Domestic Girlfriend Vol. 21 — Manga Raw / Buy Official

Here Natsuo and Tachibana reach a decisive turning point in their undefined, neither-lovers-nor-strangers bond. Even while confirming their feelings, they both painfully realize they cannot move forward as they are. Rui quietly accepts her role and begins to speak of stepping aside. Tachibana, believing in Natsuo the writer more than anyone, leaves words that push him onward. The cleanup of past relationships accelerates, planting the seeds for the partings and fresh starts to come. Someone cries, someone resolves — an emotional watershed.