17-sai Kiss to Dilemma [Chapter 20] -Fin-

After telling Yuu that she isn’t afraid because it’s him, nervous Ririka takes off her coat and hugs Yuu tight. Blushing Yuu touches her bare back with his finger. This made her scream that Yuu apologizes for startling her. While Ririka says that it is okay, she is embarrassed over that weird scream. Yuu suddenly looks away that Ririka realizes that she is topless.

17-sai Kiss to Dilemma [Chapter 19]

Narration: “Riri, she is very nice that no matter what headstrong[/stubborn] thing I say, she would say, ‘It really cannot be help when it comes to you’. When I said, ‘Be my girlfriend’..it is also like this. So, I’m very afraid. Does she really like me..” At the beach, Yuu hugged Ririka and said that he has finally found her.

17-sai Kiss to Dilemma [Chapter 18]

While walking in the rain, Ririka recalls seeing Yuu kissing Minami and wonders if she’s the only one who thinks that she is someone unrivalled and important [to Yuu]. She really couldn’t believe it but they kissed. She sits on the floor and starts crying. Meanwhile, Tsubasa and his friend, Tanaka [guesswork from 田中] are walking with umbrellas. Tanaka suggests that they go sing [at a karaoke bar/KTV]. Tsubasa says that isn’t a place where two guys ought to go to. Tanaka tells him that it is because Tsubasa looks glum lately. Somewhat blushing, Tsubasa says that he had already recovered from that jilted attack-- Then, he sees Ririka crying in the rain. He rushes over to her and asks why she is here and stupid, she’s all wet.. Tanaka is aghast for Ririka is the one who rejected Tsubasa. Tsubasa notices that Ririka is crying. When he calls out her name again, Ririka snaps out of it. She quickly wipes her tears and puts on a smile. She laughs by saying that nothing happened and she forgot her umbrella. Ririka is startled when Tsubasa asks where Yuu is. Ririka smiles again and says that Yuu has something to do... Waving up her hand, Ririka assures him that it is alright and she’s just waiting for her parents to fetch her. Doubting her, Tsubasa grabs her wrist and says how he can just let her off with her looking like that. While holding the umbrella to Ririka and walking with her, Tsubasa apologizes to Tanaka that he’s going ahead. As Tanaka says okay, smiling Ririka tries to protest and insists that she is okay. Tsubasa scolds her stupid and do not force herself to smile. He holds her hand tightly as Ririka asks where they are going. Back at school, downcast Minami is sitting in front of a table with a chess board. Flashback: At the multi-function room, Minami closed the curtains and asked, so, what’s up. Yuu said that if he were to say that he’ll stay at her side, would she stop harassing Ririka. Minami smiled at serious Yuu and said that she’s quite happy for he unexpectedly admitted defeat to her, and Ririka is also almost at her limit. “I only tease her and she would become beet red and shiver up. *Yuu looked sad* Ah..[your] face is quite scary--..a hostile face. *held his coat and snickered* Are you serious *pulled Yuu to her* about wanting to stay at my side? Then, as a deal, *pointed to her lips* kiss me.” Yuu looked startled. He quickly put his hand into his pocket and said that she really has bad taste. Taking off her glasses, Minami replied that she only wanted him to kiss her and it appears that he’s quite an expert kisser.

17-sai Kiss to Dilemma [Chapters 15-17]

[Free Talk: Just want to inform you guys that I will be going on a vacation trip with my sister's family to Hong Kong next week. So, I'll try to summarize whatever I can this week and the rest will be done when I come back. Most likely first week of November.]

Chapter 15: After the sports test, everyone had paid attention to Yuu since unexpectedly, he is quite manly. At the shoe lockers area, the couple is surprised over the love letters that were left in Yuu’s locker when he took his school shoes. Later, outside of the school, Ririka is spying on Yuu who is with a girl. The girl apologizes to him for suddenly calling him out. Ririka couldn’t hear that they are talking about. Upon seeing Ririka behind the bushes, Yuka asks her what she is doing. Ririka tries to tell her to be quiet when Yuka notices a girl with Yuu. She exclaims that Yuu is being confessed to again. Sweatdropping, Yuka asks if Ririka is spying on him and no wonder she is his girlfriend. Ririka says that it isn’t that..but in the end, she is a bit worried. Yuka says that it is human nature since that girl is very cute and it is possible that Yuu would be moved by her. This made Ririka nervous. Yuka smiles and says that she’s teasing her for she heard that Yuu had rejected all of them when obviously he’s quite a coward. Ririka smiles and says is that so. Yuka exclaims in disbelief for what’s with that, Yuu likes her so much that she still fells uneasy. Flustered Ririka says that no, it isn’t about being uneasy but thinking whether or not, she’s a qualified girlfriend for he is quite good at sports and she heard that he was able to solve all the math questions. “But, Yuu, he... *There is a scene of smiling Yuu saying that it is only a coincidence and he did it as if his life depended on it, just for her.* But he told me that. Regarding Yuu.. I unexpectedly don’t know anything at all. When obviously, we are always together since we’re young..” Yuka sighs and angrily pinches Ririka’s mouth. Ririka tells her that it hurts. Yuka calls her stupid, for if she doesn’t know, then work hard in knowing[/understanding] him. “Or, if a girl who knows Yuu better than you appears, you’ll be frustrated when that person steals the girlfriend position, right?!” Ririka holds Yuka’s shoulder and exclaims, no, it cannot be. Yuka smiles and pokes Ririka’s forehead. She tells her like that, she should work hard in knowing Yuu. Ririka is touched. She grabs Yuka’s hand and thanks her. She exclaims that she’ll work hard. She walks away and wonders where she should first start in knowing Yuu. Yuka whispers her good luck[/gambatte] to Ririka and hopes that she learns how much Yuu likes her. Ririka waves both hands and thanks Yuka again.

17-sai Kiss to Dilemma [Chapter 14]

After Yuu asked Tsubasa to have a showdown with him, Tsubasa pulls Yuu’s hand off him and asks what’s the bet. Later that night, Ririka asks Yuu what is this competition between him and Tsubasa. Ann had unexpectedly called her and it pretty much startled her. There is a scene of aghast Ririka being informed by Ann that someone overheard the two guys at the shoe lockers that they will be competing during the PE test. Ririka asks Yuu if Tsubasa is bullying him again. “You don’t have to do this, refuse him.” Yuu looks flustered and quiet. Ririka says that if he won’t say it then she’ll.. Yuu holds her hand and says, no. Ririka asks what he is talking about for he’s bad at sports so how can he possibly win against Tsubasa. Yuu tells her that she’s the bet so he absolutely won’t lose. Starting to leave the room, Yuu says that he’s going ahead because he has homework to do. Ririka tries to call out to him but he already left. Flustered Ririka wonders why he would suddenly do that kind of thing. She becomes worried for it could be that Yuu knew Tsubasa confessed to her. She wonders what to do and, that competition would be about her. “But..but..if I’m the bet, then it would have no meaning. If he loses, then we’ll break up? *annoyed* We’ve obviously talked before that the two of us will decide together on important things--.. *teary-eyed* Yuu, you idiot.. Do not easily.. decide on breaking up.” Soon, during the PE test, the teacher is timing and rating the students’ performance. Tsubasa quickly runs that Ann nervously says that he’s quite fast. Pouting Ririka says that she knew that earlier on, Tsubasa’s motor nerve is very developed. She thinks that during elementary, he is always in first place, and right now, he is definitely also.. She turns away to leave. Ann calls out to her. Ririka exclaims that she doesn’t want to watch. Ann kept on calling to Ririka. This made Ririka glance back to see Yuu doing a long jump and he got 3m which is better than Tsubasa’s. This surprises Ririka. While Yuu brushes off the sand, a student exclaims that he’s amazing. Ririka wonders what was that just now? Ann asks if Yuu’s long jump is this amazing. Ririka says no.. Recalling how young Yuu would tearfully call out to her to wait for him, Ririka thinks that Yuu isn’t nimble and from that, he should not be very good at sports events.

17-sai Kiss to Dilemma [Chapter 13]

Ririka and Yuu are eating together in her class. Her classmates are surprised that those two are going steady and they heard that the two hugged yesterday at the karaoke. Blushing Ririka is uneasy over her gossiping classmates who were looking at her. It is because yesterday, Yuu told everyone that they are going steady. She glances at Yuu. She is surprised over how calm he is when obviously everyone is looking at them so how come he doesn’t mind it. [He seems to be just looking at her.] As she eats, Ririka thinks that there are times when she doesn’t understand Yuu. Suddenly, Yuu removes a grain of rice from her cheek and eats it. He says that it is sticking on her face. Ririka and the others are surprised by it. Blushing Ririka asks what he is doing. Puzzled Yuu asks if he should have left it be, and doesn’t she mind it. The other girls are amazed by it. Tsubasa sadly glances at them. He clenches his fist and mutters, “--..Why that guy. He is obviously a coward and a weakling, who doesn’t have any strong points at all.. *recalls Yuu saying that she is not only his cousin, she is currently his girlfriend* Bastard..that girl Tanaka[/guesswork from 田中; Ann?] obviously said that she isn’t going steady--.. During the flower viewing, Ririka herself also said so.. *recalls Yuu telling him something before taking Ririka away from him during the flower viewing festival* ..I should have noticed it earlier. Moriya would absolutely want to do something. Darn, darn, darn. *leaves the room* Starting yesterday, I’ve always been avoiding them. This is really not a bit like me at all--..” Then, Ririka overhears some girls asking where Tsubasa is when they want to eat with him. The guys say that he was here a while ago. Ririka looks thoughtful. At the roof, Tsubasa is lying down on the floor while listening to music. He notices a shadow and it is Ririka looking down on him. Holding a can of coffee, Ririka says, hi. Removing one of the earphones, he asks what it is. Ririka says that she brought a return gift regarding yesterday for thanks to him, she had fun. Then, the can slips from her fingers and fell right into Tsubasa’s face. Ouch. Tsubasa angrily shouts that it hurts. Ririka apologizes. He asks what’s up with her. Ririka timidly tells him that isn’t it, she wants to thank him. Turning to his side, he says, really..then, thank you very much. Ririka is at a loss over what to say. She angrily thinks that this guy really infuriates her when he was obviously quite nice yesterday. “In the end, I’m not good in dealing with this guy.”

17-sai Kiss to Dilemma [Chapters 11-12]

Narration: “Yesterday, Yuu confessed to me again.” At the shoe lockers, shy Ririka says that they[/he] aren’t late today. Yuu says ya, and he is always sorry [for before]. They steal glance at each other then shyly look away. Narration: “Obviously, it is the same kind of morning but it feels that something is different.” Ririka looks at her pendant and recalls Yuu saying that she is like snow. She thinks that even if he said that, she doesn’t think that she’s that delicate. She blushes for that is how Yuu thinks of her, quite feminine. Yuu sees her necklace and asks if that is.. Ririka says yes, she wears it inside her clothes. Ririka is puzzled that he didn’t reply so she looks at him. Looking at the side, he pats her and tells her not to look at him for he is so happy. Ririka blushes really red upon seeing him blushing. She looks away and tells him to go for outdoor activities have already started. He says okay and leaves. Ririka glances at him and thinks that she became embarrassed because he became embarrassed and it turns out that it is quite happy having a boyfriend for the first time. “Because some little things can make one feel quite nervous, and cannot sit still. Does everyone have this kind of feeling--” At 3-A, Ririko calls out to Ann [formerly Azumi 杏; it is actually ‘An’ but I just added the n so that it would look like a name than the article ‘an’]. Ririka has decided to tell Ann that she is going steady with Yuu. Ririko timidly tells Ann that there’s something she wants to tell her. To her surprise, Ann says that actually, she has something to tell her for yesterday, she talked with Tsubasa. There is a flashback of Ann telling Tsubasa that Ririko wanted to have a boyfriend and she thinks that Tsubasa is very compatible with her. Wanting a fight to start, Ann says that since Tsubasa has just transferred so they are going to help him celebrate together at a karaoke bar. To Ann’s surprise, Ririka refuses for that Tsubasa has some sort of plan that he is dragging Ann into this so she wants to beat him up. Aghast over Ririka’s reaction, Ann says no, it isn’t like that for Ririko is the only one who has a good relationship with Tsubasa. Ann bows and pleads her so Ririka couldn’t refuse. Ann is quite happy that she thanks Ririka. Ann says that they’ll go after school. Ririka tries to call her because she hasn’t told Ann yet about her and Yuu but Ann already left. Ririka decides to find some other opportunity to tell her.

Short Summaries: 17-sai, Kiss to Dilemma 10, Hirunaka No Ryuusei 45 and Sugar*Soldier 24

[Free Talk: About Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun, I made a mistake because according to ANN it isn’t a side story but a spinoff manga series that will appear on the October issue which is around August 24th. The 12th volume will be out on August 12th. ]

17-sai, Kiss to Dilemma 10: [I only browsed through the previous chapters and it seems to be going to the interesting part so I’ll summarize this.] The other girls are muttering over who that girl is, sitting next to Yoshii Tsubasa [吉井翼]. Someone says that it is Asou Ririka and they are classmates during elementary. Another girl complains over wanting to be friends with Tsubasa. After school dismissal, Tsubasa turns to talk with Ririka about doing something after school but she is already gone. While muttering that she had escaped, a bright eyed girl tells him that there is something she wants to tell him regarding Ririka. Angrily walking at the hallway, Ririka plans to threaten the teacher to exchange her seat because today, she is also forced to eat lunch with Tsubasa. And those girls are always bothering her since they would happily greet Tsubasa and then angrily ask who she is. She cannot believe that it is already the second day of the start of school and she doesn’t have friends yet. She is flustered that she isn’t in the same classroom with Yuu when it wasn’t easy to become boy-girlfriend with him. Arriving at 3-F class, Ririka complains why section A is far away from section F. She opens the door and asks if Yuu is there. To her shock, Yuu and the other guys are changing clothes. While walking home, embarrassed Ririka says that it turns out that they are having a health examination. Ririka couldn’t believe that the girls in her class hates her and the guys in section F thinks of her as a pervert that she will be sorry to death starting tomorrow at school. Yuu pats her head and tells her that it is alright. He assures her that if something happens, he would definitely come and help her. Ririka blushes. Wondering how he knew, Ririka pats him on the shoulder and asks what he is saying when he is obviously a coward. Yuu holds her hand and insists that he will go, if it is for Riri, he will definitely go and help her. This made her blush and wonder if he is this kind of person, no, from the start he is very nice. Yuu removes his hood and looks at her. Ririka looks nervous. She looks away and thinks that in the end, it’s quite strange for he has become quite manly but that’s not right, he is Yuu, right!? Ririka complains that it is hot. Puzzled Yuu says that he thinks that it is fine. Ririka asks is that so but anyway, they should go to the beach since it is quite hot. Yuu is surprised to see her blushing really red. He carries her and puts her on the backseat of the bicycle. This made Ririka nervous and puzzled that she asks him that wasn’t he not able to ride the bicycle. He assures her that it is stable. Soon, Ririka is screaming as they go downhill. A little girl comments that today it is Yuu [who is pedaling the bicycle]. Ririka thinks that today’s Yuu is really strange so what could have happened. By the beach, Ririka stands by the water and says that the sea feels comfortable. She smiles and urges Yuu to come. As he goes to her, she scolds him for pedaling when she thought that she’s going to die since he isn’t braking. To her embarrassment, he tells her that she never break [before]. Ririka says that it turns out that he can ride the bicycle and this way, he won’t be late at school in the morning. He hugs her from behind and says that he [wants to] sit behind her. Blushing, she tells him that if he always doesn’t ride the bicycle, he won’t be a bit cool. He tells her that it is alright for if he can be with her, it is alright even if he isn’t cool.