2. Tohgoh Haruka (27)
3. She works in the PR department of a home appliance company. She's "Tohgoh the Troll" at work, but a hard bottom when it comes to relationships.
4. Tohgoh is completely dismayed when she is invited by Sayama, her secret crush, to join her in a sexual affair. A misunderstanding leads Tohgoh to enter the relationship of her own volition, bringing even more mayhem to her life.
5. The kind of person to go to an Indian Curry place, only to be unable to finish her meal.
7. Sayama Rika (25)
8. A new addition to the office in Tohgoh's PR department. Cheerful, wholesome, and all-around lovable.
9. At least, that's how she presents. In reality, she's a freak who likes to take total control in bed. She took a liking to Tohgoh and cut ties with all her other girls. Now that she and Tohgoh are officially "together", she's been able to take Tohgoh to a private hotel room as often as she likes.
10. The kind of person to gobble up a party-size snack-pack by herself.
Memuatkan…Memuatkan…
2. It has been a month since Tohgoh started hooking up with Sayama. Tohgoh has been subjected to Sayama's whims ever since, and has been consistently dragged to a love hotel every weekend. However, hotels become inconvenient to use during holidays, so they plan to meet up at Sayama's home instead. She heads to the rendezvous, wary of what she might find...and bears witness to Sayama's atrocious diet. Unable to allow this to continue, Tohgoh starts cooking curry despite Sayama's protests. Tohgoh watches on nervously as Sayama proceeds to eat her meal in silence, until...
3. "YOU'RE THE FIRST PERSON I'VE EVER INVITED TO MY HOME."
5. Tohgoh is bewildered by Sayama's angelic smile, the likes of which she had never seen before. But under the influence of the curry (perhaps), Sayama is even more unrestrained than usual, making for a hectic sleepover, although Tohgoh herself seemed a little bit pleased to see Sayama so happy. But it seems that someone is looking upon them disapprovingly from afar...
6. "TOHGOH..."
7. "HARUKA!"
Memuatkan…Memuatkan…
1. "You've even brought it all the way to the PM department..."
2. "Thank you so much!"
3. "It was no problem. Take care."
4. "Why did you come with me?"
5. "I was just wondering where you were going off to."
6. "Huh? But why..."
7. Meeting → Lunch Break → Returning Lost Property → Now
8. "Seeing as we're both here anyway, how about we go to lunch together?"
9. "Oh! No thanks. I got my own lunch."
10. "Then we can find a bench outside!"
11. "I've noticed these past few days..."
12. "How very kind of you to go and personally deliver the pouch she left behind."
13. "You're a model supervisor, Tohgoh-san."
14. "Only because it wasn't far from the meeting room."
1. I wonder if it looks weird for us to be together all the time...
3. "Tohgoh-san"
4. "Tohgoh-san"
5. She keeps following me all the time!
6. She's always wanting to be with me.
7. Ever since I went to her home, she's been sticking close to me.
8. "Well not exactly."
9. "Did you have something else to do there?"
10. "Excuse me, you're going back towards the pm department."
11. "Harukaaaa!"
12. "There's someone I want to see-"
13. "Oof?!"
1. "Gosh, I haven't seen you in ages!"
2. "What brings you here?!"
3. "I keep telling you, you can just say 'hi' the normal way!"
4. "I got too excited when I saw you! Whoopsie!"
5. "Do you know her?"
6. "Hitomi-san!"
7. "Un..."
8. "Nice to meet you."
9. "As your ex-boss, it makes me so proud..."
10. "You've got your own junior staff following you around now."
11. "This is Arimura Hitomi-san."
12. "She used to be my boss when she was still in PR."
13. "Tohgoh, The Fresh Hire (22)."
14. "Yep."
15. "And, wow! You're gorgeous!"
16. "Look at your big round eyes!"
17. "And your soft luscious hair!"
18. "And your skin is just glowing!"
19. "Wow, that'd be... five years ago?"
20. "I'm the head of project management now!"
1. "We haven't been able to talk much since then."
2. "I'm glad to see you doing so well."
3. "See, hitomi-san's got a thing for girls..."
4. "Thank you."
5. "I would so go back to pr for a cutie like you!"
6. "So you've been fooled before."
7. "But she's straight, got it?"
8. "...?"
9. "Hitomi-senpai."
10. "Of course! I've basically forgotten about it already."
1. "I'm sorry, you appear to be busy right now."
2. "Oh, no."
3. "It's fine. Go ahead!"
4. "I have a question about these documents."
5. "Hinami-chan!"
6. "Wait..."
7. "Tohgoh Haruka-san... I presume."
8. "Yep! That's Haruka!"
9. "I feel like I've seen her before..."
10. "Oh, Hitomi-san."
11. "Hitomi-senpai talks about you often."
12. "Your beautiful looks, how you were the star of the PR department, and how proud of you she is."
13. "I wouldn't say—"
14. "This is one of our new staff members, Hinami-chan!"
15. "She just joined us this year."
1. "Gotta go now!"
2. "See you later, haruka! Sayama-chan!"
3. Didn't hear what she said.
4. He...
5. Don't get too full of yourself.
6. "We should go out for drinks sometime!"
7. "You two seemed very close."
8. "I didn't think you had friends like that at work."
1. And she was glaring at me. Menacingly.
2. That did not sound like "A bad mood."
3. She was probably in a bad mood.
4. Maybe.
5. "Yeah..."
6. "Are you still hurt about hinami-san?"
8. Hmmmm...
9. Could it be...
10. She's heard about my past mess-ups from hitomi-san...
11. "It's not like you to get so worked up."
12. Probably not.
13. "Let's put that aside for now."
15. "..."
16. "I don't want to be on bad terms with a friend's colleague."
17. "Well, hitomi-san's involved."
1. "Wha-"
2. "What are you doing?!"
3. "We're at work..."
4. "I'm only asking about your plans."
5. "Will you be leaving the office on time today?"
7. "?!"
8. "So?"
9. "Will you?"
11. "We just went to a hotel two days ago..."
12. "I never mentioned anything about going to a hotel."
13. "After everything that we did, are you still thirsting for more?"
14. "Oh, knock it off...!"
1. I can't do it.
2. When she looks at me with those eyes...
3. My body burns to the core.
4. And I just lose it...
1. I knew it.
2. "Huh...?!"
3. "There's no point making excuses now."
4. "I-it's not what you think!"
5. "We're..."
6. "Hinami-san?!"
7. "Did...did she see all of that?!"
8. "..."
1. "Huh?"
2. "I won't allow it."
3. "How dare you cheat on your partner!"
4. "I'm well aware of the relationship you two share."
5. "Oh no, oh no..."
6. "Tohgoh haruka!"
7. "Stay away from hitomi-senpai!"
8. "...?"
9. "What are you talking about?"
2. "How did we end up here..."
3. "Well, she said she wanted to talk..."
4. "It's fine. That'll be enough."
5. "As mentioned earlier, I am Hinami Yuki from project management."
6. "Age, twenty-two. Blood-type, A. My family..."
7. "Sayama-san and I are just colleagues..."
8. "H-Hinami-san, it seems there's a misunderstanding..."
9. "Anyway, I need to somehow explain away that scene!"
10. "You were staying at her place last weekend, weren't you?"
11. "I know because I live there too."
12. "Although I didn't think we would be next door to each other."
13. "?!"
14. "Let's see... where's her room?"
15. "Can it be the eighth floor?"
1. "I couldn't care less what you two do together."
2. "But there is one thing I have to say."
3. "All I want is for you to have nothing to do with hitomi-senpai anymore."
4. "Right!"
5. "I thought I'd seen you somewhere!"
6. "I passed you on the way to sayama's place..."
7. Walked right into it.
8. "Uhh..."
9. "Huh...?"
10. "You're just another former teammate. Something had to be up."
11. "All she ever talks about is you..."
12. And where did she get that from?!
13. "I know you're sleeping with hitomi-senpai too!"
1. "Why do you even-"
2. "Then why..."
3. So it's only hitomi-senpai that's fallen in love with you?
4. "That's not it either!"
5. "She just likes to look after me like a mentee..."
6. "Certainly not!"
7. "Is that true?"
8. "But you have me..."
9. "Wha...?"
10. "That's enough."
11. "I'll ask hitomi-senpai herself about you two."
13. "Stop, stop, stoooop!"
14. Why can't I...
1. "And why is that?"
2. "Saya-ma?"
3. "You're leaving already...?"
4. "Do as you wish."
5. "You're only going to make it worse for yourself."
6. "Go and ask, "Are you sleeping with a former staff member?""
7. "She'll only lose her faith in you."
8. "Between you and tohgoh-san..."
9. "Who do you think hitomi-san trusts more?"
10. "Huh?"
11. "...!"
12. "And what's more, I would think hitomi-san would be very hurt too."
1. "Why can't I..."
2. "Hinami-san!"
3. "I believe we're done here."
4. "Let's go, Tohgoh-san."
5. "Um... okay."
6. "I'm free during tomorrow's lunch break."
7. "We can talk about Hitomi-san then."
8. "You really are a busybody."
1. "Well. She seemed to be troubled."
2. "I should at least hear her out."
3. "Nothing good comes out of meddling with difficult women like her."
4. "Sounds too convincing when you say it."
5. I suppose that's how you treat everyone...
6. "Wha-?!"
7. "I said I'm going all out tonight."
8. "Did you say some- thing?"
1. Now that's a huge change from last night!
2. "Regardless of our differing departments, it was very rude of me to speak like that..."
3. "It's not what it looks like!"
4. "Deeply sorry..."
5. "It's fine! There's no need for that!"
7. "I apologize for what I said yesterday."
8. "..."
9. "I thought I was doing it for hitomi-senpai."
10. "But I was only being selfish."
1. "Do you... Like hitomi-san?"
2. "I do."
3. "Well... How can I put this..."
4. "And what attracted you to her?"
5. That means...
6. "It was an act of passion!"
7. What she did now looks cute in hindsight.
8. "I can see that happening."
9. "I have a habit of saying exactly what I think."
10. "So I don't get along with the rest of the department that well."
1. "No thank you."
2. "I'm doing it at my own pace. Your interference will only hinder me."
3. "Hinami-san, can we help you with that?"
4. "Totally... Maybe she's trying to show off how great she is at her job."
5. "Sheesh... That's hinami-san, all right."
6. "Not exactly friendly, is she?"
7. "Well said, hinami-chan!"
8. I'm not doing anything wrong...
9. I'm only speaking the truth.
1. "The team will take care of the rest."
2. "Take a break."
3. "Your tasks are already finished."
4. "Arimura-senpai, those are my tasks-"
5. "Being able to say "No" is a great skill!"
6. "But I'm taking these off you! ☆"
7. "Hey!"
8. "I know you can."
9. "I can do it on my own."
10. "I prefer not to work with the team..."
11. "Because I value you as one of my staff."
12. "That's something that makes you special."
13. "But I want you to rely on us too."
1. "Sorry. Maybe I'm getting ahead of myself."
2. "You should go at your own pace."
3. "No, that's not what I meant."
4. "Thrilled to be hearing about office romance."
5. "Hitomi-san's always taken good care of her staff."
6. "Have you thought about telling her how you feel?"
7. "How I feel?"
8. "I already have."
9. "Huh?!"
10. "She asked me to watch them..."
11. "But why?"
12. "Hitomi-senpai."
13. "It's absolutely fine."
14. "What's this thing you wanted to talk about?"
15. "Hitomi-senpai."
16. "Sorry for calling you here."
1. "I love you."
2. "Oh, thanks!"
3. "Deflected!"
4. "Straight to the point!"
5. "I'm so lucky to have a cute junior feel that way about me!"
6. "I have told you many times... but I really mean it."
7. "I've got a meeting now, so see you!"
8. "Thanks!"
9. "That's not what I'm trying to say—"
1. Putting aside the blunt delivery— first of all, hitomi-san is straight.
2. She doesn't seem to be taking the message seriously.
3. There's so much going on...
4. "She keeps sidestepping the matter, just like that."
5. "I don't know what I'm doing wrong."
6. "Hmmm..."
7. I have to keep telling her!
8. "Are you listening to me?"
9. "How about you start by getting close to her as a friend?"
10. "Maybe go out for dinner together..."
11. "You're right."
12. "Whyyyy?!"
13. "Tohgoh-san, I will need your help!"
14. "We will also consider how to create the right mood, and see how many attempts I will get."
15. "We will start by developing several modes of delivery and a plan of action."
2. "Thanks."
3. "Haah..."
4. "I see. Very contemporary."
5. "How about these for ideas?"
8. "I'm not sure about this..."
9. "I made this!"
14. "I would like to consider all my options."
15. "Are you still reading?"
16. "HELLO? CAN I HELP...?"
1. "Sure..."
2. "I am going to finally make this work."
3. "This will surely make her understand."
4. "Is it possible you might be overdoing this?"
5. "I will go to her now."
7. Is she really still unaware of hinami-san's feelings?
8. She's had dozens of tries already...
9. "Hitomi-san?!"
10. "I've been looking for both of you."
11. How...?
12. "That's where you were."
1. "Hitomi-san! Just the person!"
2. "I was looking for you too..."
3. "But... No..."
4. "Please allow me to apologize as the representative of the department."
5. "I'm sorry for my colleague wasting your time."
6. "Hi... Hitomi-senpai... I..."
7. "Could you stop it already?"
1. "You're being a nuisance."
2. "You have to stop these silly games you're playing."
3. "What do you really come to work for?"
4. "Hinami-san!"
5. "Can we... Talk?"
6. "Haruka."
7. "Hitomi-san, why would you..."
1. "She's a powerhouse in the office and she's been a great help."
2. "She might lose sight of what's around her, sometimes."
3. "But she's always earnest in whatever she does."
4. "Hinami-chan is a really nice girl."
5. "Is the reason you keep ignoring her advances..."
6. "Ah ha. The way she opened up gave me a surprise, though."
7. "...because you're still hurting after the divorce?"
1. I'm hopeless now.
2. I got divorced.
3. "I'm still hung up over it. Isn't that pathetic?"
4. "It's been so long since it happened..."
5. "I guess I was like that once too."
6. "People tend to fall for their supervisor when they're still new."
7. "Ha ha ha... You've got a fine memory..."
8. "I remember you looking so poorly back then."
9. "He was a serial cheater, a loafer, and it took a year of arguing before you got out of it. It's totally understandable."
10. "Hitomi-san, please...!"
11. She'll snap out of it eventually.
12. But hinami-san means what she says.
13. Pretending not to notice is...
1. He told me he loved me so many times.
2. But it took only a moment before it all fell apart.
3. Feelings can change, just like that.
4. "Look, I'm afraid too..."
5. Her love will fade eventually anyway.
6. I would rather things stay as they are.
7. "Hitomi-san..."
8. She'll stop caring about me too, soon enough.
9. I don't want to believe in anything anymore!!
1. "Hi..."
2. "I do not understand at all!"
3. "What is that supposed to mean?"
4. "Huuuh? Hinami-chan! What happened to your hair?!"
5. "I cut it."
6. "Why?!"
7. "To show you how serious I am."
8. "...!"
1. "And if I may be so honest..."
2. "How can you know that?"
3. "That's not what I mean! Whatever you're feeling, it's not love. It's something else!"
4. "You don't think I'll be anything like your former husband, do you?"
5. "You heard what I said. I've had enough of silly romances."
6. "No, thank you!"
7. "Hinami-chan, would you like a snack?"
8. You never shied away from approaching me.
9. But no matter how harshly I pushed back, you'd come back again and again.
10. "I always hated how you always came to bother me!"
11. "Really?"
12. "If you ever feel doubtful, I'll gladly tell you again."
13. "Feelings can change."
14. "The same way I started falling in love with you."
15. "I will love you..."
16. "Forever."
1. "But..."
2. "That's enough."
3. "I get it, already..."
4. "Will you listen to me?!"
5. "Hitomi-senpai, I love you!"
6. "N-no! It means I understand how you feel..."
7. "So... Are we together now?!"
1. "They're both women, and they're work colleagues."
2. "They might face all kinds of issues."
3. "Hitomi-san looks so happy now..."
4. "But I hope they can close that gap eventually."
5. giggle
6. "Someone told me."
7. "It's fine... for everything."
8. "I'm very sorry, Tohgoh-senpai."
9. "But you can't bother Haruka anymore, got it?"
10. "Huh...?"
11. "And anyway... how long have you known?"
12. "Oh, that."
13. "About me and Hinami-san?"
1. "I've been sitting here bored waiting for you."
2. "Sayama. I heard you dropped a word in hitomi-san's ear."
3. "You're very late."
4. I heard from sayama-chan.
5. "Hinami-san was being a pest, so I asked her to do something about it."
6. "She said that's what you would do."
7. "She told me I can't just be a nice boss to hinami-chan."
8. "Sometimes, I need to tell her when she's wrong."
9. "She said you were in a bit of a bind and you might need some help."
1. "Why would I ever help her?"
2. "You could've just said you wanted to help with hinami-san-"
3. "Why are you giving me that look?"
4. "Never can be honest, can you?"
5. She really cares about you.
6. "Tohgoh-san."
7. "..."
8. "You didn't?"
9. "Then why did you do it?"
10. "Hey, that hurts."
2. "So, I said I'll invite you and Sayama-chan too."
3. "..."
4. "Harukaaa!"
5. "Hinami-chan just asked me out on a date!"
6. But I don't think I can do this on my own...
7. "IT'S FROM HITOMI-SAN."
8. THEY'RE MAKING PROGRESS ALREADY! THAT'S NICE—
9. SO... MAYBE NOT EVERYTHING HAS BEEN WORKED OUT YET...
10. "I SEE."
11. "I AM GOING TO NEED YOU TO RELEASE THIS MOUNTING RAGE INSIDE OF ME."
12. "WHAT."
14. "AGHHHH!"
15. "STOP, WAIT, SAYAMA."
16. "WH-WHY ARE YOU ANGRY?"
2. "D-does that mean..."
3. "Aww"
4. "You're so good at this, haruka!"
5. "What a shame... I've run out of things to teach you..."
6. "No! What am I even thinking?"
7. "She's straight! And married!!"
8. "Could hitomi-senpai... Have a thing for me?!"
9. The couple that almost was, but it was not to be.
10. But maybe, just maybe, it might be true a little bit, but if it is, what am I supposed to do
11. "She's so cute."
12. "This must be what it's like to want someone for a girlfriend. ♪"
2. Thank you very much for looking through this book. I am Namaniku from "Tabehoudai".
3. This story focused on Hinami and Hitomi. These two characters were developed early on, but after much deliberation regarding how to introduce them to the story, they've finally made their appearance! And thanks to them, I was able to have fun writing about other sides of Tohgoh and Sayama's personalities. Like, say, Tohgoh-san's more nurturing side, or Sayama being unamused... (lol)
4. We're now up to the fifth Love Only the Body book!! Thank you so much to everyone who backed the series and allowed me to get this far. There is still more to come, and your ongoing support will be very much appreciated!
5. Thank you so much for reading this to the end!
7. Early releases and exclusive manga are uploaded on FANBOX!
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14. Namaniku (Tabehoudai) is the copyright holder of this work. No part of this book may be reproduced, redistributed, or transmitted without authorization.
1. "Don't get too full of yourself."
2. Nothing good comes out of meddling with difficult women like her.
3. "She keeps following me all the time!"
4. "Of course! I've basically forgotten about it already."
8. "I suppose that's how you treat everyone..."
9. When she looks at me with those eyes...
10. "I know you're sleeping with Hitomi-senpai too!"
11. And I just lose it...