...'s manga / #Endearing(120)

Last read: 35 (Skip 46, I read it already with no spoilers from previous chapters, individual episode) Sensei & Natsu chapters: vol 8 chapt 8, vol9 chapt 25, 35.6, 38.5

Takaramono wa Hako no Naka

1. Mainichi Seiten 2. Kodomo wa Tomaranai 3. Children`s Time 4. Kodomo no Iibun 5. Isoganaide. 6. Hanaya no Nikai de - Story about the gentle 2nd son(middle child) Akinobou and a friend of her sister Ryuu(former gangster, currently a florist) and their secret shared past. Akinobou have hidden insecurity towards his siblings[Taiga only close to Jyou and closest to Mayumi, Jou which Shima only get angry when Aki and Jyou make mischiefs, Mayumi which sticks to Taiga and favored by all siblings and favorite of Shima] he wants to be needed but only sees his uselessness because of his pessimism, he have no confidant inside the house and no one truly notice of his struggles except Ryuu since he was little. Ryuu's notices of Aki when he silently cry alone in their house, since then he comforts Aki throughout the story and gives him a place to "breathe" when there's no place to go. An incident happened makes these two more connected when Aki came from drinking party and got drunk and somehow walk by Ryuu's shop, then when Ryuu saw Aki crying he offered an ear and comforted him like how he usually comforts women accidentally and because of that Aki got sick and Ryuu visits him in their house and told him of a past that he only discovered which is he was born in a clinic by a "quack"(not necessarily quack but due to the doctor's name) doctor unlike the rest of his siblings which makes him question more about his identity as an Obinata. After getting well, Aki encountered Ryuu plenty of times accidentally and help him when he faced danger due to his mind being preoccupied with his something else, Yuuta eventually got some hint of their weird closeness lately and soon Mayumi catches on and discusses it among themselves, meanwhile Taiga since Aki's sickness was extra caring and observant towards Aki so he have few hints of Aki's weird actions lately but decides to support whatever Aki decides. Upon visiting Ryuu, he met a woman a few times who might have been hurt by Ryuu but still don't have the courage to face Ryuu yet and when Ryuu let Aki in, he share his past. Ryuu have a past when he was still in a gang still makes him unable to move on, like he made his girlfriend abort their child, hurt many people around him and when Aki heard about these and he decided to comfort Ryuu by returning the favor of the one who help him to somehow alleviate his pain. Next day upon learning that Ryuu might have done something to Aki thinking he was forced or hurt by Ryuu, Aki's brothers strongly opposed to return to Ryuu's side but he was somehow supported by Yuuta and Shuu eventually Ryuu arrive to clear some misunderstandings, soon the siblings one way or another gave in hesitantly and so Aki & Ryuu decided to start a new life and do something from their feeling of useless. Although not specifically `sequels`, this is the order that the stories were written/published in.