Splish Aww —06 -1 Oh, sorry about that! -2 hw- Sorry! You got all wet. N-no, I’m sorry too. -3 Whoa… She’s so cute! So girly! -4 Um, were you eating alone? Eh? Uh, yeah… —07 -1 Wha? me too! We’re the same! -2 …Haven’t really been able to make friends… Oh, me too! -3 I’m Haruda Riri. hw- And you can drop the honorifics with me, ok? Let’s be friends! -4 Friends! -5 Yeah! Ah, I’m… Aono Ayu-chan, right? —08 -1 Huh? How do you know my name? Well, you were the student representative of the incoming class, right? -2 You stood up so straight… Riri thought you were pretty amazing. -3 Whaaa? I thought for sure no one was was paying attention to that. hw- That makes me happy! -4 Thank you… Oh yeah! Do you want to hang out after this? -5 Ah, sure. But I have to study for a certificate, so as long as I’m not out late… Okay! Then let’s go hang at my place. hw- Riri lives alone nearby. —09 -2 Here’s some tea. hw- Thank you! Wow! I’m at a friend’s place! Finally achieved going to a friend’s house sfx- Yus! -3 But what you even do at a friend’s house? sfx- Excited ###repeat Games? I haven’t played that many games… -4 H-hey Riri, what does hanging out mean… —10 -2 Whump -3 Huh? —11 -1 When you go over to someone’s place It’s always gonna be about sex, right? —12 -1 Aono Ayu-chan. Riri’s been aiming for you since the entrance ceremony. Riri’s always wanted to screw an over the top serious girl like you. -2 And naive girls? So easy to get them hooked. -3 Feels so good to make someone yearn for you. Maybe sex friends could be good too. -4 I… —13 -1 I see! -2 To tell the truth, I’ve never had a friend before, so this is all new to me! So even girl friends do this kind of thing… -4 Wha? No way?! She’s ignorant? She must have been the type to only focus on her studies! sfx- That kinda makes me… sfx- Ba-dump —14 -1 Yeah, that’s right! It’s all part of communication! hw- Totally normal! I see! Thanks for telling me! -2 But it’s my first time, so I’m a little nervous… sxf- Worried -3 Ooooh, don’t you look at me with that puppy dog face… It’s okay! Riri will totally be gentle! hw- Haaah Haaah Thank you! -4 Th-thump ###repeat —15 -1 Riri can smell the fragrance of soap on Ayu-chan. It’s kind getting me all worked up. Th-thump ###repeat -2 Kiss -3 Nn… And the cute noises she makes! hw- Ooooh yeah! —16 -1 sfx- Exhausted hw- Mm, baby… hw- Phew We’ve been kissing for a while. -2 Ok, Riri’s gonna eat you up now… Oh! It’s already this late? -3 I’m sorry, it time for me to study, so I’ve got to go home now. hw- Switch off! sfx- Click -4 Wha? Thanks for everything today! sfx- Scrub She wiped her face! -5 You’re really going? Wait! Let’s exchange Line IDs! I don’t have a smartphone. No way! —17 -1 We gotta get you one! Riri will help you pick one out. Hm? Thank you! Ok, next time! -2 And tell me your schedule too! Riri will go to the lectures with you! Okay! -3 See you. -4 Ka-chack -5 Ayu-chan… She really did go home. -6 Riri’s never had this happen before! Actually, she’s the one who pulls this shit. ###box Sorry, Riri’s not into it today. Gonna go home. Whaa? Like, now? -7 sfx- Horny That wasn’t enough. Riri’s gotta take care of myself now. —18 -1 But seriously? She doesn’t even have a smartphone? Maybe Riri came on too strong and she’s lying to me? -2 But waitta second… Why is Riri the one getting hooked on her? -3 Shit! Ayu-chan, just you wait! Riri’s going to make you fall for me! sfx- Whap Whap -4 And on Ayu’s part… I’m so happy I made a friend! Now I can focus on my studies! sfx- Workin’ hard! —19 -1 Smartphone acquired! Have you gotten used to it yet? No, not yet… -2 Ah, a phone call! Sorry, let me answer it. sfx- Clank sfx- Riiiing -3 No way, she’s gonna answer when Riri’s right here? Up till now ###box sfx- She’s been the one hw- Hello? Hey, who’s that? sfx- Ex-girlfriend -4 Riri can’t believe you’re making me feel this! sfx- Hnngh Ok, so buy green onions on the way home… Talking with her mother —20 -1 Whew… Sorry about that. Mm-nn. Who was she talking to? Riri wants to know but doesn’t want to come off as a pain in the butt. -2 Hey, lemme see your phone? Riri will put some cool apps on it. Thank you! I appreciate it. -3 What are you putting on there? sfx- Bip Bip Bip Train schedules and stuff. She also installed a GPS tracking app. -4 Aaaah, Riri really is pain in the butt. Can’t deny it, but… So this is what if feels like to have to chase someone… sfx- Slump —21 -1 So This is the Kind of Things Friends Do! —22 -1 Riri brought Ayu back to her place again. Ok, today we’re totally going all the way! Single minded! ###box sfx- Really horny -2 Hey, can I touch you? Y-yeah… -3 Caress -4 Hnngh, that feels strange. It’ll get better and better hw- Huff Huff hw- So cute! She’s been totally untouched until now! —23 -1 Um, can I touch you too, Riri-chan? Of, course! Riri’s been waiting! -2 Y-yeah, okay…. hw- Slow and careful -3 L-like this? sfx- Squeeze Squeeeze She’s so clumsy! Yeah Ah… Take Riri’s bra off, then pinch my nipples —25 -1 Oh? You’re really clear about what you like done to your body. Actually, very impressed. -2 Wha?! So unabashed even though she doesn’t know anything? sfx- Th-thump -3 sfx- Kya! hw- The sound of her nipples getting pinched. Haaaaah -4 L-let’s stop here for today. sfx- Wheeze sfx- Huff hw- Sure Whaaaaat?! It’s the first time Riri’s cum just from my breasts! —25 -1 Hey, Riri-san? -2 Y’know… I’ve been alone and so lonely in college. -3 So thank you so much for being my friend. -4 This… This girl… sfx- Ba-dump —26 -1 Riri’s doesn’t want to be friends, Riri wants to be girlfriends! She’s a super rare SS pure little devil! -2 But since Ayu thinks that friends have sex… doesn’t that mean that it’ll be bad if she makes other friends? -3 But Riri can’t just tell her Riri was lying about that… hw- Riri-chan, I can’t believe how mean you were… hw- You were just messing with me… hw- I’m out of here. -5 Ayu-chan! You can’t make any other friends besides me! Wha? What do I do now? My secret dream was to make 100 friends… It’ll become an orgy! So no way! Whaa? —27 -1 That black haired girl is smart. Maybe she’ll help us study. Nah, the other one’s scary. sfx- Glare —28 -1 Characters Aono Ayu 160cm. Slim. B cup. Serious and pure. Her hobby is collecting certifications. Since she’s only focused on studying and has never had any friends, she’s pretty naive. She goes about things at her own pace. Thanks to Riri, she believes that having between friends is sex is normal. She has a cat. Haruda Riri 150cm. Voluptuous body. D cup. Seems easy going on the outside, but is really calculating. Tries to have a breezy, no strings attached life. Has a high sex drive. She comes from a rural background. Has quite a few ex-girlfriends back home. She doesn’t have friends. That’s just how she is. She has always been the one to play others, but got enchanted by the serious Ayu this time. She refers to herself in the third person.