Summer Job Arc

The **Summer Job Arc** is the second story arc in *More Than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers*.

Summer has arrived and coincidentally, both Jirō and Akari have decided to take a summer job at the same café, where they will be working together alongside their other friends.

## Summary

Summer break is fast approaching. Sadaharu shows Jirō a flyer and asks him if he wanted to work at an overnight summer job with him at a cafe the latter's brother works at. Jirō tells him that he has no plans on waiting on customers or staying overnight with other people due to his poor communication skills. Shiori passes them by and sees the flyer Sadaharu handed to Jirō. She recognizes it and tells them that she and Mei applied to for the same job. Sadaharu implies that he and Jirō were looking forward to working there, too. With Shiori being excited at the prospect of working together, Jirō goes with what Sadaharu said and finally accepts the offer to work. Sadaharu reminds him to tell Akari about the job before leaving.

When he arrives at home, he sees Akari wearing a skimpy bikini, which is one of the two she bought for the break with Natsumi and Sachi. He tells her that it's too revealing to wear in front of guys. She reassures him that she'll be at the beach for work and that she wouldn't wear her bikini for work. With the topic of work being broached, he tells her about the summer job he applied for with Sadaharu and that Shiori and Mei would be there, too. Akari tries to act fine with it. She straddles him and asks if he'll be lonely without her. He doesn't want to answer her, but she refuses to get off of him until he tells her that he'll be lonely without her. After Jirō admits that he'll be lonely, Akari gives him a long hug, increasing their points.

Jirō asks her to change her clothes, so she asks him if he hates her bikini that much. He tells her that since he's a guy, he doesn't hate it, but Akari can see in his face that he doesn't want her wearing it. She tells him that she'll wear her other bikini to the beach with Natsumi and Sachi. She then tells him that they should go to the beach after their summer jobs so she can wear her bikini only for him. They then proceed to fill out their job applications together. When they both take out their respective flyers, they find out that they'll be working at the same summer job together.

Some time later, everyone is at the beach for the summer job. They change into their uniforms and start dividing the work among themselves, with some working at the dining hall, while the others work at the kitchen. Jirō volunteers to work at the kitchen and Shiori follows suit, saying she wants to work with someone she knows. Meanwhile, Minami is helping Akari work the cash register.

In the kitchen, Mei urges Shiori to show her feminine side to Jirō by asking his help in getting stuff on top of shelves. While Shiori and Jirō are having a moment, Mei drags Sadaharu outside so their friends can spend some time alone. Jirō and Shiori work on making a coffee frappe, but Jirō accidentally sprays some whipped cream on Shiori. Jirō helps her wipe the mess off her face, but they are startled by Sachi and Natsumi who are in the kitchen to get something. Shiori ends up screaming and pushing Jirō away. Jirō mistakes this as Shiori hating the fact that he touched her. Even so, he's still determined to become more that Shiori's childhood friend.

The group takes a break after work and hang out at the beach. Jirō is building sandcastles with Shiori. Akari watches on and gets annoyed at how Jirō fawns over Shiori. A while later, the group decides via rock-paper-scissors which pair will be buying snacks for everyone. Jirō and Akari lose and proceed to the food stalls to buy food. There's a promo for couples, so Akari and Jirō pretend to be together to avail of the discount. Jirō is unconvincing as Akari's boyfriend which annoys her.

Some time later, Jirō leaves Akari for a bit so he can pick up their order. Akari gets hit on by a couple of guys. Distressed, she looks for Jirō so he can save her from the uncomfortable situation. She calls him over, but the strangers aren't convinced that the two are together. Jirō notices how uncomfortable Akari is, so he hugs her, and tells the guys to leave her alone as she is his wife. The two leave, apologizing to them for their mistake. Akari is touched and is about to thank him when Jirō suddenly apologizes profusely for calling her his wife, saying that she must have hated it. Akari gets angry at his assumption. She explains that she thought it was cool of him when he saved her, and it made her heart flutter. However, he ruined the mood by apologizing.

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## References

1. ↑ *More Than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers* Manga and Anime — Vol. 3 Chapter 19 and Episode 9.
2. ↑ *More Than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers* Manga and Anime — Vol. 4 Chapter 20 and Episode 9.
3. ↑ *More Than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers* Manga and Anime — Vol. 4 Chapter 21 and Episodes 9–10.