There's No Way I Can Have a Lover! ...Or Is There?!

· @manga_collector· Teren Mikami, Musshu

Kapitola 48

1. That girl traversing the runway... 2. Her eyes, her fingers... 3. Her hair. 4. Everything about her, 5. Was made to charm others. 6. I was overwhelmed.

1. ...I can't believe I got to talk to this person in the opening ceremony. 2. "Hey!" 3. I came here because she invited me, but... 5. "Oh?" 6. "That's great to hear." 7. "It- it was awesome! You were super pretty!" 8. "I hope you enjoyed the show." 9. "When you're looking at me, renako." 10. "I get a bit nervous..." 11. "Hieeh!" 12. "Today's just a show for the media and buyers." 13. "Yeah" 14. "Is it okay for a model to come here right after the show?" 15. "Oh..."

1. Is this... 2. Is this what it's like... 3. "I see!" 4. "Oh," 5. "Heh" 6. To see your band boyfriend go on stage!? 7. "It's my job to treat the guests." 8. "In other words," 9. "Err..." 10. "Did you renew your crush on me?" 11. "What's wrong, renako?" 12. "M-maybe... Maybe I do love you a little more now..." 13. "I just thought that you were really cool..." 14. "I just-" 15. "W-well... Let's leave that aside for now..."

1. "...yeah." 2. "Thank you." 3. "That's not true!" 4. "T-" 5. "You're so stubborn..." 6. "I was trying really hard to be honest just now..." 7. "Oh." 8. "Right." 9. "... It's a shame." 10. "I wanted to hang out with you a little," 11. "But I have a lot of interviews after this." 12. It looks like she's hallucinating because of how overworked she is. 13. Poor her. 14. "Sorry, I know I promised to make you happy at our wedding," 15. "But I just keep making you feel lonely..." 16. "Your summer vacation seems really busy, mai..." 17. "...yeah, a bit."

1. "I can work a bit harder now." 2. "Alright, now that I've replenished my renako meter a little..." 3. "Well, you can just message me... ...or call me now and then, okay?" 4. "T- that's great..." 5. "Guegh!" 6. She smells good! 7. "Don't hug me in public like this!" 8. "What the hell are you talking about!?" 9. "I think I could work even harder, what do you think?" 10. "And get get a prenuptial agreement," 11. "By the way, if we stop by the administration later," 12. "Right, you were going to hang out at ajisai's tommorow. Am I correct?" 13. "Anyway, I can't stay out that late today."

1. "I hope you get along well with her." 2. "Mhm." 3. "Yeah, but..." 4. "Y-" 5. ...how did she know..? 6. "Mhm... Let's." 7. "L-let's hang out later, okay..?" 8. Huh? Wait, she wanted to come? 9. "It's a shame I can't come tomorrow since I gotta work." 10. "Sorry about what I said." 11. "Well, I'll get going then." 12. "Don't worry about me, just have fun with ajisai." 13. "Ah, what a shame indeed." 14. "What a shame." 15. "Ugh!" 16. "It would make me really happy if you two got along." 17. "She's a precious friend to me too."

1. "Good luck with work!" 2. "T-thanks a lot for inviting me today." 3. When I see her holding back like this... It makes me feel kinda bad... 4. "I'll do my best to make sure you see how beautiful I am." 5. "You're pretty friendly with that model, huh?" 6. "...no!" 7. It's almost like I'm in love with mai... 8. "Thanks for coming."

1. Who's that..? 2. She looks about 20 years old 3. And she seems used to being here, so she has to be a celebrity! 4. "Umm..." 5. "Err,"

1. "Who..." 2. "R-right, umm..." 3. "We're classmates." 4. "Oh. How close are you?" 5. "Err..." 6. "Well, it's not just me one-sidely thinking her as my friend." 7. "What!?" 8. I think I'm really important for her too. 9. We're close enough that I can be sure about that... 10. "So, have you two done it yet?" 11. What's with this person!? Is she even listening to me!?

1. "It's neither!" 2. "So, did she do you, or did you do her?" 3. "That model's aura changed a lot after june." 4. "More importantly, what's with those weird words?" 5. "Sudden transformations like that change a model's attributes, so I want to know the cause of it." 6. "Like a fiery vermillion transforming into a rounded magenta." 7. "I take 15 minute breaks every day, so I'll answer your call if the timing is right." 8. "In the end, I just want to know the reason for her change." 9. "Well" 10. "Err..." 11. "It's fine." 12. "That's a 1/96 ratio!" 13. "You're her friend, right? Tell me if you ever need anything."

1. She was like an anime character... 2. Her card... It's way too flashy, I can't even read it! 3. "...hm?" 4. Rune oozuka? 5. ...renée oozuka..? 6. Is she mai's mother!?

1. These are... My sister's friend...! 2. "I'm home..." 3. The oozukas are a family to fear... 4. "Oh. Hey sis." 5. I have a habit of walk quietly in my own home. 6. "No way, really? She's so cute~" 7. "Oh, there's the rumored sister. Excuse me." 8. "Ggh!"

1. "Hey." 2. "You're friends with oozuka mai, aren't you?" 3. "Huh? Well, yeah." 4. "We were talking about you just now." 5. "O-oh..." 6. "Come here, let's chat." 7. "Wow, awesome~" 8. I guess they don't really care about me, they just want to talk about mai. 9. "Hey, won't you be friends with me too~?" 10. "Well!" 11. "I guess there's no helping it! Since my older sister..." 12. "Is the matchless friend of oozuka mai!" 13. "H-hey, sis..." 14. "Wanna exchange numbers?"

1. "...that you're a model too?" 2. "Wait, don't tell me..." 3. "Wow~ awe- some~" 4. The nerve of this girl! She's defi- nitely my younger sister! 5. I'll kill you. 6. "No way! There's no way she could be a model! (Lol)" 7. "She's a model! A model! (Lol)" 8. "*there's no way! (Lmao)" 9. "Ahahahaha." 10. "Oh, err... Well... I won- der?" 11. "Haha." 12. "Y- you a mod- el..!?" 14. "Kyaaaah" 16. "I just saw a fashion show mai invited me to today, though!"

1. "I don't really get it, but that's awesome~!" 2. "You saw it live!?" 3. "You mean queen rose's fashion show!?" 4. "That's my sister." 5. "Well," 6. "Err, mhm." 7. "Whoa..." 9. Queen rose has been very popular in the last ten years as a daily clothes manufacturer, not just in japan, but throughout the whole world! Their success didn't stop in the tokyo collection, but spread through the entire world! 10. "Oh?" 11. "You dropped something." 12. "Well... I'll be going to my room then." 13. "Make yourselves at home, okay?" 14. "Oh," 15. "That's..." 16. "Wow!" 17. "Awesome!"

1. A business card I received at the venue... 2. "Oozuka renée!?" 3. "Whoa..." 5. "The magician's job was a special feature on tv just the other day!" 6. "Oozuka renée of queen rose!? That world-famous designer!?" 7. "What!?" 8. "Ugh." 9. "I'm tired..." 10. Not me... 11. They only care about mai and mai's mother. 13. "Awesome!"

1. Have a sense of shame! 2. I'm just a shut-in background character who doesn't know any brands other than uniqlo and gu! 3. I should know my place instead of looking for immediate pleasure! 4. I'm glad I didn't show them the pamphlet! I'm so stupid! 5. Uuh... My angel... Even her texts are cute... 7. "Take care of yourself, rena-chan, okay?" 8. "Wait, are you okay!?" 9. I can't refuse and say I'm sick now, though. She's gonna get really worried... 10. Should I really steal the free time of my beloved angel ajisai-san..? 11. I'm like the embodiment of human stupidity...

3. I don't have the courage to meet up with her again... It's easier to just stay in my room and play games! 4. "Food's ready, sis!" 5. That's what I like about texting, I can hide my feelings. 6. I can make myself look excited and positive by using an exclamation mark. 7. "Hehe, you know..." 8. "Maybe I should give you a piece of my karaage?" 9. "Thank you for the meal." 10. "No." 11. "It's okay..."

1. "Little sister..." 2. "I don't think I should do that." 3. "Oh, really?" 4. "Then, about my friend asking for your number..." 5. "...ugh!" 6. "I don't want to use someone else's achievements to make myself look good." 7. "That would just make things harder in the future..." 9. "That's too far!" 10. "It will bring me shame for life to get tricked by you..."

1. I went to bed earlier yesterday. 2. I don't want aji-sai-san to feel bad, or to trouble her, or to make her hate me. 3. So I did some conversation practice, and ended up sleeping at the same hour as always... 4. "Aha!" 5. Someone like me being invited by ajisai-san... 6. I don't think I can fulfill such an important role. 7. My stomach seriously hurts. 8. "Hiih..." 9. "But I guess we shouldn't have spent a lot of time like this in private, huh? Hehehe." 10. "It was a lot of fun talking to you at school," 11. I was so excited for this, but... 12. Maybe I should have said no after all.

1. I'm scared of showing her how shallow I am. 2. I don't want her to dislike me. 3. I'm scared. 4. If I delayed it and kept running... 5. Then, at least I wouldn't have to worry about exposing myself. 6. I did some light make-up as usual, 7. And got proper bangs, but still... 8. "Ah!" 9. "Rena-chan!" 10. Maybe I should have spent more time getting ready.

1. "Here, here!" 2. Woah! So cute!

1. "What?" 2. "Whaaat!?" 3. She's way too cute! 4. She's awesome! 5. She's perfect!

1. No. 2. She was always incredibly cute. 3. "It feels like you got way cuter..." 4. "Did something happen to your body during summer vacation?" 5. "Whoa!" 6. "Way too cute... No way..." 7. "Huuh!?" 8. "Hehe!" 9. "All I have to give you back is a smile!" 10. "Oh, don't praise me so much." 11. I thought about it when I saw mai after a long time too. 12. I've been hanging out with some really incredible people at school.

1. It feels like she can't even notice the asphalt-melting sunrays. 2. Is she some kind of final weapon against global warming... 3. It's been a long time since we saw each other, 4. So maybe I did try to look a bit better than usual today... 5. "Umm" 6. "Actually..." 7. "You're way too cute, so it's strange!" 8. "No, actually, it is!" 9. "It's not weird!" 10. "Is that weird?" 11. "R-right..." 12. "Let's go somewhere where you can cool down, okay?" 13. "Ajisai-san..." 14. "Could you be some kind of fairy that only I can see?" 15. I almost thought there was something wrong with my eyes. 16. "It is..." 17. "It's strange!?"

1. It's impossible not to have fun when I'm with ajisai-san. 2. Ah... 3. Why was I so worried? 4. "Hehe!" 5. "Yep!" 6. "Rena-chan!" 7. "Let's have a lot of fun today!" 8. I want her to have fun too! 9. I'll just do my best for today! 10. Today's gonna be the best day ever! 11. Let's do this! 12. I feel like my summer vacation is finally starting.

1. "My sister, a model? (Lol)" 2. "Stop remember- ing it."

1. "The upcoming chapters should be releasing soon right?" 2. "No way, an update, can't wait to read more!" 3. "Can't wait to read ajisai's arc! I'm so excited"