My childhood friend kept peeping into my room
Japanese Manga in English
Manga video to learn English
Japanese Manga in English
Manga video to learn English
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00:00S-Sara? What are you doing there?
00:05I'll tell you in advance, but this is a romance manga. It's not a horror story.
00:11And this girl under my bed is not a crazy person, nor is she a ghost. Her name is Sara Nakamura.
00:17She has been a good childhood friend to me, Hiro Yoshida.
00:21Sara and I are next door neighbors in the same apartment, and since our parents are also good friends,
00:27we are used to going in and out of each other's houses often.
00:30Well, of course I try not to invade her private space, so I haven't gone into her room as many times.
00:36Sara and I have been together since we were babies, so to me, she was more like a sister.
00:42Sara has always been a shy, introverted girl, and her classmates often made fun of her.
00:48That's why I always believed that it was my job to protect her.
00:52Hiro, thank you as always!
00:55No worries, Sara. You're a special childhood friend to me, so it's only natural I do this.
01:01Um, Hiro? I actually, um, you're always protecting me, and I, I love you!
01:12Huh?
01:14Um, how about you? Do you like me too?
01:19Well, of course. I wouldn't be protecting you if I didn't.
01:24Then, when we grow up, please make me your bride!
01:28Whaaat?
01:30I can never marry someone other than you, Hiro!
01:34Sara is my wife, huh?
01:38As a young boy at that time, I was too immature to understand the difference between love as a friend and love as in romantically, so...
01:49Yeah, that sounds nice! That way we can play games every day!
01:55Okay, sure! When we grow up, I will make you my bride!
01:59Really? I'm so happy! Then it's a promise! You promised, okay?
02:06Yeah! It's a promise!
02:09In that way, we promised each other to marriage ever so easily.
02:14However, a few years later, I am now a high school student, and the energetic, active young boy is now gone.
02:23I've become an introvert nerd. And Sara, on the other hand...
02:30Wow, Sara! You've done it again! With this record, you could surely aim for the national competition!
02:39Is that true? Yay!
02:42Sara's amazing! The shy Sara I know is long gone.
02:48She's beautiful, has a great figure, and on top of that, she's smart, friendly, and nice to everyone.
02:55She belongs in the popular group, and her friends are all top athletes from the track and field club.
03:00She's popular amongst both guys and girls, and rumor says that the boys even created a fan club for her.
03:08Oh, it's Hiro! Hey!
03:11Are you about to go home? I'm almost done with my club practice, so let's walk back home together!
03:18Uh, um, nah, I'll go home alone.
03:22What? Why?
03:25Well, Sara, you have many friends who would love to walk back home with you. It doesn't have to be me.
03:33Hey, don't say that! We haven't gone home together for a while now! I'm lonely!
03:41S-stop it! We're at school!
03:45Sorry, sorry! But you know, Hiro, haven't you been avoiding me since we entered high school?
03:52Th-that's not true.
03:54You're lying! You used to be nicer to me! You wouldn't get upset even if I get too close!
04:01I'm not upset right now, either.
04:04Though I said this, Sara was actually correct. Sara is way too good for an introvert nerd like me, and I hated how people looked at me when Sara was around me.
04:14Thus, unconsciously, I started avoiding Sara.
04:18You're just imagining things, Sara. I'm sorry, but I'm going to go home first.
04:23H-hey! Wait, Hiro!
04:27What's wrong with him, meanie? If you're going to act like that, then I'll do what I want, too! I'll stick close to him no matter what!
04:36That night.
04:38I couldn't be honest to myself again.
04:42Will Sara still like me, even though I'm like this?
04:47I wouldn't like it if it were me. Such a nerd I am.
04:51If only I were that active, energetic, popular boy I used to be.
04:55I shouldn't think about anything unnecessary. It just makes me sad.
05:01As I was in mind about such thoughts.
05:05I should go to sleep now.
05:09What's this? Hair? A wig?
05:15It's Sara, right? What the hell is she doing?
05:19For some reason, Sara was hiding under my bed.
05:22Um, what should I do? What is Sara up to?
05:27Well, for now I should just pretend I didn't notice.
05:33With that, I went into bed and pretended to sleep in a few minutes.
05:43Oh, seems Hiro fell asleep already.
05:46She came out!
05:48Here we go!
05:50It's so warm!
05:55Once Hiro's asleep, he really never wakes up no matter what I do.
05:59Well, it's better for me that way.
06:02Hair there. How nostalgic.
06:06I love Hiro's smell.
06:09Sara's breasts are against my face!
06:14Before, he'd often hug me and comfort me like this when I was sad.
06:19Recently, you don't talk to me at all.
06:22My feelings for you have never changed.
06:25But, did you change Hiro?
06:28What do you think about me?
06:30Sara!
06:32It's so lonely.
06:35I guess I shouldn't stay here for too long.
06:38Should go home before he notices.
06:40Well, it's been around a half a year since I started sneaking to his bed, and he hasn't noticed at all.
06:46I'll come again tomorrow.
06:48Well, good night Hiro.
06:53What just happened?
06:55Wait, she said she has been doing this since half a year ago.
06:59No wonder I thought I smelled nice when I woke up.
07:02It was too sudden, and my heart wouldn't stop pounding.
07:07Sara said that her feelings haven't changed.
07:10Then that means she still likes me.
07:13Oh! That's blood! Tissue! Tissue!
07:16And of course, the fact that my heart was thumping meant that I thought about Sara in the same way.
07:23The upcoming days after that, Sara continued coming into my room and into my bed.
07:28And once I pretended to be asleep, she will happily hug me.
07:32Ah, Hiro's warmth is so comforting.
07:37Stay calm! Stay calm! Don't think! I am a rock! Become a rock!
07:42I wonder if Hiro forgot about our promise to get married to each other.
07:47If Hiro becomes my husband, I wonder what it'll be like.
07:51Would we sleep together like this every night?
07:54And maybe I can wake him up in the morning saying,
07:58Darling, it's morning. Wake up.
08:03If you don't wake up, I'll give you a huge kiss.
08:11I hope I can do that.
08:13She's too cute! My heart hurts!
08:17Believing that I was really asleep, Sara's actions started to escalate.
08:22He's sleeping so well today, too.
08:25Oh, I know.
08:29I've always wanted to try this. The couple's squeeze.
08:33I didn't know Hiro's hands were this big.
08:36I remember we had the same hand size when we were little.
08:40Now he's much bigger than me.
08:42Stay calm, Hiro!
08:46I'm so happy I got to hold hands with Hiro.
08:49But I know it has no meaning unless we do this while he's awake.
08:54I'm sorry, Sara. I'm actually wide awake.
08:58I knew it'll be a happily ever after situation if I would just open my eyes and say,
09:02I love you, too.
09:04But I didn't have the courage to say that, and I couldn't open my eyes.
09:09However, it was one day that when Sara showed up from under my bed,
09:14she seemed a little down.
09:16Sara, what happened?
09:19So it's only a little while more until I can secretly sneak into his bed like this.
09:27Hiro, I'm going to move soon.
09:33You're kidding! That can't be!
09:37Hiro, wait! You were awake?
09:42I'm sorry.
09:45Hey, Hiro. Please tell me you weren't awake the whole time.
09:53Well, sorry. I was...
09:57Huh? Then why?
10:01How come you never opened your eyes once this whole time?
10:04Well...
10:06I've been whispering words of love into your ears this whole time.
10:10You've lost that much interest in me that you won't even react anymore.
10:15No, no! That's not it! I...
10:19Um...
10:20I feel stupid chasing this one-sided love.
10:24My feelings for you would never change, but you're always just running away.
10:30I don't care anymore. Stupid!
10:34Sara!
10:35Sara!
10:37Of course I was shocked that I made Sara upset, but I was even more shocked that...
10:43Sara's moving? Please tell me this is a joke!
10:48From the next day, Sara stopped coming to my house, and she also stopped talking to me at school.
10:54So this is what I get for running away from my feelings.
10:58A few days later...
11:00Today I will talk to Sara for sure!
11:03Here, Sara. This is from us.
11:07I wish you the best there, too!
11:09Thank you, everyone. I'll do my best. I'll do my best in track and field.
11:16Is she moving? That soon? No way! No! No!
11:22When we grow up, please make me your bride!
11:26I could never think of marrying anyone else but you, hero!
11:31Don't leave, Sara!
11:34Huh? Hero?
11:36I took it for granted that you were always by my side, so to think that you will leave me... I can't take it!
11:45I'm sorry I've been running away from you. I love you, Sara! I want you to be by my side forever!
11:51Hero? Of course, hero! I've always been and always will be in love with you! You know that!
11:59Yeah, I know.
12:02So, even if you tell me to leave, I can't! I can never leave!
12:07Yeah!
12:09Oh my gosh! We just witnessed a confession of love! Like from the movies!
12:16So here we have a new couple! Wow!
12:20Oh! I'm sorry, Sara! I forgot that everyone was here. How embarrassing!
12:28Stop! Don't leave! You know we love each other!
12:33I didn't know, hero, that you hated being alone that much. You couldn't even last three days without me.
12:41Huh? Three days? What do you mean?
12:44From that day on, Sara and I went from being childhood friends to being an official couple. However, it seemed that I had made a huge misunderstanding.
12:53Well then, hero, we won't be next-door neighbors anymore, but don't get too lonely.
12:59Of course I won't, because you're just moving into the house right in front of the apartment!
13:06Yes, Sara's new home was just five minutes away from my apartment, and Sara and her classmates were saying their goodbyes because Sara was going to the track and field national competition and had to leave the school for three days. Only that.
13:22You said you were moving, so I thought…
13:25It was a huge deal for me, hero! I can't sneak into your room at night anymore!
13:32You know it's against the law to sneak under someone's bed at night!
13:36Well, well. Don't bother about the small stuff. Oh, I know! Can you celebrate my move with me?
13:45Huh? Celebrate? Sorry, I don't have anything ready. I left my wallet at home, too. I'll go back home and get it.
13:55Thank you for celebrating with me. Your lips are so soft. I'm looking forward to our kiss at our wedding, too. When we say, I do!
14:06To have such a cute childhood friend like her… I realize that I will be madly in love with her forever.