Category: I Thought “Don’t Joke About Me Reincarnating as a Modern Japanese!” But It’s Surprisingly Fulfilling

Volume 4 Chapter 7 Today’s Maa-kun Edited by: Kanaa-senpai  A fresh start. I landed a new job through a connection with my best friend’s husband, and my workplace officially changed this spring. My new company is what you’d call a tech startup – a small outfit with about thirty employees. While the scale isn’t massive,…

Volume 4 Chapter 6 Sleepover Edited by: Kanaa-senpai  ”Goodbye!”  ”Goodbyeee!!!”  With the nyuuzenshiki¹ scheduled for the following day, the first day of the new term ended at noon. I felt for the working parents, but today it just couldn’t be helped. We finished the closing meeting before lunch, and then it was finally time for…

Volume 4 Chapter 5 Rabbit Group Edited by: Kanaa-senpai  After finishing the opening ceremony in the gymnasium, we headed back to the classroom. Once inside, we followed the teacher’s instructions, maintaining our line as we formed a circle and sat on the floor.  The teacher joined the circle just like us youngsters, dropping to one…

Volume 4 Chapter 4 The Opening Ceremony (Middle-Year) Edited by: Kanaa-senpai  ”Ah…!”  ”Yes! I win again!” shouted Jun.  ”That’s two in a row for Jun,” I noted.  We were killing time in our new classroom, unsure of how to act. Since we had to stay put until the Opening Ceremony¹ begin, the four of us…

Volume 4 Chapter 3 The Scattered Rose Class Edited by: Kanaa-senpai  The layout of the Rabbit Class¹ was exactly the same as it had been back in the Youngsters Class. The entrance, the chalkboard, the teacher’s desk, the lockers, even the desks and chairs-everything was in the same spot. Yet, despite the familiarity, it felt…

Volume 4 Chapter 2 Being Together is Better Edited by: Kanaa-senpai  At Hinomori Kindergarten¹, the very first thing you learn-and practice repeatedly so you can see it, write it, and find it-is your own name in Hiragana.  ”Sheep Group”  ”Totsuka Suzuki”  ”Rabbit Group”  ”Yashiro Makoto”  It was the reality I had expected. It wasn’t a…

Volume 4 Chapter 1 Trial Edited by: Kanaa-senpai  Spring break, the bridge between my time as a Preschooler and my upcoming year in Pre-K, was a blur. Between being invited to Yuma’s birthday party and various shopping trips, I spent every waking moment playing with Suu-chan. It was a string of truly happy days.  Of…

Volume 3 Chapter 76 Character Introduction Edited by: Kanaa-senpai  [Yashiro Makoto]  Birth Month: December  Age: 4  Gender: Male  Height: 3’4″  Weight: 35 lbs  The protagonist of this story.  [Yashiro Akari]  Birth Month: May  Age: 29  Gender: Female  Height: 5’6″  Weight: 121 lbs  Makoto’s mother.  [Yashiro Midori]  Birth Month: September  Age: 51  Gender: Female  Height: 5’4″…

Volume 3 Chapter 75 Girls’ Night Out ⑤ Edited by: Kanaa-senpai  ”Cheers to a job well done!”  And so, our girls’ night officially began.  Spring break was finally here, that brief, heart-fluttering window after surviving a long year and before the new one kicked off. While the senior staff were already buried in administrative nightmares…

Volume 3 Chapter 74 Close-Knit Members Edited by: Kanaa-senpai  Well, I figured it would be something like that.  ”I made a platform!”  ”Yuma, can you make it over?”  ”Wait just a sec…”  ”Yu-kun, do your best!”  ”…There! I made it!”  ”Next one!”  ”Yeah!”  After Yuma called for backup, I joined a 2D side-scrolling game¹ featuring…