If I’ve got to be so stressed, can’t I at least lose some weight…?! When snooty Kaname Jinguuji discovers that Hotaru’s living with her manager, she decides it’s time to come clean to her boyfriend, Makoto…but when she tries, it goes all wrong! She makes up her mind to move out, but when she tries to break the news, something unexpected happens…

They called her a himono—an unmarriageable woman, freeze-dried and set aside. But some things just need time to age, like a fine wine…and five years after calling off her marriage to Takano-buchou, Hotaru's really come into her own. But what about Buchou?! And Makoto?! And His Higness?! And Yuuka?! And even Yamada-san?! This is the story of a himono adrift in the seas of love, and all the friends she made on her way back to shore…

Who knew guys had such a hard time forgetting their exes?! At long last, Hotaru realizes she has feelings for Takano and makes up her mind to try and win him over. But before she can make the first move, Buchou's ex-wife, Miyuki, turns up...and he flies all the way to Okinawa just to be with her! After a little pep talk from her old rival, Aoi, Hotaru decides she's not going to take this lying down...and books a flight to Okinawa herself. But she never could have guessed who was waiting for her there...!

Friends to lovers... Doesn't it sound great to realize the perfect match was right by your side all along? Hotaru sure thinks so. In fact, now that Makoto's out of the picture, she thinks her soul mate might not be Makoto, the chic, metropolitan designer...but Kaname, the stately feudal lord! How's that going to turn out...? Later, a new femme fatale sets her sights on Takano-buchou!

Countless trials and tribulations have led Hotaru and Makoto where they are now: living together and madly in love! Or so they thought...until Makoto saw Hotaru at historically-unprecedented heights of slobbiness! Hotaru's backed into a corner with nothing to say for herself, and in an instant, she crashes from cloud nine to the depths of hell! Their romance is quickly headed for a tragic end. Is there anything Hotaru can do to save it?! We'll find out in Volume 9...and you'll never believe your eyes!

Hotaru couldn't be happier! She's back at her old stomping grounds and back to her old himono ways. Fresh off the formation of an old-folks' club with Buchou, she's beginning to feel content to wait for her retirement to kick in...until Buchou's deep-seated hermit-like ways make her see just how much trouble she's really in!

Hotaru has no boyfriend or love life … and now Aoi, a foxy femme fatale in a miniskirt, has weaseled her way into Hotaru's layabout life! But she breathes a sigh of relief when she hears the story: Aoi is Takano's late best friend's widow. But as soon as Hotaru lets her guard down, Aoi reveals her evil plans. She's going to steal Takano from Hotaru …and kick her out on the street!