I don't like Chihiro continuing to stay in the sex industry, though it's not clear just how much "service" he provides his customers. At one point the club manager said that since Chihiro met Hajime, he only goes on dates, but after chapter 5.5 I'm not so sure...??? It's silly that Hajime is jealous thinking that Chihiro gives them special service like massages and nail cutting. His jealousy should be about the fact that his boyfriend dates (is that all it is?) other guys for a living. Of course, for a story that began with forced sex-turned love, I dunno, I guess maybe it doesn't matter.
I read this before but just now realized that "Komugi" means "young Mugi" or "child Mugi." It's like this:
Neko is cat, but koneko is kitten. Inu is dog, and koinu is puppy. Kodomo means child, consisting of the kanji for "young" and "follower" basically. I didn't catch that the last time I read this. It's cute. I should have named my daughter "Kojenny."
I didn't really like the Kou/Hodaka/Mikio thing. It made the whole story feel really shallow. Like Kou and Hodaka have known each other for so long, yet Kou can't commit 100% to Hodaka? Mikio puts on the strong moves and Kou just gives in (a little drunk, but still), then Mikio and Hodaka demand that Kou tell them who he really likes and he thinks "It really doesn't matter anymore." ??? That's totally wishy-washy on Kou's part - poor Hodaka. And lastly, Hodaka and Mikio are too competitive over Kou for a love-triangle relationship to work out well. I prefer the last story.











I love this story, but I wish the characters were in high school instead. It bothers me a little that Hagiwara and Inagaki are really only about 13 and 14. I mean, I know kids have sex at an early age, but 16 and 17 would have been a bit more realistic.