Episode 39 – New year

Source https://kakuyomu.jp/works/16817330656338883634/episodes/16818622174816176206 The Kusunoki family’s New Year’s Eve passed quietly yet peacefully. We enjoyed the delicious food prepared by my mother and Towa san, my dad and sister fought over the TV remote, and we ate New Year’s soba noodles— “Happy New Year. We look forward to your continued support this year as well.” As … Read more

Episode 36 – Home visit

Source https://kakuyomu.jp/works/16818093073037597822/episodes/16818093082564902024 [How’s your cohabitation going?] “…Thanks to you, it’s more fulfilling than I expected.” When I answered that, my father smiled cheerfully. [Ha ha ha ! I see, I see ! It seems like things are going well. I’m happy to see you enjoying yourself.] There are still some things that confuse me since … Read more

Episode 3

Source https://kakuyomu.jp/works/16818093094471724561/episodes/16818622172829242637 It might be a bit old-fashioned to feel nostalgic about the sound of a door creaking open. I have to pretend to be Mizuno Shota and deceive my classmates. Will I be able to act like Saotome Ryusei’s best friend? No, I’m a man who has played this game many times before. I’ll … Read more

Episode 39 – Toka [and Ryo-kun’s Love] nurture Plan

Source https://kakuyomu.jp/works/16818093093152263860/episodes/16818622170980768754 Chapter 1 Epilogue: Part 1 The next day, we were completely exhausted and lying down at Toka’s house. It wasn’t so much physical exhaustion as mental exhaustion. I was so glad today was a day off… “…Toka, um…” “What is it?” “I can’t move very well…” We were lying down in the middle … Read more

Episode 49 – A returnee want to get closer to a nerd

Source https://kakuyomu.jp/works/16818622172789075625/episodes/16818622176457099544 After waiting for Nagisa’s shift to end, the three of us went outside together. It was mid-October, and it had started to get a little cooler. With the change of seasons, people were wearing a variety of outfits, such as knit vests and short-sleeved shirts. Many students were also wearing regular school uniforms … Read more

Episode 2 – The first step towards independence

Source https://kakuyomu.jp/works/16818622176550308690/episodes/16818622176763120384 The next morning. When I stepped out of my house, there stood an incredibly beautiful girl. She had beautiful semi-long flaxen hair tied up in a half-up style, and her most distinctive feature was her almond-shaped eyes. That girl was my childhood friend, Fujisaki Renka. “Good morning, Akito.” “O-oh, good morning, Renka…” A … Read more

Episode 3 – [Taku chan]

Source https://kakuyomu.jp/works/16817139558323866579/episodes/16817330669161414700 “I heard this from a friend.” When I was a college student, there was a strange old woman living in the apartment next door to mine. She was a tired-looking woman with white hair who always walked with her eyes fixed on the ground, so she was constantly about to bump into people. … Read more

Episode 2

Source https://kakuyomu.jp/works/16818093094471724561/episodes/16818622172701463224 Seeing the crying child, I couldn’t help but rush out. This may stray far from the original story, but I couldn’t hold back. I knew very well how painful it was for one person. Besides, the original story may not change yet. What is happening now is before the original story, so it … Read more

Episode 38 – Asahina Toka’s autograph (exclusive to Ryo)

Source https://kakuyomu.jp/works/16818093093152263860/episodes/16818622170980762551 Saying that, I held out my hand to Asahina. “Let’s go home, Asahina, to our usual room.” “Okay…” Asahina nodded slightly and took my hand. Her fingertips were a little cold, but my heart felt warm. I took Asahina’s hand and slowly walked out of the station. The air outside was cooler than … Read more