Despite several twists and turns, Ayako and Takumi finally managed to have a successful first date. It’s looking like Ayako will be able to come to terms with Takumi’s feelings at her own pace...or so she thinks until her daughter suddenly lays down the gauntlet, declaring that she’s gunning for Takumi! Now forced to choose between accepting Takumi’s feelings or handing him over to her daughter, will Ayako finally come to see him as a potential partner? Or will her daughter’s advances close the book on her and Takumi’s romance forever?

It's no secret that Ayako believes she's too old to entertain the advances of her college-age neighbor, Takumi. And when Takumi and Ayako finally go on their first date, she can't help but feel like all eyes are on her. After all, she's spending the day at an amusement park with a man more than ten years her junior! She's still not sure how to handle his fervent affection...but when a series of disasters leads to a night spent together in a hotel room, will Ayako finally be able to admit she's falling--just a little?

The annual Aterazawa and Katsuragi family trip to Hawaiian Z has finally arrived. But with Ayako and Takumi's relationship still up in the air, and Miu having declared her intent to steal her precious Taku-nii away from her mother, things are more than a little awkward! Ayako is determined to make the best of the trip and even musters up the courage to show off a cute new swimsuit. However, it seems Miu has some tricks up her sleeve that will make this vacation one they'll never forget!

Ever since her sister and brother-in-law died in an accident ten years ago, thirty-something-year-old Ayako Katsuragi has been raising her niece Miu as her own daughter. Now that she's in high school though, Ayako has begun to worry about the boys that might want to date Miu, especially their twenty-year-old neighbor Takumi Aterazawa. But when Takumi says he needs to talk to her, Ayako gets the shock of her life! It's not Miu he's got feelings for, it's her! Will Ayako be able to overcome her doubts and give his love a chance?

Thirty-something-year-old Ayako never expected her college-student neighbor, Takumi, to confess that he's in love with her. But now that he has and her attempts to dissuade him have failed, Ayako feels more torn than ever. That is, until her daughter Miu shares some shocking news--Takumi's already moved on to someone new! But if this is the development Ayako's been waiting for, then why does she feel so upset? And why is she spying on him while he's on a date with his new flame?!

It was a bumpy road getting here, but things have finally settled down for Ayako and Takumi, who have decided to take it slow and avoid making any dramatic changes to their relationship. At least, that was what Ayako thought they had decided. Just when she feels like she can finally relax, Takumi asks her out on a date! After focusing on nothing but raising her daughter for the last decade, Ayako has no idea how to mentally prepare for an event like this. The pressure’s on for Takumi as well—he’s spent the last ten years dreaming of their first date, so it has to be perfect! Will the couple manage to get over their nerves and have a night to remember? Or is their first date end before it’s even begun?

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Kaito Sena's life hasn't exactly been easy. Unfortunately for him, death isn't about to get any better. Summoned by none other than Elisabeth Le Fanu, the "Torture Princess," Kaito has to choose what he wants for his second life-be her butler, or die a long, painful death by torture. What is he to do but become her servant...and help her eliminate the fourteen ranked demons wreaking havoc in the world! See the original light novel come to life in this gritty manga adaptation!