2. Tohgoh and Sayama return from their holiday only to bump into Seira, Sayama's sister-in-law. Tohgoh is surprised that Sayama's sister is a lawyer, but couldn't help but notice Sayama's odd behavior. She leaves them be and heads home, but finds herself puzzled at a question Sayama had for her previously. Sayama goes home with Seira, but doesn't seem pleased with her sister-in-law's visit. Seira remarks, "I'm surprised you found someone like Tohgoh-san."
3. "TWO YEARS."
4. "OUR PROMISE IS..."
5. "Two years. Our promise is for two years. Don't forget your duty."
6. ...Seira tells her emphatically, then leaves her abruptly. Sayama is left clinging to souvenirs she collected with Tohgoh, her heart filled with indescribable emotions.
7. "YOU STAY FOR TOO LONG, YOU'RE TOO INCESSANT, AND REALLY IRRITATING!"
8. "CAN YOU JUST STOP ONCE I'VE CLIMAXED?!"
9. The next day, Tohgoh becomes increasingly worried about Sayama's unusual behavior, but Sayama appears to be blatantly avoiding her. Puzzled, Tohgoh decides to go directly to Sayama's home, as suggested by Hinami. But despite her concern, Sayama refuses to hear her out. Eventually, she retorts that Tohgoh must have come to sate her urges, and rejects her outright. The two begin to clash with their words and then...
10. "Very well. This relationship is over—effective immediately!"
2. "Hey guuurl, are you up for a drink?"
3. "If you wanna talk, we'll be here for you."
4. "Whoa! What happened to you?"
5. "Like, you're totes our type, to be honest!"
7. "Hey, we can't leave you looking like that."
8. "I...I'm fine."
9. "We can just go for a chat! What's your name...?"
11. "Please, really..."
1. Afterword & Colophon
2. Thank you very much for reading this book. My name is Tabehoudai-no-Namaniku.
3. I ended up in a lot of trouble because I drew a bunch of stories I wanted and amassed more pages than I expected, but I'm super glad I managed to get it done before March! I was supposed to release this story as "Love Only the Body 8", but it became too long for a single book, so I decided I want to give it a proper treatment in a separate volume...and that's how volume 8 and 9 got released across two months.
4. It was a story that made me realize how much I love Tohgoh and Sayama together, so I really hope you all feel the same way too.
5. Next up is volume 10! It's starting to feel like a finale is coming on, but the story will keep going on, so I would really appreciate if you would stick along. Thank you so much for reading this far!