Seriously, you should stay away from her!
I'm not being mean!
I'm saying this out of the goodness of my heart!
I understand that you're drawn to her huge boobs.
But you can't handle her!
There's a 120% chance that you'll get burned!
And you'll likely be scarred for life!
You're just like Shiro-san, aren't you?
Never mind, just talking to myself.
No, I'm home right now.
Yeah, so is she.
Huh?
What's she doing?
Good question...
Huh?
Anyway, you've gotta introduce me to the hot lady with the big boobs!
Come on!
The Kawai Complex Guide to Manors and Hostel Behavior
E p i s o d e 9
F o r b i d d e n
I have nothing to do today, so I can head over right now.
You were just thinking, "What is she doing?" Weren't you?
Gulp
No! Don't come over!
Someone my age spending summer all alone,
Sorry! I'm hanging up!
with nothing but free time...
What am I doing?
I want to see someone who's more unhappy than I am, right now!
Shiro! Bring me the most graphic book you have on tying people up!
I'll give it to Rit-chan
and tell her that Usa wants her to read his favorite book!
Stop!
What are you doing?
Good question...
So what happened?
One of the older ladies at the office got a boyfriend.
Silence...
Which makes me the person everyone tiptoes around now.
Not the CEO?!
And you're also the person
everyone tiptoes around at the Kawai Complex.
That's two for two!
Ooh, a barrage.
So why are you sitting on top of Shiro-san?
Good question...
Hey.
Oh, I was remembering something I saw on TV
a long time ago about how riding on someone's shoulders is fun as an adult.
And Shiro's the tallest one here.
It was actually as nice as they said.
It makes me feel pretty good to look down on you from up here.
I'm losing the desire to cheer her up.
Plus, I figure Shiro's resilient mentality might rub off on me.
What?
For example...
You're the dead space of society.
I can help housewives by letting them hang things on me!
Amazing, isn't it?
If I had Shiro's mentality, I could find a way to enjoy this situation...
Uh, that'd be a problem in itself.
When I see a cell phone left conspicuously
Natsuko & Hiroshi Together Forever
in the cafeteria with a huge photo sticker,
or when someone says how women our age
don't want to listen to love stories,
and I can't say, "Of course," and have to turn to prayer instead.
Or when people tell me that I could find someone if I weren't so picky.
Don't forget how painful it was when you were single and people told you that!
I don't know if they're insensitive or just pretending to be,
but women are all the same!
I want to get up higher and look down on everyone...
I need more people beneath me...
That's being honest in the worst of ways.
People who put "together forever" on
their photo stickers never stay together forever.
Have you heard the phrase "what goes around comes around"?
Mayumi-chan, I found this in the closet.
Ooh, you're riding on his shoulders!
That looks fun!
You can play guitar?
Oh, I haven't touched it since the cherry blossom viewing party.
There might be a few petals in it.
Mayumi-san had just found a new boyfriend,
and she was so happy, she put on a "happy solo concert" and sang her heart out.
Together Forever
People who put "together forever" on
their photo stickers never stay together forever.
Already came around.
According to Mayumi.
Climb
Higher... Higher...
Hey! That's dangerous!
Stop that! Come down here!
Thank you very much for coming to
Nishikino Mayumi's Miserable Solo Concert!
I hope this song will bring some of my misery to you.
It's all I have to share.
Is that a curse?
There's no helping it now.
Let's humor her.
I brought snacks!
They move fast!
Given her current mental state,
this could be one ominous concert.
Today is the day you and I have our happy wedding.
Deep in the big forest...
Those lyrics...
She's always been a great singer!
Beautiful voice...
That only makes it worse...
Mayumi-chan, sing "Seto no Hanayome" next!
Sing something Amuro next.
Those requests are brutal.
I'm amazed you can keep reading in this situation.
I've gotten used to it.
You seemed used to it from the start.
Oh...
It was always noisy back home, and weird people liked to hang out.
I must have learned how to deal with it.
So that's why you're the way you are.
Huh?
You always jump in to help, or maybe you're too nice...
You have a tendency to meddle.
Ugh...
What was it like for you before you came here?
Before I came here...
It was just my mom and me, so it was quiet.
When my mom went overseas for work, I moved here.
It's noisy and everyone's weird, but...
After coming here, I...
started reading even more.
I don't want to be like them when I grow up.
Even though it's noisy?
It's noisy, but yet it's not.
I wonder why...
I ignore the rhythm of the waltz
and start to strum.
Good question...
The round, full moon...
Never mind. It is noisy.
We're coming up on the 20th song, but I have something to say first.
Singing doesn't make me feel much better.
Took you long enough!
I know.
I talk about how insensitive they are, but I'm just as bad.
I'm too scared to take a hard look at myself,
so I find someone to compare myself to so I can feel better.
When I lose that target, everything falls apart.
I set myself up for jerks to deceive me with their sweet talk,
and I never learn any better.
And before I know it,
I'm the someone that other people use to make themselves feel better.
Mayumi-san is seriously depressed!
Though she's not making much sense and still sounds like a jerk.
It's all because my first boyfriend was a total loser!
Or not!
Everything's gone wrong since...
Why don't you come down?
It might rain.
I know that everybody thinks I'm some easy floozy!
Yes, that's right! There's nothing attractive about me!
I'll agree that you're easy.
Sayaka, you watch it!
But I like you because you're fun.
That doesn't make me the least bit happy.
I like you, too, Mayumi-san!
Another fact I'm not happy about.
You're certainly a fun person.
Everything you say and do is extreme.
You make life exciting.
I love you, Mayumi-chan.
You're a fun person to have around.
Now, come down.
Let's eat dinner together.
Okay.
Huh? What?
Thud
Ow. What's going on?
H-Help...
That's it! The disappointment of seeing so much skin and considering it normal!
That's how this place works!
You came out too late!
My reaction should've been to say
that your bra and panties actually match for once!
I have no idea how I should react
Not listening
when a lucky moment like this is the norm!
Usa-kun said he was going to sleep
in the living room because it was too hot in our room.
I was trying to achieve M sleep in that hardcore sadistic heat
and about to faint,
so I almost thought I imagined that scream...
Usa-kun, did you sneak into her room?
Trembling
Shaking
Finally?
"Finally" was unnecessary.
So what happened?
I was in bed...
Saying the word "bed" in a trembling voice at night
is agony for virgins who get excited just by the letters W and Y.
Don't turn this into a perverted conversation!
The S page in your English-Japanese dictionary...
I don't have it marked!
I was in my room...
She used a different word.
...reading...
Squirm
A centipede?!
Centipede!!?
Shudder
Senpai! Stay calm!
An arthropod that torments you so much with just one encounter
is the ecologist of the S&M world!
Shut up!
That image! That image was too gross!
Let's try this, then!
To ensure everyone's mental health,
the image has been fancified slightly.
H i !
Slam
Throw Throw
Ritsu's room is in the very back.
Girls' Secret #1
Ritsu
Sumiko
Su... Sumi...
Sumiko-san... W-Wake up!
Sumiko-san likes Japanese dolls.
Girls' Secret #2
Ritsu
Sumiko Mayumi
S n i f f l e
What goes around...
M-Mayumi-san...
H-Help...
Rit-chan? What is it?
Centi... Centipede!
Mayumi-san can't see clearly without her glasses.
Girls' Secret #3
Mistaken for a centipede
Thong (Never worn before)
Back home, I never saw any centipedes.
Are there a lot here?
They sometimes show up during the rainy season.
It's been raining a lot.
And we're near Mount Kinka.
Usually, Sumiko-san deals with them quickly.
But she's out and not coming back until tomorrow?
I'm not sure what she uses, but it works instantly.
But if you shut it inside a book, shouldn't it stay there until morning?
Why don't you sleep in the living room, Rit-chan?
I will...
And you can have the lawn.
I remember now.
You remember how she dealt with centipedes?
Yeah.
One of Sumiko-san's friends taped up a centipede on both sides,
rubbed the tape on tight, and left it alone until morning.
Ah, tape sounds like an effective weapon.
But the next morning,
it was gone.
True Story
Why did you have to remember that now?!
Then a book wouldn't be any use at all...
They're apparently pretty tough.
*Too gross to show
True Story
If you cut one in three, all three pieces will keep moving.
But if it ran away, there's nothing we can do.
If I don't know where it is, I'll never be able to sleep!
Could you kill it, Rit-chan?
I couldn't do it.
Stare...
Uh, but... It's the girls' area...
And I've never killed a centipede before.
Awkward because of how many times she's beaten him with a wooden sword
Stare...
I'll do it!
As long as you promise not to hit me with that sword!
Oh, would you hit me, though?
I finally remembered that hot water does the trick.
Put some in the thermos.
A plastic bag, long chopsticks, and flashlight.
Off I go to the forbidden girls' area!
It looks the same as the rest of the building,
but I think it smells nicer.
Can you check my room, too?
I need to grab my glasses.
I haven't been in here since the last exception.
Her furniture's actually pretty cute.
Oh, that's a surpri—
Oh, right. Last time I was in there, she had a boyfriend.
Hey! You haven't looked around yet!
How could we even tell if anything's in there?
I get it.
You spotted that bra in the upper right, didn't you?
That's like playing Where's Waldo.
And the nice smell was just fruit wine and old cookies...
It was my first time in a girl's room since hitting puberty,
and I had to be slapped in the face by this reality?
The pitiful state you're in makes me want to trade places with you.
I'm jealous!
And you're wearing nothing but underwear right now.
No! These are okay to walk around in!
It's okay, though.
Girl
She's not a girl.
Woman
The real thing comes next.
That's right...
Senpai's...
Pant Pant
I am a girl.
Senpai's room!
Smells like a book store.
Your room is always so unsexy.
You have no right to say anything.
Your grandfather gave you these books, right?
Can I borrow one?
Absolutely not.
The centipede is over there
on the bed.
The bed where Senpai always sleeps...
Urges
Centipede Urges
Crap! I can barely stand...
There's a centipede buried underneath those books!
Centipede! Centipede!
This is no time to succumb to my urges!
Come on, centipede! Come on, centipede!
Centipede Urges
Okay, I'll move the books.
Is it okay if we pour hot water on your bed?
Oh...
I don't mind
if my bed gets wet...
But not the books...
Fight, centipede!
Here I go.
Ready and... go!
It's really gone!
You left your door open, didn't you?!
It could have gone to my room!
Come with me, Shiro!
Hang in there, Senpai!
Let's just look around your room.
It doesn't seem to be in your room.
Is it outside?
It's too dark to see what's on the hallway ceiling.
Did you see it?!
No, I th-think it was something else.
Oh, don't scare me...
I can't take this...
I feel like it's nearby...
I should take the lid off so I can pour hot water on it right away...
H i !
*To ensure Ritsu and Usa's mental health, (ditto)
Wh-What do I do?
If I tell her, she's gonna panic.
If I make a wrong move, it might sting Senpai...
And I can't pour hot water on it now.
I need to smack it off fast...
Hi.
Why aren't you saying anything?!
Squirm
No!
No! Get it off!
Look out!
Senpai!
Senpai! Calm down!
It's gone.
It's okay. It's gone now.
It's okay.
Whoa!
Sorry about that!
I'm the one who should apologize.
I lost control.
Something's wrong with the Kawai Complex tonight!
It's being nice to me!
She's so slender and soft and smells nice...
Do I still come out ahead if the centipede stings me in a vital area later?
Am I going to die?!
This is like a parting gift?!
Usa-kun isn't used to being happy.
Hi.
The person ← who usually ruins his happiness is preoccupied.
Stay away!
Someone help!
Arthropod slap!
Your scream startled me, Mayumi-san.
Took you long enough.
You were here?
I'm used to centipedes since they showed up all the time back home.
Aren't you surprised?
No, not really.
If another one shows up, I'll be there to help right away.
After you've put on all of your makeup, right? Thanks.
I'm tired, so I'm gonna sleep in the living room.
Yeah, me, too.
And me.
Take off the makeup, then.
Let's go back to our room.
Yeah.
But it's seriously like a sauna in there.
It's okay.
Well, goodni—
What?!
Um...
Sorry.
Thank you.
Sorry.
Something's wrong!
Something's very wrong!
Maybe I really am gonna die!
What, you're still in a bad mood?
After all we did to cheer her up yesterday...
Hello!
Yes?
Wait! Tagami!
Here I am.
I told you not to come!
How did you even find the place?
I asked the cop at the police box.
For some reason, he said I shouldn't come, though.
Where's the hot lady with big boobs?
She's totally my type!
Seriously, you shouldn't!
Why not? You get all the fun.
Today is a particularly bad time!
You're...
Uh...
I...
Sorry!
Dude, the view is incredible!
How can you be so calm around that babe?!
Damn, I'm jealous!
Uh, I'm Usa's friend.
Ba-dump
If you're free,
Confidence as a Woman
Fidget
Ba-dump
maybe we could all go out somewhere.
Confidence as a Woman
Fidgeting
Nervous
Ba-dump
Or just the two of us, if you'd like...
Confidence as a Woman
Full Recovery
What to do...
It was a waste of time to comfort her.
I'm going to read a book.
Senpai's resolve has been strengthened!
Leave!
Why?!
Just leave! Be a good boy!
Don't toy with helpless young boys!
I was just being suggestive to make myself feel superior.
That's considered toying with him!
It's been a long time since a guy hit on me so openly.
How cute.
Maybe I should try a younger guy.
How old is he?
He hasn't had his birthday yet,
so fifteen?
Fifteen?!
Turned off
I'm not interested in a kid who hasn't grown all his hair down there.
Actually, he's pretty hairy!
You're so consistently shameless, it's actually comforting!
Once you're twice the age of a 15-year-old,
you forget what happens during puberty.
I'm not twice his age!
By the way,
why do you know how hairy Tagami-kun is?
Are you the bottom?
Huh?
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Usa-kun, I heard she came to the café you work at again.
Yeah, well...
Oh, you mean Ghost Whisperer Hayashi-san?
You're too nice, Usa.
Can she really see ghosts?
Don't ask me. I don't know.
I wish I could see ghosts!
That way, when girls glare at me,
their guardian spirits also glare at me and I get twice the humiliation!
Your logic is too hard to follow!
I think I've seen a guardian spirit before.
You too, Mayumi-san?!
I saw someone tiptoeing along behind Sayaka and watching her from the shadows.
Mayumi-san, that's not a guardian spirit.
E p i s o d e 10
Y o u C o u l d J u s t I g n o r e I t
That's a stalker.
That's scarier than a ghost story.