It Was Just Once, But I Regret It ch1: Do You Regret It?

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>>Facing a midlife crisis! Just what is she offered...?

>Kozuka-san.
>This is the landlady.
>Miss landlady... I'm sorry...

>Please pay your rent.
>I can't... pay you anymore...

>...I might do something about it if you'll listen to a request of mine.

>Eh...!?

>I'll listen!!! I'll do anything!!

>In that case...

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>Please have sex with me.
>>A new relationship between girls that starts from the body.

>Huh?

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>Mm...

>Woah...!!

>Ow...

>...

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>Why... am I dressed like this...!?

>A girl...
>Her face is tiny...

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>!!!!

>Uwaaaah!

>What are you doing...?
>Fwaah...
>Th-That should be my line...!
>This is my room isn't it...!?

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>You don't remember, huh...?
>You must've gotten drunk.

>What don't I remember...?
>I was drunk....
>Kozuka Chiyo.
>24 years old. Unemployed. Rent 3 months overdue.

>Savings run dry.
>Spend whatever was left in my bank account on beer.
>While trying to escape from reality, the landlady came over and we had se-...

>Did I really... do it...?
>With a girl...?
>I can't remember at all...

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>Um... I...
>don't remember anything but...
>I like guys... so...

>You said you'd do anything, didn't you?
>This was done with your consent.
>...!!

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>Do you regret it?

>I totally do...!!

>Like I promised, I'll do something about your rent.
>How about I extend the payment deadline?
>I-I'm unemployed so... that won't... work...
>I seem to recall, Kozuka-san... that you were working at a games company.
>...I quit...

>Can't be helped.
>Come this way.

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>What's that...?

>It's a "rent reduction contract".
>70,000 yen of rent x 3 months, so there's 21 boxes.

>Everytime you do some service for me, I'll check off one box.
>That's 10,000 yen off your rent.
>This'll be our new contract, so you if you agree with it, put your stamp here.

>And what exactly is this "service"...?

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>It's simple, really.

>For example, if you have sex with me til I'm satisfied for 21 days,
>that adds up to 21 boxes.
>Hardcore!

>I-I'm not gonna do that again...!
>Heh~
>What's with that expression!?

>Well... It's just that you were surprisingly into it
>so I figured you wouldn't be completely disinterested.
>Oh...
>What a thing to say.

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>Furthermore, if I share a room with you, I can rent out my current room to someone else,
>and you won't have to worry about any upcoming rent while we're living together.
>Live togther!? With you, Miss Landlady!?

>I think there's nothing but merits in it for you, Kozuka-san...
>Hawawa
>Yeah... but... I only have one bed...
>Wh-what if you attack me...

>...
>...?

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>...I can tell from your behavior that you're against it.
>Eh...

>Well then, I'll be waiting for your overdue payment.
>Ah...

>W-...
>Wait!!!!

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>I'll sleep on the floor.
>Let's start by cleaning up the place.
>I can't sleep anywhere like this.
>Okay...

>Also you can speak more casually around me, since I'm younger than you.
>It's more fun that way, right?
>Right...
>Ah... Um...
>How old are you, Miss Landlady...?

>I'm 19.
>Huh!? You're underaged...!?

>Also older girls are my type.
>No one asked that.

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>Still, you sure have a lot of character goods...
>Ah! Be gentle with those!
>They're from my favorite games...!
>Anzu

>...
>Poster
>Figures
>Games and Blu-rays
>Some kind of plushy

>I see... So this is why you don't have any savings.

>W-Well y'know, they're reference matiral, since I used to work at a games company... Right? Right?
>Heh...

>!

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>...This game...
>Hah
>You know that one, Miss Landlady!?

>It's a pretty old racing game.
>Is it difficult?
>It is! Let's play!

>This is the title that got me hooked on gaming.
>Here's a controller!
>Thanks...

>I'm not gonna hold back!
>Kay.

>Ready...
>Go!

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>You're good at this!?
>You never told me that!
>I used to play this game after all.

>Ah...
>So fast...
>Aaahn! Wait...!
>...

>Please don't be as loud as you were when we did it.
>Your arms are pushing me
>Shut up! There's still one more lap!!

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>Goal!

>Hell yeah! I win!!
>Not bad...

>Right?
>Peace~<3

>What are you doing?
>I won, so I've earned a beer...
>...

>Okay! One more time!

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>You just used an item, didn't you, Miss Landlady!?
>You need to watched your surroundings.

>Goal!
>I lost!

>Hah... I haven't had fun like that in a while...

>You sure do love games, huh.
>Yeah...
>The company I was used to work for was a subsidiary of the ones who made this game.

>So why did you quit?

>...Why...

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>Personell Shift
>List
>Name
>Kozuka Chiyo
>New position
>General affairs

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>Even though I loved it...
>I lost everything just from losing once...

>Does this room feel hot to you!?
>Please keep those on. You'll catch a cold.

>You must be disgusted, huh...

>...

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>When things get tough, please come home.
>Hm...?

>When bad stuff happens outside, you think about wanting to go home, right?
>Home is where someone precious is waiting for you...
>and there's a warm futon to sleep in...

>No matter what happens to me,
>I feel like I can make it through as long as I have a place to go home to.
>That's what I want.
>So...

>...

>I'll make a place that you can go home to.

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>Do your best.

>...Hey.

>Why are you...
>so kind to me...?

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>Why, you ask...

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>It's because I love you...

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>Fwaaah...
>Ow ow...

>....

>G-Good morning...
>Did I... fall asleep...
>You did...
>Good morning.

>Huh...

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>Two boxes have been checked off...
>>Rent Reduction Contract
>>Kozuka Chiyo -sama

>The game we played was one bit of service.
>And I felt sorry for you last night so I took another one off.
>Ah... Thank you...
>A yonger woman felt sorry for me...
>Did I say something yesterday...?

>Do you want some miso soup?
>?
>Sure...

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>You made this, Miss Landlady!?
>Amazing.
>Dig in.
>I just heated it up...
>Ultimate Breakfast~

>Thank you for the food.

>Come to think of it, I had a dream last night...
>Someone was cheering me on...
>Good for you.

>I'm gonna try looking for a new job...
>at another game company.

>That's a good attitude to have.

>Who was it... that gave me that encouragement?

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>Hah!
>Don't tell me it wasn't a dream...

>...

>More importantly, Kozuka-san, you should probably fix that drinking habit of yours.
>You'll get teased by people like me again.
>Eh...!? What does that mean...!?

>What happened!?

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>Your sleeping face...
>was very cute.

>D-Don't look at that...!!
>It's a privelege of living together.
>This miso soup is delicious!!
>Please take care of me from now on, Kozuka-san.
>Please take care of me...

>>An indulgent cohabitation life begins!