L♥DK - [Chapter 26]

Translator - Yumi.JE/Sadeness
Proofreader - milkcoffee/shmook
Raw provider - Osora

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The chapter starts with Aoi and Wataru shopping for food condiments. Wataru invites her to make something together but embarrassingly concedes, saying “Of course, with the landlady too”. Aoi thinks that it has become… (?) They return home, happily chatting. Wataru says that he doesn’t have any intention of making cooking a career and firmly states that he only sees it as a hobby. Aoi looks a little impressed and notices that Wataru is looking at her. Wataru then explains that he is happy that she is listening to him. Aoi blushes a little. Wataru asks her if there is a free day that they could go out together, at which Aoi timidly answers that whenever is fine with her. Since he is going away with the Open Campus members, they should choose some days before that. Aoi looks happy as she nods. She reflects that it is fun and relaxing when she is with Wataru and if it will be alright to be honest with her current feelings. At that moment, there’s a loud horn. Wataru’s three elder sisters appear in a car, teasing him for walking with a girl and inviting him to their house. Wataru looks really annoyed and tries to get out of there quickly but Kurumi, one of the sisters, grabs Aoi and threatens her death if he doesn’t obey.

At their apartment, Wataru looks as if he is being forced to cook dinner. One of the sisters tries to sell Aoi her beauty products but Wataru impedes her. The other sister appears with an old album of Wataru’s rebellious' phase photos (Wataru tries to stop her but in vain) and shows it to Aoi who looks surprised. His sisters then explain how Wataru was a rebel in his Middle School days. Wataru, embarrassed, cuts the subject by scolding them about their mess at which the sisters answer coldly. Aoi, seeing this scene, bursts into laughter and says that he really looks like a younger brother. At that moment, the sisters start asking Aoi how they started dating and Aoi timidly replies that they’re not. However, the sisters aren't really listening and started discussing about the different types of kissing stages. One of them even asks her if she’s still a virgin. Aoi gets all red and vigorously says that she is. They then ask her if she had already kissed. Aoi becomes silent as she remembers the scene with Shuusei’s brother. Wataru, who is cleaning the tableware understands the situation and invites her to go up, cutting the conversation short. The sisters advise him to not do anything erotic, and Wataru shouts that he won’t.

At a room on the second floor, Wataru apologizes for his sisters’ behavior. Aoi says that it was lively and fun. She comments that Wataru too, had gone through a lot. Wataru explains that there was a time when he didn’t like his sisters so he didn’t come home often, but they aren’t bad sisters. He then lowers his face, getting depressed, saying that it wasn’t the first time but it’d be better if he didn’t hear it (about the kiss). Aoi quickly says that it was an accident and it was due to her carelessness. Wataru hesitantly asks if she was forced and Aoi gets silent. Wataru becomes all agitated and asks by whom. Aoi remembers the scene again and answers, “By his brother”. Seeing Wataru’s shocked face, she quickly tries to correct it by saying that she got it uncounted. She then remembers Shuusei comforting her with a kiss on her eyes and falls silent again. Wataru, noticing her face, asks “…by Kugayama?” Aoi, still remembering the scene, answers “…but not on the mouth, on the eye…”

Wataru gets close to Aoi and says, “If I were to kiss you now, will I be the first?” Seeing her getting panicky, he explains that it’s a joke and he’ll put up with just this - he goes forward and it seems like he will kiss her on the forehead but instead, does it on her neck, leaving a hickey. Apologizing, he reflects that he might not be so calm and composed.

At her flat, Aoi takes medicine from a drawer because her throat is hurting. She looks at the reflection of the hickey in the mirror and thinks that he’s not a friend but a man. Suddenly, her phone rings and the caller is Shuusei. When she picks up, it’s actually Satsuki on the phone, which shocks Aoi. As Satsuki is about to tell her something, she hears Shuusei telling Satsuki to stop and the line gets cut off. She thought as she lies down on her bed, “Why Satsuki?” The phone rings again and it is Shuusei this time. He apologizes for what Satsuki has done. After assuring him that it’s fine, he asks her if she has gotten a cold, since her voice sounds hoarse. She tells him she’s fine while thinking that he is with Satsuki. Suddenly, Aoi collapses and drops her phone. This leaves Shuusei asking her urgently on the phone, “What is it? Oi!” As he gets no reply, he left the house (To go to Aoi, I guess.)

Translator's Comment: Wataru’s sisters are really fun. It was a nice change. However, poor Wataru, he’s at the end of his limit with Aoi. I’ve been rooting for him for a while but I know it’s not going to happen, which is a shame because he’s much better than Shuusei IMO. Moreover, it looks like Satsuki wants to mess Aoi up even more. It looks like she really wants Shuusei back…

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