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“Lonely bookstore clerk Kikuchi falls for married regular customer Kajinoki, questioning his feelings and their impossible relationship.”
The First Stage of Love
関係はまだLv.1
7.09
8,400 rank · 1,450 readers · 5 favorites
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Lonely bookstore clerk Kikuchi falls for married regular customer Kajinoki, questioning his feelings and their impossible relationship.
Kikuchi, a lonely bookstore clerk, can't help but wonder about Kajinoki, a regular customer of the shop. With each visit, he longs to see Kajinoki again and finds that his heart starts to beat wildly in his presence. Is Kikuchi falling in love? And isn't Kajinoki married? (Source: M-U)
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A Manga Publication
- Format 8 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 04m approx
- Published Dec 2004 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M3945 catalog