Kuzu no Honkai (Scum's Wish / クズの本懐)

I, Hanabi Yasuraoka...

..and Mugi Awaya...

...are going out.

We've always had a good relationship as neighbors since way before...

...and because I've always been looking at brother, I noticed it ahead.

Brother has...

...fallen in love.

Just 2 years ago, Ms. Minagawa was Mugi's home tutor...

...but she doesn't look at him as a man.

His situation...

...was exactly the same as mine.

Why don't you pretend that I'm your 'brother'?

I have to remember whatever I can now.

A lot...

If one of us is feeling lonely...

What's wrong with wanting the other to hold you?

Brother...

Akane...

And through this...

...was how we ended up dating.

What? Your hairstyle?

I was wondering if I should let it grow long.

What do you think?

If it looks good on you, I think anything's fine.

Oh, but I like you with short hair better.

It best suits you.

Okay. Class dismissed.

Ms! Can you please elaborate further on this part?

We don't understand this part here.

So, that's how it is!

A person's feelings of love...

...is so complicated...

...and so messed up.

It's when you want to give up but you just can't.

It's that kind of thing.

White.

Ouch!

Sorry, did that hurt?

Are you jealous because I'm reading pornographic comics?

Why would I?

Nothing. Never mind.

I'll be going home with a friend today and we'll go shopping.

You actually had a friend?

Of course I do! She's Ecchan.

Ecchan?

Sanae Ebato?

Yeah, that's right.

You get along well?

In fact, she's the only one I can call as my "friend."

Recently, that girl has been coming to my class.

Why would she?

You must be thinking that she has some feelings for you, right?

Ecchan's an adult so boys like you aren't her type. How unfortunate!

Yeah, yeah.

Bye!

A date after school, after all this time!

Ecchan! Sorry! Did you wait long?

No, not at all!

Let's go!

When you're walking with Awaya on your way home, what do you guys often talk about?

We don't really talk about anything that much.

Ecchan...

Will you go out with me?

[A/N: The way Hanabi said the phrase is equivalent to going out with her (relationship approach) and accompanying her ]

Let's go!

Ecchan, what hair treatment do you use?

Well, nothing really.

I envy you!

These past few days, my hair has been so dry.

I'll buy this! I'll do my best to be more feminine!

Why the sudden change?

There's no deep meaning behind it, really.

I see.

Were you surprised?

This is quite too blur.

Let's take one more?

Ready, go!

It's done!

Today's commemorative photo.

Do you often take photos of you and Awaya?

Not really.

Our relationship isn't like that at all.

I see.

I had so much fun!

Same here.

I'll see you next week.

Bye!

See ya'.

Hey, listen...

Why...

...does it have to be Awaya?

I wonder...

I wonder why myself, too.

Sorry for suddenly asking you a weird question.

Strange, right?

See you on Monday.

Bye.

Ecchan... couldn't have noticed it, right?

The fact that Mugi doesn't really like me at all...

...and that fact that I don't like Mugi too.

About the contract between Mugi and I.

We're dating...

...do you want to say that we are dating?

...to say?

In that case, we can both depend on each other anytime we want.

Even if by just a slight probability...

...you won't ever fall in love with me?

I won't!

You're completely not my type at all!

Fine. I'm on with that.

This agreement we approved is based by just simple rules.

Rule one: We must never fall in love with each other.

Rule 2: If one of us makes it with the person we really love, our relationship ends.

Rule 3: We must be able to fulfill each others physical desires anytime we want.

Wait... doesn't that make our relationship as friends with bene---

Uh, no no no.

I get your point, but we haven't done it.

Sex.

We probably won't.

Thinking about it now, that was...

...maybe his way of looking out for me?

Since I'm a virgin?

It's all straight and healthy!

I'm all set.

Come in.

Mr. Kanai.

What's up?

There's a book I want to borrow.

You know, that one book you recommended last time during class?

Well, uhh... I have my hands busy now so can I give it to you next time?

Hana...

The homework I gave to you guys last time...

...you really wrote it so well.

Do your best again by next week, okay?

Seems like... he didn't notice it?

I mean, Miss Yasuraoka...

Come in.

I'm coming in.

Ms. Minagawa!

Miss Yasuraoka's here too!

What brings you here?

I brought these from the faculty office.

I thought you really did your best to make these so I wanted to bring these over to you.

Thank you so much!

This one here too! It was worth a read!

If ever you have other books like these, would you allow me to borrow them too?

Of course!

Because this was a recommendation from a Japanese language teacher, I thought this was a heavy book to digest.

But it was really easy to understand!

Right?

I'm glad you took interest in it.