April
Huh? A girl?
Oh, there she is. Over here.
Nice to meet you. I'm Nanami Mami.
From the bottom of my heart, I felt she was the one.
This guy's a virgin.
Wait, what? Did you have to introduce me like that?
I was training to be a priest until last week, you see.
Favorite Comeback (70 points)
What? Really?
That's kinda cute.
Please go out with me!
Sure.
Let's go steady.
Look at the time...\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h Sorry, I'm getting\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h sleepy.\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h
I'm sorry for\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h keeping you up!\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h Goodnight!\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h
Today
If you're free over the weekend, would you like\h\h\h\h to go on a date?\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h
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If you're free over the weekend, would you like\h\h\h\h to go on a date?\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h
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I'm free\h\h\h\h on Sunday!\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h Let's go!\h\h\h\h
H-Hey, uh...
I know I'm not used to going on dates and stuff.
Like I said, I've never had a girlfriend before.
Sorry.
It's the same for me.
I had two relationships in high school, but they both ended almost immediately.
I'm not that great with boys, really.
Mami-chan?
So, you know...
We're both sailing in the same leaky boat.
I'm gonna be there for her.
I'm gonna make her happy... for life.
I had lots of fun today.
Bye-bye, Kazu-kun!
Well,
I trust Kazuya-san.
Forgive me, Kazu-kun.
I couldn't control myself anymore.
Rent-a-Girlfriend
Now
You have a new message.
Where are you?
Mizuhara
You're late
I'm waiting for you ♥
Mizuhara
When \hwill \h\hyou \h\h\hget \h\h\h\hhere \h\h\h\h\h?
Mizuhara
When \hwill \h\hyou \h\h\hget \h\h\h\hhere \h\h\h\h\h?
If you don't hurry up
Mizuhara
I'll charge you for an extension
Numa
Who does that girl think she is? A romcom heroine?
Numa
And that stupid virgin's pissing \hme off, too!
Numa
Not like they'll last more than three months, anyway
It's not real
Receipt Kinoshita Kazuya-sama Rent-A-Girlfriend Itemized Bill Base Fee/hr\h\h\h\h\h\h 5000 yen x1 \hChoice Fee (Rookie)\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h5000 yen x1 \h\hCosts (City Limits)\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h2000 yen x1 Total: 12,000 yen + taxes
"Friend and Girlfriend"
S-Sorry! Just forget about that!
Act normally when we're with the others, okay?
Hey, I found my bracelet!
Hey, your face looks a bit flushed.
Oh, I'm just feeling kind of warm.
Your turn, Kibe-chan.
All right! What are my options here?
Forgive me, Kazu-kun.
I couldn't control myself anymore.
Like hell I could forget that!
She couldn't control herself? So she kissed me?
Doesn't that mean she likes me?!
It looked like it was all over when Mizuhara showed up,
but what if it only fanned Mami-chan's flames even more?
This is it!
She Wants Me Back!!!
She wants me back!
Kazuya-san!
Let's pick up where we left off.
Not even in death shall we part.
Scandalous!
Too Scandalous!
Nagomi Sake
Calling...
Sorry, gotta take this.
Ugh, I might really be coming down with a cold.
Hello?
Gah! My ships all sank!
Hard mode is such hell! I spent 30,000 yen on the gacha, too!
Kinoshita-san, please don't use a tablet holder on your bed table...
My Shimakaze... My Ikazuchi!
Oh, that's too bad. Later.
Whoa, hold up, Kazuya.
What is it?
I'm going to be discharged next week.
All the tests are finally done.
Now I can come see Chizuru whenever I want.
That's great!
Bye... Gah!
O-Okay...
Discharged, huh?
I'm glad it wasn't anything major.
But... I've been deceiving Gran all this time.
Chizuru-san, is your place, like,
some really huge mansion?
Huh? I-I couldn't say...
It's probably in a neighborhood full of mansions, too.
I'd wanna see that.
I-It's pretty far away, though.
Where in Tokyo do you live?
An apartment in a skyscraper?
Or, like, a fancy standalone house?
U-Uh...
Why don't we all hang out at her place when we get back?
I-I don't know...
Cut it out. You're putting her on the spot.
You think it's a good idea, right, Kazuya?
W-Well...
Sorry I've been lying to you, Gran!
But I'll introduce you to my real girlfriend soon!
This fake relationship with Mizuhara ends now.
Thanks for everything, Mizuhara.
Th-The thing is...
Chizuru and I were actually talking about breaking up.
So that's kind of an awkward question to answer.
I-I know it's not a great time to bring this up, but you know.
Right, Chizuru?
Th-That's right.
W-Wait, why?!
W-We just kinda got the blues after a while. You know how it goes.
Well, it's between the two of you.
It's not our place to say anything.
Th-This is for the best.
I said I'd leave my aimless rental girlfriend life here in Izu!
Kazu-kun!
What's wrong with you, dude?!
Kazu-chin, you ain't supposed to let your dick dictate your love life.
Calm down, Kibe!
What makes you think you can just sock me like that?!
Now you've done it, jerk!
Your balding ass is the one that started it!
Who's balding?!
My hairline's just a little shy, is all!
Yeah, that's called balding!
Oh, it's on, you total nitwit!
Say what?!
O-Ow... Wait, s-sorry!
Stop it!
Knock it off, you two!
Don't hurt him, Kibe-chan!
I'm so disappointed in you, Kazu-chin!
When did you become such a self-centered dirt bag?!
Don't think I haven't noticed you fawning over Mami-chan! Blues, my ass!
I bet Chizuru-san just dumped you because you're being so wishy-washy!
Yes, your brain's a dumpster fire, but at least make it burn for your current flame!
If you can't treat the girl who chose to be with you right, you're a lost cause!
Let's break up, okay?
What would...
What would you know?
You don't know shit!
You have no idea how much I liked Mami-chan,
or how hurt I was when she dumped me!
Stop talking, Kazuya!
Chizuru-san's right there!
You're no better, Mami-chan.
You know Kazu-chin's a fool.
He jumps to conclusions.
Could you stop leading on a guy you dumped?
I wasn't trying to.
Kibe, you jerk!
Kazuya!
Chizuru-san, you should probably leave for the day.
I-I know.
Kazuya.
Restroom.
If you can't treat the girl who chose to be with you right, you're a lost cause!
You did well.
Mizuhara?
You did nothing wrong.
They don't know the full story. Of course they don't get it.
Anyway, are you okay? Does it hurt?
N-No.
I'll make a booking for next week.
No actual date. Just tell the agency we went to eat sashimi in Shimoda or something.
And then we're done.
Gran's getting discharged next week.
She just called me.
We don't need to go visit her every Wednesday anymore.
That's good to hear.
Yeah.
My grandmom's getting discharged next week, too.
Really?
So it's the perfect time to end this.
It won't take people long to forget that we were ever a thing.
That was a pathetic display I put on back there, huh?
I feel bad about just how much trouble I've caused you.
Sorry.
Hey, you came clean about the "breakup."
That's step one toward moving on.
No matter what the others made of it,
I saw it as a bold move.
I guess you can be a man if you try.
Goodbye, then.
Y-Yeah.
Can I keep these sandals as a gift?
Sure.
Thanks.
It must've sucked for you, huh?
Having to play the girlfriend of trash like me.
Ow!
Sheesh. Pull yourself together.
This is my job.
It was fun.
I had fun, really.
Wow.
You're something else.
Rent-a-Girlfriend
Dumbass.
Yikes.
And all my stuff's still in the restroom there...
Chizuru-san.
Kibe-san?
Do you have time to chat?
She showed up at noon, so two hours?
Add to that the train fare to Shimoda...
Twenty-five thousand yen! That's a lot!
This always burns a hole in my wallet.
But given all I put her through, even twice that wouldn't make up for it.
Damn that Kibe...
Who punches a guy before getting the full story?
Just how undeserving does he think I am of Mizuhara?!
I know, I know!
Well, I did show her off to him a lot.
You reap what you sow, I guess.
You're so stupid, Kibe.
You should know there's no way Mizuhara would go out with me for real.
You just don't get it, man.
Can I drop the formalities?
Y-Yes, go ahead.
What? Kibe and Mizuhara?!
What are they doing by themselves?
And things seem kinda awkward!
Lives by the motto of "Every cutie is probably taken anyway, so might as well go for broke."
Wait, is he asking her out?
Yeah, no.
Are you and Kazuya really breaking up?
W-We are.
Oh.
I've known him since we were kids.
I've watched him his entire life, including what a flop he is with the ladies.
Well, I almost gave up on him when he got rejected three times in one month, though.
By the same girl, no less.
Why bring that up now?!
So I honestly couldn't believe my eyes when he showed up with a cutie like you.
He's trash, isn't he?
He's a wishy-washy moron who always needs others to clean up his messes,
but he still believes everything will work out for him.
Hey! Tell him he's wrong!
But sometimes, I think it's a real talent to be so stupidly optimistic.
Once, in grade school,
our class was growing morning glories over the summer.
Kinoshita
Sato
Yamada
But I knocked his planter over by accident.
I couldn't tell where the seeds had flown off to.
I just grabbed the dirt lying around and put it back.
Amazingly, his sprouted first.
It was clearly just a weed,
but he was adamant that it was a morning glory.
The teacher tried to stop him,
but he showed up first every morning to water it.
Super green
Super big
And he even kept a journal for it.
What a moron, right?
Absolutely.
I felt bad about the whole thing,
and decided to apologize to him once summer break ended.
But then...
What do you think happened?
The plant blossomed.
Kinoshita
Into a flower prettier than anyone else's.
It was a rare flower called "Hibiscus t-something-num."
Well Grown!!
Gold Medal
It won him the gold medal in our research project.
He was sad because it wasn't a morning glory,
Gah!
The heck kinda flower is this?!
but I was mad jealous of that flower.
It never would've bloomed if he'd given up and stopped watering the plant.
Reality's always out to grind us down.
The rent's through the roof,
the neighborhood strays always poop by your front door,
the manga you love goes out with a whimper, and stuff.
But you know what?
When you let reality win and stop dreaming, you die inside.
When you stood up for Kazu-chin at the pub,
I thought he'd finally found someone who noticed his positives.
I don't know what happened between the two of you...
but if you've just grown sick of him being a dumbass,
could you give him another chance?
If he ever pisses you off, I'll beat him up for you.
He's not a bad guy, honestly.
In the end, I know he'll make sure you don't regret it.
Ferry Ride
Oh, here. I bought these at the convenience store.
I figured you two needed some alone time.
Oh, I couldn't possibly accept them!
Don't worry about it. Let me do this for you.
My best bud landed the best girl, but I'd done nothing to congratulate you two.
Yikes!!
Kazuya?
He's running?!
Hey, I'm sorry...
I'm sorry I hit you earlier!
So lame
Shut it, you dolt.
Well, I'll leave you two to it.
Hey, wai—
A-Awkward!
This one's yours.
R-Right.
Mizuhara, uh...
I'll go.
I can't say no after that speech he gave.
If it's just us on the ferry, we won't have to worry about putting on an act.
A-Are you sure? What about your friends?
I've been gone two hours now.
At this point, all I can do is call them and say I left because I felt sick.
Oh... Sorry again.
But this really is the last time.
Kibe-san doesn't know our situation,
so he'll accept it if you tell him we talked it out and decided to break up.
Y-Yeah, you're right.
It's the last time. After this, we're done.
Y-You okay?
Are you actually sick?
I'm fine. It'll go away after a night's rest.
I'm more than happy doing this to help get your story straight.
I don't want this whole thing hanging over future jobs.
Sorry, seriously
Sorry... I didn't expect it to turn into such a big deal.
Like I said, you did nothing wrong.
You can't get over your ex, right?
Then go get her back with all you've got.
If there's something you want, you have to go all-out to claim it for yourself.
Life's more fun that way.
Mizuhara?
Anyway, I'll be inside.
Thank you, Mizuhara.
You've given me courage.
Once I get off this ferry,
I'm gonna ask Mami-chan out!
I'll clean up the rest of this mess myself.
I'll talk to everyone and make sure they get it.
Sorry you had to do all this for us.
Why does the review scale only go up to five? I'd give you ten stars if I could!
Oh, and I won't talk to you at college.
I'll try to avoid you while taking out the trash and stuff, too.
And I won't rent you anymore.
I won't rent Mizuhara Chizuru out anymore.
Your phone's ringing.
O-Oh, it is.
Sorry, could you leave me alone?
O-Okay.
LIVE audio...
Mami-chan?
Hello?
Kazu-kun? You free to talk?
Yeah, for a bit.
Wow, it's so loud there. What are you doing?
I... I'm just outdoors.
I want to talk. Can we meet now?
Kazu-kun?
N-Not right now, but in a bit, sure.
How long do you need?
Ten minutes? Fifteen, maybe?
Got it.
I'll be waiting here the whole time.
Wh-Where are you?
The hotel lobby? Just outside?
The pool.
The hotel's swimming pool.
I'm waiting all by myself.
And I'll wait till you get here.
Are you listening, Kazu-kun?
Y-Yeah, I am.
What floor is that?
Fourth floor? Got it.
I'll be there for sure.
Someone just fell off!
What?!
A girl fell!
Passenger overboard! Passenger overboard!
You okay?!
Is she gonna be okay?
It was the girl who was just here.
She was wearing a white top and had long hair.
Rent-a-Girlfriend
Wha?!
W e l c o m e ♥
You're so childish
Puts men to shame
Already a chief at her young age
Sensei!
I need your help with homework!
What's wrong with you? Why would you jump off like that?
It was just a natural reaction.
Boys will be boys. Of course he'd react.
Uh... Why does it sound like innuendo when she says it?
God. Go get your lights punched out again.
Fight, Kazu-kun!
You're heartless, Mami-chan!
On the next episode of Rent-a-Girlfriend:
"Hot Springs...
...and Girlfriend."
It's the hot springs episode everybody's been waiting for.
Is it gonna have a scene with Mizuhara and me bathing?!
"Hot Springs and Girlfriend"
Nobody wants to see you in the nude, Kazu-kun.