Wearing a short skirt and loose socks, a
girl walks towards her school. Everyone immediately notices her. A couple of
ladies comment that it is quite nostalgic since there’s still someone who’ll
wear the kolga* outfit.
[*Japanese fashion culture that involves
schoolgirls wearing an outfit based on Japanese school uniforms, but with very
short skirts. The short skirts are worn irrespective of the season. The girls
may also wear loose socks and scarves, and have dyed hair. From Wiki]
A girl says, “I know that girl’s ins—[tagram?]
Her friend says that even if wearing those loose socks is very cute but she
won’t dare wear them. A guy calls out, “Hey, Ren-chan, go out on a date with me
next time-” Ren turns to them and says, “I don’t wanna.”
Narration: “Whatever other people say about
me, I don’t mind them. Boring like everyone else[?], I’ll do whatever I want
and do what I want to do. Living it up as much as I like. Wanting to be in a
special romantic relationship.” A girl greets Ren a good morning.
Surprised Ren turns to the girl and shouts,
“Good morning, Shouri [guesswork from 小裡]... Ah--!? How come you’re wearing that skirt!! You even wore the
required vest!! What happened!?” Shouri asks what she is saying. “Isn’t today
the inspection for hair and uniform?”
Freaking out, Ren exclaims in disbelief
because she forgot all about it. “Help cover me up~~” Gesturing at the side,
Shouri says, “Look, he’s waiting at the school gate. The general affairs
committee...Hidaka Yusei.”
Then, Yusei looks at them. Ren looks aghast
since she unintentionally made eye contact. Pointing at Ren, Yusei says 2-1
section Yaotome Ren, she failed in everything. Looking away, Ren says, “Ya, ya,
are you going to tell me to change everything?”
Narration: “Our school is a school wherein
one moves up from middle school to high school. The school is well-known for
its independent management of school life. It’s school atmosphere is like this.
The students in the general affairs committee are responsible for inspecting
the students’ ordinary appearance and bearing.”
Yusei says that Ren’s attitude is the
worst... This irks Ren. Pointing at Yusei, Ren says that even if he says that
she fails in everything but doesn’t he also normally dress up in a mess!?
Yusei nonchalantly replies that he does it
[dresses up] quite carefully so don’t lump him in together with her. Ren
shouts, what~~!? Yusei says that he basically doesn’t want to correct and
discipline.
“Learn more from your friend. *pushes a
form on Ren’s face* How about using your brain a bit? Ah, but then, it cannot
be helped since your brain is a flower field.” As an imaginary flower pops out
on her head, Ren angrily thinks, “What did you just say-!!!”
At the gym for basketball PE class, Ren
angrily complains what’s up with that, being so strict only towards her. Hairbun
friend says but, he’s really very handsome. Ren asks what’s good about that,
that sadist guy. Shouri says that it is because he is a sadist that he’s very
popular.
Hairbun says, “Even if I’m in the same
class as he is during first year, but I didn’t get to talk with him. *looks at
Yusei playing basketball* I have this feeling of unconsciously falling in love
with him!! Next time, let’s all go out together. *holds hand together in
request* Ren, can you help me ask him!?”
Ren is stunned. She then shouts, “I don’t
wanna!! *freaking out* Why does it have to be me.” Hairbun says that it is
because she hasn’t talked with him and she’s a bit afraid. “Next time, I’ll
also help you out.”
Pointing at Ren, Shouri says that Ren doesn’t
have a first love yet and she’s a shy girl contrary to her appearance. Hairbun
asks if that is true when Ren is obviously very popular. “Weren’t you being
asked out this morning?”
Ren tells her that isn’t called popularity.
“I only feel that it is very cute so I dressed up like this. That’s all there
is to it. But those frivolous guys think that I’m easy to get so they would ask
me out!”
Narration: “Perhaps, it is also from this
kind of situation wherein love unfolds-- It isn’t being asked out or private
chat kind of thing, rather, for it to happen in everyday, ordinary days. And
when it was noticed, one had already fallen... That kind of once in a lifetime
romance.”
At the playground, Yusei asks, what? Ren
says, no...so this weekend, if he’s free, why don’t he hang out with
everyone... “So tell me your LINE id.” To her shock, Yusei refuses to go. While
her friends are on watching at the side, Ren exclaims why!!
Yusei says, anyway, she is just being asked
by someone body else. “Tell that person that I’m not the type of person who’ll
go out with someone who would ask somebody else to invite me rather than doing
it herself.”
Irked Ren tells him not to be too...
Hairbun comes out and tells Ren that it is alright. Yusei asks her if she’s the
one who asked Ren. Somewhat embarrassed, Hairbun apologizes and says that it appears
that it isn’t quite good to ask someone else to invite him.
Yusei says that he has never talked with
her before. “And, you want to go out with an unfamiliar person like me.
*Hairbun uneasily says that is because...* I’m not interested in that kind of
playhouse love game nor do I plan on keeping [you/someone] company.”
Ren is surprised by that reply. Hairbun
quickly runs off. Ren grabs Yusei’s arm and tells him to wait a minute. “What
is that playhouse love game! It doesn’t hurt to simply go out together. And,
romance starting from there--” She wonders, “Eh, where did I hear that
before... *lets go* ack, from me!!”
Yusei asks how come she is so angry when
there’s nothing she ought to be angry about. Ren exclaims that of course she’s
angry. “The way you answered hurt my friend. It’s possible that for you it is
not quite an important thing so you don’t understand!!”
Ren is surprised when he suddenly corners
her to the wall. He tells her that she’s so annoying. While pinching her face,
he asks if she wants him to help her shut her mouth up?
Looking serious, he says, “...important
thing. The feeling of wanting to cherish. Even I know that.” He then turns and
leaves. Ren wonders what’s up with that guy and what is his important thing. It
is already school dismissal.
While walking at the outer corridor, Ren
thinks that dealing with Yusei today made her spirits somewhat down so she’ll
go take a stroll before going home. She is startled when she heard some girl
shouts, “Wait you, stop right there!”
Ren turns around to see what’s going on. It
is three middle school girls wherein two are ganging up on a girl. Girl 1 asks
isn’t it strange that nothing was mentioned during the inspection when
obviously she has brown hair. The girl says that she already mentioned that it
is natural.
Girl 1 asks if she had told her brother
already since he always let her through. “Don’t get cocky!! Dye that hair into
black.” Holding out her hand towards the girls, Ren interrupts by telling them
to wait. “Didn’t that girl say that her hair color is natural!!”
Girl 1 asks who she is and does it have
anything to do with her. Girl 2 says that it is high school division’s Yaotome,
famous for wearing loose socks. With folded arms, Ren says, “Yes, yes, I know.
This is very important, right?
...And there is also that kind of school
rule. But, you guys don’t have the right to make her dye her hair black, okay!?
If you want, you can go and dye your own hair into brown.”
Girl 1 shouts ha?! “What are you saying. I
simply think that it isn’t fair so I’m saying this.” Ren says that girl 1 doesn’t
have the guts to do it even if she wants to so she’s very jealous. “But, isn’t
it ridiculous to vent out this irritable mood on someone else?”
Girl 1 says, what...let’s go, so annoying
to death- After Ren sees those girls off, she apologizes to the girl for
meddling but she cannot just leave things be. The girl says no, she’s a great
help. Ren tells her that if they say something to her again, just tell her. The
girl says okay.
Then, the girl becomes dizzy. This made Ren
call out to her, hey..hey... Just then, Yusei passes by. Just when Ren is
helping out the girl who is breathing hard while holding her chest, Yusei
shouts, “Manami!! *goes to the girl* Are you alright!?” Manami says, brother...
Ren freaks out for this girl is Yusei’s
younger sister [imouto]. Yusei glares at Ren and asks what did she do to his
imouto. Ren is surprised. Manami quickly explains that it isn’t so, she is just
anemic. “This person helped me out when I was bullied because of my hair color.”
Yusei goes to Ren that made her asks
wha..what... Yusei apologizes for being suspicious of her. “Thank you for
helping out my imouto.” Surprised Ren says ah, ya. She thinks that it is the
first time she has seen him so frank.
Yusei asks Manami if she can go home alone.
Manami asks if he cannot go home yet. Yusei replies that he can’t because he
still has work to do. Ren thinks that he treats his imouto so nice yet
normally, he is always [mean] like that. “He obviously can also be so nice to
someone.”
Since the situation isn’t quite good for
the two, Ren volunteers to walk Manami home. Yusei asks her what she’s
planning. Ren asks what, always saying it like that. “Then, treat today’s
inspection as if it didn’t happen.” Looking at them arguing, Manami suddenly
declares that she can go home alone.
She quickly walks away causing Ren to call
out to her to wait up. After catching up to Manami in the streets, Ren says
that she’s a bit worried so she’ll walk her home. “Are you okay?” Manami says
that she’s always like this. Ren tensely says is that so.
Ren thinks that the Hidaka siblings are
hard to deal with. “Imouto’s health is quite weak, right... What happened a
while ago actually happens often... So, Hidaka was like that. So caring towards
his imouto. Obviously, he is a nasty guy with a malicious mouth but in his
family, he is a good older brother.”
While waiting at the stoplight, Manami
suddenly feels dizzy. She falls down on the street. Just then, a car is going towards
her. Ren calls out to imouto and grabs her. Then, everything went blank. Ren
opens her eyes and wonders where she is.
Someone calls out if she’s awake. She is
puzzled that it is Yusei, how come he is-- Worried Yusei suddenly hugs her and
shouts, thank goodness...! Flustered Ren wonders what, how come she is being
hugged by Yusei. She pushes him away and says, wait, what kind of joke are you
suddenly trying to pull!?
While Yusei looks confused, Ren points at
him and asks if his imouto is alright. Yusei says, ha...? “What are you saying?
Yaotome stepped up and saved you, right? Manami.” Ren goes huh? It is revealed
that Ren is actually in Manami’s body.
Comment: This series is by Umezawa Marina serialized in Shocomi. For me, the
main pull of the series is Ren. I like her as a character. The plot is also
interesting since I originally thought that it is a typical love triangle based
on the cover.
The twist is the body switch. How will Ren
deal with it? How will the others react to it? But then, thanks to this, the
romance that Ren dreams of will happen. By the way, the two girls’ name means ‘love’.
So, the title is ‘This is love [Ai same kanji as Manami] not love [Koi same
kanji as Ren]. Scan by 正宮汉化组
Word
of the day:
Make it a habit to give- whether yourself,
your time, your money, a word of encouragement, or a listening ear- and you’ll
find peace and happiness that can’t be beat. ‘Then the people rejoiced, for
they had offered willingly, because with a loyal heart they had offered
willingly to the Lord. 1 Chronicles 29:9’ ~ 101 mottos for success by J.
Richards and M.S. Fontaine.
Omg! I love it. Thanks for this. Looking forward for the next chap��
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