Nozomi Tenjin

****"Nozomi Tenjin"**** (天神希海 (のぞみ) , *Tenjin Nozomi*?), formerly ****"Nozomi Chihaya"**** (千早 (ちはや) 希海 (のぞみ) , *Chihaya Nozomi*?), is a minor character of the *More Than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers* manga series. She is the wife of Minato Tenjin and the first love of Minami Tenjin.

## Appearance

Nozomi is a young woman with long, light hair. She has a layered haircut with curtain bangs. She usually wears a jacket over her dresses.

## Personality

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## History

Nozomi's parents and Minami's parents were co-workers. Their kids, Minami, Minato, and Nozomi, ended up playing with each other a lot. Sometime later, Nozomi became Minami's tutor. During that time, Minami developed feelings for her. When Minami confessed his feelings, he presumably reached and stroked her hair, which caused her to slap his hand away. She was surprised because she saw him as a kid. She rejected his feelings, adding that she and Minato, Minami's older brother, were already engaged. Sometime after Minami's confession, he saw Nozomi and his brother having sex.

After Nozomi graduated high school, she went abroad to England for college. She frequently visited Japan after living there, but now, she has decided to stay in Japan for good.

## Plot

### Sports Festival Arc

Nozomi is at the coffee shop Keiichiro Kamo manages to get some coffee. They were classmates in high school. Keiichiro recognizes her and they catch up.

As Keiichiro takes her order, she orders a decaf revealing that she is actually pregnant. Keiichiro asks if she is already married. She answers that she is and that she and her husband registered their marriage just this year. She had learned that she was pregnant over the summer and next month, on the 6th of December, they'll be having a rushed ceremony with just their close relatives. Keiichiro tries to guess her new surname, but she says that it's rare and that he'll never be able to guess it. She tells him that her new surname is "Tenjin." This revelation catches Keiichiro off guard. After their conversation, Keiichiro gives Nozomi her order and they say farewell.

## Relationships

### Minami Tenjin

Minami is the younger brother of Nozomi's husband. She is Minami's first love. She was Minami's tutor and sometime in the past, Minami fell in love with her. He confessed his love for her, which she rejected since she does not see him that way and she was already engaged with Minato.

### Minato Tenjin

Minato and Nozomi were childhood friends. They developed feelings for each other and ended up getting married. Nozomi is now pregnant with Minato's child.

### Keiichiro Kamo

Nozomi and Keiichiro are of the same age and were classmates. They seem to have a friendly relationship as they take time to catch up after having not seen each other since graduation.

## Etymology

* The name **Nozomi** means "hope" (希) (**nozo**) and "sea" (海) (**mi**).
* Nozomi's surname **Tenjin** means "heavenly god/heavenly gods" (天神).
	+ Her maiden name **Chihaya** means "thousand" (千) (**chi**) and "already, now, fast, early" (早) (**haya**).

## Footnotes

1. ↑ In Japan, to be legally married, a couple need only submit the required documents and register their marriage with the city hall register to change their status in their family registration sheet. No ceremony is required under Japanese law. In Chapter 58, Nozomi mentions that she and Minato have already registered their marriage although they have yet to hold a marriage ceremony.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 *More Than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers* Manga — Vol. 10 Chapter 58.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 *More Than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers* Manga — Vol. 8 Chapter 48.