Yuri Kagi - by Setaseta 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. —01 -1 Yuri Kagi ### means Yuri Key I Took A Peak At Senpai’s Secret —02 -1 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 —03 -1 Chapter 1 Asou-kun, we’re going to have you start in our department, ok? ### the address “kun”, which is typically used for males, is also used by bosses to address younger women in the workforce. -2 Yes! -3 You’re going to be trained by a strict senpai… She’s coming off an all-nighter so, today might be especially… Wha…? Asou-chan is being assigned to Mochizuki-san!? That’s harsh! -4 Ah, speak of the devil… -5 Klack Klack —04 -2 You’re the new hire for this year? -3 So beautiful… Hya… —05 -1 Yes, my name is Asou Yui! My major in college was… I’m Mochizuki. Nice to meet you. -2 Yes, this is Mochizuki. Eh? By today? She seems busy… -4 Hey, are you living in the company dorms? Y-yes. -5 Sorry, but could you… —06 -1 Chapter 1 Yuri Kagi I Took A Peak At Senpai’s Secret —07 -1 Half a year later Just what are you doing, Asou!! -2 You’re not improving at all! I’m sorry… -3 The proposal is due tomorrow! Do you get that!? -4 Has it been six months since you were hired? It’s problematic if you keep acting like a college student! Yes! I’ll be careful! sfx- Scold Scold Scold Scold -5 “I’ll be careful”!? There’s no time…! sfx- Klack —08 -1 Excuse me, chief I’ll take care of the revisions… Mochizuki-kun? sfx- Tap -2 Asou, you can go home. Can I ask you to take care of the usual thing? No, I can’t let you! Let me take this! -3 I might not look like it, but I can focus… If I work all night, I’ll put it out!! -4 No need. At your level, it’s waste of time. —09 -2 You ok, Asou-chan? Thanks for your concern, but I just keep screwing up… -4 Well, that’s an elite for you. Poor Asou-chan. But it’s just like the chief to assign a newbie to a project like that… ### handwritten Mochizuki-san’s always so harsh. Too bad. She’s a looker. -4 But did you know? It seems like today’s Mochizuki-san’s birthday. Whoa. Seriously? Working overtime on your birthday? That the worst. Geez, she’s totally going to miss the last train… —10 -1 Senpai always covers for me But the only thing I seem to be able to do Is to care for her pets on the days she can’t come home… -2 Senpai’s place. 
Mine -3 Excuse me… sfx- Click -4 Chocolate… Today’s your mommy’s birthday, you see. I want to be able to support Senpai more… —1 -1 And I even went and got her a present… But how should I give it to her…? -2 Hang it on the door knob…? -3 Ah -4 Wait until she gets home and surprise her? -5 You surprised me Asou-san… sfx- Cake! For you! I’m so happy you did this wonderful thing for me… You are really something! sfx- Th-thump Th-thump -6 Ok!! Got some time until midnight!! Get a cake Prepare some confetti poppers “Just finished. Heading home.” …aaand sent. Uheeheehee Psych! ### handwritten -7 But maybe this would be a pain? Like if she’s bringing a boyfriend home or something!? Uh ### handwritten —12 -1 I mean, she’s such a beautiful woman. It’d be no surprise that she had a guy or two, right? Right… -2 She’d show him all the aspects of herself that I don’t get to see… No matter how many times I’m here, I don’t know how she lives. -3 I wonder what Senpai is really like? -4 Click —13 -1 Eh…!? sfx- Rustle She’s already home!? -2 Wai… Wai… Wait…! She finished work already!? Wha… What am I gonna do…? I’m not ready for this…! sfx- Th-thump ### this sfx repeats down the page -4 I know you’re there! —14 -1 Wha!? I’m busted!? -2 Sen… Senpai… -3 Die!! sfx- wham -4 Beep -5 sfx- Ka-chug ka-chug ka-chug sfx- Smirk Mission accomplished… —15 -1 Sigh -2 But even after getting finished early… No one’s contacted me on my birthday. sfx- Slump… -3 Maybe she… Just blow it off… Ha ha ha ### handwritten She hasn’t noticed I’m here!? -4 Jolt -5 Well There’s someone here who’ll spend time with me. sfx- Click —16 -1 Everyone! Sorry to keep you waiting! sfx- Bam -2 Sh… Shit! What am I gonna do!? sfx- Chirp Chirp Cheep -3 sfx- Shfff I hid without thinking… sfx- Cheep -4 I feel like I shouldn’t be seeing this!! Conductor? sfx- Chirp Chirp Cheep -5 Maybe she lets her hair down after work…? sfx- Whoa —17 -1 But is this… Her true self…? It’s the 10 o’clock news. Good evening. Good evening. sfx- Wipe Wipe She answers back… sfx- Shiver -2 sfx- Cruuuumble Oh shit, my image of Senpai is going… -3 If I don’t get out of here, I won’t be able to get it back! ### upper left Get a grip!! Senpai… Right now it’s just a little dinged up ### lower right sfx- Bish -4 Bish -5 sfx- Bish Eh!? ### ignore the lower left text that’s on this page and the next —17 -1 Murakami!! Takagi!! Imai!! Yamada!! ### bottom -2 Shadow boxing!? -3 Oh, I get it… Yeah, there are a lot of shitheads at work. Kondo! Sakamoto! Watanabe!! sfx- Dash sfx- Whoosh —19 -1 Asou!! Me!? -2 Ah crap, I can think of all sort of reasons why… sfx- Wha-pish Ow! But still, it’s a shock!! -3 I had better get out of here before she hates me even more… sfx- Yoink So tired… sfx- Chirp Chirp Sakamoto Watanabe -4 I should never have tried to surprise her… Asou sfx- Chirp -5 Sigh Today, I’d better… Get some practice in, I guess. —20 -1 sfx- Shoof… -2 Wakka wakka -3 Is she stretching? What the heck? Is she trying to keep her figure? No good… My upper half gives it away. -4 Whoa, Senpai really is stoic… -5 Bataptaptaptap -6 I still can’t get it to look like a ghost. sfx- Tsk -7 Just where are you going to show that off to? ### bold or italicize “that” —21 -1 You bath is ready. Ah! Yes! When she’s in the bath, I can sneak out. -2 sfx- Shoof Then this will be over and done with… sfx- Glance Get undressed in the bathroom already!! But, I know how she feels. I often do the same thing. —22 -1 So tired Maybe I’ll take a bath in the morning. sfx: Flumpf -3 Heyheyhehey Ah So nice Shitshitshitshit —23 -1 Hyyaaaaaa sfx- Yank yank sfx- Grip Grip -2 Oh shit!! This is baaaad! I can’t… -3 Is this it…!? sfx- Dun Dun Duuuuhn -4 My life is over! Snuck in her bed! ### headline sfx- Wee ooo wee ooo —24 -1 But… Huh…? -2 You… sfx- Th-thump ### continues down the page -3 Hey… Hah ### upper left bubble sfx- Slide -4 So… So cute! —25 -1 Snap -2 Ah… This is just… -3 Creak —26 -1 If my life’s over… It’s over… -2 Hey, Gonbei… ### she’s addressing the rabbit. She calls him Chocolate or Gonbei at various times. Gonbei is an old fashioned man’s name. Kinda like being named Bartholomew or something. -4 Hear me out? Gonbei? Wasn’t it Chocolate…? —27 -1 “At your level, it’s waste of time.” -2 Stab -3 Aaahhhhhh -4 That was a little harsh, huh…? I do want to show her how properly after all… I want her to be able to get the hang of work quickly. —28 -1 So that we’ll be able to stop and have dinner together on the way home from work. -2 Eh…? —29 -1 Zzz Senpai…? -2 Mochizuki-senpai! Thank you so much for yesterday! —30 -1 Well, there wasn’t time, so I went and did it. We’ll need to have capable of doing it from here on out. I’m going to be hard on you starting today. sfx- Serious Yes! Thank you! Whoa… She’s back to normal… -2 Ah, right… Thanks for always feeding Gonbe… Uh, Chocolate. I always appreciate it. -3 And… Thanks for the present you left on the doorknob… It made me really happy. -4 sfx- Th-thump Ah… Yeah, she’s so cute… Asou… It may be kind of weird to ask, but… —31 -1 Do ghosts ever appear in my home? Wha? -2 I had the feeling someone that looked like you was in my room… Have you seen that in your room? Ahahahaha N-n-n- No way -4 Don’t worry about it. It’s got to be some sort of mistake. Mistake…? Like someone outside getting reflected in you window or something. —32 -1 Really? Getting reflected in my mirror? -2 Um… Something like this… -3 Whish -4 Bataptaptaptap -5 I’m a ghooost. -sfx Whoosh END —33 -1 Her futon smelled so gooood. sfx- Skip skip sfx- Feeling so warm inside! —34 -1 Meeting Gonbei for the first time ### above panel I have one rabbit and two birds. OK Sorry to ask you to do this. ### handwritten I would like you to feed my rabbit. There’s food next to the cage… -2 What’s your rabbit’s name. -3 …Chocolate. -4 What was with that pause? Hmm Is it chocolate colored? …well, mm White chocolate. -5 Chocolate Chocolate sfx- Ignored. Just like his owner? Gonbei’s food ### on sack The End —35 -1 Chapter 2 At the end of January We will be making a pitch against two other companies. First off, well need to validate the marketing department’s findings… Maybe I’m making too big a deal of it, but -2 So then, how should we… -4 My butt crack is riding the split in the sofa… This feeling is totally distracting me. —36 -1 It couldn’t be more perfectly placed… sfx- Fidget Fidget No! Gotta concentrate! sfx- Spliiit Feel like it might! -2 Glance -3 It’s been a week since that surprise event. Personally, I think we’ve grown a bit closer since. -4 But that’s just me, of course. sfx: Spacing oooout. -5 Senpai… -6 You’re so pretty… -7 I guess I’m too focussed on it. —37 -1 Mochizuki-senpai sfx- Sliiiide… -2 The target market for this item… Ah, she smells nice -3 20-something females. sfx- Sliiide -4 Senpai…? sfx- Sliiide Are you a bit cramped? sfx- Sliiide -5 I like small spaces, ok? Feels like she’s trying to get away! —38 -1 Chapter 2 —39 -1 A digital production policy, huh…? -2 For example, this app is popular among 20-somethings females. It doesn’t have much reach, but it might be effective because of network effects. -3 That does seem to fit with this product. And I also use it too. -4 How about you, Mochizuki-senpai… I don’t use these things at all. -4 I think smartphones exist to facilitate efficient communication and to leave a proper evidence trail. Evidence? —40 -1 I get it! In your texts you don’t use many emojis. It does seem very work-like. But I’m sure you’re different in your private life. -2 Eh? Different…? -3 Yeah, private… Like… -4 When you chat with your boyfriend. Using emoji or stamps or something… I’m sure you use something to indicate how excited you are, right? sfx- Aww -5 Eh… Really…? So… It’s worse that I thought! —41 -1 In any event… sfx- Cough -2 Since you are the closest to the target market -3 I’ll be relying on you, ok? -4 …yes! Score…!! -5 It’s the first time she’s counting on me for anything besides feeding her pets! Yus! Get more data collected! Imma do it! sfx- Roooooar —42 -1 Asou! Reserve the meeting room! Yes! And then these copies! Yes! -2 Collate the materials for today’s meeting and mail them out, please! Yes! -3 Help me sort these! Yes! sfx-Hyaaa!! sfx- Rrrring -5 Is that your dinner? Yeah… sfx- Ahaha… —43 -1 When I’m concentrating, I don’t feel hungry. I’ll eat something when I can relax at home. sfx- Eheh -2 I see… -3 Is Gon… is Chocolate doing good? Even though I have key to your place, I haven’t been able to help out at all with them. Don’t worry about it. It’s only for when I can’t do it. -4 I’d like to get to the point where I can finish early and come help out like before!! Don’t force yourself. Ok, then. -5 I’m sorry for having you deal with my private stuff. Don’t worry about it. -7 But I want to help you, Senpai… —44 -1 Rehearsing before the presentation. Perfect! With this, the bid’s in the bag! -2 I think we can make a go of the strategy in the ten minutes we have. But we better beef up Miura-san’s development image to help the explanation. sfx- Vvvmmmm -3 Excuse me… -4 Yes… Just how does she present so well…? Eh!? —45 -1 …what’s wrong, Mochizuki-san? I have to give a sudden presentation to a different company president. The day conflicts with this one. -3 Wha! Different…? You don’t mean the one for that cosmetics company? Yes… the president asked me to do it… -4 We’ve been connected with them for a long time. So if their president is requesting it, we have to… Yes… We’ll have to make adjustments here… Mmm. That’s going to be difficult. -5 Asou -6 Won’t you make the pitch instead? —46 -1 Wha…? -2 Me…? In place of Mochizuki-senpai…? This presentation? -3 Yes… Asou has contributed a lot to this, and She’d be the right person to do it. -4 But it’s a chance to be recognized by Mochizuki-senpai… -5 And I’ve really worked hard on this… Asou-chan Just relax, ok? —47 -1 Yes, but… It’s a pitch competition, but it’s not big money. So if we lose, it’s no big deal. -3 Is that so… sfx- Clench -4 Just take it easy. Take it easy. -5 Just what do you think you’re going to accomplish by saying that? -6 Yeah, it may not be big money, But it’s still an important presentation. —48 -1 Eh One of the people in charge at another agency gave us this shot at the contract. If we disappoint them, I think… -2 There’s a chance that they’ll stop carrying our products. -3 It’s an important presentation! No, I was just trying to lighten the pressure on her… sfx- Um um um It’s not like you can make the presentation, ok? ### handwritten sfx- Auggh S-s-so sorry! -4 That makes me happy… I’ll do my best!! It’s over. —49 -1 And so… Day of the presentation. -2 Booom -3 sfx- Shiver shiver shiver Is Asou-chan going to be ok…? -4 When I’m just trailing Senpai, it’s a totally different game… sfx- Derp a derp Let me just hand out the docs My Strong Point ### one word on each face -5 It’s time Hyaaa sfx- Ba-da-dump! -6 Th-thump ### repeated —50 -1 Ah Let me put my phone on vibrate before the… -2 Oh? -3 From Mochizuki-senpai? Good Luck! -4 Eh…? -5 Senpai… You suck at emoji… —51 -1 Yyyaaaaargh! sfx- hearthrob -2 Well, That was a job well done! Looking forward to hearing the results in a week. -3 Good job, everyone! Asou-chan, that was great, right? -4 Thank you very much!! —52 -1 How about we grab a drink? A little pre-celebration? Sounds good! -2 We finished ahead of schedule But Mochizuki-senpai’s presentation hasn’t started yet. -3 Asou-chan, how about you? -4 Ah… I’m… -5 I wanna see Mochizuki-senpai!! —53 -1 Meet up with Mochizuki-senpai and fill her in… -2 And then… sfx- Dash -3 You did such a good job, hm? sfx- Purr Purr sfx- Eheheh -4 No! Stop that! -5 That’s not what I… Here…? Huge building! -6 I just want to see Mochizuki-senpai. sfx- Rustle —54 -1 Rustle? -2 Senpai…? What’s she doing in between the buildings? -3 Maybe her presentation hasn’t started yet? Senpa… -4 Today I’ll…Hrmm mmm mmmimm mmmum Mmum mumu mmumumm mumuumm —55 -1 Hrmm mmm mmmimm mmmum hmum mumu mmumumm mumuumm Practicing for her presentation? -2 Oh, right! This was dropped on her suddenly. No time to practice. But why in a place like this? So people won’t be able to see or hear her practice? -3 But, uh… Totally suspicious. -4 But… Even Senpai practices, huh? Yeah, nobody would want someone to see this. —56 -1 It’s kinda cute somehow… But… Hrmm mmm mmmimm mmmum -2 Good job -3 Asou? -4 You came all the way here? Yeaaaah… I finished up way early, so… -5 You didn’t have to bother. sfx- Erk —57 -1 Wasn’t there a little celebration? That section chief loves to drink. It’s fine. -2 I just… -3 Wanted to tell you as soon as possible… -4 Well, then Shall we find someplace to eat together before we head home? -6 Sounds good. —58 -1 While we walking home, let’s keep an eye out for someplace to eat. If we something that looks good, let’s head in. Yes! -2 Not many restaurants around, huh? -3 Because it’s the business district. But if we walk a bit more, we should… Yeah, we should… -4 We ended up arriving home… -5 But I thought this might happen… -6 So glad I bought these!! —59 -1 This is my chance! Shall we have a couple drinks at my place? It’s my chance! sfx- Th-thump ### repeated -2 If I don’t do it now, when am I gonna do it? Give me the courage I had to at the presentation! sfx- Th-thump ### repeated I’d like to… -2 sxf- Jolt Yes! -3 Wrap up this job together, hm? —60 -1 Yes… -2 Yeah, I guess I really do like her as a person… sfx- Ding Well, then This is my floor. -3 Good job today. It’s not love or anything. As a person… —61 -1 So that we’ll be able to stop and have dinner together on the way home from work. Oh! -2 Senpai! sfx: Whoosh -3 Um If you’re free, how about we… -4 Have some… -5 Please keep it down. Ah, sorry! —62 -1 What? Um… If you’re free… Room… -2 …what? -3 I’d love to have a leisurely chat with you… Room… -5 Ah sfx- Whish —63 -1 Is she, like, avoiding me!? Sorry… -2 My… Ears are a little… —64 -1 Ah…? Ah…? -2 Good night. -3 Ah!! I like Senpai as a person —65 -1 But now I’m lusting after her. -2 Her ears… are sensitive… Imma gonna remember that. ### handwritten —66 -1 ### ignore the upper left type Character Introduction Asou Yui New employee. Born in Aomori Prefecture and is a sporty type. She’s one of those serious, yet lovable, types. Her weakness is that her feelings always show on her face. However, she’s pretty smart. Great ability to adapt. Gets aroused easily. She eats a lot The type to roll up her sleeves when she gets into something. Likely to become a battle hardened career woman in the future. She’s restless and is the type to jump into new things easily. When she’s busy, she puts up her hair. —67 -1 Chapter 3 I’ve gone and fallen in love with Senpai. -3 I’ve admired her from the start, but… -4 Asou-chan seems busy today as well, huh? I thought’d I invite her to lunch, but… ### handwritten Yeah, seems that way… -5 How to have sex with women ### screen Right now… —68 -1 ### ignore text in upper right Women… They do this… sfx- Whohooa Physical Contact Between Women How Do I Get Another Woman To Like Me? I Fell In Love With Another Woman ### screens on right I Fell In Love With Female Senpai I Want To Make Her Fall For Me ### screen on left -2 sfx- Aaaahhn sfx- So sexy sfx- Bulge ### eyes -3 Even if I love her… Geez, this kinda thing is… sfx- Th-thump Th-thump Th-thump And would I be on top or bottom? -4 Asou-chan Yheeeesss!!! -5 I want you to help on the contract with the make-up company that Mochizuki-san brought in. Do you have capacity? Ah… That’s fine. sfx- Ehehe —69 -1 The make-up company’s the one where Mochizuki-senpai had to make a sudden presentation, huh? Where Senpai was in the alley between the big buildings… -2 Chief… You’re putting Asou on that project? -3 Because it’s make-up, having more women would be better, right? The project manager over there is a total womanizer, right? ### it’s better as dirty old man, but for pronoun ambiguity in the original, I’m using this to preserve the plot surprise. Ok, Mochizuki-san, I’ll leave the rest to you! ### handwritten Eh -4 There is a meeting at their company today at 4. Can you make it? Yes! Womanizer… -5 That company asked for Mochizuki-senpai by name. They seem to have taken a liking to her… -6 How about we conduct some different business at a hotel? Image ### on banner Scumbag boss! —70 -1 Mochizuki-senpai, I’m going to protect… sfx- Clatter -2 Under the desk…? -3 Whoa Ba-bam! -4 Her legs… So pretty… sfx- Th-thump ### repeated -5 And what’s more… How should I put it? Mochizuki-senpai seems a bit spaced out. Kinda sexy… ### ignore lower right text —71 -1 It’d be bad to stare too long… It’d make me the creep old man. Where’d that pen go…? -2 Ah, there… -3 So fugly… —72 -1 Chapter 3 —73 -2 Meeting Room A -3 Did you bring business cards? Ah, yes, of course. Ok, so the greetings come first. -4 Yes! Ok, bring it, dirty old man! -5 Yeah, today Mochizuki-senpai seems a little… Sorry to keep you waiting. —74 -2 Oh? A new hire? Yes. She’ll be joining the team as of today. I’m Asou. Nice to meet you. Ah, sorry, I don’t have my cards right now. -3 I’m Kurosu, the brand manager. ### kurosu is a homophone for Cross… sfx- Sparkle ### repeated -4 Ok… -5 Nice to meet cha! sfx- Wink So not what I expected! -6 Like… More of a drooling old guy… Sorry for making you do a sudden presentation the other day. Sounds you had other things going on… No, it’s fine. But, uh She’s a woman! —75 -1 To make up for it, how about I take you out to dinner after this? -2 …I have something I can’t get out of… So I’ll just accept the sentiment. -3 So the “womanizer” is… So when can you go? -4 Kurosu… You too? Sometime soon. Whaaaa? “Sometime soon” never comes. That’s an expression overseas, you know. -5 I was told that we were continuing from last time… Senpai seems so much colder today. sfx- Thump -6 If I was to tell her that I loved her, would she treat me this coldly? But beyond that… —76 -1 Mochizuki-senpai Doesn’t seem herself today… -2 Huh? -3 M… Maybe Senpai… Actually like that woman?! Like all Tsudere? ### A trope where someone is frosty on the outside, but a sap on the inside. -4 No way, right…? sfx- Wobble -5 Senpai…!? -6 sfx- Trip —77 -1 Are you ok? Yes… I’m sorry. I’m just a little tired. -3 She’s burning up! You better go home, ok…? -4 I’m ok… I don’t have that much work left. Once it’s done, I’ll go home. But you have a raging fever! Work can wait until tomorrow…? -5 A stitch in time saves nine… Eh? —78 -1 Don’t put off ’til tomorrow what you can do today… -3 Whssh -4 Let’s head home, already. There’s two of us ### handwritten Asou? -5 They also say “don’t do tomorrow’s things today”. —79 -1 No waaaay!! I’m sorry… I totally was out of line!! -2 Ah… um… Is she pissed? She’s gotta be pissed…? -3 Senpai, if there’s any work of yours I can help with… I’m sorry. -4 Eh? sfx- Creak -5 Let me stay like this for a sec… —80 -2 Startled -3 Hawaaaah! Howhoa! -4 This… is bad. So glad I’m not a guy right now! I’d be busted if I was a guy! ### the mushrooms in the background are a symbol of erection. —81 -1 Isn’t it hard to sleep like that? I’m kinda bony, so doesn’t it hurt? sfx- Oh My Goodness ### repeated -3 But to think she’d rely on me like this… Mochizuki-senpai, I… -5 Maybe she’s relying on me a bit now? I wish I could turn my shoulder into memory foam… Shoulders of serenity -6 This… —82 -1 Makes me kinda happy. -4 Don’t put off ’til tomorrow what you can do today… —6 We’re here. We’re almost at your place. If I don’t keep my voice down, that lady will come out again. Shaddup! -7 Thank you, Asou. Ok, I’ll head in… Is there something I can help you with…? It’s ok. —83 -1 But… I’m ok. sfx- Rummage Rummage -2 Sfx- Shhhf -3 Click -4 Asou -5 Stumble -6 You’re out of it ### handwritten I’m worried about you. Let me get you in bed. —84 -1 It’s been a while since I’ve been here… -2 It’s not the first time we’ve been here together… -3 And in the bed together… -4 But this is legit this time! This is a big deal, right!? Ok, I’ll just get you in bed and head on home! Don’t worry! -5 It’s ok… I’m not thinking anything dirty… -6 Just getting you in bed!! —85 -1 Squish -2 Uwaah!! -3 Th… This is… I thought it would be no good ‘cause we’re both women, but… Huh…? If… It’s you, Senpai… I can hit that. Or should I say —86 -1 I wanna do it!! sfx- Ruuuuumble -2 Wha -3 What the hell am I doing to someone sick!? Back off, back off. Total violation of morals!! sfx- Sneak Sneak ### larger sfx sfx- Whew, safe. -4 Asou… Go home. I don’t want you to catch this… -5 Ok…? ###ignore lower right text —87 -1 Ok… Once I get some medicine in you, I’ll go home. -3 Shff -4 She’s burning up… -5 Asou… Today’s… -6 Just for today.. Just for today, please take it easy. —88 -1 She’s always so serious. Gives it more than she has… -2 Zzz -4 Senpai… I love you. -5 Senpai… I love you… —89 -1 I love you… Senpai… -2 Dress rehearsal. Or something like that. -3 I love you… Although, I don’t know if there will be a real performance. -4 Time that I’d better head home. -5 Love… -6 Wha? —90 -1 Senpai I love you… -2 I love you… Wove… vyou… sfx- Chirp Sempai Love… sfx- Chirp -3 You little bitches! -4 I gotta make them forget this!! Lotus!! Lotus sfx- Chirp Senpai… I love lotus! No, that’s not it! Lotus! —91 -1 sfx- Cheep Lotus you… sfx- Chirp Lotus… Yeah! -2 I love lotus! I’ll buy some for you. -3 I’m feeling a lot better. S-senpai…! I love lotus! -4 Ah, that’s great! Your fever’s coming down. sfx- Spaced ooout -5 But you are sweating up a storm! —92 -1 I’ll wipe you down, ok? So cute. sfx- pa-snap pa-snap -2 What are you doing? I’ll undress myself, ok?! -3 Awwww She noticed. But don’t push yourself… -4 My undies today are second string… Second string? In baseball terms, then…? Major League Thong?! -5 So don’t look. sfx- Wiggle Wiggle Ah, right! sfx- Whish -6 Ah —93 -1 I’m sorry, but can you bring a change of underwear? That’s second string…? ### italicize or bold “that’s” Ah, sure! -2 In the right drawer, there’s a white T-shirt. Yep. -3 White PJs, maybe…? -4 What kind of PJs does she wear? This one? -5 Oh, Senpai. Your taste is a little… —94 -1 I don’t get her taste at all. Um… -3 What’s that? A picture…? -4 I should be harmless to sneak a quick glance, right? -5 Cuuute It’s a bit old, but… I’ve never seen an expression like that on Senpai. —95 -1 Huh? That’s… -2 Kurosu-san…? sfx- Ding Dong -3 That might be a delivery. Could you take it? S-sure. -4 So they’ve know each other for a while. -5 Why didn’t she say anything about it? -6 Why…? —96 -1 Yes? sfx- Click -3 Oh? -4 No… Way… -5 So cold. —97 -1 Achoo! sfx- Throb…. Even her sneeze is cute. —98 -1 Character Introduction Mochizuki Kaori Asou’s Trainer. Strategic planner. Elite, beautiful and cool. A little afraid of things because she’s short. Corporate Slave. She’s the type to always have a sharp comeback. Loves animals. The Mochizuki part of her name comes from the mochi pounding rabbit. Cute name! ### instead of seeing a man in the moon, Japanese people see a rabbit pounding mochi with a big mortar and pestle. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_rabbit I put in my favorite Onee-san type of character. She’s hard to draw, though. —99 -1 Chapter 4 —100 -1 Oh…? You were the one at my company today, right? -2 Why is Kurosu-san here…? -4 Whateves. Pardon. sfx- Whish —101 -1 Kaoriiii I brought your badge! Ok… -3 Ba-da-boom -4 Ah Aya! Why are you here!? -5 Ah… Don’t tell me I spoiled the mood…? -6 No! It’s not what you’re thinking! sfx- Whoosh Senpai’s got a cold, and I’m taking care of… Senpai! Your PJs! ### handwritten Asou! Not that one! —102 -1 Really!! So stop with the funny ideas! -2 Oh-hoooh? Kurosu-san! -3 Psyche! I get it. Yeah, Kaori seemed a little out of it today. -4 I wondered if you were pushing yourself, and lo and behold… You’ve always pushed yourself too hard, hm? Always…? -5 Ah, Kaori and I have been friends since uni. Oh, I see. She’d always push herself to collapse. —103 -1 Even back in in college, she’d feel responsible for club acuities and such. She’s even collapsed in front of others before. Getting her back home was a huge pain in the ass. sfx- Murmer sfx- Whud ### on right It’s ok, I can still keep going… Come! On! Get a grip. ### handwritten And then, Kaori would… -2 a Aya, Shut. Up. -3 Whaa? We were just gettin to the good part! You’re embarrassing me! My Kohai’s watchiiiiiiing! iiiiiiing?! And how did you know my address anyway? Heheheh —104 -1 And, and… ###handwritten You might be surprised that she’s sooo afraid of bugs! Back then, when a cockroach showed up in the dorms, she took a fire extinguisher and…. Stop already! Stop picking on ‘lil ol me! Was that an accent? -2 You haven’t changed at all! -3 Watching Senpai interact with her I’m getting to see a side of Senpai I didn’t know. -4 You want it? You want it? But it feels kinda shitty… —105 -3 Well, maybe you have changed, Kaori. You’ve always been such a pure girl, and you’ve gotten even prettier. “Pure girl”, what the hell? -4 I mean You never even kissed anyone Till I planted one on you. —106 -3 Hey! You don’t have to drag that out… Buuuuut -4 Don’t get the wrong idea, ok? She’s the kind to kiss anyone… -5 …no It’s about time for me to go home. —107 -1 Asou!! sfx- Whish -3 That bitch!! -4 Knowing all that stuff about Senpai… Stuff I’ve never gotten to know… -5 This sucks so bad! —108 -1 It sucks, but… -2 But Senpai’s expression was softer than usual. -3 That might mean… That might just mean…. Thank you very much, We’ll be in touch, and thanks for the help today. -4 Maybe… Senpai likes her… -5 Asou… —109 -1 Zoned Ouuuuut. Thank you very much By all means… Without fail… sfx- Bow Bow Bow -2 Psst. Push the door close button already… ### the joke here is that it’s polite to see your business partners off at the elevator, and you need to keep your “business self” on until the doors close. And Asou is spacing out, holding the doors open. -3 I’m sorry! What are you spacing out for, Asou? -4 You won your first competitive bid, Asou-chan! It still hasn’t suck in… -5 OK!! Let’s go celebrate! Yaaaay!! Oh, it’s sunk in for someone! -6 Competitive bid, huh… —110 -1 If Kurosu-san was bidding against me… -2 Fugly… No way I’d win… -3 And they’ve already kissed. sfx- Pissed -4 Shit!! Cheers! —111 -1 sfx- Glug Glug Whoa, you can pound it, Asou-chan. ‘Cause I’m a sporty girl! Oh, did you do club in school? I was in the Curling club. Whaaaat? ### handwritten bleeding into panel two -2 Curling is a sport kinda like cleaning, huh? -3 sfx- Clunk -4 Asou… Are you overdoing it? sfx- Th-thump -6 Those lips… —112 -1 Nope! I loves me some drinkin’! sfx- Fuck me! —112 -2 Geez… -3 Ok, who’s going to the next place!? Yaay! I’m in! -4 I’m taking Asou home. I see, got it. ###handwritten Sorry, Mochizuki-kun. —113 -1 I’m sorry, Senpai… You need to be more clear about your limits. Senpai, you can hold your liquor, huh? -2 I held back since I was worried about you. Since I have to get you home. ### Payback for last time -3 …if it was Kurosu-san This kinda thing wouldn’t happen, huh? —114 -1 I mean… Just why are you bring up Aya, uh, Kurosu-san? -2 Your spare key, you should give it to her… -4 Thank you so much. -5 Ok, see you… -6 Ka-click —115 -1 Sigh… -2 That was messed up of me… -3 Maybe I thought having her key meant more than it did… I wanted to be the one who knew senpai better than anyone. -4 But… I’m not special to her at all… Senpai… —116 -1 Asou…? Eh? Still haven’t moved from the door? You ok? -3 I brought some medicine for hangovers from my room. -4 Can you open up? Senpai… -5 Sh… sure… sfx- Ka-cha —117 -1 sfx-rustle -3 Oh, crap… It’s catastrophically dirty… sfx- Meeeessy -4 Asou? Wai Wai Wait a sec, please! Give me five! —118 -1 Gotta get my ass in gear! I’m Throwing up! -2 For now, shove it in here… sfx- Stuff -3 sfx- Stuff Cram it in!! -4 Ok, come in! —119 -1 You ok, Asou? sfx- Huff Huff You look awful… Did you get it all out? -2 Y-yeah, I barely made it, but I got it all out… Hehe sfx- Hollow laugh Barely made it? ###handwritten Please come in. -3 Oh, your room’s laid out just like mine. Hmm Yeah Focussing on the layout…? sfx- Creeeaaak Pop Creak -5 Come to think of it, it’s the first time Senpai’s been in my room. This is new… —120 -1 Asou, today you were… Acting a little differently. -2 th-thump -3 Maybe I’m reading too much into it, but… -4 Is it that… What should I do? sfx- Clunk —121 -1 sfx- Th-thump Did she realize how I feel? -2 -sfx- Th-thump No, it’s gotta be… -3 sfx- Th-thump This has gotta be… -4 …sorry. Never mind. Ok, then. -5 …Senpai! —122 -1 Um… Y’see… -2 Really There’s nothing going on between Kurosu and me. -4 Why is she going out of her way… —123 -1 To tell me this? -2 Senpai… Are you drunk too? -4 sfx: Grab —126 -1 Um… -2 Um… That’s… sfx- Thump -3 —127 -1 I love you! -2 It’s out. My feelings. —128 -1 All the hidden things -2 I couldn’t keep hidden anymore. -4 All came spilling out. —129 -1 Oof Super high speed Roomba. Ramen ### on cup ramen —130 -1 Character Introduction Kurosu Aya Brand Manager for a cosmetics company. Go getter. Hated for some reason by Mochizuki. Shares working values with Mochizuki. Corporate slave. Born in Tottori, same as Mochizuki. Loves coffee. Flashy. I think she’s the ideal boss. Her name Kurosu comes from the the cross (“X”) in the middle of couplings. ### like Mariri x Mayuyu She’s fun to draw, so I want to draw her in other settings. Like her old backstory with Mochizuki or something. —131 -1 Chapter 5 —132 -1 I wonder if I can take it back. Hangover Remedy Bam! Refreshed! Like it never happened! -2 Uuuuh I haven’t been able to sleep at all since then. sfx- Clicka Clacka First to arrive at work -3 Mochizuki Kaori Send ### Button Good Morning. It’s Asou. Thank you for yesterday. -4 I wonder what Senpai is thinking. -5 sfx- Stagger Stagger Eh She left right after that, so I just don’t know. Our desks face each other, so this is gonna be awkward. —133 -1 Drunk and Harassing a Superior! ###headline Forced a Kiss on Her! ###Under Picture sfx- wee ooo wee ooo I really went and did it this time. -2 sfx- Ruminating What am I going to do… -4 Ah! S-senpai!… -6 Morning. sfx- Whish -7 Huh…? sfx- Gurgle Gurgle —134 -1 Mochizuki-senpai… Thank you for yesterday. It’s ok. -3 Ah, right, right. About today’s meeting… Y-yes! I can only make the first half, so… -4 She’s acting the same as usual. -5 Senpai… -6 Did the medicine work? —135 -1 Yes. It helped a lot… -2 She’s acting as if it didn’t happen. -4 I guess that’s how it’s going to be then. sfx- Beep -5 We work together. She’s my superior. There’s all sorts of complications I’ll blame it on the alcohol. -6 Just be an adult and let it go. —136 -1 Just forget about all of it… -2 Huh? Asou-chan? -3 Shit! Thanks for your assistance. Why are you visiting our company? Heh, she said “shit”. Had a little meeting with the art department. -4 I see… -5 Asou-san -6 You wouldn’t happen to know of a good place to eat around here, would you? —137 -1 Hokay, Here ya go. sfx- Bam -2 Ah, This is really good! Hot Hot ### handwritten Mmm, yeah… What the hell am I doing… -3 Um… Why are you asking me to accompany you? Shouldn’t you be asking Mochizuki-senpai? -4 Aaaah, even if I invited Kaori, I doubt she’d come. Back in the day, some things went down. -4 And I had something I wanted to ask you, Asou-chan. …me? Yup yup You. —138 -1 You’re in love with Kaori, right? sfx- Spurt -2 H-ho-h-How did you know!? By the look in your eyes. Even meeting you for the first time, I knew right away. Ugh Is it that bad? -3 Kaori’s tough, so good luck, ok? -4 But… sfx- Clack -5 She’s a coworker, and I don’t want to make trouble for her… Really? We're having this conversation at a ramen shop? ### at bottom And we’re both women. -6 It’s not so hard, ‘kay? —139 -1 Kaori’s been popular with both sexes since way back. But she’s thickheaded, and never noticed. -2 And she’s a little scary as you know, so no one’s managed to approach her. Her guard’s up ### handwritten -3 Even me. -4 I was too scared and played it off. —140 -1 Since I’m her friend, she’ll show me aspects that she won’t show others. I’ve had a bit of a superiority complex about it. -2 I didn’t want to lose that special feeling. So I covered up my own feelings. -3 Because I could never express my true feelings, thing went sideways and she kinda hates me now. -4 Siiiigh Back then, I think things would have worked out if only I made a move!! Is she a loser? Back then! Back then I…! -5 Asou-chan… —141 -1 Hurry up and eat your ramen, the noodles will get soggy. -2 You don’t want to have regrets like me, right? -3 Eh? sfx- Sluuuurp -4 Thank you, Kurosu-san! -5 It’s fine if she shoots me down!! I can’t help it if it’s something she doesn’t want to deal with!! -6 I want to hear how she really feels!! —142 -1 Is Senpai at home, I wonder… -2 Ok… sfx- Th-thump Th-thump First off, I’ll apologize for that kiss… -3 Then I’ll ask her… —143 -1 She’s crying? Senpai… Wh-What’s…? -3 Ah… Asou… sfx- Drip Drip -4 Dash —144 -2 sfx- Th-thump ### repeated Eh… What…? -3 Asou… Whaa Whaa What’s going on, Senpai…? —145 -1 Go…Gonbe… Uh, Chocolate… She’s not moving… -2 Gon… Chocolate isn’t….? When I got home… She was in the corner of the cage… Not moving. She hadn’t been eating much recently, And I was worried about her… -3 It’s too sudden… What am I going to do…? -4 Shhhf —146 -1 First off, let’s get you calmed down. Asou… She might just be unconscious, ok? -2 I’ll look for a vet that’s open late, and you get things ready, ok? We’ll take her together. -4 It’s an acute hairball. —147 -1 Normally, it’s something we treat with medicine and diet, but in this case, we have to perform surgery. The risk of death in this surgery is high, so I can’t recommend it, but… Since I’ll have to cut into the heart and internal organs, the rate of survival is low. -2 But there’s nothing to do but try. -3 Even though this is a crisis… —148 -1 If I don’t have to care for her pet anymore If I don’t need her spare key I wonder if my connection with Senpai will disappear… -2 Along with the grief that Gonbei might die A lot of other emotions were flowing. -3 I’m hating myself a little… -4 Chocolate, y’know… —149 -1 My parents bought her because they thought I’d be lonely living by myself. Thanks to that, I’ve never been lonely. -2 Since I started working, caring for her has been a big pain, So… -4 It’s been great that you’ve been there, Asou. —150 -1 Senpai… -2 I want to keep helping out, even now… Forever… -4 I love… -5 Mochizuki-san! —151 -1 Chocolate’s surgery was a success! -2 I removed all this ### handwritten It really was impacted. Ugh -3 That’s great, now you don’t have to worry about Choco… Gonbei!! -4 Gonbei… So she wasn’t named Chocolate…? Gonbei… -5 Compared to before, Senpai is… —152 -1 Showing me more of her inner self. But it’s a little bit at a time… -4 I wonder if the day when I don’t have to hide like that anymore. -5 Ok, then! -6 When I can express everything will come. Message ### left arrow Mochizuki-Senpai I’ve something I want to talk to you about. Can you come to the balcony at lunchtime? Sure thing. —153 -1 Confession Grudge Match!! sfx- Ruuuumble -2 No booze. In broad daylight. At work. It’ll be a battle to show I’m serious about her and confess. Yeeeeah, This one’s gonna be tough… My stomach hurts… Want some booze. This is harder than a presentation… -sfx Coo Coo sfx- Siiigh -3 There’s still some time. I should get some practice in. sfx- Glance Glance -4 Ok, this passageway… -5 Haaaaah —154 -1 I love you Mochizuki-senpai, I love you In a sexual way. I totally look at you like that. I’m serious. -2 To start with How about Going out with me? -3 Asou… -4 Waugh Mochizuki-senpai!? —155 -1 How long have you been there?! Um… Did you hear all of that!? -2 Yeah Most of it. Ha ha ha These little alcoves are peaceful, huh? -3 Sigh -4 I know you’ve noticed… -5 I… I love you, Senpai. —156 -1 A… And… -2 Can I ask you what you think? -3 Eh? What I think? Yes. Isn’t that a bit rushed? Even with a presentation, you have to wait three days before you get an answer, right? -4 So when you pop this on me… —157 -1 Eh? But you noticed, right? Eh? I confessed right after the drinking party, right? -2 Asou… That time you were drunk… I mean, there’s no way I’d think you’d be serious… -3 No fucking way. Seriously…!? Um Um ### mochizuki Kaori’s tough, so good luck, ok? ### kurosu sfx- Dumbfounded So that’s what she meant by “tough” -4 Ok, then! You’ve noticed now, right!? So whaddya think? Well? -5 To start with I want three days to think about it… Even with a presentation, they consider it internally for three days before getting back with the results, right? Can you stop with the presentation comparison? -6 Ok, I get it… —158 -2 I don’t really know much about you, Asou. -3 Ah… -4 And you’re my subordinate, Asou… This is how one gets shot down. You’re cheerful, and kind. You can work hard. You seem like someone who’s loved by everyone. —159 -1 She’s choosing her words carefully… She’s trying not to hurt me… Gentle… Proper… ### the above are not in bubbles Asou, that’s about all I know about you. I mean, Asou You might get wicked drunk like before. -2 So that’s why… -3 I was able to do it. So I guess I’m satisfied… -4 I’m glad I fell in love with you. sfx- shhf —160 -1 So can I Have a spare key to your apartment too? -3 Yes. I guess it’s my turn to get peeped at. Yuri Kagi - I Took A Peak At Senpai’s Secret —161 -1 Character Introductions You still think you’re in college!? Bad Boss ### in box Appeared in Chapter 1 Crappy at assigning subordinates work. Let’s go drinking!! Good Boss Active in Competitive Bids Loves to drink. I’ll follow your lead. Bad Coworker Nice, but useless. Gonbei Nickname: Chocolate Has stayed alive for 10 years. Strong. Beyonce ### on left Ball They love to sing. Both are males. —162 -1 I love sushi ### above panel It’s been 2 days since my confession. Senpai invite me out to sushi. Maybe I’ll get to hear her response. -2 No, but… She said she wanted three days… sfx- Th-thump ### repeated -3 The sushi here is really delicious. You like sushi, right? ### handwritten I could only get a reservation for today… This is the worst timing! It’s so awkward!! -4 You’ve really been helping out, Asou So I wanted to do something to say thanks. -5 “To say thanks”? Could this be… sfx- Don’t tell me Final Judgement!? —163 -1 Focus! Table manners! Conversation…! It’s no time to cry!! Um, So the proper way to hold chopsticks is… ###handwritten -2 Do you often have sushi? Mmm, Sometimes… Come to think of it, this is the first time we’ve eaten together… -3 If we were together, we could have dates like this… It’s good, right? Yes. What’s this fish? It’s Kisu. So soft. It’s this restaurant’s top seller. -4 Kiss! And we could… Yes! It’s indeed soft!! ### bottom right Senpai.. Futon Asou… Do all sorts… Of other things!! -5 sfx- Gobble Chomp Asou? Hey, um… —164 -1 The bill. ### in box It’s … yen ###behind box It’s not conveyor belt sushi, ok…? Ah. Sorry! ### Conveyer belt sushi is much cheaper… The End ### black bubble -2 Yuri Kagi - Afterwards When I got the assignment for this manga, from the start all I had were erotic fantasies. However, somehow I managed to think up this story. This is awful Seta ### on bear Draft ### on pages In my mind, they were doing it from chapter 2 In reality, from Mochizuki’s point of view, Asou must seem pretty unusual, I guess. The subtitle is “I took a peek”. It came from the quote “when you look into the abyss, it looks back into you.” Starting from that, I think what I managed to come up with was pretty ok! By the way ### in bubble Since I’m a company employee, I had to navigate various things. I was tough… Hyaa Seta ### bear Let me read it next time Company VIP ### under guy What kind of manga is it? ### on left —165 -1 ### this is just the thanks page. —168 -2 Just now It felt like someone was watching me…? -3 Must be imagining things. sfx- Whssh -4 Yeah, this is how I get my relax on…! Oh, yeah… sfx- Bam! —169 -1 The feel of this on my skin. And this design… It’s the best… -2 Ding Dong Huh? -3 Mochizuki-senpai!! My family sent some apples from home, so I thought I’d share!! -4 Well, then I guess I’ll take some. sfx- Bathrobe She’s always like that. The End.