The fifth story is another short one where Ryuuji and Taiga get stuck in the rain after school without an umbrella. I do like that Ryuuji owns his own restaraunt though, since that is what I want him to do in the future in the canon universe.

It’s fine for a short AU idea but I can’t say I would have liked to read more of it. The story ends with Taiga mixing up her love letter because she thought it was Kitamura who owned the restaraunt, not Ryuuji. Kitamura is a university student who helps out when he’s free, Minori is an OL who comes to the restaurant every day for lunch and Ryuuji’s had a crush on her for forever, Taiga’s a NEET who comes to hang out with Minori and has a crush on Kitamura, and Ami is just Kitamura’s childhood friend who Ryuuji has never met and who’s coming to town soon. Ryuuji is 27 and has opened up his own restaurant but hasn’t had much business due to his appearance and rumours about the shop being owned by yakuza. I initially thought the fourth story was going to be an extended epilogue but it’s actually an AU where the characters are adults. The third story is very short at less than 10 pages and it details the typical morning for Ryuuji, Taiga, and Yasuko. The best part was when Ami, Nanako, and Maya showed up. The second story is quite short where Ryuuji does Taiga’s washing and sneaks in his new boxers since Taiga’s machine is better and tries to not get found out about it.

It’s got some good gags and I had fun with it. In the first story, Kitamura brings an elaborate bento to lunch that his grandma made, and Ryuuji ends up in a one-sided rivalry with her to make a better bento. Most of the stories were initially published elsewhere. Here we are, at the official last volume in the series, and like the second Spin-off volume, this a collection of short stories focusing on the main cast. Please check it out if you are interested in the series. Seas Entertainment has published the main series in English so English Release: While this Spin-off series is not yet available in English, Seven

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