A Woman who Wants to be Embraced - I’m a College Student but I Just Sold Myself to a Woman in her Thirties Vol 2 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 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 Momoe Tsukasa —04 -1 A Woman who Wants to be Embraced Contents Chapter 8 ###etc I’m a College Student but I Just Sold Myself to a Woman in her Thirties —05 -1 sfx- Creak Chapter 8 -2 Stroke -4 Tug —06 -1 sfx- Whap Waah! Wait a… -2 Just wait a second… -3 Well, then let’s do this. —7 -1 Bump -2 sxf- Mush Mush Fufu -3 Shwip —08 -1 Wha…? sfx- Rub sfx- Bluuush Wait… this is… Rubbing like that is… sfx- Rub Ah… -2 sfx- Whish …nn -3 Grab —09 -1 You don’t have to hold back your voice… -4 Wait… -5 That’s…! —10 -1 Ba-dump -2 Izumi-sa… Ah.. no… -3 Huff Huff -4 Hn sfx- Quiver Quiver —11 -1 Haah Haah -3 Mm… sfx- Creak -4 Lick —12 -1 Yeah, I really want to see your face, Ai-chan. -3 Slip -5 Lift —13 -2 Wait… Eh… No… sfx- Quiver Shake Shake -3 I never knew you could… -4 Thrust —14 -1 Look at me? -2 Back then, I told her that her eyelashes were pretty… —15 -1 But I really wanted to say that her eyes were pretty. -2 But I couldn’t. -3 If I did, it felt like I would have crossed a line of no return. —16 -1 Aaahh Aaaahh -4 I’ll take you back home, ok? —17 -1 Spacey -3 Screech -4 We’re here. Wha? -5 Ah, right. What I wanted to tell you. —18 -1 I forgot to give you the money for the last time we spent the night together. So with today, here’s 40,000 yen. -3 Ai-chan? -4 Ah… —19 -1 Thank you very much. -2 And didn’t you have something you wanted to say to me too? -3 Huh? What was it? I’m sorry, I have to get home. Ok, no problem. -4 Well, I’ll see you next time. —20 -1 Vrrrrm -2 Just what the hell am I doing? -4 sfx- Clack There’s no way… —21 -1 That sort of thing is every happening again! -2 Ah! But I didn’t say it to her before I went home! hw- Hmph! I was just in a huff then. -3 But was I even willing to say that? I don’t ever get what I’m doing anymore! -4 Ah… just what should I do…? sfx- Pat —22 -1 Heya! Ah, done with classes? -2 Hey, we’re gonna hit that new restaurant by the station, You’re coming, right, Karin? Huh? You don’t have to go to your job, right? Ah, yeah… -3 Oh, right! hw- Ok! So we’re set Haru says she’s coming too. -4 I can pick everyone’s brain! —23 -1 Chapter 9 —24 -1 Cheers! TechiTechi Pub -2 So listen to this! -3 My boyfriend and I just went on a trip to celebrate our two year anniversary! sfx- Look at this! If you celebrate too early, you’re gonna whittle your HP down. Can’t heaar you! You wanna know where we went? Well we went to Shizuoka! sfx- Bling -4 Karin, how’s it been for you? Wha? hw- Aw, Shizuoka’s nice… —25 -1 C’mon! Your white collar boyfriend! Ah… Um. -2 I think we’re doing pretty well… sfx- Droop -3 Well, damn! He still drops by your work even though you’re going out, right? Duude, I want a boyfriend like that too! -4 But maybe I’ll trying diving into the world of dating apps. Seriously?! sfx- Th-thump hw- App? —26 -1 Right. I need to talk to them about this… -2 Nah, fuck that shit. I have friends who’ve done. They say there’s no one out there. Um… Seems like it’s nothing but players. -3 Well, if they’re good looking, that might be ok. Gimme a break. -4 Ah, um… So you see…! Sorry I’m late! —27 -1 Ah, Haru! Done with work? Dude, I’m so tired. -2 Good work. And I even left work early. -3 sfx- Whew Nn? -4 Karin, you haven’t touched your food at all . You ok? Wha? Yeah! I’m totally fine! -5 Oh, there she goes, doing the handsome boy thing. Don’t tell me… You’ve got your eye on Karin? —28 -1 Th’ hell? Come on, you two have been together since high school, right? Yeah? So what? -2 I mean, I was always surrounded by girls. I never had a chance to talk to Karin. Yup. hw- Both in volleyball club. That sounds sus. I mean there’s all the rumors about you! What? Was she a playboy? -3 There was nothing “boy” about it! Sorry to pop your bubble, but I was just a normal, boring, high school student. hw- I was totally focussed on club. hw- Are you shitting me? I mean, you seem like you’d totally have all the ladies. Well, I don’t go after straights, so there’s that, and… —29 -1 Since I’m only after cute girls, You all are right out! -2 Oh! Lemme get a pic of that! You look so hot! Who wants soup? But getting back to what we were talking about… -3 I mean hooking up with a player might not be too bad, don’t you think? sfx- Th-thump -4 What the heck are you talking about? Talking about players. You’re talking in circles! —30 -1 sfx- Th-thump But doesn’t it make you interested? -3 Mm, I’m not so sure. sfx- Th-thump —31 -1 I’d never be able to do it with someone I didn’t love. If you try it, you might like it. -2 That won’t work. Having to dump someone would be a pain. I mean, that’s just copulation. -3 C’mon, I haven’t had a boyfriend in three months. I’ll take some copulation! —32 -1 Karin, what’s up? sfx- Hah? -2 Ah, no, it’s… Ah, Karin, you don’t like this kind of girls talk? I mean, she’s the second most pure out of all of us. Who’s the first? -3 That’d be me. Ah, I’d kill for some ice cream… —33 -1 In the end, I wasn’t able to talk to them at all. -2 I mean, I was… -3 Kinda distracted there… sfx- Th-thump Th-thump -4 Hey, miss… —34 -1 Haru! You didn’t have a drop to drink. -2 If you have some time, wanna grab a drink with me? -3 Ding-a-ling -4 Ah, Haru-chan! Welcome! -5 I’m back. Huh? No… don’t tell me! —35 -1 Your girlfriend?! sfx- Whoa! Nah, she’s my friend. She’s straight and has a boyfriend. -2 Oh? Too bad. Don’t tell me… -3 This is a lesbian bar?! If it’s just us out drinking, we’d get hit on. This place will be safer. -4 There’s not just drinks, they have food too. If it’s something simple, I can whip it up for you. -5 Wha? Haru has a girlfriend? —36 -1 Sooo cute! Hey, hey! What do you think of me? Am I your type? hw- What do you think? hw- Eheheh Look, I said she’s straight! Keep your hands off! hw- I just said that! -2 You like fems, or are you into butches? Will you listen?! Whoa, so this is what a lesbian bar is like… -3 Sorry, my plan backfired. It’s ok. Do you come here often, Haru? -4 Mmm, maybe twice a week? Oh, wow! That’s kinda a lot! -5 Last time, she was so hammered it was a mess. sfx- Spt —37 -1 Don’t tell her that… -2 I’m going to the bathroom. Ah, right. -3 Let me give you a warning. -4 The girl over there? Ito-san? And there’s this middle aged heavily made up woman, Miki. Stay away from both of them. And the one you need to be the most cautious about… hw- Mama, Haru’s bad-mouthing me! hw- Well you shouldn’t bother her then. —38 -1 Is a big breasted career woman named Izumi. -2 Ding-a-ling Creak —39 -1 Ugh. -2 Oh? Chapter 10 —40 -1 Izumi-san…?! -2 Welcome! —41 -1 Awkward silence -2 What do I do now?! sfx- She’s totally staring at me -3 Well, speak of the devil. -4 Hm? Are you talking smack about me? Haru-chan! -5 Well… I just said you’re someone to avoid. sfx- Clink —42 -1 I was just telling Karin here. -2 So your name’s Karin. -3 Th-thump Th-thump -4 It’s nice to meet you. I’m the woman you should avoid. —43 -1 Ah, will you just stop already! Oh, settle down, Haru-chan. Shall I order you some of the Ochazuke that you like so much? What about you Karin? You should order something. Everything’s delicious here. -2 No… I’m… sfx- Glance Glance -3 Creak -4 Hmm? So your first time here? —44 -1 Then let me buy you a drink. -2 Cheers! hw- Izumi-san, we love you! -3 Did she bring you here? …yes. -4 hw- Ito-san! Wha? So, is that girl your “boyfriend”? -5 N-no! Just a friend! Hmm… —45 -1 So your name’s Karin-chan. -2 So can I call you that too? -3 Grab -4 Glug -5 Ah, fuck! After I told myself I wouldn’t see her anymore! —46 -1 I can’t believe we ran into each other here… -2 I wonder it she’s a regular. Why are people saying to avoid her? Arrgh… Why? -3 Ai-chan. -4 Wha? —47 -1 Th-thump Th-thump -2 So, Karin-chan has a boyfriend. -3 Yeah, she does! Some worker dude that went and scored himself a college student. Oh my. Pervy. How long has it been that you two have been going out? -4 Um… —48 -1 Squeeze -3 Um… -4 Three months… I guess —49 -2 Klank -3 Karin What are you doing? —50 -1 What’s the matter, Haru? -2 Don’t give me that. -3 You were holding Izumi’s hand under the table. -4 Has she figured out our relationship?! Um… Ah, crap. —51 -1 Seriously, I’m sorry for taking my eyes off you. -2 I just didn’t think she’d move that fast. ###bold and italicize “that” -3 Anyways, let’s go home already. sfx- Grab Wha? Hey! -6 I’ll tell you all about her. That woman… —52 -1 Is only interested in buying sex. -2 Wha? -3 She looks amazing at first. She’s got money, and knows how to throw it around. She should be able to get all the girls she wants. But she only is interested in prostitution. —53 -1 I’ve only been hanging out here a short time, but all you hear about her is how she pays for sex with girls. At first, it’s all about the pay for play, but the girls end up falling for her. -2 Then she always ends it by dumping them. It’s like… they get addicted to her. —54 -1 So don’t you ever let her pay you for sex. -2 Vrrr Vrrr -3 From Izumi-san You have one message —55 -1 Mama’s brought out some cheesecake. Let’s have some together. -3 Chapter 11 —56 -1 Hey! Why do you already have her contact info?! -2 No… It’s… -3 Should I tell her the truth…? That’s she’s my Mommy? -4 I wanted to talk it over with her to begin with so now’s my chance… sfx- Gulp —57 -1 Um, listen, Haru… Karin… -2 sfx- Grap -3 S-she’s pissed at me! -4 Huh? —58 -2 Haru…? sfx- Huh —59 -1 No… sfx- Fwip -2 Sorry for getting so worked up. Anyways, ignore that and let’s go home. -3 …? Yeah… -4 What? You’re going home already? Yeah, we have an early morning tomorrow. I see. Talk care on you way home! -5 Ai-chan… —60 -1 Bye bye —61 -1 Whoosh -2 You should erase her contact. -3 Seriously. Nothing good comes from dealing with her. Got it? -4 Yeah… -5 Don’t go messing around with her, ok? —62 -2 Click Clack Click -3 I did think Izumi-san seemed so used to all this… So I guess it’s true. -4 But, I’m a bit relieved. —63 -1 I mean, now I have a reason not to meet up with her. “Then she always ends it by dumping them.” “Don’t go messing around with her, ok?” -2 So this is it. -3 It’s over. Do you wish to block Izumi-san? -4 sfx- Vrrr Vrrr You have a new message Do you wish to block Izumi-san? —64 -1 Okamoto Riku Were we meeting up on the 11th? Time will be tight, so can we meet at the hotel? -2 The 11th? -3 It’s Ri-kun’s birthday! Since he’s busy on his actual birthday, we’re can meet up the day before! -4 sfx- Rummage I have the money from Izumi-san… -5 Is it ok to spend it on him? —65 -2 Eh? Wha? It’s a QF Quartz model! -3 I totally have been wanting one! You mentioned it before. Did I? I can’t believe you remembered! -4 But that must have been expensive! Are you sure? sfx- Nod —66 -1 sfx- Hug Thanks! -2 I love you! -3 Heh heh. Is it too soon to say that? -4 Kiss Nn —67 -1 Kiss -2 Kiss Ah! -3 Whump -4 Hey, Today, let’s do it just like this. —68 -1 “I love you” -2 It’s the first time he’s said that. -3 Rin-chan, just a sec… Huh? sfx- Pull -4 Kiss —69 -1 Aw.. that’s… -2 I’m just so happy! -3 He was so happy! Going to all that effort was totally worth it… sfx- Click Clack -4 I wanna go on vacation with him next. -5 If I pay for a trip away for us, I wonder if he’ll tell me that he loves me again. —70 -1 Ah, but… the money! A vacation would cost a bunch, huh… -2 I mean, I’d want to stay in a nice hotel… and eat well… -3 Clack If it’s someone different, then It’d be okay, right? ### dun dun duhn —71 -1 Chapter 12 -2 So are you Ai-chan? sfx- Th-thump Ah, knew it! —72 -1 Good evening! I”m Taka. Nice to meet you. -2 It’s… It’s nice to meet you too! sfx- Bow Wow, you’re cuter than your pic! Th-thanks… -3 Ok… How about we go? —73 -1 Sorry that we’re meeting up so late. Did you get lost getting here? Not at all! I hang out around here a lot. -2 I see. You come to see the baseball games? hw- The stadium’s right here, so… I’ve never seen a ball game. I haven’t either. I’m always just going to the bars. -3 I was uneasy at first, but he seems like a nice guy. -4 We’re here. Eating here will be ok, right? —5 -1 Sure, it’s totally fine! Saizeriya Oh, I see. So it’s typically at a restaurant like this… ###Saizeriya is a typical family restaurant. Think Olive Garden level. Nothing fancy. -2 Or, perhaps… You’d like to go somewhere more quiet? -3 No, I often come here with my friends, so… So this will be just fine. hw- Let’s go on in Seems like he’s decent enough… —75 -1 sfx- Chatter Chatter -2 So… Despite my appearance, I’m pretty into clothes. Oh? -3 Can you tell what’s special about my outfit? -4 Huh? Your T-shirt? —76 -1 Wrong! It’s my underwear! hw- Wha? -3 I got some new ones. I used to wear briefs, but now I’m wearing boxers. -4 I mean, girl’s dig boxers, am I right? -5 This is, uh… kinda… Um.. sfx- Th-thump Th-thump —77 -1 sfx- Clap Ah, Sorry, my bad! -2 That was a little TMI, right? My bad. And in any case, you wouldn’t be able to tell just by looking, right? -3 Yes, you’re right hw- Giggle But you pretty amazing for juggling both school and work. Back when I was a student, I… -5 Ok, so then I’ll just… —78 -1 Here you go. -2 Thank you very much. -3 I’m lucky I ended up with a interesting and fun guy like Takahito-san. Ok, thanks so much for dinner. -4 Nab —79 -1 Wha? What about our adult action? -2 Huh? “Adult”...? sfx- Scuff Yeah. You can’t mean to take 20,000 just for dinner. -3 sfx- Pull Um… -4 Ok, then I’ll return your… —80 -1 You don’t like me that much? sfx- Jolt -3 I’m really confident in my abilities. I mean, I’m way younger than other Daddys, right? I don’t know about that… -4 Now you’re just playing dumb. —81 -1 It’s fine. All good! It won’t take long. -2 What do I do now? -3 I’m so scared! -4 Really, let’s just try it out. -5 Grab —83 -1 Ai-chan, how much did he pay you tonight? Wha? -2 Hey miss, just what are you doing? Do you know her? A friend? -3 Then how about we all play together? I don’t mind at all. -4 Well, I don’t care how much. —84 -1 sfx- Shove -2 Wha?! sfx- Rustle -3 Hey, what are you…?! It’s all good. -4 Let’s go. sfx- Clench —85 -1 Hey! -2 Doing you think you’re gonna go to the police?! Lemme tell you, she’s not underage, and I paid here! I paid her 20.000 yen! -3 Sorry, bud… —86 -1 I just bought her right now. —87 -1 Chapter 13 I just bought this girl right now. —88 -1 sfx- Clack Wha? Huh? -2 sfx- Clack -3 Wha? What are you…?! sfx- Clack —89 -1 Ta Ta. —90 -2 Seems like you ran into a bad one, huh? -3 I’m glad I just happened to be passing by. -4 It’s Izumi-san… —91 -1 I’m so glad…! -2 Sniff Sniff -3 Sniff -4 Calmed down? —92 -1 I’m sorry, I’m okay, so… -2 Sigh… -3 Really? -4 Maybe there’s something you need to get off your chest? —93 -1 Maybe you could tell me? Not like I’m going to force you or anything. -2 I gave my boyfriend a wristwatch. -3 He was more happy than I’ve seen him before. -4 And he told me “I love you” for the first time. —94 -2 I see… -3 I’ve only seen that in movies or dramas and stuff. ###left So I was really surprised when it happened to me. And I was so, so happy. —95 -1 And so I thought I could take him on a vacation somewhere, and then he might say it again… I see. So you need to earn money again. -3 sfx- Whhish Then you should have just let me know. —96 -1 They get addicted to her. So don’t you ever let her pay you for sex. -2 The wind… it’s picking up. sfx- Whishh -3 There’s a typhoon coming. —97 -1 She said it was just coincidence that she was passing by, but… why was she around there to begin with? -2 It’s a street with lots of hotels… Was she with some other girl? -3 I’m sorry. Ah, I’ve gotta… -4 My feelings are all over the place… I’ll give you your money back! —98 -1 Huh? It’s fine. Don’t worry about it. -2 No, it’s… -3 Just put it away. But… Mmm… -4 I’m getting a bit tired. Huh? —99 -1 It’s been a crazy night for you, Ai-chan. You must be tired too. Um… sfx- Flip Flap -2 sfx- Flutter Ah! -4 Hey. —100 -1 My place is close by. -2 How about you come by if you want? Izumi-san’s house…? -3 Didn’t she just do it with some girl? hw- It’s going to start raining soon. —101 -1 Oh, right! Haru mentioned all those rumors… -2 And she just helped me… I might be able to get to the bottom of all these weird rumors… -3 If I go to her place, I might find out the truth… -4 Let’s hold hands. Wouldn’t want you to be blown away. —102 -1 I want to really know about Izumi-san… —103 -1 Chapter 14 I can’t believe that I’m going to -2 Izumi-san’s house. -3 Ka-chak -4 Huh? But… —104 -1 What about her husband?! -2 Won’t her husband be here? sfx- Click —105 -1 Huh? It’s just one room? -2 It’s like she’s living alone. -3 There’s not even a bed… —106 -1 This is my own apartment. -2 When I need a break from things, I come here. Well, I said a break, but actually I’m here a lot. But hey, you must be hungry. I’ll make something. -3 Ah I’ll help out -4 sfx- Plop It’s ok. You just take it easy, Ai-chan. —107 -1 Chop Chop -2 So her own place. She has her own place… -3 I wonder if she doesn’t get along with her husband or something. -4 When I first met her, she said, “But recently he hasn’t been willing to come to places like this.” ###ignore the 3rd line. It’s incorporated into the lines above —108 -1 Huh? I thought that was a closet, bu.. -2 Is it a bedroom? -3 Th-thump -4 It’s ready! sfx- Thump —109 -1 Wow, that looks great! Did you just make that? hw- That was only 5 minute or so, right? -2 Yeah. Most of it was frozen, so it’s really simple to fix. Izumi’s Chinese soup ###box ### top three right to left Frozen mushroom combo (Shiitake, Enoki, Matsutake) Frozen ginger Frozen ground chicken ### right to left in an arc from bottom right Cornstarch Tube garlic Chinese stock Soy sauce Vinegar Rice noodles Water ###bottom Fry the meat in sesame oil, garlic and ginger. Add the rest and boil! -3 Is it something you’ll eat? Yes! Thank you very much! -4 It’s so good with all the raw ginger! There’s rice too, if you want. —110 -1 hw- Mmm Thanks so much! I’ll just clear the dishes away. -3 Hey, isn’t that a mark on your wrist? Wha? -4 Ah… —111 -1 I’m totally fine! It’s from when he… -2 No, you’re not fine. Just wait a sec. -3 Here. just ice this for a moment. sfx- Slush Anything else? Did he do some other bad thing to you? -4 He didn’t… do anything bad… it’s just… Just? —112 -1 I thought he was really nice at first. But he wasn’t like that at all. He suddenly… -2 I didn’t think there were people like that out there… -3 Does that mean I was your first? sfx- Th-thump -4 Nod -5 I… —113 -1 I wasn’t prepared for the realities of having a Daddy. -2 Seems that way. You should quit that already. —114 -1 That’s why… you should only do it with me, ok? —115 -1 Um… -3 Hm? -4 um… -5 Does that mean… -6 I can be serious about you? —116 -1 Okay. Let’s me take you to the station. sfx- Wha? -2 You’ve perked up after getting something in your belly, right? Ah, yeah. -4 I totally thought she was going to have me sleep over… hw- Thank you -5 But… Hya What the hell am I thinking? -6 Fzzt —117 -1 Huh? sfx- Izumi ###right sfx- Karin sfx- Pitch black -2 Ai-chan, stay there, ok? Yes. -3 Sfx- Shhhf -4 Oh my. Power’s out. The traffic light are dead. Ah! -5 The trains have stopped running too! —118 -1 Well that means you can’t go home. -2 What do you want to do? —119 -1 What do you want to do? —120 -1 Glance —121 -1 Can I stay here…? -2 Heh -3 We can’t use the shower right now. But I’ll bring a change of clothes. Since you’re here… —122 -1 How about we chat for a while? -2 Fwoomf -4 Drip -5 Waft —123 -1 That smells wonderful… -2 It smells like Izumi-san. -3 Whish? -4 Wha? How do you read that? hw- Wye-lang? Hey, do you need to call home? Won’t your parents be worried? —124 -1 I just did! Come to think of it, do you have brothers or sisters, Ai-chan? -2 Yeah, I have a younger brother. So you’re a big sis! How old is he? -3 He’s a senior in high school. He’s really different than me. He’s smart, and totally popular. hw- I just got home. hw- Wait, wait! Lemme get to my room. hw- He’s talking with girls again? ###bold and italicize “again” -4 Hmm… —125 -1 Do you get along? Mm, we don’t fight. But we don’t really talk recently. -2 What about you, Izumi-san? Hm? Siblings? I don’t have any siblings. -3 But I’m close with my husband’s big sister. Oh? We go out shopping together sometimes. -4 I thought she was on bad terms with her husband. But if she’s friendly with her sister in law, I guess not. —126 -1 Well, things have cooled down between my husband and myself. sfx- Clink Wha? -2 Um… Ah, it’s fine. I’m fine. If you are together for a while, the fire dims. You hear this kind of thing all the time, right? -3 That you’re only really lovers for the first three years. —127 -1 Then why don’t you break up? -2 Hmm, too much of a pain, I guess. Huh? -3 I mean, It gets complex when parents are involved. I’m an only child, after all. -4 Sorry to make you worry about me. -5 Mmm… I feel that’s she’s not giving me the whole story here. But… —128 -1 If that’s the case, then those rumors started after she and her husband started having problems. And the fact she treats girls horribly may be because she’s trying to deal with her pain over that. -2 But would Izumi-san do something like that? sfx- Mmmmm Hm? What’s up? -3 Wha? sfx- Th-thump No, it’s just… -4 Hm? What is it? -5 sfx- Th-thump ###repeat Ah… —129 -1 Is that rumor true? Wah! -2 Rumor? Waugh! Crap! What am I doing? -3 I could have asked in a better way! sfx- Flustered Um… it’s… Back at the bar… -4 They say that if a girl plays around with you they get crippled…! Crippled? Um… How do I put this…? —130 -1 That if someone really falls for you… you toss them aside… Ah… How do I say this so I don’t offend her…? hw- But I went and said it -2 Ahahahaha -3 That’s a funny rumor. -4 But, why are you so interested in it? —131 -2 Why am i? -4 This aroma is quite nice, don’t you think? It’s called Ylang Ylang. —132 -1 It’s a pretty strong smell, so people either love it or hate it. I happen to love it. -2 Karin-chan, do you love it? -3 Th-thump —133 -1 I love it… —134 -1 Ok, then… How about I show you if that rumor is really true or not? —135 -1 How about I show you -2 Chapter 16 -3 if that rumor is really true or not? —137 -1 Wow. That’s so cute. -2 So you like this kind of thing too, Karin-chan? -3 Too? Yes. -4 Creak —138 -1 So, what about this? -2 Sfx- Shoof Wha? -3 Hey, wait a… sfx- Shove -4 Whump —139 -1 sfx- Blow Fwaah?! sfx- Shiver -2 Is it a little scary? You’ll be ok. -3 But don’t take it off. sfx- Quiver —140 -1 She’s licking me… -2 Lick Lick -3 …Nn… -4 I-Izumi-san…! —141 -1 sfx- Puff sfx- Nibble sfx- Quiver Quiver Aaah! -2 Flick Flick Haaah… -3 Blindfolds… Are pretty nice, hm? —142 -1 There’s a lot of girls who are on the submissive side, and when I get agressive like this…They love it. -2 Wha…? -3 All of them love sweet things… They want to be doted on… They love the fact that they are cute. -4 Izumi-san? You’re like that too, right, Karin-chan? —143 -1 I can’t get enough of when girls are like that… -2 When they’re cute. When they’re poor little things. —144 -1 I love you, Karin-chan. -2 Aaah -3 I just… —145 -3 Zzz Zzz -4 sfx- Rustle Bump sfx- Pit pat sfx- Click —146 -1 sfx- Ka-chak sfx- Blink -2 Pat Pat -3 She left… -4 For as many girl say they like perfume, most of them don’t like this essential oil. —147 -1 She was the first one who didn’t dislike it… -3 You said it! Ahaha -4 Hey, hey… Where’s Karin? Huh? -5 Karin-chan? It’s lunchtime! hw- Heya! —148 -1 Yeah, I overslept. -2 I’ll email you the notes later. -4 Is something wrong? sfx- Th-thump Wha? Why? -5 I just have a hunch… —149 -1 Don’t tell me you… -2 sfx- Th-thump Wha? -3 Vrrr Vrrr —150 -1 Okamoto Riku -2 Good night Today About the trip… Since we did Atami last time, can we go to Kusatsu? How about next week? -3 Wha…? —152 -1 It says to be careful of hawks! Caution! Hawks! ###sign sfx- Munch Munch It’s fine. -2 Ah! There’s one! hw- They’re kinda big, huh? sfx- Screee It’s fine… -3 See? sfx- Snag -4 Izumi-saaan! To be continued ###under panel -5 W-what do I do now? hw- Izumi-san was snatched by a hawk… Better call the police… Ah! -6 A bow! I brought it after all! hw- Whew! -7 Izumi-san, I’ll save you… Ai-chan… sfx- Creeeeak -8 I told you it’s fine. sfx- Fierce! *Location: Shichirigahama —153 -1 First day of High School Whaa? Karin?! sfx- Chubby Ah, Haru, are you in this class too? Actually, same middle school too ### vertical at left -2 hw- Yay! sfx- Bweeee I got into baking during spring break and gained weight. That’s why you turned down my invites to hang out?! ###bold and italicize “that’s” hw- I pinged you so many times! -3 What club are you going to do? I’m joining the cooking club. hw- Here, want one? hw- Hey! Don’t go waving sweets around! hw- This is a girl’s school! hws Sweets? Sweets? -4 sfx- Shove hw- Did you make this yourself? hw- Wow! hw- That looks so goood! And so she got invited to the volleyball club. -5 How many times do you put on face lotion? sfx- Splut sfx- Pat Pat -2 sfx- Splut sfx- Pat Pat Two times ###box -3 And for Izumi? ###vertical on right sfx- Splooot sfx- Splat Splat Splat -4 sfx- Sploot Splat Sploot Splat hw- Oh… my… Until she’s saturated ###box ### I don’t know what SK-0 means, so erase it —154 -1 Someone who looks like they are sexually harassing someone, but actually they are just explaining their personal preference. But now I’m wearing boxers. Gross… -2 And I’m picky about material. If they’re not silk, I can’t wear them. Groooss… -3 When I sleep, I change to looser ones… Yeah…? Yeah, yeah… I mean, it’s somthing that’s on your skin everyday, so… Hamburger meal. ###vertical text on right -4 Underwear is super important! hw- Whoa And it improves circulation for the lower body… Normally, this would screw up a date ###under panel -5 Feeling Guilty I’m afraid of… opening cans! Bwuhwy? (But why?) -6 I mean… sfx- Bam Canned Tuna -7 Ok, I’ll make some tuna pasta. sfx- Ka-pop Meow -8 Ah! Just wait! This isn’t for you! sfx- You gonna feed me? ###white letters sfx- Tippy tap I’m not like that…! is how it normally goes. hw- Hmm This is what the straights say ###under panel —155 -1 They don’t talk much Where are you going? -2 Going to get some ice cream at the convenience store. It’s already 11pm! sfx- Tromp Tromp But I want some. -3 I want some too, so I’ll go. ###bold and italicize “I’ll” You want the soft cream, like usual? Thanks -4 Hey! Where’s my change?! It’s all good. I went and bought it for you. It’s not good! Yuuri-kun (18) -5 Karin’s Dream Izumi-san! Your teapot’s boiling over! sfx- Pweeee sfx- Snore -6 Come! On! sfx- Riiiiip If you don’t wake up, I’ll expose your panties! -7 Izumi -8 Cheep Cheep —156 -1 Natsuki Karin (20) Height: 157cm Weight: 50kg Blood type: A Birthplace: Shinagawa Birthday: March 9th Status: College sophomore Pet: Green turtle Driver’s license: None Special ability: Flexible Favorite foods: Tea latte, manju Disliked foods: Umeboshi, tapioka, mochi Favorite music: K-pop Favorite movie: Action films Favorite color: White, yellow Best dish: Any kind of baked goods, pasta Favorite season: She likes them all These illustrations were submitted to my editors before serialization. —157 -1 Izumi-san (30) Height: 170cm Weight: 52 Kg Blood type: AB Birthplace: Tokyo Birthday: July 8th Occupation: Public Accountant Driver’s license: License to drive medium cars and trucks; license to large motorcycles. Favorite food: Booze (any kind), sweets Disliked food: Sweet drinks Favorite Music: Inoue Yousui, bossa nova Favorite movie: Fast and Furious Favorite color: Blue Favorite place: Jyodogahama Favorite season: Winter —158 Let’s take reference photos! By: Momoe Tsukasa -1 When doing the cover for volume 1 ###box Uguisudani street with love hotels in Google maps This looks good. -2 Ka-thunk ka-dunk -3 It’s gone! sfx- Shock -4 Around chapter 20 ###box A cafe in Sakuragi-cho in Google maps When I went before it was closed, but it should be open today. -5 Ka-thunk ka-dunk -6 Not again! sfx- Shock -7 The other photos I took worked out fine, so there wasn’t a problem. hw- Maybe? The World Porters cableway in Sakuragi-cho, completed in 2021. ###under panel sfx- Vrrrrm If there’s soft ice cream, then I consider it a tourist spot. I wonder if Sakuragi-cho’s aiming to be a tourist spot. —159 -1 There’s a rumor she wears pants sometimes. It’s out! Volume two! It would be great if you enjoyed it. I hope to see you in the next volume! October 2022 Momoe Editor: Ishi D-san Cover and Table of Contents: Ito Yukinobu-san Assistant: Kotonoma Yuuma Sensei —162 -1 I’ve secretly been growing tomatoes. Next year, I plan to plant four vines. —164 -1 Houjyo Channel ### Hojyou is the how the contraction of the title (a contraction of “Woman” and “held”) is pronounced. It doesn’t seem to work very well in English Channel Subscribers: 107,000 -2 Today I’d like to share the details of the Chinese soup that some of my commenters wanted to know more about. sfx- Pshhhh -3 First sauté the garlic and the frozen ginger in sesame oil until aromatic. sfx- Sizzle You don’t have to be fussy with the amount. -4 Next add the frozen ground chicken, and the frozen mushroom mix (shiitake, enoki and matsutake). And water for as much soup as you want. sfx- Sizzle -5 Stir in Chinese soup stock, soy sauce and some salt. All to taste. Don’t worry about adding too much vinegar. -6 Once it comes to a boil, add the rice noodles. Boil for however long the package says. And tear tofu into chunks with your hands. -7 Once your take it off the heat, add in cornstarch that’s been mixed into water and thicken. (You can give it a blast of heat here). sfx- Pour -8 Done! Under front cover ###box —165 -1 It’s fast and easy, but delicious. How to make Chinese soup 2,000 views Post 3 hours ago -2 80 Comments Harusame You better take care around this woman Butterfly Mama …ks for another delicious recipe! Don’t push yourself… Keep up the good work. -3 Tappa Tappa -4 Karin’s Place If you bake sweets without properly measuring the ingredients, I won’t forgive you -5 Oh! The kid from the baking channel left another negative comment! sfx- Face mask I can’t believe her! Under back cover ###box —166 -1 Then she always ends it by dumping them. So don’t you ever let her pay you for sex.