Domestic Girlfriend is a popular series currently being serialized in Weekly Shonen Magazine. The word "domestic" means within the family, and literally, Natsuo, Hina, and Rui become step-siblings when their father remarries. The story depicts their romantic circumstances, and although it is serialized in a boys' magazine, it also touches on various modern concepts of love, such as infidelity and physical relationships between minors. In this article, we will introduce the relationship between Fujii Natsuo and Tachibana Rui.
Natsuo Fujii and Rui Tachibana: A story that begins with their first sexual experience
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Natsuo Fujii is a virgin second-year high school student with a crush on his high school teacher, Hina Tachibana. Although a former otaku, after graduating from junior high school, he fears being bullied by those around him for not being enthusiastic, and so he transforms into his current appearance. Tachibana Rui is also a second-year high school student at a different school. She is actually Hina's younger sister. The two first met at a group date that Natsuo was invited to. They went to karaoke but couldn't fit in, so Rui invited them out and they ended up at Rui's house as she asked. While sensing some resemblance to Hina, Natsuo suddenly asked Rui to have sex with him, as he wanted to know about Rui's experience. Although their love is far from mutual, the story begins with the two of them having their first sexual experience with each other.
Natsuo Fujii and Rui Tachibana: Stepsiblings
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Natsuo can't forget his feelings for Hina. He wants to help Hina, who is crying on the rooftop, but he is brushed off because they are teacher and student, and adult and child. Still, Natsuo can't stop thinking about Hina. In the midst of all this, he suddenly learns that his father is remarrying. It turns out that the new family also has children from previous marriages, and he meets none other than Hina and Rui. This is the beginning of a strange life of cohabitation between Hina and Rui, with romantic feelings developing between them.
Natsuo Fujii and Rui Tachibana: Rui Begins to Fall in Love with Natsuo
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Hina has just experienced a breakup with her lover. Natsuo confesses his feelings to her in Kamakura. Hina rejects Natsuo's feelings, citing her family and being a teacher. Then, heartbroken, Momo appears before Natsuo. With her appearance, there are more depictions of Rui gradually growing to like Natsuo. Rui is asked to mediate between her and Natsuo, but she seems reluctant. In the end, Natsuo almost has a physical relationship with Momo, but doesn't. At this point, you might think that Natsuo and Rui will quickly become closer!, but in fact, that is not the case. Surprisingly, Hina also begins to like Natsuo, and eventually Hina and Natsuo end up dating. Rui finds out about this a little later.
Natsuo Fujii and Rui Tachibana: Rui Learns About Natsuo and Hina's Relationship
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Natsuo begins dating Hina. At the same time, Hina begins living alone, and Natsuo frequently visits her house. Rui discovers Hina and Natsuo's relationship after hearing a small lie from Natsuo. By the way, when it comes to Natsuo and Rui's relationship at this time, it seems that Natsuo is aware to some extent that Rui likes him. However, he cannot tell his family about his relationship with Hina, so as Rui requests, they kiss frequently, even though they are orphans. It is a very mysterious relationship, but this mysterious relationship is what makes it feel like a high school romance, and it makes for a fun read. Incidentally, my high school life was not this happy. After Rui finds out about their relationship, she begins to make an effort to dislike Natsuo.
Natsuo Fujii and Rui Tachibana: Their Relationship Begins to Change After Hina's Breakup
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Natsuo and Hina's relationship comes to an end when their relationship is discovered at school. Hina protects Natsuo by transferring to another location, and the two then break up. From this point on, new developments begin to emerge in the romantic relationships surrounding Natsuo. Rui's earnest repeated appeal to Natsuo is very impressive, and each time you wonder when they'll start dating, but it takes quite a while for the two to actually start dating. The two finally start dating at the school festival. Momo tries to win Natsuo's heart. The plot is that Momo wants to date Rui, but in the end, Natsuo and Rui end up dating. Incidentally, Momo later starts dating her junior, Rikkun.
Hina Can't Intervene in Natsuo Fujii and Rui Tachibana's Relationship
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One day, Hina quits her job as a teacher and returns to her parents' home. Knowing that Natsuo is no longer a teacher and has grown up, Hina secretly tries to reconcile with him. At the time, she has no idea that Rui and Natsuo are dating. However, this time, Natsuo somehow manages to maintain his relationship with Rui without even kissing her. Afterwards, Hina and Rui's father make an appearance, and there's talk of Hina's stalker, but their relationship seems to remain as good as ever.
Fujii Natsuo and Tachibana Rui: Are Things Finally Moving? ?
Just recently, Rui broke up with Natsuo. What was she thinking? What were her true feelings? There's no point in reading ahead to find out! I'm looking forward to it more and more every week. And what I'm most interested in is who he ends up with in the end. I hope they keep it going until the end and don't cancel it.
