Chapter 2: Friend

The wooden fan on the ceiling of the elegant cafe was spinning slowly. The menu on the table was handwritten in neat handwriting, the shelf in the corner was decorated with trinkets that looked very pleasing to the eye. Aside from the ringing of the doorbell as customers arrived, no commotions could be found in

Vol 2 Chapter 1: Homemade food

The first lights of dawn peeked into the kitchen. Akane was busy presenting her food on the table. Salmon baked in aluminum foil, mushroom miso soup, and mixed rice (Takikomi Gohan (Japanese Mixed Rice) 炊き込みご飯 • Just One Cookbook). It is usually unthinkable one could prepare this much in such a short amount of time

Vol 2 Colour illustrations + Prologue

Prologue Back in elementary school, Sakuramori Akane had used to hate Ishikura Himari. Whenever she sat down in class, Himari cheerily approached her for a conversation. “Ne, ne, Akane! Did you catch the 9 o’clock show last night?” “I didn’t. I’m not interested in romance movies.” Akane snorted and took the books from her desk.

Epilogue

And thus, morning came for those two. The sunlight shone into the room, making Saito cover his face with the futon. The futon dyed with the sweet fragrance of a certain girl was now firmly wrapped around his body, inviting him to the comfortable dreamland. He was sleep deprived nursing Akane the past few days,

Chapter 4: My wife – part 2

Saito woke up lying on his bed. Some tiniest glimpse of morning snuck past the window curtains, but dawn was still some time to come, and the night’s chill was lingering around. Saito became confused. Why did he wake up at this time, thought Saito as he tried to take the clock next to the

Chapter 4: My wife (part 1)

The smell of old books filled the school library, giving it a unique atmosphere. It was like a sanctuary, separated from the rowdiness of the corridors or classrooms. Within that sanctuary, Saito was crouched over the books piled in front of him. “It’s this one…!” He felt excited finding the description he was looking for.

Chapter 3 – Understanding (part 2)

Afterschool, Saito decided to wander around the marketplace near school. He went with Shisei, through countless stores, from Udon restaurants, to Western clothes stores, to general shops. Shisei was munching on her meat dumpling she bought along the way. Even though her body was as small as a cute bird, she ate a lot. “It’s

Chapter 3 – Understanding (part 1)

Everyday at the ‘battlefield’ wore Saito out, both mind and body. He wasn’t used to living with a complete stranger, so even if it was in his house, he couldn’t calm himself down, nor could he get any deep sleep. Moreover, because of their rivalry, quarrels kept breaking out as if on a loop. He

Chapter 2: A new life

The deadline for the answer soon arrived. After school, a car was sent to the school, picking Saito and Akane up to Tenryuu’s mansion. In the room full of luxurious hanging scrolls (google search kakejiku), Tenryuu and Chiyo were sitting in the middle, opposite to each other. Meanwhile, Akane was wearing an expression for a

Chapter 1: An unexpected marriage

Akane’s angry yell exploded in the 3A classroom. “Did you write randomly in the class’s journal yesterday then left?” “I wrote it properly. That was my duty yesterday.” Saito replied while reading the class book. Class rotating duty was a wasteful and meaningless system, but teachers had no choice if they wanted the class tasks