Watashi de Doutei Suteta Kuse ni - Ch. 1 - The Two Sides of my Childhood Friend

[Hanktriky553]

Im getting annoyed by thoes recent goonslop romcom

 

[dcdfvr]

They're just too used to eachother to realize it. Once they are apart or someone else comes into the picture for either side they will realize their actual feelings

 

[ninjacookie]

This feels like it's gonna be a pain train for both MC and FMC

 

[Fiorno]

Can't they just be fuck buddies?

 

[colorlesseatstomboys]

So the usual boring stuff but instead of an idol and her manager, its a novelist and her editor.
Blegh

 

[kupow]

Great TL. Shame this might be the worst thing I've read this month.

 

[erintesden]

Lowkey hate this type of plots.
MC and FMC are obviously perfect for each other and will end up together, but even though they already dated and even got far enough to do THAT, they broke up... Just because.
Apparently they didn't felt they saw each other as more than friends... Which sounds like bullshit to me.
And now they can apparently talk and joke about it almost as if nothing.
But literally on this chapter we see FMC messing with MC just talking with this other girl, even though she treats it as simple teasing, it makes me think they are going to be a royal mess of jealousy the moment any of them tries to date somebody else.

 

[ZayaTealZend]

This is gonna have so much unnecessary drama because classic light novel shenanigans.

I'm dropping this.
(Hits bookmark)

 

[ARealCoolGuy]

"Nooo, it can't be love if it isn't fairy tale obsessive love!"

A lot of people have this stupid mindset, where the lose the initial excitement of a relationship, and assume there's no love in their relationship. It's really quite a toxic mindset, honestly.

 

[SuperduperStuper]

Another osananajimi romance manga. It's a slow-burn romance with a little bit of drama mixed in. I'm sure you guys will love this one after reading the Light Novel Volume 1 spoiler summary below

I'll share Summary Light Novel Volume 1 here, WARNING : Please Don't Click if you Hate Spoiler.

Spoiler: Simple Spoiler Summary Light Novel Volume 1 with image Novel

Point:
Kouta and Sakura are childhood friends who dated for a bit but ended up splitting since they just couldn't really feel that romantic spark for each other. Even so, they stayed just as close as before.

Things change though when Sakura wins a novel award. That's when Kouta starts feeling weird emotions like anxiety and jealousy toward her. On top of that, hanging out with his junior, Ui, makes him start questioning himself too.

This story's about feelings that are hard to say out loud because the relationship's just too close, plus the confusion of dealing with life changes. It's Kouta and Sakura's journey toward a new kind of relationship, one that's more than just childhood friends.

Characters:
MC: Miyamachi Kouta
Heroine 1: Houzenji Sakura
Heroine 2: Asama Ui

In class one morning, Kouta suddenly gets smacked on the head by his childhood friend, Houzenji Sakura. Turns out it's because he left for school without waiting for her. He'd actually tried waking her up, but since she wouldn't get up, he just went ahead on his own.

They've been like this forever, honestly. Pretty much the whole school thinks they're dating. Kouta's explained a bunch of times that they're just childhood friends, but nobody buys it. They're just way too close and act way too lovey-dovey for anyone to believe otherwise.

During gym class, the boys and girls get split up. The girls play volleyball in the gym while the guys play soccer on the field. Hearing all the noise from inside, the guys get curious and go check it out.

Everyone's amazed watching Sakura play. She's not just great at sports, her grades are solid too, plus she's pretty, so she's super popular at school.

But the mood suddenly shifts when there's a panicked shout, Sakura's twisted her ankle playing. Without hesitation, Kouta runs straight to her to check on her, then carries her to the nurse's office.

Because of that, they're back to being the talk of the class for being way too close again.

Kouta often helps Sakura with student council stuff. Every lunch break, they head to the library to drop off new books. While Sakura's busy chatting with the librarian, Kouta spends the time alone reading.

There, he sees a girl struggling to return a book, so he helps her out. She seems interested in his hair color since it's different from most people, and even asks to touch it. Kouta lets her.

But then Sakura suddenly shows up and calls him out for supposedly flirting with another girl. The girl immediately takes off once she sees Sakura.

Kouta explains he wasn't flirting with anyone. He's actually annoyed at how Sakura's overreacting. Sakura snaps back, reminding him that he was the one who gave her his "first time."

Yeah, turns out they actually dated before.

Back then, since their friends kept teasing them about being close, Sakura suggested they try dating for real. They did all the usual couple stuff, going on dates, holding hands, spending time together.

But nothing ever felt different to Kouta. Even after they kissed and got more physical, he still couldn't see Sakura as anything more than his childhood friend.

So when they moved up to their second year of high school, they decided to break up. Even so, nothing really changed between them. They stayed just as close as always.

One day after watching a movie, Kouta and Sakura are hanging out as usual, grabbing lunch and shopping for clothes. While Kouta's in line for tickets, some random guy tries to force himself on Sakura. Kouta notices right away, pulls her into a hug, and chases the guy off.

On the way home, they happen to spot their junior who's been getting a lot of attention lately, Asama Ui. She's seen walking with some middle-aged guy near a love hotel area.

The next day, drama breaks out at school. Ui gets surrounded by a bunch of girls accusing her of flirting with their boyfriends. They even call her a homewrecker and worse. But Ui just stays quiet and ignores all the accusations with a cold expression.

During break, Kouta and Sakura see someone dump water on Ui. As a student council member, Sakura tries asking what's going on. Even a teacher tries too, but Ui still won't say anything.

That's when Kouta starts noticing something off about the look in Ui's eyes, and he asks Sakura to just watch the situation for now instead of pushing.

So they start digging deeper to find out the truth behind the rumors about Ui. That same day after school, a police patrol car shows up at school.

Turns out Ui had reported being bullied. Her uniform got torn and her stuff got stolen. Since she's not great at talking and has no friends, she ended up calling emergency services.

Ever since then, the other students got scared to even get near her. But honestly, Ui actually wants to change from being closed-off to more social. Even her look before starting high school was totally different, enough to shock Kouta and Sakura.

One day while doing student council work, Kouta and Sakura hear a voice coming from an empty classroom. Turns out it's Ui practicing her voice.

She's a voice actress prepping for an audition for a lead role. Her voice is so good that Kouta compliments her, making her face turn red.

Sakura suggests Kouta help Ui practice, and he agrees. Besides voice training, Ui also works on her speaking skills so she can socialize better with others. Slowly, she starts being able to interact with her classmates.

Turns out the rumor about the middle-aged guy was wrong too, he's actually her manager.

Meanwhile, Sakura reveals she's been writing a novel and even won an award for it. She's set to meet with an editor to talk about possibly getting it published.

Hearing that, Kouta starts feeling like Sakura's moving forward without him. He realizes there's a whole side of her he doesn't fully know yet.

When she heads to Tokyo to meet the editor, Sakura shows up looking more grown-up with makeup on. The change makes Kouta's heart race. He feels anxious knowing she's going somewhere far without him.

Meanwhile, Kouta also leaves the house that day since Sakura had hidden her real reason from her parents, telling them she was going out with Kouta instead.

While waiting around, Kouta runs into Ui and tags along to help her check out the audition venue. After that, he goes to pick up Sakura at the Shinkansen station.

The moment they meet, Sakura bursts into tears in his arms. The editor told her the novel needs a lot of changes, especially the part that matters most to her, the protagonist's backstory that's inspired by her and Kouta.

Kouta just stays quiet, not knowing what to say.

But after they part ways, Kouta actually feels relieved that Sakura failed. He ends up hating himself for not being able to accept her success.

Over the break, Sakura shuts herself in her room. Once school starts back up, she looks exhausted, and the lunches she usually makes for Kouta get noticeably simpler.

A fight breaks out. Kouta wants to help, but Sakura refuses. Even when he pushes, she finally snaps and yells at him for not understanding how much the novel means to her.

Turns out Sakura started writing because of Kouta. Back in the day, he once complimented her writing, and ever since then she wanted to become a writer just so she could stay by his side.

Meanwhile, Ui fails her audition since the result had already been rigged from the start. She feels down about not being able to show her best to Kouta.

Kouta comforts her and tells her he likes her voice. Ui then admits she wants to become a voice actress so that someone who once saved her can hear her voice.

Turns out that someone is Kouta, even though he doesn't even remember it.

Finally, Kouta decides to make things right with Sakura. On his way home, he finds her sitting alone without her bag.

After initially refusing, Sakura finally opens up once Kouta says he wants to be involved with her novel.

She reveals that her dad's against her dream of becoming a writer, because of money issues and her dropping grades.

So Kouta goes to meet Sakura's dad and explains everything. He promises to help keep her on track with her studies, and even says he wants to go to the same college as her and become a novel editor.

Hearing his determination, Sakura's dad finally gives his blessing.

The next day, both families sit down to talk about their relationship. Everyone jokes around since Kouta's statement sounded basically like a marriage proposal.

Sakura thanks him and, without thinking, kisses him on the cheek. Kouta's shocked, but this time his heart's pounding for real.

For the first time, he starts seeing Sakura as more than just a childhood friend.

Sakura then teases him, reminding him that they've already shared way more than just a kiss before.

Thank you for the translation. As for Volume 2, maybe I'll post it in the next chapter.

i was hoping the 2 mc characters immature views on what a relationship is and how emotions/feelings are processed were an intentional addition to show their young age, but unfortunately reading this Spoiler has told me that it's just the authors immature views, and not an intentional theme.

probably not gonna read now due to that, wasted potential for a good story. :/

 

[Tic_tac_potato]

I... I...!

Really like the writing of this work and how it feels grounded. I'm truthfully excited to see how they explore this concept

 

[Nobi]

I know this cliché will never die and im a raccoon that likes dumpster diving but must every story really start with "The most popular girl in school is a idol, perfect at everything, excellent grades, good at sports, liked by everyone-" etc etc?

For the same reason their titles describe the entire thing. It's the literary equivalent of clickbait. These novels compete in an oversaturated market of virtually indistinguishable works, and they must capture their readers attention in a few paragraphs.

 

[Daruma05]

Megane girl is the GOAT! 🔥

Please author let the megane girl actually win this time, I NEED THISSSS 🙏😭

 

[robopiplup07]

We just can't have a straightforward romance story with realistic drama, can we? If two people are already in a relationship, something has to happen or be a certain way to make sure the pair doesn't do relationship things, and it's almost always something incredibly contrived and brain dead. For this story in particular, it's just two people (or more) acting pants-on-head retarded while having the emotional intelligence of a potato.

 

[aqua__00]

Another osananajimi romance manga. It's a slow-burn romance with a little bit of drama mixed in. I'm sure you guys will love this one after reading the Light Novel Volume 1 spoiler summary below

I'll share Summary Light Novel Volume 1 here, WARNING : Please Don't Click if you Hate Spoiler.

Spoiler: Simple Spoiler Summary Light Novel Volume 1 with image Novel

Point:
Kouta and Sakura are childhood friends who dated for a bit but ended up splitting since they just couldn't really feel that romantic spark for each other. Even so, they stayed just as close as before.

Things change though when Sakura wins a novel award. That's when Kouta starts feeling weird emotions like anxiety and jealousy toward her. On top of that, hanging out with his junior, Ui, makes him start questioning himself too.

This story's about feelings that are hard to say out loud because the relationship's just too close, plus the confusion of dealing with life changes. It's Kouta and Sakura's journey toward a new kind of relationship, one that's more than just childhood friends.

Characters:
MC: Miyamachi Kouta
Heroine 1: Houzenji Sakura
Heroine 2: Asama Ui

In class one morning, Kouta suddenly gets smacked on the head by his childhood friend, Houzenji Sakura. Turns out it's because he left for school without waiting for her. He'd actually tried waking her up, but since she wouldn't get up, he just went ahead on his own.

They've been like this forever, honestly. Pretty much the whole school thinks they're dating. Kouta's explained a bunch of times that they're just childhood friends, but nobody buys it. They're just way too close and act way too lovey-dovey for anyone to believe otherwise.

During gym class, the boys and girls get split up. The girls play volleyball in the gym while the guys play soccer on the field. Hearing all the noise from inside, the guys get curious and go check it out.

Everyone's amazed watching Sakura play. She's not just great at sports, her grades are solid too, plus she's pretty, so she's super popular at school.

But the mood suddenly shifts when there's a panicked shout, Sakura's twisted her ankle playing. Without hesitation, Kouta runs straight to her to check on her, then carries her to the nurse's office.

Because of that, they're back to being the talk of the class for being way too close again.

Kouta often helps Sakura with student council stuff. Every lunch break, they head to the library to drop off new books. While Sakura's busy chatting with the librarian, Kouta spends the time alone reading.

There, he sees a girl struggling to return a book, so he helps her out. She seems interested in his hair color since it's different from most people, and even asks to touch it. Kouta lets her.

But then Sakura suddenly shows up and calls him out for supposedly flirting with another girl. The girl immediately takes off once she sees Sakura.

Kouta explains he wasn't flirting with anyone. He's actually annoyed at how Sakura's overreacting. Sakura snaps back, reminding him that he was the one who gave her his "first time."

Yeah, turns out they actually dated before.

Back then, since their friends kept teasing them about being close, Sakura suggested they try dating for real. They did all the usual couple stuff, going on dates, holding hands, spending time together.

But nothing ever felt different to Kouta. Even after they kissed and got more physical, he still couldn't see Sakura as anything more than his childhood friend.

So when they moved up to their second year of high school, they decided to break up. Even so, nothing really changed between them. They stayed just as close as always.

One day after watching a movie, Kouta and Sakura are hanging out as usual, grabbing lunch and shopping for clothes. While Kouta's in line for tickets, some random guy tries to force himself on Sakura. Kouta notices right away, pulls her into a hug, and chases the guy off.

On the way home, they happen to spot their junior who's been getting a lot of attention lately, Asama Ui. She's seen walking with some middle-aged guy near a love hotel area.

The next day, drama breaks out at school. Ui gets surrounded by a bunch of girls accusing her of flirting with their boyfriends. They even call her a homewrecker and worse. But Ui just stays quiet and ignores all the accusations with a cold expression.

During break, Kouta and Sakura see someone dump water on Ui. As a student council member, Sakura tries asking what's going on. Even a teacher tries too, but Ui still won't say anything.

That's when Kouta starts noticing something off about the look in Ui's eyes, and he asks Sakura to just watch the situation for now instead of pushing.

So they start digging deeper to find out the truth behind the rumors about Ui. That same day after school, a police patrol car shows up at school.

Turns out Ui had reported being bullied. Her uniform got torn and her stuff got stolen. Since she's not great at talking and has no friends, she ended up calling emergency services.

Ever since then, the other students got scared to even get near her. But honestly, Ui actually wants to change from being closed-off to more social. Even her look before starting high school was totally different, enough to shock Kouta and Sakura.

One day while doing student council work, Kouta and Sakura hear a voice coming from an empty classroom. Turns out it's Ui practicing her voice.

She's a voice actress prepping for an audition for a lead role. Her voice is so good that Kouta compliments her, making her face turn red.

Sakura suggests Kouta help Ui practice, and he agrees. Besides voice training, Ui also works on her speaking skills so she can socialize better with others. Slowly, she starts being able to interact with her classmates.

Turns out the rumor about the middle-aged guy was wrong too, he's actually her manager.

Meanwhile, Sakura reveals she's been writing a novel and even won an award for it. She's set to meet with an editor to talk about possibly getting it published.

Hearing that, Kouta starts feeling like Sakura's moving forward without him. He realizes there's a whole side of her he doesn't fully know yet.

When she heads to Tokyo to meet the editor, Sakura shows up looking more grown-up with makeup on. The change makes Kouta's heart race. He feels anxious knowing she's going somewhere far without him.

Meanwhile, Kouta also leaves the house that day since Sakura had hidden her real reason from her parents, telling them she was going out with Kouta instead.

While waiting around, Kouta runs into Ui and tags along to help her check out the audition venue. After that, he goes to pick up Sakura at the Shinkansen station.

The moment they meet, Sakura bursts into tears in his arms. The editor told her the novel needs a lot of changes, especially the part that matters most to her, the protagonist's backstory that's inspired by her and Kouta.

Kouta just stays quiet, not knowing what to say.

But after they part ways, Kouta actually feels relieved that Sakura failed. He ends up hating himself for not being able to accept her success.

Over the break, Sakura shuts herself in her room. Once school starts back up, she looks exhausted, and the lunches she usually makes for Kouta get noticeably simpler.

A fight breaks out. Kouta wants to help, but Sakura refuses. Even when he pushes, she finally snaps and yells at him for not understanding how much the novel means to her.

Turns out Sakura started writing because of Kouta. Back in the day, he once complimented her writing, and ever since then she wanted to become a writer just so she could stay by his side.

Meanwhile, Ui fails her audition since the result had already been rigged from the start. She feels down about not being able to show her best to Kouta.

Kouta comforts her and tells her he likes her voice. Ui then admits she wants to become a voice actress so that someone who once saved her can hear her voice.

Turns out that someone is Kouta, even though he doesn't even remember it.

Finally, Kouta decides to make things right with Sakura. On his way home, he finds her sitting alone without her bag.

After initially refusing, Sakura finally opens up once Kouta says he wants to be involved with her novel.

She reveals that her dad's against her dream of becoming a writer, because of money issues and her dropping grades.

So Kouta goes to meet Sakura's dad and explains everything. He promises to help keep her on track with her studies, and even says he wants to go to the same college as her and become a novel editor.

Hearing his determination, Sakura's dad finally gives his blessing.

The next day, both families sit down to talk about their relationship. Everyone jokes around since Kouta's statement sounded basically like a marriage proposal.

Sakura thanks him and, without thinking, kisses him on the cheek. Kouta's shocked, but this time his heart's pounding for real.

For the first time, he starts seeing Sakura as more than just a childhood friend.

Sakura then teases him, reminding him that they've already shared way more than just a kiss before.

Thank you for the translation. As for Volume 2, maybe I'll post it in the next chapter.

Thanks for your efforts

 

[nattouilust]

I know this cliché will never die and im a raccoon that likes dumpster diving but must every story really start with "The most popular girl in school is a idol, perfect at everything, excellent grades, good at sports, liked by everyone-" etc etc?

Well it is the slop that we and I mean ME all know and love so I dont see anything wrong with that

 

[mattteocastro]

i dont think i needed so many pages of that... idk, its not bad but it aint my thing

 

[Umbrum]

Another osananajimi romance manga. It's a slow-burn romance with a little bit of drama mixed in. I'm sure you guys will love this one after reading the Light Novel Volume 1 spoiler summary below

I'll share Summary Light Novel Volume 1 here, WARNING : Please Don't Click if you Hate Spoiler.

Spoiler: Simple Spoiler Summary Light Novel Volume 1 with image Novel

Point:
Kouta and Sakura are childhood friends who dated for a bit but ended up splitting since they just couldn't really feel that romantic spark for each other. Even so, they stayed just as close as before.

Things change though when Sakura wins a novel award. That's when Kouta starts feeling weird emotions like anxiety and jealousy toward her. On top of that, hanging out with his junior, Ui, makes him start questioning himself too.

This story's about feelings that are hard to say out loud because the relationship's just too close, plus the confusion of dealing with life changes. It's Kouta and Sakura's journey toward a new kind of relationship, one that's more than just childhood friends.

Characters:
MC: Miyamachi Kouta
Heroine 1: Houzenji Sakura
Heroine 2: Asama Ui

In class one morning, Kouta suddenly gets smacked on the head by his childhood friend, Houzenji Sakura. Turns out it's because he left for school without waiting for her. He'd actually tried waking her up, but since she wouldn't get up, he just went ahead on his own.

They've been like this forever, honestly. Pretty much the whole school thinks they're dating. Kouta's explained a bunch of times that they're just childhood friends, but nobody buys it. They're just way too close and act way too lovey-dovey for anyone to believe otherwise.

During gym class, the boys and girls get split up. The girls play volleyball in the gym while the guys play soccer on the field. Hearing all the noise from inside, the guys get curious and go check it out.

Everyone's amazed watching Sakura play. She's not just great at sports, her grades are solid too, plus she's pretty, so she's super popular at school.

But the mood suddenly shifts when there's a panicked shout, Sakura's twisted her ankle playing. Without hesitation, Kouta runs straight to her to check on her, then carries her to the nurse's office.

Because of that, they're back to being the talk of the class for being way too close again.

Kouta often helps Sakura with student council stuff. Every lunch break, they head to the library to drop off new books. While Sakura's busy chatting with the librarian, Kouta spends the time alone reading.

There, he sees a girl struggling to return a book, so he helps her out. She seems interested in his hair color since it's different from most people, and even asks to touch it. Kouta lets her.

But then Sakura suddenly shows up and calls him out for supposedly flirting with another girl. The girl immediately takes off once she sees Sakura.

Kouta explains he wasn't flirting with anyone. He's actually annoyed at how Sakura's overreacting. Sakura snaps back, reminding him that he was the one who gave her his "first time."

Yeah, turns out they actually dated before.

Back then, since their friends kept teasing them about being close, Sakura suggested they try dating for real. They did all the usual couple stuff, going on dates, holding hands, spending time together.

But nothing ever felt different to Kouta. Even after they kissed and got more physical, he still couldn't see Sakura as anything more than his childhood friend.

So when they moved up to their second year of high school, they decided to break up. Even so, nothing really changed between them. They stayed just as close as always.

One day after watching a movie, Kouta and Sakura are hanging out as usual, grabbing lunch and shopping for clothes. While Kouta's in line for tickets, some random guy tries to force himself on Sakura. Kouta notices right away, pulls her into a hug, and chases the guy off.

On the way home, they happen to spot their junior who's been getting a lot of attention lately, Asama Ui. She's seen walking with some middle-aged guy near a love hotel area.

The next day, drama breaks out at school. Ui gets surrounded by a bunch of girls accusing her of flirting with their boyfriends. They even call her a homewrecker and worse. But Ui just stays quiet and ignores all the accusations with a cold expression.

During break, Kouta and Sakura see someone dump water on Ui. As a student council member, Sakura tries asking what's going on. Even a teacher tries too, but Ui still won't say anything.

That's when Kouta starts noticing something off about the look in Ui's eyes, and he asks Sakura to just watch the situation for now instead of pushing.

So they start digging deeper to find out the truth behind the rumors about Ui. That same day after school, a police patrol car shows up at school.

Turns out Ui had reported being bullied. Her uniform got torn and her stuff got stolen. Since she's not great at talking and has no friends, she ended up calling emergency services.

Ever since then, the other students got scared to even get near her. But honestly, Ui actually wants to change from being closed-off to more social. Even her look before starting high school was totally different, enough to shock Kouta and Sakura.

One day while doing student council work, Kouta and Sakura hear a voice coming from an empty classroom. Turns out it's Ui practicing her voice.

She's a voice actress prepping for an audition for a lead role. Her voice is so good that Kouta compliments her, making her face turn red.

Sakura suggests Kouta help Ui practice, and he agrees. Besides voice training, Ui also works on her speaking skills so she can socialize better with others. Slowly, she starts being able to interact with her classmates.

Turns out the rumor about the middle-aged guy was wrong too, he's actually her manager.

Meanwhile, Sakura reveals she's been writing a novel and even won an award for it. She's set to meet with an editor to talk about possibly getting it published.

Hearing that, Kouta starts feeling like Sakura's moving forward without him. He realizes there's a whole side of her he doesn't fully know yet.

When she heads to Tokyo to meet the editor, Sakura shows up looking more grown-up with makeup on. The change makes Kouta's heart race. He feels anxious knowing she's going somewhere far without him.

Meanwhile, Kouta also leaves the house that day since Sakura had hidden her real reason from her parents, telling them she was going out with Kouta instead.

While waiting around, Kouta runs into Ui and tags along to help her check out the audition venue. After that, he goes to pick up Sakura at the Shinkansen station.

The moment they meet, Sakura bursts into tears in his arms. The editor told her the novel needs a lot of changes, especially the part that matters most to her, the protagonist's backstory that's inspired by her and Kouta.

Kouta just stays quiet, not knowing what to say.

But after they part ways, Kouta actually feels relieved that Sakura failed. He ends up hating himself for not being able to accept her success.

Over the break, Sakura shuts herself in her room. Once school starts back up, she looks exhausted, and the lunches she usually makes for Kouta get noticeably simpler.

A fight breaks out. Kouta wants to help, but Sakura refuses. Even when he pushes, she finally snaps and yells at him for not understanding how much the novel means to her.

Turns out Sakura started writing because of Kouta. Back in the day, he once complimented her writing, and ever since then she wanted to become a writer just so she could stay by his side.

Meanwhile, Ui fails her audition since the result had already been rigged from the start. She feels down about not being able to show her best to Kouta.

Kouta comforts her and tells her he likes her voice. Ui then admits she wants to become a voice actress so that someone who once saved her can hear her voice.

Turns out that someone is Kouta, even though he doesn't even remember it.

Finally, Kouta decides to make things right with Sakura. On his way home, he finds her sitting alone without her bag.

After initially refusing, Sakura finally opens up once Kouta says he wants to be involved with her novel.

She reveals that her dad's against her dream of becoming a writer, because of money issues and her dropping grades.

So Kouta goes to meet Sakura's dad and explains everything. He promises to help keep her on track with her studies, and even says he wants to go to the same college as her and become a novel editor.

Hearing his determination, Sakura's dad finally gives his blessing.

The next day, both families sit down to talk about their relationship. Everyone jokes around since Kouta's statement sounded basically like a marriage proposal.

Sakura thanks him and, without thinking, kisses him on the cheek. Kouta's shocked, but this time his heart's pounding for real.

For the first time, he starts seeing Sakura as more than just a childhood friend.

Sakura then teases him, reminding him that they've already shared way more than just a kiss before.

Thank you for the translation. As for Volume 2, maybe I'll post it in the next chapter.

I'm scared, feels like the setup for a pretty painful cheating involved story...

 

[dabson]

I really enjoyed this first chapter, somehow. But reading the novel version posted here was a little disappointing. And I think the inevitable reveal of why they broke up will be stupid and the more drama based approach to the storytelling has the potential to get tired quick. I'm still hopeful I will be able to enjoy it.

 

[LongCT_]

I really enjoyed this first chapter, somehow. But reading the novel version posted here was a little disappointing. And I think the inevitable reveal of why they broke up will be stupid and the more drama based approach to the storytelling has the potential to get tired quick. I'm still hopeful I will be able to enjoy it.

If you need some assurance - I do believe the story is good, and that people shouldn't just come to a conclusion based hundred of novel pages condensed into... a single MangaDex comment. Lots of things can't be said in just a few paragraphs!

Enjoy the story!