Shū Terafune

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****Shū Terafune**** (寺船 周, *Terafune Shū*?) is a supporting character of the More Than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers manga series. He is the assigned practice partner of Mei Hamano, a friend/coworker of Minami Tenjin, and the self declared rival of Jirō Yakuin for Akari Watanabe's affection.

## Appearance

Shū is a teenager with red eyes and medium length light brown hair styled with a textured fringe. He appears to be on the shorter side, as he stands shorter than Minami and only slightly taller than Akari.

Shū wears a standard school uniform with a blue button-up shirt, dark blue slacks, and brown shoes. He appears to wear his uniform in a more casual style as his shirt is untucked and a few buttons at the top are undone, which reveals a black V-neck underneath. He also sports a red wristwatch on his right wrist.

## Personality

Shū is generally portrayed as a self-absorbed, conceited, and presumptuous young man. As a result, some characters find him irritating, especially when he acts up in situations that do not call for it. In cases where things don't go his way, Shū may come across as desperate, pathetic, whiny, or unintentionally rude.

Shū has a huge crush on Akari which magnifies some aspects of his personality. The major one being that he becomes so self absorbed with trying to win her affections that he gets distracted from completing other tasks that he was assigned to do or he does actions that are considered inappropriate with regards to Akari's situation and/or feelings. For example, after Akari was disappointed that Minami couldn't attend the fireworks festival, Shū poorly chose the opportunity to make a move on her by asking her if she wanted to do some activities with him instead, only to be pulled back from doing so by Sachi. Another time was when he was working at the café, giving Akari a large amount of toppings for her drink (which earned him a scolding from his boss, Keiichiro) then proudly admitting to her that he was the one who made the drink. He then attempted to invite her out for karaoke despite Minami's and Sachi's insistance that she goes home to make amends with Jirō. His pursuit of Akari is so prominent that he became disillusioned into believing that she and Minami would never date based on his own intuition and that he would make a better husband to her than Jirō without knowing the circumstances of the two's relationship. Shū does seem tp be somewhat aware over the difficulties of trying to be with Akari but claims that bad luck has always ruined whatever chance he has to get closer to her.

Even though he has a crush on Akari, Shū appears to be a womanizer who shows attraction to other women and tries to make himself more appealing to them. As noted by Keiichiro, Shū often tends to request shifts where he has a higher chance of serving beautiful girls. According to his friends, he only acts friendly and confident towards other girls when Akari is not around. In spite of this, Shū's conceited personality meant that he was not popular with the girls at school and has even earned himself the ire of his practice wife, Mei, on some occasions. Although he is self confident in his approach to girls, Shū appears to be envious over another boy's success with girls. He is resentful of Minami's ability to effortlessly attract girls and he is jealous over Jirō's positive relationship with Akari.

Like Sadaharu, Shū also appears to have perverted qualities. Unlike the former who openly displays this behaviour in public, Shū would rather avoid being associated with these traits such as when he hastily denied Keiichiro's accusation that he took a specific work shift so that he could stare at girls' breasts. Shū's perverted nature was further hinted when Jirō accidentally discovered pornography on his computer tablet.

In spite of his generally negative traits, Shū does possess some redeeming qualities. While his obsession for Akari may feel extreme at times, he does genuinely care for her safety and well being when she is in trouble. Furthermore, despite his disdain for Jirō, he displayed maturity by being the one to convince his fellow students to stop jeering/heckling Jirō and instead cheer for him during the sports festival's track race.

## History

Little is known about Shū's history prior to the start of the series aside from the fact that he was friends with Minami for at least a year.

## Plot

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## Relationships

### Jirō Yakuin

Shū hates Jirō for his indecisiveness towards Akari Watanabe, despite having her as a "wife", and declares that he will fight for Akari's love and take her from Jirō.

### Akari Watanabe

Shū has a crush on Akari which was first hinted after he failed to bring Minami to the fireworks festival and he attempted to make a move on her in disguise of an apology. Shū is quick to jump in on situations where he can make himself more appealing to her, often by offering assistance or by giving her extra toppings while preparing her drink. Akari on the other hand sees Shū as a nice person and appreciates whatever he does for her. It is unknown if Akari is aware that he has a crush on her but it is clear that she does not harbor any romantic feelings for him.

### Mei Hamano

As Mei's assigned practice husband, Shū appears to be on friendly terms with her. While they are able to interact normally, Mei apparently does not praise Shū often and considers him to be somewhat of a nuisance. When Shū landed the job at the coffee shop where Minami worked, Mei would sarcastically comment that he would be more of a hinderance to the business rather than of extra help. On the other hand, Shū is hinted to be aware of Mei's feelings for Shiori and has provided assistance to help the two spend more time together. In response, Mei was irritated over Shū's actions, saying that it was none of his business. It would later be revealed that Shū did it because he owed many favors to his practice wife, indicating that Mei is likely the more proactive of the two in their partnership.

In terms of the practical, the two have remained together ever since Chapter 18 revealed that they were partners. Based on the fact that they are still together after many months, the pair has likely never reached A-Rank.

### Sachi Takamiya and Natsumi Ōhashi

Shū appears to be on neutral terms with Natsumi and Sachi but the two often find his crush on Akari to be bothersome. Sachi first made her dislike for Shū's incompetence clear when she berated him and his friends for failing to bring Minami to the fireworks festival. Sachi was further irritated at Shū for then attempting to make a move on Akari. As a result, she forcefully pulled him away and sent him to buy snack for the girls. During their summer job at the beach café, Sachi and Natsumi were both annoyed by Shū's constant gazing at Akari when he was supposed to be training the two for their new job roles. Shū's hardheadedness and ignorance regarding Akari's feelings resulted in Sachi and Natsumi physically assaulting him. When Shū was paired with Sachi for the Test of Courage, Shū was disappointed that he was not paired with his crush and claimed that he appears to have bad luck. Sachi did not take too kindly to his words, which resulted in Shū being once again assaulted by Sachi.

## Etymology

* The name **Shū** means "circumference, circuit, lap, surroundings, vicinity" (周).
* Shū's surname **Terafune** means "temple" (寺) (**tera**) and "boat, ship, vessel" (船) (**fune**).

## Trivia

* Unlike the other main and supporting characters, Shū holds the distinction of being the only character whose name is not shared with a train station in Japan.
* In Chapter 32, Shū revealed that he was born in the month of August.
* Shū appears to be left-handed as he is seen eating with chopsticks using his left hand. Furthermore, his wristwatch, something that is usually worn on the non-dominant arm, is worn on his right wrist.