Mitsuki no March ch1

The First Day

I'm finally here...

The land I've always yearned for...

Australia!

Laughing Kookaburra
Her life in Australia starts today!

So Focused On Studies...

It's been a tough three years... but getting that working visa was worth it...!
I worked hard with my part-time jobs and studies too...!

It feels so liberating...
Just taste that air.

Laughing Kookaburra

It has such a foreign vibe...!

The only problem is...

I don't have anywhere to live yet...
Seriously, what am I gonna do?

Encounter

I had no choice but to stay at a youth hostel＊...
＊A cheap hotel for backpackers
but how many days will my money hold out for...?
{HEY!}

Ah, is she my roommate!?
She's pretty...!!!

{I'm using the bottom of the bunk bed!}

She Couldn't Stop Herself

{You can use the bottom of the bunk bed... I'll sleep on top.}
{Are you afraid of heights?}

...
Hrm...

{I don't like climbing up to the top bunk...}
{That's all...}

KAWAII!
Wah!
!!

Somewhat of a Maniac Too

Are you from Japan!?
Eh!? Woah, you can speak Japanese!!

Wah~ I'm so happy! Do you like Japan!?
I love it! Sushi! Tempura! Samurai!

I wonder if she fell in love with Japan's history?
"My Hero School"!

"Lime★Darkness Class"!
"Great Detective Furunami"!
Fufun~
She's an anime otaku...!!?

Her Annunciation is Just Too Cute

You're the first Japanese person I've ever met!
I'm March.
And you?

I'm Mitsuki.

Michuki!!

"Michuki"!?

Then Why Is It March?

"Mitsuki".
What does that mean?
It's the third month of the year.
That's when I was born.

The same as me!

"March" also means "the third month"!!

We're like twins.
This must be fate.
It certainly feels like we're twins.
Both born in March...!

Ah, not me. It's just my name that's March.
I was born in November.

You're Saying That Yourself?

To think we're the same age too...
This really is fate!

Maybe the reason we came here is the same too.
I'm here for sightseeing.
And you, Mitsuki?

Sightseeing!
Another match!

In this land of nothing but kangaroos?
Surely you could've picked a better place for sightseeing...!?

It Made Her Happy...

Australia is a wonderful place!
In what way?

The splenderous land,
the nature and animals...
Even the art is beautiful...

More than anything, it's their wide tolerance and acceptance of people of all ethnicities!
I've read in a book that the beaches are beautiful too!

Why is March blushing...?

Mutual?

You really love this country, huh, Mitsuki.
I'm glad!

Yeah! I wanted to come here so badly that I've been doing part-time jobs and studying English for the past 3 years.

Your English is very nice!
I'm happy we can talk to each other in English too!
Wanna try that right now?

Nah!
I wanna talk and listen to Japanese in the flesh.
I'm learning it too.

"I'm Gonna Change Japan"

Your Japanese is nice enough already.
Thanks! I learned it from watching anime!

What kind of anime?
I've been watching it since I was a kid, so... Ah~...

But I still remember the very first Japanese phrase I ever learned!
What is it!?

"Goyou-aratame de aru." [tn: The Edo era equivalent of "Police! Don't move!"]

D-Didn't Expect That...!

What's the first English you memorised, Mitsuki?
Probably "apple" or something, right?

That's no fun. Don't you watch any overseas animation?
Animation...
I guess I do watch films from the west.

!!
Action hero movies, right!?
Wah!!!
I love action!!

No...
Romance films...

What's the Cause of this Heart Thumping...?

Romance films are nice too.
Are you in love with anyone, Mitsuki?
Nope~ I've been so busy with work and studies...

Then you'll need to experience...
the fiery feeling of yearning.

Eh...?

badum

Well, I don't have a boyfriend either, though.
I wanna experience something like that~
"Badum"...?

Stopping Over For a Night

But before that, there's a lot of things I need to do first...
Like what?

House-hunting!
I haven't found one yet...
I wonder how long I can stay at this hotel for...

Until tomorrow.

You can come over to my house.

Glad to Have You!

!?
I couldn't...
I can tell you're a good person, Mitsuki.
For y'see,

I have a good eye for people.

...!!!

I will charge rent, though.
Of course!!!

And so Mitsuki and March began living under one roof.

Warning