2. Haruka Tohgoh (27) Tohgoh works in the PR department of an electronics company. Her peers at the office fear her as "Tohgoh the Troll," but turns into a hard bottom when it comes to relationships. Ended up in a sexual relationship with Sayama. When she goes on vacation, she buys lots of gifts for her family and Sayama but tends to get very little for herself.
5. Rika Sayama(25) A new addition to the PR department. Cheerful, wholesome, and all-around lovable in public, but a domineering freak in bed. She took a liking to Tohgoh and cut ties with all her other girls. She used to buy mostly snacks for herself when on vacation, but started buying things for Tohgoh recently.
8. Hitomi Arimura(36) Head of the Project Management department and Tohgoh's former boss. She gave up on love after going through a divorce, but has chosen to accept Hinami's affections.
9. Yuki Hinami (22) A newcomer to the Project Management department. She's good at her job but not very friendly and is often misunderstood. Hitomi is the first person she fell in love with, the feeling turned out to be mutual.
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2. Tohgoh was caught off-guard when Sayama asked to vacation together in exchange for putting up with a double date, and despite Tohgoh being slightly wary of Sayama, she found the vacation very enjoyable. She ends up taken aback by how unusually childish Sayama acted over the course of the trip, lovingly holding her hand, holding back on sex to give Tohgoh's body some rest, and even oversleeping on the second day.
3. "...DO YOU WANT TO COME TO MY PLACE?"
4. "NO..."
5. "WOULD YOU?"
6. Two days definitely wasn't enough.
7. I wasn't concerned about having you all to myself.
8. "WHAT A SURPRISE DIDN'T THINK WE'D MEET LIKE THIS"
9. "I WAS JUST THINKING OF CONTACTING"
10. Seeing Sayama's state, Tohgoh herself suggests they return to the hotel. The two release through action the feelings they couldn't describe with words, and the vacation ends all too soon. Tohgoh rues having to part ways, but Sayama suddenly invites her home. But before Tohgoh can recover from her shock, a lady approaches them both-Sayama's sister-in-law.
1. "Big sis..."
2. "Huh...?"
1. "You knew you were getting it the whole time, didn't you?"
2. "That looks delicious! May I have a bite?"
3. She never mentioned her family so this came as a surprise. But I guess she did give off younger-sister vibes.
4. "Is she sayama's older sister?!"
5. "They look nothing like each other, but she sure is pretty!"
6. "Who knows? She might be really sweet with her sister..."
7. "Sayama...?"
8. "Oh?"
1. "I'm her manager, tohgoh haruka."
2. "Oh, you know her from work!"
3. "I'm glad to see you seem to get along with rika."
4. "I'm sorry for interrupting you."
5. "Are you rika's friend?"
6. "Oh, umm..."
7. She's a lawyer?!
10. "My name is sayama seira."
11. "Here's my card..."
12. "..."
13. "Thank you..."
14. Her sister's a real proper lady...
15. "Do let me know if you have any troubles."
16. "Though hopefully, it never gets to that."
1. "You must be such good friends with rika!"
2. "Thank you so much for being so nice to my sister!"
3. "So were you two traveling together?"
5. "Yes, to hokkaido for vacation."
6. "My!"
7. "On vacation with your manager...?"
8. We're fwbs...
9. "P- please... No..."
10. "She must put a lot of trust in you, tohgoh-san."
11. "To think..."
12. "She has someone like you..."
1. I can't have her ask too many questions!
2. "Well... I would too, but I..."
3. "Surely you have some time now?"
4. "I would love to talk with you more."
5. "Please, indulge me."
6. "How did you become friends with rika?"
7. "What do you usually talk about?"
8. "Please, do tell me."
1. "Oh... I'm sorry, you must be exhausted."
2. "We are. We just got back from vacation, after all."
3. "Huh...? Sayama seems to be acting as usual."
4. "Sister!"
5. "You should stop bothering Tohgoh-san."
6. "We were supposed to go home early because we have work tomorrow."
7. "No problem, we were just going home, anyway..."
8. "I'm sorry for the fuss."
9. "Chatter"
10. "She seemed unwell before... but maybe I was just imagining it."
11. "I was hoping I could drop by your place, Rika."
12. "Sure! Ready to head out?"
13. "..."
14. "..."
1. "Yep..."
2. "Well..."
3. "I'll see you tomorrow."
4. "Do you want to come to my place?"
5. "No... Would you?"
6. I didn't think we'd bump into her sister.
7. That gave me a bit of a fright.
1. What was sayama thinking when she...
2. What would have happened?
3. If I'd just gone with her...
4. And...
5. What was I going to say?
1. "Good location. Tight security."
2. "I was a little worried, but this reassures me."
3. "Lovely place you have here."
4. "I had work to do here in the city."
5. "I thought I would visit my dear sister while I was at it."
6. "What are you here for?"
7. "It's gone by quick. I came here—"
8. "I'm sure you didn't come for no reason."
1. "And it's so nice you have someone like tohgoh-san with you."
2. "Father and mother were quite worried too."
3. "I'm glad you seem to be doing well."
4. "..."
5. "She's just my manager."
6. "It's not as if we're friends-"
7. "I'm surprised to see you so obsessed with a specific person."
8. "You usually threw away your toys once you were done with them."
9. "Why would you lie to me?"
1. "You were having quite the time back then."
2. "I didn't see the same girl twice."
3. "Tohgoh-san must have been very special for you."
4. "I hope you haven't forgotten."
5. "..."
6. "No..."
1. "Two years."
2. "Our promise is for two years."
3. "Don't forget your duty."
1. "I better go soon."
2. "...but are you confident you're special to her?"
3. "I hope you're not simply forcing yourself on her."
4. "Oh, another thing."
5. "She might be special to you..."
6. "I'll see you later."
2. "Let's... Go back to the hotel."
3. "Aren't we doing it...?"
4. "Fine! Just a bit!"
1. "..."
1. Maybe she just needed more sex. Wouldn't be surprised, with her ridiculous stamina.
2. I barely slept last night... I couldn't stop thinking about what happened.
3. "Ha ha..."
4. But I know... There has to be a different reason.
5. "Toh... San ...san"
6. I don't know what it is. I don't know how sayama felt when she-
7. "Bwaaaaaah?!"
8. "Tohgoh-san!"
1. "Speak of the devil!"
2. "I... I suppose."
3. "We never see each other on our way to work."
4. "I'm so lucky to get to see you to start the day."
5. "Today must be a special day."
6. It's just the usual with her.
7. "I had a slow start this morning..."
8. "I had to stop the alarm dozens of times!"
9. "Dozens...?"
10. "Oh, that's right."
11. "About yesterday..."
12. "Uh..."
13. "Um."
1. "About our 'agreement.'"
2. "You can have a break for a while."
3. "Huh...?"
4. "You're not wrong, but we've had months like this before."
5. "I'm sure you have a lot of work ahead of you with all the new initiatives."
6. "Wh-why, all of a sudden?"
7. "I can make some time after work as long as we plan ahead."
8. "And the weekends are still..."
9. "It's just a shame that my schedule is a bit unpredictable, making that difficult."
10. "I don't think I can make time for it for a while."
11. "And you mentioned you'll be busy too, so I thought this would be good timing."
1. "That's not what I-"
2. "Perhaps you could go someplace with hitomi-san?"
3. "H-hey, wait..."
4. "Perhaps you could take some well-deserved rest."
5. "You may spend the weekends however you like."
6. "Sa..."
7. "Things are going to get busy soon, so it's perfect timing."
8. "I'll see you at the office!"
9. "..."
1. "I don't get it at all!"
2. "Yeah. And I have no idea why."
4. "For two weeks now, was it?"
5. "You stopped seeing sayama-san..."
6. "She's avoiding you."
7. "Urgh..."
8. I can't get to her...
9. "I try to talk to her at work but she's always with other people."
10. "I've sent her messages but she only replies "I was asleep" hours later."
11. She usually replies instantly...
1. "She usually makes time for us, no matter what."
2. "Suddenly, she tells me to take some rest."
3. "I mean, what am I even supposed to do about that...?"
4. "Isn't it a good thing if you don't have to see her anymore?"
5. "Why do you seem so bothered about it?"
6. "..."
7. "Oh, sorry for whining."
8. "But..."
9. "She was always causing trouble for you, wasn't she?"
10. "Exactly! Always having her way!"
11. "I even kept this weekend free for her!"
1. But since then...
2. When did it become normal for us to meet on weekends?
3. "No, it's perfectly fine!"
4. "Sorry for being late. Did you wait?"
5. When did we get so close we would go on vacation together?
6. Come to think of it... She was blackmailing me at first.
7. She told me to sleep with her until I found a real partner.
8. I couldn't shake her off, no matter what I tried.
9. "And am I..."
10. "...bothered about not seeing sayama?"
1. The woman who proposed to her boss over and over again.
2. "You've certainly convinced me."
3. "She'll never know how you feel unless you tell her!"
4. "But it doesn't feel right that she's avoiding you."
5. "I think you should discuss this directly with her."
6. "What are you talking about?"
7. "But she's avoiding me on messages and at work... How could I-"
8. "There's one place where she will have to see you."
1. "..."
2. "H-HEY, YOU'RE HOME..."
3. HINAMI LIVES IN THE SAME APARTMENT. (IN THE ROOM NEXT DOOR.)
4. "At her home? But her building has automatic locks..."
5. "You can just enter with me. We'll go today."
6. "Really...?"
7. "HOW DID YOU GET IN?"
8. "WITH HINAMI-SAN..."
9. "OH..."
10. "WHAT A COINCIDENCE! FAREWELL!"
11. "WAIT! WAIT!"
1. "..."
2. "You won't tell me why, though. It's not normal."
3. "Look, I'm just worried about you."
4. "Tell me. What's up with you?"
5. "I told you. I'm just busy."
6. "Says the person who never wanted to see me before."
7. "W-well..."
8. "You're right."
9. "But...this isn't like that. I should be worried, as your boss as well..."
1. "Definitely not! Why would you-"
2. "I'm sorry, but my body is currently occupied."
3. "It's not like that!"
4. "So you came because you were desperate for sex."
5. "Huh?!"
6. "God, you're so..."
7. "I'm sorry I'm not available in your time of need."
8. "There's no reason why you should be."
9. "Are you even listening? I'm worried about you..."
10. "..."
1. "I'm not in a particularly bad mood."
2. "But people who can't take a hint are just the worst."
3. "I'm getting really peeved by you not telling me why you're in a bad mood."
4. "Perhaps that's why you don't have a girlfriend."
5. "You stay for too long, you're too incessant, and really irritating!"
6. "Can you just stop once I've climaxed?!"
7. "Let me give you a piece of my mind."
8. "Oh? You have something to say?"
1. "So you say, despite your pitiful moans."
2. "Who was the one who wanted to go back to the hotel on our vacation?"
3. "I...I was..."
4. "You said we didn't have to go sightseeing..."
5. "So you wanted to say sorry by sleeping with me? Incredible."
6. "You must be what they call a sex pest."
7. "Huh?! You're the one who..."
8. "Like you can say much! You climax at the drop of a hat!"
9. "I can't keep up with that! Your libido is insane!"
10. "You're weird! You don't stop until the sun comes back up!"
1. I thought they would probably make up quickly.
2. I wonder if she had a talk with sayama-san.
3. Look at the time...
6. "Have you had dinner, hinami-chan?"
7. But I didn't expect this.
8. I thought tohgoh-san was being bothered by sayama-san.
9. I didn't think she would be worried about sayama-san avoiding her.
10. "That's perfect."
11. "We finally have an agreement."
12. I'll see how they're doing on my way to the convenience store.
13. Maybe they're closer than I thought.
14. I don't know about their relationship.
1. "Very well. This relationship is over."
2. "Effective immediately!"
3. "It's sure been a good run! But we're done!"
4. "..."
5. "Huh?"
2. Thank you very much for reading this book. My name is Tabehoudai-no-Namaniku. We saw Sayama's sister-in-law for the first time in this volume. I had always wanted to feature her and she will be heavily involved in the plot, so honestly...I feel glad I finally got to draw her.
3. The story unusually (?) took place in the office, so I had plenty of fun drawing office casual outfits. Trench coats can be cute and really ups the professional look. Wow, what a versatile item...
4. To change things up, I'm planning to release the next volume earlier (probably March or April) so I hope you'll be looking forward to it.
5. And again, thank you very much for reading this far!