Living With My Mother's Ex-Girlfriends Vol 01by Miyagi Michi TL by boke ### TL notes indicated by hash tags like this: ### ### Page numbers indicated by — for example, page one is: —1 ### Panel numbers indicated by - for example, panel one is: -1 ### Unless otherwise noted, panel and text balloon flow is from upper right to lower left. ### Sometimes my comments are snark or color, so feel free to ignore those. —04 -1 Chapter 1 Meeting Mom’s Ex’s Chapter 2 The Exes And Their Movie Memories Chapter 3 Yuu-kun and Real Family Chapter 4 A Mug Full Of Memories Chapter 5 The Ex’s And The Sister System Chapter 6 The Island Of Cats And Tempura Part 1
 Chapter 7 The Island Of Cats And Tempura Part 2 Chapter 8 First Love And A Lovely Taste Of Chocolate Chapter 9 The Adults Have A Day Without Yuu-kun —05 -1 Our Harumi has passed on. Chapter 1 Meeting Mom’s Ex’s —06 -1 Was it ok that you didn’t go to the funeral? Naha City. Sakura-zaka Bar. Bar Sakura-zaka ###on bar -2 It’s better if we just lick our wounds together here. I don’t want to donate a single yen to Harumi’s funeral. Lemon sour, please. -3 We can’t go making a fuss about each and every person that dies, right? I’ll have a shot of tequila. -4 You’re really ordering that? You don’t even drink. sfx- Gya Since Yasuko’s not here, I take it she went to the funeral? -5 Yeah, she did. All the way to Tokyo. So conscientious, huh? ### since the story is set in Okinawa, going to Tokyo is kind of a big trip. -6 She said she’d be coming late. sfx- Sliiiide Oh, hey! —07 -1 Sorry I’m late! And sorry i’m still in mourning clothes. -3 Harumi… —08 -1 No way. That’s Harumi’s kid… Or a ghost that looks just like Harumi… sfx- Shiver Shiver sfx- Wow How did you know? -2 What did you bring home from the funeral? Salt! Gotta throw some salt! ### Throwing salt wards off bad spirits. Stop it. He’s going to live with us now. -3 Whaa?! Ah, Yuu-kun, these two are staying with me. Everyone, our family just increased by one. -4 This is Oryou. And Sayuri. -5 You can’t just dump this on us… Look, I’m Harumi’s 2nd cousin, right? That’s why… —09 -1 “That’s why”?! Where’s his dad? He disappeared before the funeral service. -2 Grandparents? Aunts or…? -2 Alcoholic or behind bars, so they can’t take him. Isn’t there anyone respectable in your family?! -3 God, you’re rude. That’s why I’m taking him in. Yasuko, you don’t have much common sense either. -4 Hey, Yasuko… -5 We don’t make much, that’s why we live together, right? And Harumi’s kid has got to be trouble, for sure. And Yasuko, he’s an adolescent boy, right? There’s no way this is going to work. —10 -1 I’m in the precious remaining years of my 20’s! I’ve got no time to raise a kid! Who cares about that! I just don’t want my life twisted around by Harumi any more than it is! -2 It’s been ten years since Harumi got some guy, then got married… Nngh… -3 We all thought that she was off having a good time. And then this suddenly happens. It seems like her last words were, “Yeah, it wasn’t my husband…” -4 After hearing that? No wonder her husband up and disappeared! Hey now! Oryou! -5 Um… —11 -1 I’m sorry. -2 I… had no idea my mother caused you so much trouble. -3 I can’t trouble you all any more, so… Yuu-kun… -4 So… I’ll be fine on my own… -6 Snort —12 -1 Don’t be dumb. -2 Trying to be all brave? With your hands shaking like that? Oooh my gaawd! He talks just like Harumi! Wah! —13 -1 I didn’t need a kid telling me that shit… -2 Giggle Really! It leaves us with no choice, right? -3 They’re saying it’s ok. -4 Beam -5 But karma’s really a thing, huh? You three? Raising Harumi’s kid? -6 Eh? What do you mean? Oh, crap ###handwritten No one told you, Yuu-kun? —14 -1 All three of these ladies are your mom’s exes… Wha?! Ehhhh —15 -2 Good morning. Yaaawn Thump Thump Thump Thump -3 Crap! I’m late! I’m late! ThumpaThumpaThumpa -4 Hey! No running down the stairs! Sure sure sure sure. Are you listening to me?! -5 Good morning! Ah, good morning. —16 -1 Hey! Sayuri’s not eating the potatoes in her miso soup. Why are you narcing me out? I’m not making anything for you anymore. -2 Yuu-kun, starting school today? Oooh! A transfer student from Tokyo’s gonna be popular! Oh, right. Yuu, on the way home from school, swing by my place. -3 I’m head cook in a restaurant. I’ll cook you up something yummy. -4 Oryou’s place serves super spicy Szechuan, so be careful, ok? Hey! —17 -1 Since you’re a guy, you eat this much, right? sfx- Packed -2 Oryou, you don’t need dinner, right? I’m in charge of staff meals today, so I’m covered. -3 Shit. It’s gonna rain today. Wha?! Traffic’s gonna be bad! Hurry! —18 -1 Shaaaaaa -3 Crazy rain, huh? It’d be bad if you had to walk. —19 -2 Yuu-kun, you look like your mom, huh? -3 It’s gotta be a shock to move to a new house full of women. Ah… No, it’s.. -4 Compared to Tokyo, Okinawa’s clouds are so thick. The rain’s intense. -5 Down here we call it a squall. Once it passes, it’ll clear up. -6 It’s something you don’t see in the Tokyo climate. —20 -1 Harumi didn’t cook much, right? Her life skills were catastrophic. -2 No matter how much I tried to teach her, she just ignored me. Even though she could do it if she tried. She cooked for me on the days she was home. -3 Oh, I see… Yeah, she was a mom, huh. Had a family. Raising a child. -4 She was always scolding me. Telling me I looked all sloppy and stuff. Whaat? It totally sounds like I’m hearing about a different person! -5 Yeah, that’s a Harumi I don’t know anything about… —21 -1 Potatoes in the miso soup is kinda unusual, huh? -2 Oh? You don’t like it? I don’t really like a film of oil on top. So strait-forward! But, uh, sorry! -3 Mm-nn. I’m used to eating that. Mom would always say “this flavor is soo good”. -4 And… she said someone important to her taught her to make it. —23 -1 Got everything? sfx- Whunk -2 Give it your best today. -4 I’ll be going. —24 -1 Gyahahahaha -2 They’ve got such bad drinking habits, right? They're always like that. What kind of person was my mom back then? -3 Pretty. She drew people’s attention. All the regulars loved her. Oh, really? -4 And she had any number of lover’s fights where the place got trashed. Oh, really? -5 I have been wondering what my mom’s last words meant. The “Yeah, it wasn’t my husband…” thing? —25 -1 Maybe my mother… Meant one of these three…? -2 Zzz -3 Gyahaha Yer so dumb! -4 What the hell! There’s nothing wrong with me! -5 One of those three? I really dunno… Chapter 1 The End —27 -1 Chapter 2 The Exes And Their Movie Memories I had a movie I loved. —28 -1 Wow Harumi, you’re face is a mess. sfx- Sniff But this movie’s sooo good! -2 You’re not a girl if you don’t cry over this one! The more you embrace that truth, the more your inner woman wakes up! You think so too, right, Yakuso? -3 Yasuko? -4 See? You’re crying too. —29 -4 Yasuko-san, What are you watching? —30 -2 Waugh! Yuu-kun! sfx- Th-thump It seems like a pretty old movie, huh? -3 What’s it called? “Reminiscence”. I doubt you’d know it, Yuu-kun. -4 Yuu-kun is… Oh, it’s a love story. -5 Living in my house now. And the son of my old girlfriend. —31 -1 Yasuko-chan, I thought you didn’t watch movies. Wah! Whoa, someone’s watching old nostalgic shit. sfx- Whish -2 And these two also live with me: Oryou. Well, it’s certainly strange. Yasuko never watches movies. -3 In the past didn’t you say you often watched movies? And Sayuki. All of us are exes of Yuu-kun’s mother. —32 -1 I lost my taste for fairy tales. With a household this big, I don’t really have time to watch movies. sfx- Well… -2 Or something, anyway. -3 Maybe I’m just too old to enjoy fiction anymore. I used to watch a lot of it, though. -4 Takes me back to my student days. Didn’t have the money to go to the theater. I’d just rent one with whoever I was dating at the time and that would be our date. -5 You’ve only had one ex. That would be my mom… -6 I also have a special movie. —33 -1 I watched “Wild Speed” with Harumi. That movie totally rocked! It left us buzzing! -2 For me, it was “Titanic”. We went to a late night revival screening. -3 Our blood was totally pumping, so we went for a drive right after! For us, we just got all lovey dovey. Ah, sure sure sure sure. I get it. -4 But the movie Harumi love from the start was Reminiscence! sfx- Hah! What are you getting all worked up for? —34 -1 The idealistic Katie! And the protective Herbert! Complete opposites, but totally attracted to each other as they move through life! And though their ideals drive them apart… it was just like Harumi and me! I’ve seen it. Herbert’s affair broke them apart. -2 But Harumi said so! -3 You loved this too, right Yasuko? Think of me when you watch it. Thank you for everything. -4 Like Harumi would say something like that. She just dumped it on you ‘cause she was done with it! It’s true! I’m the one who knows Harumi the best! -5 Really, now. sfx- Twitch Then let’s ask Yuu. —35 -1 Yuu! Which movie did your mom like best?! -2 I don’t really know, but the one she often rewatched was “Super Challenge - The Movie”. See! See! sfx- Grind Grind -3 She must have been watching that challenge thing for Yuu-kun’s sake! That’s exactly it! -4 Harumi was a bloody genius at latching on to what other people liked! sfx- Lean -5 She just was riding on what you liked, Yasuko! —36 -1 Yasuko-san… -2 sfx- Glare sfx- Flinch -4 Ah… Haa -5 Nn… -6 Sorry. I’m going to my room. —37 -1 Yuu, you should head up too. The bath water’s gonna cool down. Ah… ok. -2 Oryou, why’d you go and say that? Yeah, my bad. -3 Fwip -4 Up ‘till now, we’ve been avoiding the topic of Harumi. But it’s impossible to not go there. And it pisses me off. -6 By the way, Oryou, what kind of dates did you go on? Shaddup. It’s late. Go to bed! —38 -3 Yuu-kun? Just what time do you think it is? sfx- Sliiide -4 Ah Sniff -5 It’s hard to understand, but it’s a good movie. The music’s great… —39 -1 Ah… -2 Reminiscence… -3 Sniff -5 Can I watch it with you? sfx- Wipe Go ahead. —40 -3 Nod —41 -1 Yuu-kun. Nm… -3 Yasuko-san…? -4 No, it’s nothing. —42 -1 No? Really? You two stayed up all night? Unfair! We were watching movies. -2 Ok, next up is “Wild Speed”! sfx- Us too! No, “Titanic”! Wow, that sounds great! -3 I don’t know either of those movies, so looking forward to it! sfx- Bam! Generation gap! Chapter 2 The End —43 -1 Ok, Yuu, it’s settled then! -2 It’s Karaoke for your welcome party. You’re in, right? -3 Ok, everyone! We’ll meet up after school. This’ll be fun! -4 Hey! Kinjyou! You going? Hey! Dude! -5 Ah… right… You’re not Kinjyou anymore…. Sorry! —44 -1 Takeda! Yeah, Starting today, I’m Takeda. -2 I’d like to go to Karaoke, but I can’t. Sorry. -3 I have stuff I gotta to at home. Whaat? It’s gonna be so dead without you. -4 R-really? Just a bit? Just to show your face? Right? ###handwritten -5 Takeda-san, It’s ok if you can’t. -7 …well, maybe for a bit. Oh, yeah! That’s the way! —46 -2 Chisato, where were you? -3 You went out to play somewhere, right? You said you’d come help out at home! I’m sorry, grandma. -4 That’s the only way you’re like your mother! -5 sfx- Slam Hmph… That’s why I was against the divorce. -6 If it’s a single mother, kids just run wild. —47 -2 I’m ho… Welcome home! -3 Yuu-kun! How was karaoke? Did you make friends?! sfx- Shake Eh? Well, yeah… Stop interrupting already… -4 Kinda a surprise how the guys and girls all get along. sfx- Whew Wow! Making friends already! -5 Um… Yasuko-san… Can I bring some friends over? Wow! Yeah, sure! -6 Look, Harumi… It looks like he’ll be ok here… It’ll be three people or so. —48 -1 They’re all girls, though. Who, total player here. -2 That’s Harumi’s kid, alright. No! It’s not…! No need to worry about him. ###bold or italicize “him” sfx- I made a mistake… ###handwritten -4 swipe -5 Clink -6 Whooa —49 -1 Is black tea ok? Would you like some snacks? sfx- Ohohoho Ah, Thank you so much! -2 Wow, Yuu-kun, your sister is soo pretty! Like, elegant! Adult! Um… Thank you… -3 What are you getting all worked up about? It’s not like you’re his mom on school observation day. Shh! Yuu-kun would hate it if people made fun of him at school. —50 -1 So you’re living with your 3 sisters, huh? Yeah. They’re all really nice. -3 For you to sing their praises, you must really get along well. -4 I guess so… —51 -2 Yuu-kun Ah, thank you very much. —52 -1 Takeda-san, there’s snacks. -2 Your house is so nice, Yuu-kun. And I think you have a great family. -3 But I didn’t know that kids in Tokyo use polite language with their family. ### Yuu uses more polite grammatical forms than is typical with family. —53 -1 They’re not my family. -3 Huh? -4 They’re all unrelated. …where’s your parents? -5 Is it bad… If I don’t have parents? —54 -1 That’s why I was against the divorce. If it’s a single mother, kids just run wild. -2 Ah… -3 It’s not bad! -4 Ahahaha It’s totes fine! Yeah, that’s totally fine. -5 It’s all good. —55 -1 It’s awesome to have families like this too! -3 It’s nice that Takeda’s feeling better. It’s ‘cause Yuu-kun came along, huh? —56 -1 Yeah, I did go overboard… But I wanted to show them we have a nice family. —57 -1 And Yoshiko had full make up on and was totally dressed up! All the girls that came over were so stiff! Ahaha Yeah yeah yeah. I’m sure it was fun from the observer’s seat. -2 Hmm, I would have like to have seen that. Flash -3 Hm? Got ya when you weren’t lookin’! -4 What’s with that? We been living together for a while now. But I realized we don’t have a single picture. -5 You thinking about taking a “family picture”? Yeah. A family picture. ### italicize “family” —58 -1 We’ve taken Yuu-kun in, and he’s in Middle School. When he graduates High School, he may be on his own. Yoshiko-san, you are all about that kinda stuff, huh? -2 We only have this time right now for the four of us to be together. And someday… -3 Yuu! Come over here too. -4 You might look back and say… “I lived with my mom’s exes!” Chapter 3 The End —59 -1 Psshhh -2 Wake up late… Wash my face… Watch some TV… And then, have some coffee… -3 It’s my perfect day-off morning routine. -4 What’s up, Yuu? You’re using the coffee maker! -5 You wanna try! sfx- Excited -6 There’s mugs up there, so grab one. Ok. I take mine with no sugar, just milk. -7 Ok, Ahh! sfx- Slip —60 -1 Smash -2 Ah What happened? Are you ok? -3 I broke a mug. I’m sorry… Wha? Ah, the shard are dangerous. Just take care of it… —61 -1 Ah… sfx- Clink Clink That one… -4 Are you ok? -5 Uh, was that one yours, Oryou-san? sfx- Wobble Yeah… -6 I’m sorry, it seems like it was an important one… No. Not at all. —62 -1 I’m sorry! -2 I’ll find you a replacement, ok? -5 It’s ok. —63 -1 I got it from your mom when we lived together. It was old, anyway, so don’t sweat it. -2 But more importantly, you didn’t cut yourself? That’s… -3 You didn’t get cut anywhere, right? Oryou-san! -5 So why are you trembling like that? Because! —64 -1 It was an important memento, right? And I went and did something horrible… -3 Look, there are any number of replacements for that mug. You don’t have to worry about it. -4 Hey. Don’t cry. Look, you go back to your room. I’ll clean up. —65 -3 Putting on the brave front, huh? After treasuring it all this time. You’re not really okay, right? Shut up. -4 Can’t change the past. Besides, she’s dead anyway. sfx- Clatter -5 Same for you. Same for me. —66 -1 Tump -2 It’s just a mug. You put coffee in it. Anything will do. sfx- Pshhh -6 Hot! —67 -2 What’s this? It’s a mug. -3 I know it won’t replace the one I broke, but… sfx- Crinkle I told you it was fine… -4 I thought it looked like you, Oryou-san. —68 -1 Look! It’s a kitty-chan. It’s glaring, so it totally looks like you, right? -3 You gotta be kidding me. -4 I’m, uh… Sad that my mom died, but… —69 -1 I’ve somehow been able to accept that. My mom bought any number of things for me just because I said I liked it in passing. She always thought I was her little boy. -2 Mom… But, here with everyone, there’s a side of my mom I never knew… -3 What I broke wasn’t just a mug. -4 It was a part of my mom I never knew… -5 I… —70 -1 Snerk -2 This mug is so tacky! Wha?! Well, at least you have more taste than Harumi. -3 You think someone who’s not here can make me coffee? -4 Can they drink coffee? Hey, Yuu… -5 I’m not living with your mom. I’m living with you. —71 -1 Ok, Let’s make coffee. No sugar. Just milk. -2 You bet! —72 -3 Fwooo -4 So good. Chapter 4 The End —73 -1 Chisato, your senpai’s calling you. -2 Senpai? Crap! -4 Is Takeda-san ok? Eh? Yeah. -5 Ahhh, That Senpai is her Ane-bun, so it’s ok. She’s doesn’t have beef with her or anything. Ane-bun? —74 -1 Isn’t it? It’s the sisters system thing. Right? -2 What the sisters system? That takes me back. So they’re still doing it? Maybe it’s just here in Okinawa? -3 It’s when you have a relationship with a Senpai like you’re sisters. You make a bond, write letters, hang out. We had it back in Middle School. Gave you more status than if you had a boyfriend. I wanted one back then. -4 Well… I was turned down by three younger girls to be my Imooto-bun. Wha? There were girls who said no? —75 -1 In school life, There’s no way to avoid Senpai/Kohai relationships. -2 But among that is the sister system. You’d become a “younger sister” to a Senpai. Write letters back and forth. In Okinawa, we have that kind of special relationship. -3 If you had an Ane-bun, you were seen as someone who was popular. If you had a cute Imooto-bun, everyone was proud of you. Sisters Full Power! ###right photo Naka•Koyo ###left photo Some of them had more appeal than couples that were dating. —76 -1 Well, the sister thing wasn’t that big of a deal. -3 No way! You were like that back then, Oryou-san? I totally want to know too! Crap. Should have kept my mouth shut. -4 So then! I just dug out Oryou-san’s photo sticker album! Sayuri! You bitch! I’ll remember this! I found it while cleaning. —77 -1 Since Yuu said he want’s to see, we gotta show him, right? Uh, look, I’m sorry Ok then! -2 Geez, it’s not something to go showing others… Ah… -3 These two here… Oryou-san and her sister…? -4 Fuck Off And Die! ### this is a play on words in Japanese. The characters basically mean “the world can go die”. But it can be read/pronounced as “nakayoshi” which means something like BFF. Total Yankee! —78 -1 What am I seeing here?! Gang bangers? What’s with the purple jersey top? Kya! Ah, shut up. -2 Sigh -3 I wonder what she’s up to now… Home EC Room ###sign -4 The handicrafts club room… isn’t someplace a Yankee should be hanging out. -5 Shut yer face. It’s the only place I can eat my pork ramen, yah? Don’t tell me what to do, little miss fancy pants. —79 -1 Can you just go somewhere else? That’s no way to talk to your Senpai. -2 Hey, you make that uniform? With all the frills? …custom ordered from Tokyo. -3 Just where did you buy that Jersey? Jusco. ### kinda like Walmart -4 So… You’re getting shunned by everyone in your class, right? You should pop ‘em one in the mouth. -5 People are born to live alone, so it’s just fine. Being an individual means just that. -6 Hey, if you’re doin’ needlepoint, do something on my jersey. Like “TenJyouTenKa Yoroshiku” ###Tenjyoutenka means “On Earth as in Heaven”. “Yoroshiku” means “please take care of me” and is used ironically by delinquents. There’s multiple plays on words here. -7 Combined that means both God and everyone on Earth should take care of me. You really mean that? -8 Siiigh —80 -1 Hey, Why do you even care? -2 You’ve got no buds, right? I don’t need any. -3 If you really need an answer… -4 It’s ‘cause I’ll take you on as my Imooto-bun. sfx- Kaw Kaw Please don’t concern yourself with me. —81 -1 That’s not what I had imagined… Look, look, It might be different now, but… back then the sister thing was totally the culture of Yankees and Gyarus. -2 Well, Even so, it was pretty fun. Since we were hanging out all the time, It was a big influence on me. I’m glad you found the path to rehabilitation. Hm? Well, you can’t wear that stuff after graduation. -3 And then? What happened after that? -4 Well… -5 No matter how indifferent you might try to pretend you are… —82 -1 When you’re a sensitive youth, it’s hard to ignore everyone saying that you love each other and stuff. -2 I was kinda like love, huh? Don’t putting your own spin on it. -3 So even you had an awkward, bittersweet period, Oryou-san. Shut! Up! -4 There were even weirder customs back then, Like tossing flour around at graduation. F… Flour…? sfx- Blah Blah -5 Huh…? -6 
Huuuuh? sfx- Shake Shake What’s wrong? —83 -1 Well, I thought that style expressed my personality, but When you’re sisters, you start to resemble each other, right? People said I became too much like Senpai, and they laughed at me. sfx- Rattling on… -2 I guess I am who I am because I met her. -3 Glance -4 Eh? No way! Oryou You were that one? ###bold or italicize “that” —84 -1 What’s with you two? -2 Oh, come on… Did you seriously think I was the other one? sfx- Shake Shake -3 Ah… Sfx- Shake Shake -4 You were the little sister! Sister Sister Sister ### this is a echo Chapter 5 The End —85 -1 Chapter 6 The Island Of Cats And Tempura Part 1 —86 -1 The weekend. Today, everyone’s come to Oujima. -2 It’s a small island south of the main island of Okinawa. It’s pretty popular as a tourist spot. Shin Okinawa Tourist Location Oujima January 1964 Ryuukyuu Shinpousha ### Shinpousha is a local newspaper —87 -1 Broiling ###repeat Oujima Seaside Road -2 I bought some tempura. sfx- Broiling -3 Tenpura, did you say? Ah… It’s famous. -4 Stuffing yourself full of hot tempura while baking in the sun is the best. It’s mozuku tempura! Have you had it before? ###mozuku is a kind of seaweed —88 -1 Snarf -2 The batter is so fluffy and soft. The use eggs in the tempura batter. That’s why it’s so tender. In addition to muzuku, you can get squid and maguro. -3 Phsst —89 -1 Aw yeah! Washing the piping hot tempura down with root beer! Mmm! Irresistible! Kinda tastes like medicine. You’ll come to like it. -2 Ka-bloosh -3 Oh, they’re goin’ for it. —90 -1 Splash -2 How about you try too, Yuu-kun? I-I’m fine! Hahaha -3 Ahhh That filled me up. sfx- Mmph -4 We’re going to the store, so you two hold down the fort. Okaay! -5 You behave yourself, Sayuri. Why are you talking to me?! —91 -1 Meow -2 This cat’s used to people. -3 Ah! My tempura! sfx- Whoosh -4 You little…! Meow -5 Yoink —92 -1 Good kitty… -2 It’s ok to lift cats this way. Grab the neck area. -3 Flump -4 Totally ok with it. I had a cat back in Tokyo. —93 -2 Must’ve been a white cat. Eh? -3 How did you… And it’s name was “Yuri”… Right? -4 That was Harumi-san’s dream. —94 -1 A two story house. -2 A big yard. -3 A white cat. -4 And… A family. —95 -1 You know, I went on a date with your mom on this island. -2 Back when I was a student. She drove me over here. -3 We gazed out over the ocean. Always talking, side by side. It was a really happy time. -4 For Harum-san… I was her last lover… -5 Her last… —96 -1 Sayuri-san, so I have one thing I need to ask you. -2 Huh? -3 Y’know… I’ve been chewing on mom’s last words… —97 -1 That maybe she had someone else, someone she couldn’t forget. -2 “Yeah…” -3 “It wasn’t my husband…” -4 So maybe that means… —98 -1 Maybe she meant you, Sayuri-san? —99 -2 That’s right. —100 -1 Yuri, C’mere. You can’t sleep either? -2 Mom, I can’t sleep, so talk to me, ok? Sure. What do you want to hear? -3 Why did you name me Yuu? -4 I decided that. I wanted to raise a sweet, gentle child. ###depending on the kanji used, Yuu can mean gentle or nice. If I was a girl? -5 If you were a girl, you would have been “Yuri”. It comes from someone special to me. Chapter 6 The End —101 -1 “Yeah, it wasn’t my husband…” -2 Maybe she meant you, Sayuri-san? That’s right. Chapter 7 The Island Of Cats And Tempura Part 2 —102 -1 Sayuri! Yuu! We got goodies! -2 Wah! You don’t get anymore sashimi! -3 Yuu-kun? What going on with you two/ -4 Just some grown-up talk. Right? —103 -1 Just talking about how Sayuri-san was the person my mom couldn’t forget…. -2 H-hey… You don’t have to go telling them that… Sayuri, just what are you up to…? -3 I heard it. 
That Sayuri-san was my mom’s last lover. And that’s why our old cat was named “Yuri”. -4 I finally get it now. —104 -1 Sayuri? -2 Eh? -3 Siiigh -4 Every cat or dog Harumi had since she was a kid was “Yuri”. They were all named the same thing. -5 And her mom’s name was Yuriko, right? Huh? Wasn’t it that she loved Lilies? Eh? Eh? —105 -1 And… Even if she was the last, all our times with Harumi overlapped. Eh?! -2 Yuu-kun, this lady’s prone to exaggeration. S-so it wasn’t Sayuri-san… Is that right? We don’t know that! -3 What are you putting on a show for? That’s just wrong. You’re getting Yuu-kun all confused with your fantasies! It’s not just my imagination! sfx- Overheating Look at you, Yasuko-san! It’s been over ten years, and you’re still not over her! It’s painful to watch! Why don’t you just shut the hell up! -4 Well, you were just a kid back then, Sayuri. I mean, you only dated her for a couple months! -5 Wh… What the…! —106 -1 So it wasn’t you, Sayuri-san… -2 Glance -3 Can you not shit on my precious memories? Hey! Sayuri! —107 -1 Don’t take this out on Yuu-kun! SHUT UP! -2 You and Oryou both just make fun of me! Just because you met her a little before me! Just because you both are a little older than me! -3 Just because of that? Don’t try to treat my memories with Harumi-san like they were nothing! —108 -1 Sayuri! Where are you going?! —109 -1 I’m sorry about that. -3 I’ve always had a sense of inferiority about it… That I don’t have many memories of Harumi-san. -4 Sayuri-san… what was my mom like when you were with her? —110 -2 I was still a student back then. I was pretty immature. Harumi-san had been outside Okinawa. She seemed more free than anyone I knew. -3 I’ve always hated the ocean. Back then as well as now. I makes me feel like like I can’t escape this place. -4 Even though I’m an adult, and can go anywhere I want. —111 -1 That sound’s so cool. -3 ‘Cause I can’t go anywhere at all. —112 -1 What else are we going to do? This is all for Sayuri’s sake! I know that, but how are we going to afford it? -2 Harumi-san… I’m suffocating here… Come get me… -3 Sayuri! Harumi-san?! -4 Let’s go for a drive! -5 Where are we going? To Oujima! I’m gonna floor it, so hold on! —113 -1 I can’t come here by myself. -2 So can’t you take me here again? -3 You got it. -4 Hehe. Next time, just the two of us. Ok! —114 -1 Hey! Yasuko, you go apologize! You made her cry! Don’t be dumb, You think I’m going to jump in there? Who’d do that?! -2 They’re back! -3 Ok, let’s go home, Sayuri-san, Oryou-san. sfx- Frozen -4 I think I’m gonna get my driver’s license. Eh? Why now? -6 It’s a secret! Chapter 7 The End —115 -1 Flick Spin -2 Spaced ouuut. -3 Hey, it’s classtime. At least get your book out. Ow! sfx- Whonk -4 I forgot my book… Then get someone to share with you. -5 Takeda-san, wanna look at mine? The seat next to me is open, so come on over. —116 -1 Wow -2 Woooow -3 Nngh… -4 Scrub Scrub -5 Focused! -6 Woooow Takeda! —117 -1 Ding dong Dang Dong -2 Chisato-chan… Ah -3 Akamine. -4 Sorry! I didn’t know you were coming in afternoon, Akamine! Sorry to borrow your desk! sfx- Flustered -5 Naw, it’s fine. —118 -1 Akamine, you’ve been out for a while? You okay? Don’t tell me you were actually worried about me? Shoot. -2 Ah, here. sfx- Pass It’s Belgium chocolate for the two of you. -3 I was faking being sick. My family went on a trip. So, keep it a secret from everyone, ‘kay? -4 This chocolate’s really good. You know this one, Yuu-kun? -5 Yeah. Pierre Marcolini. I like it. That’s nice. I also like DelRey… sfx- Stunned —119 -1 Chomp Well, crap. -3 Brand name chocolate. The unknown taste of the big city. —120 -1 Review -3 Stare -4 You have review too, Akamine? Yeah. I have a ton of homework to make up. —121 -1 Wanna do it together? -3 How much review do you have? All the stuff I missed. Most of it is Japanese. What about you, Chisato-chan? Geography. I can’t go home until I memorize this. Ah, if that’s the case, I probably can help. —122 -1 Ah… I hate geography. I don’t wanna do it. I hate memorization. No way I can do it. You giving up? -2 Y’know, I… Hmph -3 The first time I looked at a world map, I was in shock. I thought foreign countries were all so much further away. I mean, we live in Okinawa, right? Foreign countries are actually closer than Tokyo to us. -4 When you go traveling, it’s actually pretty far. -5 Don’t just say that, please. —123 -2 Akamine, you’re pretty sophisticated, huh? A good match for Yuu-kun, I guess. -3 Why? You know all sorts of jokes and how to be stylish… -4 That’s why it’s hard to talk to you. -5 Do you have some guy you like, Akamine? Seems like you’d be popular. -6 Maybe you like Yuu-kun… Hmm, who can say? —124 -1 “Who can say”…? What the heck? Ah, Whew. The scope of the Japanese worksheet just covers the Tale of Genji. ### The first known novel written in the world by Murasaki Shikibu in the 11th Century -2 I like the stuff we’re studying now. Hmm… -3 I’m not that interested. I wasn’t that interested either, But recently I went to a museum where I saw a scroll of the Tale of Genji. -4 I don’t know what you’re talking about. I’ve never been to a museum, either. —125 -1 If you like, you should go! It’s pretty fun. Not interested. -2 But there’s all sort of stuff to see at the museum… Not. Interested. -3 Oh, ok! How about we go together… sfx- Clatter NOT INTERESTED! -4 Ah… -5 Sorry sfx- Nn —126 -1 B… But it’s not a bad thing to broaden your interests! Just stop. -2 You’re talking like you know something. Stop it. -3 sfx- Clench I mean… we’re poor, ok? -4 If you’re given everything on a platter, sure you can be interested in things, ok? -5 But me… —127 -1 You’ve got it all, Akamine! So give me a break! -2 I don’t know shit about Belgian chocolate or museums and stuff! -3 So I’m not a good match for Yuu-kun, ok?! —128 -2 Oh, I see. -3 D… Don’t laugh at me! Sorry, but you come off all tough. sfx- Snicker Snicker -4 Ok, let’s swap. I’ll help you out. With what? -5 …with geography. Learn it like this. —129 -1 What are the world’s six continents? -2 …Eurasian. African. And the continent of Australia! -3 Wow, I’m surprised. You remembered everything. Ok! Now our promise! Tell me the person you like, Akamine! -4 Guess I gotta. I did promise. -5 Crap, I forgot my… sfx- Sliiide —130 -1 Kiss Chapter 8 The End ###under panels —131 -1 You’ve got your change of clothes? I’ve got it. Forgot anything? Nope. -2 Ok, I’ll see you soon. -3 Have a good time. —132 -1 Ka-chak -3 Ok, then. Today he has outdoor ED. -4 Morning! -5 Yuu-kun won’t be home all day. —133 -1 I’m glad it was on my day off. I can get all the cleaning done. -2 Oryou, you need to wash your own work clothes. My bad. My bad. -3 What do you want for lunch? sfx- Slump I’m not hungry… —134 -1 Hey, what’s this outdoor ED thing, anyway? It’s really just camping. -2 They’ll light campfires, he said. And they’ll cook their own meals. Can he really do that? He’s a true city boy. -3 Achoo -4 Sorry, Yuu-kun… did I kick up some dust? I’m ok. —135 -2 Yuu-kun… Um, look… About what happened the other day… Yeah? -3 I don’t want you to get the wrong idea… It’s not like that or anything… -4 I’m also a little confused, so… Yuu-kun, want me to take over lighting the fire? -5 Waahh! Akamine?! You don’t have to shout. That’s mean. —136 -1 I wonder if Yuu-kun’s having fun. Bar Sakura-zaka Kids grow up when their parents aren’t looking over their shoulders. No use in thinking about it. -3 Right! Hey, what’s with that? Grossin’ me out here. -4 C’mon, it’s an adults only day today! -5 Times ticking down, so… —137 -1 I see, so adults only day means we can start drinking from noon! Ah, a draft beer tastes soo good! It’s been so long! -2 As long as you’re spending, it’s fine. Master, thanks letting us nag you to open up early for us! Sorry, huh? -3 Where’s Sayuri? Out playing around somewhere, I guess. -4 Hmm… —138 -1 Fuuuu -2 I haven’t see you vape in a while. I haven’t since Yuu arrived. -3 You should just quit then. A lot of people hate the taste if they kiss you. M’yeah… -4 Whoa! Adult talk! Just like adults. —139 -1 Mm… Hmmm… Maybe I should have some champaign. Just like an adult! Hey, you ok? -2 Wanna go to a hotel with me? Fuck off. -3 You’re no fun… If Yuu saw you right now, you’d blow his little mind. -4 It’s fine, ok? Fine! I’m giving my 30’s to him in tribute after all! You’re the one who brought this on your head. At least gimme a kiss! —140 -1 Kiss -3 Bleeeeh What the hell are you two doing? —141 -1 After all this time, we’re like family. So true. -3 What? Nothing! -4 Just remembering back three years ago. -5 You had just come from a funeral and were drinking alone. If people talked to you, you wouldn’t respond. Just seemed like you were about to cry. You just sat there in your own quiet little world. —142 -1 And then Oryou was… Ah, I came over and comforted you. -2 Nope. You were drunk and got into a huge fight with your girlfriend. OMG! Is that true?! -3 Are you ok? sfx- Slam Owwww She didn’t have to hit me… -4 I’ve got a bandaid. You should use it. Thanks… Haven’t seen you since the thing with Harumi. —143 -1 What have you been up to after Harumi gave birth? Nothing at all since then. -2 Haven’t met anyone. Haven’t felt like doing anything. Ok, there you go. -3 But what about you? Wasn’t that your girlfriend who argued with you and stormed out? Weeeell… I can’t back home to her after that. -4 You’re wearing mourning clothes. Just come from a funeral? My grandmother. My family has been giving me shit, and it’s such a pain. Drink with me? —144 -1 Yah, you had such a pained expression on your face. Who did?! -2 And then you two got drunk together, and then Yasuko… Right, right, we ordered champaign. -3 No. After you littered the place with drinks, it turns out you forgot your wallet. …is that right? -4 Master, close out our tab. You got it. sfx- Clink -5 -6 Back then, what happened? How did we pay up? An I.O.U.? Ah, back then you… Ah —145 -1 I forgot to get money from the ATM… You said you’d treat me! -2 Back then, Oryou called Sayuri. -3 Oh, come on, Oryou-san! Can you stop treating other people like your wallet! Ah, thanks for coming, Sayuri. No, not me, her. -4 Bow -5 Yasuko-san! It’s been a while! Have you been doing ok? Yeah. How about you, Sayuri? —146 -1 I… sfx- Right? She just ran away from home. -2 Ran away? At your age? No way, right? My parents are so overprotective, ok? -3 It’s like my parents never even thought I’d want to leave the house before marriage. They’re always on my case and giving me shit… Well, whatever. Give me a shot of tequila. -4 Wow, you’ve really grown up. I mean, I can have a drink too! sfx- Clunk —147 -1 Wow, what a lightweight. Yeah, she’s the type to fall asleep when drunk. -2 Can you take her home? Yeah, yeah. Don’t worry about us, Master. -3 Come over to my place. Are you sure? -4 Both of you have no place to go, right? You hate your family too, right? And you don’t want to be alone, right? —148 -1 You should stay over at my place. It’s really ok. I’m also alone, so… -2 Sayuri just called. She’s coming right over. Ok —3 Ah, right. On the way back can we do some shopping? -4 Tomorrow Yuu-kun’s coming home and I want to make him something yummy. Hell ya! -5 I wonder if he’s going to get any sleep in his tent. It’s funny to see you worry, Oryou. Ahaha Oh, shut up. —149 -1 Gaah! You’re making me pay again! Sorry, sorry. -2 sfx- Slam It was good that kid came along… -3 If those three can laugh over their experiences with Harumi. I can’t believe you went drinking without me. No even Harumi-san would do that! But you weren’t around! —150 -1 Next day, evening. -2 That smells good. We’re having oden. Before it gets too warm. ###oden is a stew eaten in winter -3 You usually get the ready made stuff, but you’re doing everything by hand, huh? I want to feed Yuu-kun good food. Ah, shoot. I forgot the mustard. -4 I’m going to the store. Can you also get some chuhai? Sure, sure. —151 -1 Chatter Chatter -2 Yuu-kun should be coming home soon. -3 I bet it’ll be the first time for him to have Okinawan style oden. -4 Flip Flop Flip Flop —152 -1 What’s that guy doing in front of my house? Ah -2 Ah, Yuu-kun. Welcome ba… —153 -1 Whish Grandpa!! -3 Yuu! Welcome back, Grandpa! —154 -1 They finally let you out? Hahaha I was a model prisoner! -2 Yuu, who’s the lady over there? Ah, That’s Yasuko-san! -4 I remember… You’re… -5 You’re Harumi’s father! I see! It’s you! —155 -1 So you’re Yasuko-neenee You’ve become a looker! ### neenee is slang for big sister It’s been a while. You’re looking good… -2 You tried to contact me a while ago. Thanks! I was still serving my sentence. W-welcome back. -3 Yasuko, thanks for everything. Huh? -4 It must have been hard, huh? Even though you had your own life, you looked after Yuu. Ah? No, it was no problem… —156 -1 But I’m going to be taking care of Yuu from now. Living With My Mother's Ex-Girlfriends Vol 1 The End —158 -1 Bonus 4 koma comic ### left -1 Hairpin -2 I was just given a new hairpin. -3 I wonder if Yuu-kun will notice. sfx- Fidget Fidget sfx- Ah -4 Yuu-kun, good morn… Chisato-chan, your hairpin is so cute! -5 It’s cute! It looks great on you! Not you… —159 -1 Middle School Trip -2 Got my cardigan. Shortened up my skirt. -3 Got my blanket. 
My jersey bottoms. -4 Slide my tall socks down. Loafers! -5 Why aren’t you loosening up your uniform? So serious. She can’t say she thinks it’s tacky. -6 Clench -7 That’s cute. This? From the 100 yen store. -8 The 100 yen store’s amazing, right? Stripped down to pure functionality. Nice and simple… Adult-like pencil box. Unadorned. Pricey brand ball pen. Engraved with her name. -9 Clench… —160 -2 My parents are over-protective. They always think of me as a child. So miserable Of course I can’t talk about sex. -3 I’m not even able to get a girlfriend. Sigh There, there. -4 No surprise you’re down. It’s hard to have things bottled up. heh At times like these, just don’t think of anything. And after that… -5 Time solves everything… How ‘bout that! Can you just help out, please. -6 Unexpectedly, the heart of a maiden -7 Want something to read in the morning? I’ll lend you something. What genre? sfx- excited Something easy to read. Adventure tales, or something. -8 “How to write a novel”? Oryou-san, have you written a novel? Ah… well… Kinda sorta. -9 It’s not a big deal. They meet someone they love, get hurt… The person they love has a kid… -10 They get supported by friends… Their family watches them moved out… Is this a self insert novel? —161 -1 ###this is just an ad for volume 2