luluztta 'Sumki

Story & Art by

Julietta Suzuki
 Volume 2^
CONTENTS

Chapter 144 005

Chapter 145 035

Chapter 146 065

Chapter 147 0^6
Chapter 146 1 50

Pinal Chapter 164

End Notes 1J 9
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-Hello!
"This is
Julietta Suzuki.

"Thank you .for

picking up -this
volume o-P
katV)\satV)a kiss!

This is the -Pir\al

volume!

I was a&le to
continue this
■Par thanks to
everyone who
supported this
series. I’rv> so
very ^ratePul!

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19
 IT'S
BEEN A
WHILE,
NANAMI.

SEEN KOTARO
IN A WHILE.
 WILL you
HE LOOKS G04&...
ALMOST
"GROWN-UP
^NOW.
...HOW
UIMEMIKO
14 doing?

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TJ *'wv:r^;

HIMEMIK O-
ik SAMA 16
ILL!

NOW
LEAVE. 6WE WILL
NOT SEE
HUMAN ANYONE/
KAMI!

SHUT
UP!

LEAVE
LEAVE

LEAVE
 THE1/
TOLU
US TO
LEAVE

y...so
LET'S
LEAVE

SHE HIMEMIKO
MUST BE WON'T
SERI- EVEN SEE
OUSL/ KOTARO!
SICK.
 com
OVER
MERE,
QUIETLY.

HIMEMIKO
6AMA MAS
SENT FQR
YQU.

I'LL TAKE
YOU TO
SEE HER
THROUGH
THE REAR
ENTRANCE.

YOU'RE
MERE,
NANAMI.
 HI MB'
MIK O.
THANK
YOU FOR
COMING
TOO, ARB
FOX' YOU
DONO. OKAY?

KOTARO
TOLU US
I PIPN'T ABOUT
KNOW YOU.
YOU
WERE
ILL...

...THAT HE
COULPN'T
OET IN
TOUCH
WITH
you.

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AH...

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\ / MY \ \V.
"vJB ' VE \ PEAR \ \
\ \ _^ KOTA

V\ f
X -

CANNOT'7&I \ vy
STEP \ \ \ l WANT 1
OUTSIPE \ \ \ X \ TO SEE
OF THIS x \\ l HIM...

\
 YOU'RE
THIS IS PREGNANT.
KOTA'S
CHILD.

I AM ABLE
TO CARRY
THIS CHILD
BECAUSE
FOX-DONO
TURNED ME
BACK TO
HUMAN
FORM.

I'M
ORATEPUL
FOR
THAT.
 WE cmRAT-
mm,
cotta
CELE¬
POES BRATE/
KOTARO
KNOW?
mmoi

HMPH.

THAT'S WHY
THOSE SWAMP
yOKAI LOOKER
SO MENACING.

THEY'RE
WORRIER
ABOUT THE
THEY'RE CHILR.
TERRIFIER
BECAUSE THE
FATHER IS HUMAN,
ANR PLAN TO
IMPRISON ME
UNTIL THE CHILR
IS BORN.
 HAVE
ALWAYS

YOU CAN
EASILY
ESCAPE IF
YOU USE
YOUR
POWERS.

I WANT
to &m
BIRTH
IN THIS
FORM...

...SO X
CANNOT
...ALWAYS AFFORD
WANTED TO USE MY
THIS CHILD. POWERS.

I'M
HAPPY

Hmmnco.
KOTA'S
CHILD
IS IN MY
BELLY.
 HER BONO
WAS THE FIRST
BONE I TIER
AS ZAM/SAMA.

Wl NEVER '
* IMAGINE? I'R I'VE
v BE ABLE TO CONTINUER
WITNESS HER TO WATCH
LOVE BEING OVER
FULFILLER.\ HIMEMIKO'S
FEELINGS.
 YEAH

IT WAS A
BONP ONLY
youcoulp*
HAVB T/BpM

M/ZAGBANP
THB WATBR OF I WOULDN'T
THB SWAMP HAVB BBBN
WOUUP’VB ABLB TO MAICB
STAYBP CALM, ANYTHING
THOUGH. HAPPBN.

x wanted
TO OIVE BIRTH
YOU'RE AFTER I
HOLDING MARRIED KOTA
YOUR WEDDINO AT MIKAOE
CEREMONY ...BUT I
SHRINE...
AT MIKAOE COULDN'T
SHRINE, CONVINCE
AREN'T EVERYONE.
. YOU?

WHA
p
 DON'T
OFT
IT.
M|\
■t y ■
J §nj THE FOX
DOESN'T
UNDER-
IT'S JUST STAND/
SIONINO A
CONTRACT.

A WEDDINO
IS A ONCE-
IN-A-UFETIME
WHY DOES MOMENT
MY NANAMI IT'S FORA
WOMAN/
HAVE TO THE DAY
SHINE WHEN YOUR
8RIOHTLY PRECIOUS
DURINO NANAMI
THAT RITE? SHINES
BRIGHTEST/
 ' WAIT!

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you
TAKING
ME?!
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MUST
GO
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cau't
ENTER
HERE.

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 THIS IS THE
ChapcemaSi CRANE ROOM,
THE BACK
ROOM OF
HIMEMIKO-
5AMA'S
PRESSING
ROOM.

wel com,
NANAMI-
5AMA.
AKter tKe series
ended, I spent r\ny
tiivie leisurely,
soiVietKin^ I
Kadn’t done in
Quite a voKile. g>

I voent to
kyusKu voitK iviy
assistants on a
tKank-you trip.
I also voent all
over tKe kanto
area in a car.

I voent to kyoto
and experienced
tKe world of
S>uddKist statues.

I read &ooks.
I recKarcjed iv>y
e»atteries.

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 yes,
ONLy
f WE'LL
ME.
PREPARE
TO EN¬
TERTAIN
you RIOHT
AWAY!

WE'RE
HAVINO AN
IMPORTANT
DISCUSSION
REOARDINO
DO NOT THE FRIEND¬
WE INTERRUPT SHIP BETWEEN
WON'T. US AOAIN. TATARA
SWAMP AND
MIKAOE
. SHRINE.
 HIMEMIKO-
SAMA...THE
HUMAN KAMI
IS STILL A
HUMAN.
NEVER
FORGET
YOUR
PROMISE
THAT YOU'LL
NEVER
INTERACT
WITH A
HUMAN
AOAIN.

THEY'RE
PRESSING
RELATION- ME TO SEVER
SHIPS
BETWEEN ALL TIES WITH
HUMANS ANP HUMANS IF I WHAT'S
AYAKASHI ARE WANT TO OIVE COINS
FORBIDDEN. r THAT'S BIRTH ON?
WHY YOU TO KOTA'S
COULPN'T CHILP.
SET IN
TOUCH
WITH
KOTARO.,
42
 ...HOW
FORTUNATE
SHE IS?

mum\-
SMA

...15
REAP/.
 THEY
PRE55EP
ME UP
IN HIME-
MIKO'S
KIMONO.

YOU LOOK
BEAUTIFUL,
NANAMI.

RIGHT,
FOX-
1° XPONO?1

I fj 7
°

IK v | //

AW/*f.
 ...mo is
BLESSEP ANP
CAN SMILE
FROM THE
BOTTOM OF
HER HEART IS
A FORTUNATE
ONE.
 TOMOE.
you
LOOK
BEAUTI¬
FUL.

WHAT
do you
THINK?
55
 ...AS IF WE'RE
TREATING
POWN A SOFT,
SNOW-CO VEREP
ROAP.
 THIS IS
MY NSW
SAKS,
MIKAOE-
SAMA.

SaaaS «r

SOON
IT WILL
BE...
...ONE
YEAR
SINCE
THAT PAY.
 THAT'S
NOT
TRUE.
SONUS
com
AROUNP.
 YOUR
paths my
DIVERSE
FORA
TIME...

...BUT THAT
DOESN'T
MEAN
THE BOND
ITSELF IS
SONE.

YOUR
PATHS MAY
CROSS
ASAIN
SOMEDA/

...SO
BBLIBVB
IN YOUR
BOW.
 I FEEL
A LITTLE
BETTER...

...HEARING
THAT FROM
THE KAMI
OF MATCH¬
MAKING.

EVEN
IF YOUti
PATH*
VIVEFGE..

...THEY
MAYCUOE4
AGAIN
GOAAEVAY.
 4 4
MY HOME
IS A HUGE
Kstnaplcer 1H6 HOUSEHOLD
CONSISTING
ONLY OF MSN.

...WHERE
MALES ARE
SUPPOSEV TO
BE MANLY.
^ ^ NANAMI-
CUAH IS IN
PIP YOU BACK
BRINS’ US SERPEN.
SOMETHINS
PEUCIOUS
 ...CAME
TO SAY
&OOVBYB

...CUl I'M
RETURNING
TO MOUNT
KURAMA.
A/WRRyiNS
TOMOE-KUN
AT MIKA&B
SHRINE...
 0

THOSE
ARE OUR
INVITA¬
TIONS/

PLEASE
PELIVER
THEM/
A&out toy pillows,
part 2.

I’ve &een having

pro&lervis witK toy
pillows for a
lore, titoe, &ut
tke pro&leto was
recently solved!

"TKis is a
cervical pillow.
Once I -Pound tKis
tKin pillow, I was
•finally freed
fro to neck pains.

"TKis is Kow
I use tKeto.
 KAYAKO-
YOUR SAMA.
SKIN IS
OLOWINO
IM
THESE
TAKINO
DAYS.
CARE OF
My BORy.

STOPPER
PUSHING
MySELF
SO HARR.

OH.
RUT
yOU'RE
STILL
YOUNG.

I MUST
TAKE
CARE OF
MySELF.

OTHERWISE
X WON'T
BE ABLE
TO CARE
FOR OTHER
PEOPLE.

HEy,
GO
AYIAY-
 The
two of
us have
decided...

..to
become
human.

We will hold
our wedding
on the last
day we're

I'M
COMINIS,
SHIRANUI.

anytime,
NISHIKI-
SAMA.
 A LETTER
WAS ARRIVE!? 3\&
FROM MIKAOE NEWS
SHRINE/

OREAT
TIMING
AO\!
/ I'M \
1 MUCH
OBLISEP
1

X IT'S
FROM
MIKAC-E
SHRINE'S
NANAMI,
WEPPINO ANP IT'S
INVITATION GOTCHA
 NANAMI'S
GETTING
MARRIED

We are
holding
...as our a 6Mail
way op banquet..
expressing
...to our grati¬
everyone tude...
who has
supported
us.

I'M THEY
LOOKING WERE
FORWARD
TO A LAW LOVERS
CEREMONY.
 ...MUSTVE
OROWN INTO
A BEAUTIFUL
WOMAN.

fc* w?r#
pleased..

you could
abbend!
77
 I PON T I
WANNA KNOW...
PUSH TOO
SO I'VE HARP AN V
GONE SCARE HIM ...A
INTO AWAY. PART OF
WAIT KURAMA
MOPE... NO ONE
ELSE
KNOWS.
j^wa]
THAT'S
ENOUGH
FORME.

BUT
■>;THAT'S KjURAMA
THE
NEXT K'not SEES ME AS
TIME I 'ENOUGH. SOMEONE
GET A SPECIAL.
CHANCE..,
THAT'S
NOT
WHAT I
WANNA
SAY...
 CUZI
LOVE YOUR
SONGS
AND TV
DRAMAS!

...AND FINE IT I ALWAYS GST

HARD TO PUT MY NERVOUS IN
FEELINGS INTO FRONT OF
WORDS. KURAMA...

...THAT BUT I WAS

TIME IN ABLE TO
OKINAWA... SAY WHAT
I WAS
FEELING...
 MY HOME
IS IN THE
MIDDLE OF
MOUNTAINS

HE'S PRETTY
OLP, SO WE
PECIPEP TO
SELECT HIS
SUCCESSOR
SOON.
I SHOULP BE
THE FIRST
CANPIPATE...
 X HAVEN'T
hearp anything
ABOUT YOUR
YOKA\ LIFE SINCE
OKINAWA..

...SO I'M
REALLY
WAFFY...

...YOU'RE
TELLING ME
THIS.

/ WE CAN \
SEE EACH
OTHER
EVEN
AFTER YOU
RETURN
v HOME,
V RIOHT?
AlANAMI'S
GETTING
MARRIEV.

THAT'S
THE
CAW T
om
UP...

...MY
PATH WILL
PISAPPPAR.
 KEEP
m\m&!

NANAM!

ro this
PATH.

SO YOU
GO FIRST
ANV WAIT
FORMS,
NANAM!.
4

GhapI1381
 NANAMI.

YOU LOOK
BEAUTIFUL/

CONGRATU¬
LATIONS!

/ you
< SHOULD
TELL HER
THAT
TOMOR-
. ROW.
 IT'S
BEEN A
YEAR...
AND

I'LL
FINALLY
BECOME
TOMOE'S
BR/PE.

HOW¬
EVER
 THIS
ONE'S PROM
HIMEMIKO.
SHE'S
ATTENPINO
THOUOH
SHE'S

V.
An iPad finally
carvie -to my
Kome!

The. smallest one.

I Kardly used iv>^

PC a-Pter I <£>ot a
smartpkone, and I
tKink I’ll use it
even less novo.

TKe iPad is very

convenient.
I keep playinc,
spider solitaire.
 WOULD1
HAVE ACTED
LIKE THE
FOX...

VOUBT

...IV BE
ABLE TO
VO WHAT
YOU'RE
VO\H&.

VO
WHAT
NOTHING.

^ ...15
WHETHER
TEN PEOPLE
OR THIRTY
PEOPLE ARE WHAT¬
ATTENDING WHAT X EVER/
TOMORROW/ WANT TO
KNOW
 VJE- V
me.
tom. to
CONGWffVi-
IAT6 you. commu-
lAT\ONS
oh you*

fOX.

/ HE/,
COTTA ouys.
THE
COUNT WEPPINO
THEM IS TO¬
TOO? MORROW.

WERE /OU
STOP SO EAOER
HIPINO TO ATTENP
YOU CAME
A RAY
EARLY?

•KOTARO.
 3UT1
CAN'T
com UP
WITH THE
X DON'T ...NO RIOHT
MAYBE
MATTER ANSWER OUR LOVE
UNDER¬ HOW WASN'T
STAND MUCH I MEANT
THE YOKAI THINK. TO BE...
WORLD/

...OIRL
I WANT TALK?
TO HEAR
YOUR
OPINION/

ABOUT
iWHETHERtll
[SHOUURlSEEj
iHIMEMIKOll
ItomorrowI
HORfOIV'EK
WherTur/IP

I WANT
YOUR
ADVICE
...SINCE
YOU FELL
IN LOVE
WITH A
HUMAN.

MY
OPINION
 IP YOU
WANT TO
LEAVE HER,
THIS IS
youR oNLy
CHANCE.
AyAKASHI
OP THE ...16
RIVER ARE THAT
TENACIOUS YOU
ANP TOUOH. PITCH
HER
NOW.

WOMAN
WHO'S
CARRyiNO
A BABy.
KOTA.
 THREE-WAY
SAKE PRINKING
SHOWJPOWN!

THIS WILL
BE A LONG
NI£HT.

SEE YOU
AT SCHOOL
TOMORROW
 THANKS
FOR SEEINO
US HOME,
SEE you NANAMI.
TOMOR¬
ROW/

SIGH...
I CAN'T
BELIEVE
SHE WON'T
EVEN BE
ABLE TO
RIDE THAT
CONVENIENT
VEHICLE
ANYMORE...

I GST
NERVOUS

...WHEN
I THINK
ABOUT
TOMOR¬
ROW.

NANAMI-
SAMA'S NANAMI-
WHEN FRIENDS SAMA.
NANAMI- DIDN'T
SAMA SEE US.
BECOMES
HUMAN
AOAIN...

...YOU
WON'T BE
ABLE TO
SEE US
EITHER.
 RIGHT,
TOMOE?

we MUST
BECOME
HAPPY...

DON'T
you DARE
CONDESCEND
TO ME. ...SINCE
WE'RE
LEAVING
SO MANY
PRECIOUS
THINGS
BEHINO.

i pit/ you,
SINCE YOU'RE
BEOINNINO
yOUR ASCETIC
LIFE WITH
NO WOMEN
AROUND yOU.

...8EIN0
LOVEy-DOVEy
WITH NANAMI.
don't you
ENVy ME?
WE MUST
WALK
STRAIGHT
ON THE
STUPID.
PATH TO A
FRUITFUL
LIFE.

' yOU'RE 1
ALREADy
WASTED,
, SNAKE

KIGHT, THE
TOMOB SNAKE
WILL
? NOT
LOSE-
 THIS IS
so
OUR LAST
WHY'RE
NIGHT AT
you THREE
Ml HAG E
REAR
SHRINE.
...LIKE...
 mom
W&stI
WIGHT™

W^'AtW
m/KAGZ
SHRINE
 ...FOR
EVERYTHING-.
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134
 IF THIS IS
THE LAST
PAY I CAN
SSB YOU...

...THERE'S
SOMETHING...
IUKE
you so
MUCH.

138
 THIS 1
IS AN
AWFULLY
COMPLICATE?
PATH.
WHO
PAVEV
IT?

IT'S
THE NO FUN
RITE OF if you
PROCES- REACH
l SION? THE
SHRINE
RIOHT
AWAY.
...ruse
TRAVeUNG
BerweeN
THBTWO
WORLDS.

HAVEN'T \J
you HEARD \
OF THE
RITE OF
PROCESSION,
TOMOE-KUN?
i (SM/AB")
Announcement

A katoisatoa kiss
•Pan&ook will &e
pu&lisked in Japan
in "Decem&er
2-Olt, a-Pter
volume 2.5
is out!

"TKe -Pan&ook
will include a
new 32--pa&,e
karmisanna kiss
manc^a.

ft will &e
something like a
seQuel. I-P you're
curious, please
read it!

TKank you.
 £

C0N6RATU-
MT10N6/

YOU
LOOK
BEAUTIFUL THE
TENOU OF
MOUNT
KURAMA
ARB
v HERE/

EVERY-
ONE/

you
ouys
CAMB
THE TOO
CHILPREN
ARE UNPER
MIKAOE-
SAMA'S
PROTECTION
RIOHT
NOW.
EVERY¬
ONE'S
HERE
 77-A
WOA MYSELF
CONGRATU¬ KAYAKO!
LATIONS, AKO/ INTO THINKING
NANAMI. THAT GETTING
MARR/EP IS A
GOOPIPEA

THANKS
FOR
COMING!
X CAN'T
BELIEVE YOU
INVITEP AKO
TO THIS YOKAI
PROCESSION.
Mthat/sM
WHATtfiVEi
WALWAC/sm
THOUGHT™

mY
cuz ARE you
I'M SO CRyiNO
HAPpy

STOP.
youR
MAKEUP
WILL
COMB ,
OFF/
 I'M SO
happy...

..I CAN'T
HELP
CRYING.
WASg&Et
\CCOSERTO
WTPMOEh. A

CONGRATS.

.TaiIlTHESE'%
BONUS ' |
INTERTWINE ';
\ tANU V ' i
CONNECT.!^"

.. .ANP
CONGRATULATE
ME WITHOUT^00:
WORUS. <
 V / 1
i / I'LL
J NOW. MAKE
YOU
HAPPY.
 ^EVERYONE

-HELP US...

TO THE
GARPEN OF shrineM
THE TOCH/GAM/ WHERE
WHO SPINS THE EVERYTHING
^THREAPS BEGAN.
- THATBINP.
o
Final gnagfreft
Tkc^nk

KatV)isarv)d Kiss was a

lone, series, and -thanks
-to everyone -the -Pinal
chapter was ae»le
■to end -this
way. “Thank you
so rruch -Por
your support!!
ManarvVi and
Torvioe's story will end
here -Por novo, e»ut their
lives will continue.
I couldn’t e>e happier i-P
the two continue to
live, lauc,h, cry and run
inside everyone’s hearts.
Lastly, I’d like to thank
rviy editor -Por
divine, fre this
opportunity!
I hope we’ll rreet
ac,ain Until that day,
thank you!

Julietta Suzuki
 UN PER
THE QUIET
i^N/GHT SkY...

...AS
EVERYONE
WATCHER
>OVER US...

..SOLEMNLY
ANP^P?
QUIETLY...
.we HELP

THANK
YOU
EVERYONE!
 CONGRATU¬
LATIONS,
TOCHIGAMI-
SANA!

NANAMI-
SAm!
TOMOB-
SLESSINOS SANA!
TO YOUR
PEPARTURE.

KANPAI!

WE
HURRIEP
OVER,
SO OUR
HAIR'S A
MSSS.

THANKS
FOR
COMING.

CONGRATU¬
LATIONS,
NANAMI.
 ...FOR
YOU AW
TOMOE.

THANKS.

com.
EVERY¬
ONE.
TUEY'RE
OONNA
PRINK
THIS
SHRINE
PRY.

x mape
SOME
SAKE TO
CELEBRATE
f CONTAINS \ THIS VAY!
i v / /' MIKAOE- \

J [WJUSl you I1
|VpP SHOULP nPowiere<i\
SANA'S
PRECIOUS
CTw

1 ALL HAVE II &oli y PIVINE

PROTECTION. L
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 THIS
PURE
SAKE IS
PULL OF
PRAYERS
FOR
THOSE
TWO.

HIME-
MIKO.

WHAT
IS IT

NOW
GO TO
HIM.
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173
 ...ISA
SPBCIAL
NIGHT WHEN
AYAKASHIANV
HUMANS
MINGLB.

%
 ...NEVER
FORGET
THIS
NIGHT.

THEY'VE
COME
FOR YOU.
 NANAMI
OKUNINUSHI- MOMOZONO,
SAMA IS HUMAN
WAITING KAMI.
FOR YOU.

ANP HER
SHINSHI,
TOMOE.

WE SHALL
TAKE YOU
TO HIM.

M THE
...TO
WME HAS
SAY
fFINALLY.
FAREWELL
NANAMI- \COMEh%
SAN.
... FOR ME TO BECOME HUMAN AGAIN.
 MIZUKI.

MIZUKI.

I LOVE
you so
MUCH.

etcom a
WONPERFUL
AVU IT.
 WILL
we
NEVER

...SEE
EACH
OTHER
AOAIN

...WHEN
I'VE
BECOME
STRONO
ENOUOH...

...SO
YOU WILL
ALWAYS
PEELS SAFE,
MIZUKI...
 \WH£NX:
\TH£ TIME
I COMBS.

THANK
y0 U!

mri
SEE
<2TH£R
A&m!

ZVBRYONB.
 IT
WILL

YOU SAW
i ewuiv
LIVE MY
om LIFE.
Thank you hor
read'll this far

This is the last

side&ar.

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 The Otherworld
Ayakashi is an archaic term for yokai.

Kami are Shinto deities or spirits. The word can be used for a range
of creatures, from nature spirits to strong and dangerous gods.

Onibi-warashi are like will-o’-the-wisps.

Shikigami are spirits that are summoned and employed by onmyoji

(yin-yang sorcerers).

Shinshi are birds, beasts, insects or fish that have a special

relationship with a kami.

Tochigami (or jinushigami) are deities of a specific area of land.

Yokai are demons, monsters or goblins.

Honormcs
-chan is a diminutive most often used with babies, children or
teenage girls.

-dono roughly means “my lord,” although not in the aristocratic

sense.

-kun is used by persons of superior rank to their juniors. It can

sometimes have a familiar connotation.

-san is a standard honorific similar to Mr., Mrs., Miss or Ms.

-sama is used with people of much higher rank.

Julietta Suzuki’s debut manga Hoshi
ni Naru Hi (The Day One Becomes a
Star) appeared in the 2004 Hana to
Yu me Plus. Her other books include
Akuma to Dolce (The Devil and
Sweets) and Karakuri Odette. Born
in December in Fukuoka Prefecture,
she enjoys having movies play in the
background while she works on her
manga.
 KAMISAMA KISS
VOL. 25
Shojo Beat Edition
STORY AND ART BY
Julietta Suzuki
English Translation & Adaptation/Tomo Kimura
Touch-up Art & Lettering/Joanna Estep
Design/Yukiko Whitley
Editor/Pancha Diaz

KAMISAMA HAJIMEMASH1TA by Julietta Suzuki

© Julietta Suzuki 2016
All rights reserved.
First published in Japan in 2016 by HAKUSENSHA, Inc., Tokyo.
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in this publication are entirely fictional.

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