My Goddess Spurs Me by Kawauchi ###Japanese title: Watashi no Megami ga Kyou mo Oseru TL by boke ### TL notes indicated by hash tags like this: ### ### Page numbers indicated by —XX for example, page one is: —01 ### Panel numbers indicated by -X for example, panel one is: -1 ### sfx- means the following is a sound effect. ### hw- means the following is handwritten text. ### Unless otherwise noted, panel and text balloon flow is from upper right to lower left. ### This TL indexes on file number in case the page numbers don’t match. ### Sometimes my comments are snark or color, so feel free to ignore those. ###The first story has already been scanlated and is on Dynasty. The first couple pages of Chapter 6 is up on Mangadex, but it wasn’t complete, so I translated the whole chapter. ###The full title is “My Goddess spurs me on each and every day” but I went with the English title give my the previous scanlator —01 -1 My Goddess Spurs Me Presented by Kawauchi —02 -1 #1 Kagami-san is Kind #2 Minozuki-san is a Former Maid #3 Sajimoto-san is Considerate #4 Iwanami-san is a Good Friend #5 Aragi-san Wants to be Number One #6 Is Tokura-san Playing Around? #7 Nishiooji-san is Sweet #8 My Goddess Part One #9 My Goddess Part Two —24 -1 My Goddess Spurs Me —25 -1 Minozuki-san is a Former Maid —26 -1 There’s not enough maids? -2 A number of people’s vacations have aligned… hw- We’ll immediately be recruiting more… -3 Koizumi Hinoka (15) hw- So crazy busy! hw- Don’t run! sfx- Thumpa Thumpa Seems pretty rough… -4 I’ll find a way to help out too. I have to focus on my studies first, but… You mustn’t! I won’t allow it, Hinoka-sama! —27 -1 You are so terribly busy every day, after all. Today you not only have your equestrian lesson, but also your tutor! ###columns, from right Tutor Swimming 8pm Online session 9:30pm Reading (2 volumes) German 7pm French 9pm Study (self directed) 5 Weds 5am Training Prep 1H School ###in circle 5pm Etiquette 7:30pm Social dance 9:30pm Reading (3 volumes) 4 Tues 5am Running Prep 1H School 4pm Stable 7pm Tutor 9pm Study (self directed) 3 Mon 5am Running Prep 1H School 4:30pm Cinema appreciation 8pm English 10pm Reading (2 volumes) Mornings Run 1.5H (weds/sat weight training) Review 1H sfx- Packed! -2 I have someone I’d like to recommend. -3 There was a Minozuki who worked here four years ago! hw- I’ve finished the cleaning She was adept at everything: cleaning, book keeping, taking care of me, her conduct. Even though she was a maid, she was certainly very refined. hw- I brought you some ginger tea —28 -1 I looked up to her so much! -2 Then shall I inquire about her availability? Yes! -3 I’ll make the appointment! Hinoka-sama! hw- Comport yourself! -3 Ding Dong -4 sfx- Th-thump Th-thump I know it may be pushy, but… -5 sfx- Creak Minozuki-san…! —29 -1 Fancy to see you here! Minozuki Kaname (23) -2 ’S been a while! —30 -1 Mino…zuki-san? Yup. -2 sfx- All embarrassed Yeah, I often get that I’m not what people expect. The gap’s too big! -3 Well, this’z what I’m like. sfx- Trashed Work’s work, and I make sure to do it, but… -4 Um… it’s in regards to work that I’m here… Nn? Ah… Don’t go dragging me inta things, kay? —31 -1 sfx- Runaway Girl Be honest. You ran away from home, right? -2 No one’s gonna believe you’re looking for work at fifteen. Wha? -3 Well, you were bein’ killed by all those lessons… I knew you’d bail one of these days. Wha?! Rummage Rummage -4 No worries! I prepared the perfect camouflage for you! Yamahachi Middle School ###badge Minazuki ###name on jacket sfx- Whaaaa?! -5 Here! Try it on! Huh? Hey! Wait just a… —32 -1 sfx- Baggy -2 You still look awesome! -3 sfx- Take a load off, and try some chips! Like this! sfx- Nyahaha! -5 Hinoka-sama —33 -1 Grit -2 Snatch -3 I’m going home! My tutor’s about to come! Waitta sec here… -4 Hey… Holy shit! ###this is the m/t/w columns -5 What the hell’s up with that schedule?! You’re nuts! —34 -1 I looked up to her so much! -3 Minozuki-san… I thought you were a person of refinement. -4 Your room is trashed. All the things you did as a maid, can’t you doing them here? I just don’t understand. —35 -1 Look, I’m sorry for saying you’re nuts. But, can you not talk trash about working people? -2 You are right, of course… But that’s why… -3 I’m venting my anger on you! -4 All these lessons? The amount of studying I do? It’s all because I looked up to you! I’ve worked so hard all this time… —36 -1 And now I’m so damn disappointed! sfx- You loser! -2 You don’t say. -3 Well, lemme ask you this, then… -4 Did all that… —37 -1 ###counter clockwise from upper right Teach you the right cleanser to remove mineral scale? Or how to clean up vomit? What about the things you better not say when initiating a claim? Or whether to start a round of pachinko by shooting the balls left or right? Can you answer any of this? What are the first things to cut when you are tightening up you budget? What’s the most popular game people are into now? What are the three lines of heredity for racing horses? How do you peel a western pear? —38 -1 Wha…? -2 I learned cleaning and cooking from jobs. hw- too many brushes! -3 And accounting from living paycheck to paycheck. hw- And with tax… -4 How to deal with people from coworkers. hw- I’ll make you some ginger tea. -5 Comportment? From customers. hw- Elegant -6 It’s all refinement! That’s how I pieced together the thing you admire. -7 And… that’s what… —39 -1 You need to learn here and now! -2 You won’t learn these things at your mansion. It’s better if you don’t go back! Fwaah?! -3 So put’cher bag down and play a game on your phone. —40 -1 I don’t know any of those things… -5 Whump… -6 So what kind of work have you been doing? ‘Bit of this, bit of that. And learning how to enjoy life in between. -7 Right now, I’m seeing if I can make a living by gambling. hw- Tryin’ to be a billionaire! hw- See?! So that’s why she said some those things… hw- Horse race tickets —41 -2 It’s getting dark. sfx- Yawn Better head to the store. Let’s buy some meat. -3 …you’re not hurting for work then…? Mmyeah. Not right now. As long as I don’t lose it all. -4 I see… -5 Well, it’s time I returned home. My tutor really is about to show up. Huh? -6 Didn’t you run away? I didn’t say a single thing about that. But… —42 -1 Can I drop by again? But next time I’ll leave my schedule at home. -2 Well, sure. Ah, but… -3 It’d be nice if you brought goodies! hw- Thanks! -4 One month later. sfx- Scrub Scrub -5 It won’t come off. I thought I told you there was a special scrubber for that. -6 Huh? —43 -1 hw- And you’re not wearing gloves… Minozuki?! -2 Why are you… I thought I said I’d do all this and that we didn’t need to hire a maid. Well, yes, but… -3 I was moved by what you said the other day, Hinoka-sama. And so I requested to work here again. —44 -1 You lost, right? sfx- Bam -2 Haha… -3 She’s perfected it all… Cooking Manners French Studies Cleaning Tea Ceremony Games Technique Manga Kimono Laundry Streaming —45 -1 Mino-chiii! Let’s go grab dinner! hw- I’ll treat you! sfx- Ka-cha -2 15 Y.O. -3 Hello. -4 Just who are you?! Were you kidnapped? Come with us! Just cool yer jets. -5 Hinoko-chan went to her first family restaurant. hw- I recommend the parfait hw- So, why a maid? hw- The money’s good, see? —46 -1 My Goddess Spurs Me —47 -1 Sajimoto Mahiro (17) Sajimoto-san is Considerate —48 -2 Today… I’m stanning on her again! —49 -1 On Suwa-san, two desks over. -2 During break… -3 Taga-san? —50 -1 Do you want to switch seats? -2 W-why do you ask? hw- Whoa, she’s so tall -3 Suzuki-kun sits in front of you and is tall. Isn’t it hard to see the board? -4 Ah… yeah. I’ll go tell the teacher. —51 -1 That scared me! -2 I thought she noticed… -3 That I… -4 Was totally starting at Susa-san’s hands! -5 Her fingers are so perfect, that I totally stan her! Taga Zen (17) Dream: to be an animator. —52 -1 I gotta do somethin’ about my habit of staring at people. sfx- Scribble Scribble People are gonna be grossed out if they catch me staring at them. -2 I don’t have anyone to talk to about this… So I gotta be careful! -3 Fwhish -4 Hnnngh… HooooGawd…. Her hands… so nice! Being next to her is horrible! I’m staring! sfx- Stare -5 Hey… sfx- Erk —53 -1 It feels like you’ve been looking this way for a while… Am I imaging things? -3 Crap! Sorry to make you feel weird, Suwa-san! Forgive me! Everyone’s gonna think I’m a weirdo for staring!* So don’t worrrrry! sfx- Chatter Chatter Chatter *Getting known for staring at other students is a death sentence in high school. M-my bad… It’s about the worksheet, right? —54 -1 We didn’t get one. If there’s extras, can you pass them over? sfx- Creak -2 Oh, the worksheet? Sorry, uh, no extras. Oh, ok then. Sensei, we need two more back here. —55 -1 I’m saved! No… she saved me. -2 Sajimoto-san… Um… Thanks for doing that… -3 For what? -4 Just, y’know… back then. —56 -1 So which is it?! -2 Has she noticed that I’m staring? or hasn’t she? I have no idea! -3 But I guess it’s better not to say anything! -4 …nn —57 -1 I, uh… End up staring at people. -2 I’m an animator… I draw anime characters… and I’m learning how bodies move. And so I got in the habit of looking at people. But some people don’t like it… -3 If I… end up staring at someone… Could you let me know? -4 My voice is shaking… —58 -1 Got it. -4 She didn’t get weirded out. She didn’t make fun of me…! sfx- Happy Happy Happy —59 -1 Bathroom… -2 Huh? It’s Oomiya-san and… hw- She’s sure popular -3 So she can make that expression… hw- So serious sfx- Normally all smiles -4 Sajimoto… Yes? -5 And she can get along with the boys! hw- Bwahaha, that rocks! hw- Crazy, right?! -7 sfx- Tap Are you looking at Suzuki-kun? -8 sfx- Thank you! I was looking at you, Sajimoto-san, though… -9 She’s so easy going. I hadn’t noticed before. Sajimoto-san’s so… —60 -1 Cool! If she was an anime character, people would definitely love her! sfx- Like a daring spy or something… -3 Nab -4 For clothes, it’s gotta be a suit. So that she looks cool just standing there. Her expression would never break - just be gentle all the time… —61 -1 When I look at people, just what have I been looking at all this time? -2 Maybe I haven’t been looking at anything… —62 -2 You seem like you want to say something. sfx- Fidget Fidget -3 Oh, geez… -4 You’re too good at guessing! Like when we changed seats, or about the worksheet. You noticed when I was staring at Suwa-san, right? -5 ‘Cause that’s the only thing I’m good at. hw- Ha ha Yeah… Well… —63 -2 Did that make her go all self deprecating? -3 I never would have noticed before but now I get it. Because I’m watching. -4 Can you not say that about yourself? I mean… sfx- Tap Tap -5 Sujimoto-san, you’re just too cool. sfx- Whish sfx- Bip —64 -1 sfx- Tah-dah! I made an anime with you as the main character! —65 -2 Whoa.. -3 So cool… So this… is me…? -4 Nod Nod -5 Glance -6 Hnnngh! —66 -1 Sfx- Waah ###repeat She’s crying! -2 Sorry… Um… I’m just so happy! sfx- It’s all good! -3 It went viral. I’ve seen this girl in the video before. Yeah, right?! sfx- Ping Ping Ping Ping —67 -1 Since it blew up, I continued the series. Can I see your profile? Of course. -2 Here. -3 Zoomed in. -4 OhMyGawd -5 Sajimo-chan, you can’t have piercings! You’ll give an otaku a heart attack! hw- Whaa? Ahaha —68 -1 My Goddess Spurs Me —69 -1 Iwanami-san is a Good Friend —70 -1 I’ve… Never fallen in love. Hoshi Issei (21) -2 Oomori-kun You’ll come pick me up?! Ok! See you at the station! hw- Thanks, ‘cause Issei’s apartment is hard to find Iwanami Wataru (21) hw- Where does she get that voice? Just what do I even say to a friend who seems to be getting their first boyfriend? —71 -1 “Congrats”? But do you even celebrate love like that? hw- I dunno -2 So looks like it went well. Mm, it’s still in a trial period. -3 Smirk Smirk -4 Issei, you’re looking cool. hw- The customers were all over you today Huh? What’s with you? -5 When Oomori-kun asked me out, do you know what he said to me? —72 -1 Iwanami-san, I know you have Hoshi-san, so I know this is impossible, but… hw- I just want to tell you how I feel… sfx- Iwanami ###right That. Wha? Hoshi -2 So, he actually thought we were going out together -3 Well, we’re always together! sfx- Whaaa LOL No way! No way! It may look that way, huh? -4 C’mon, tell me “don’t go!” sfx- Gimme some sugar here! Like, “Don’t go to meet that dude”? hw- As if! I… —73 -1 Met Wataru working at a family restaurant. So you’re the top employee, Iwanami-san? -2 There was that poll about the the “shining star employee”. hw- I saw the spreadsheet I work my tail off! -3 Well, unlike you, Hoshi-san… I’m not attractive, and don’t have much charm. -3 But my make up and the way I talk? I can work hard on that to make up for things. -4 But that’s why… My nails, and eyes and lips… They’re all so cute, right? hw- I take pride in them. —74 -1 So that’s why it was the first time… -2 I felt I wanted to get to know someone. Or wanted to invite someone out for a meal. Once we’re off, wanna grab a drink? You bet! Wataru was the first I felt that way about. ###box -3 If she gets a boyfriend we won’t be able to drink like this much any more. -4 I’d hate that… sxf- Gulp -5 Issei, Help me practice this. 10 ways to make your boyfriend happy hw- Magazine article Pullin’ out all the stops, huh? —75 -1 So! Um… First sit side by side. -2 Put your head on his shoulder. -3 Heh -4 sfx- Rumple Hm/ -5 You don’t have to pull that shit. You’re already cute, Wataru. —76 -2 Well, duh! I know that! -3 Ah, it’s empty… -4 I need another… Wha? All empty?! -4 Just how much did you drink? You know you’re a lightweight! sfx- Wobble Wobble Whaaa? sfx- Totally out of it -5 Gimme a break! Lay down, already! Drink some water! -6 Tick Tick Tick —77 -1 sfx- Sizzle sfx- Mmph Errgh -2 My head hurts… sfx- Sizzle sfx- Clink Clack You awake? Feeling ok? I’m about to head out. -3 I went and did it, huh? Thanks for doing dishes. Yeah, you went and did it. -4 Ah, Leaning my head… It’s like the article said… -5 Just that’s not enough! First of all… —78 -1 You have to do this! sfx- Whump -2 Issei-kun… Are you drunk? I’m drunk too… —79 -1 Okay… sfx- Caress -2 How about… we go lay down over there? —80 -2 That’s how you do it! ###bold and italicize “that’s” sfx- Th-thump Th-thump Did that getcha goin’? -4 Bam -5 Hey. Say something. —81 -1 I’ve never fallen in love. -2 Her hand… -3 Her eyes… -4 Her mouth… -5 For her to touch someone else… Wataru… —83 -1 Don’t go. -2 C’mon, tell me “don’t go!” Like “Don’t go to meet that dude”? -3 Wataru… I can’t stand the thought Of you doing stuff with Oomori-kun. So don’t meet him. —84 -1 Psych! -2 Hah hah. Ahaha… Hahahaha sfx- Th-thump Th-thump ###repeat -4 I… I gotta go… sfx- Thump Whump Bump Got it! I’ll clean up the rest, ok? —85 -1 You don’t have to see me out. See you! OK! -2 Ka-chud Click Clack Click Clack -3 Creak… Slam -4 Yeah, NO! -5 Wataru! sfx- Whoosh —86 -3 If I said… “I’m not going…” What would you do? —87 -1 To all the people in the world in love… I’m sorry I made fun of you. So love really is… —88 -1 All this and more. Well, to start with… Shall we go get more booze? -2 When I told Oomori-kun, he said “actually, that’s what I was hoping for”. What the hell? Yeah, what did he mean? -3 Oomori-kun is a yuri otaku —89 -1 I’m going to respond back to him… -2 Are you done? Mm-nn. Just wait a sec. -3 Whish -4 I’m not waiting. —90 -1 My Goddess Spurs Me —91 -1 Aragi-san Wants to be Number One Sasamori Mikoto Test Results (June) Ranking Total Modern Japanese Classical Japanese Math I Science —92 -1 It’s Summer! I wanna fall in love! sfx- Scribble Scribble -2 Yeah, that would be nice. sfx- Scribble Scribble Mikoto, you doing homework? This? -3 sfx- My cram school instructor told me to make up sample problems for her. hw- This is for the 1st years Suwa Mikoto (17) Dude! Whoa! -5 Cram School -6 I told them I want to fall in love, but… —93 -1 hw- Really… I already have a lover. It’s hard keeping it a secret. -2 Not here yet? Ah, Sensei! sfx- Glance Glance -3 I finished the problems! Here, math and science! sfx- Flap sfx- Wow! Suwa-sama! -4 sfx- Clomp I’m done too. -5 Modern and classic Japanese. sfx- Flap Araki Sumi (17) Sumi! Araki-sama! —94 -1 I was waiting for you! Let’s hit Mickey-D’s later! sfx- Kya Kya -2 So you force students make up your questions for you? hw- I heard that sfx- Jolt Ah… um… Those two? -3 Well, creating problems is the right level for them. -4 They are the #1 and #2 in the class. Both of them are top all the time. hw- Last time Araki was #1 This time it’s Suwa. -5 Those two?! They don’t look it, right? —95 -1 Seems like they both want to be the best. -2 The way they look and their abilities? Both top notch. Life’s on easy mode for them. Must be nice. hw- I’m jealous. -3 I know it can’t be easy, but… —96 -1 But it’s our job as adults to watch over them. hw- But you don’t do anything And making up the problems is your job ###bold and italicize “your” Ugh -3 Grump -4 Sumi-saaan! I’m right here! Don’t just go reading your book! -5 Who loved belle-letters? Aokawa Ichirou. -6 Aokawa Ichirou wasn’t belle-letters. hw- He did like the Siamese Cat series though Ah, really? —97 -1 Mikoto, you don’t read novels, right? sfx- Mmmm It’s fine if I don’t. I’m still number one! Just reading textbooks is plenty! -2 Well, whatever. Hard to expect great things from someone at the bottom. I’m just a genius! -3 sfx- Well worn 7 Katsuyou Negative verb stem Shikara (shiku) —98 -1 sfx- Totally Focussed hw- Keri… Keru… sfx- Hnnn Yeah, she says that, but her flashcards are so worn. hw- Well, if she’s gonna do that, I’m gonna read -2 Glance -4 I already have a lover. It’s hard keeping it a secret. hw- I want a boyfriend! hw- Right? -5 Thump -6 Sumi… —99 -2 Can I… -3 Tell my friends that I’m going out with you? —100 -1 You haven’t told them yet? -2 C’mon! You haven’t told anyone, right? So I did tell anyone! Ah, the reason why I haven’t… -3 sfx- Fwip It’s… just… Didn’t feel like it. -4 But you can tell them, Mikoto. sfx- Beam -5 Yay! -6 Chatter Chatter —101 -1 Ok, I’ll text her on Lime hw- Lime is a messaging app -2 sfx- Bing Mikoto I’m going to tell them! sfx- Bing Sumi Good luck! -3 Uh, Hey, I… sfx- Th-thump Th-thump -4 I’m going out with a girl from my cram school. Her name’s Sumi. …Nn -5 Ah. This is… -6 Oh? So Mikoto, you’re… -7 One of those girls who likes girls? hw- You should have told us hw- Don’t keep that a secret —102 -1 I know that they’d say that, but… Do I really like girls? What I like is… -2 My parents said I had to go to crap schools. That sux. -3 Sasamori Mikoto Exam Rank Total -4 So on their test… I got 39th place out of 52. hw- I guess that’s how it is My parents are all “you can do it if you try”… -5 So not cool, tho… sfx- Clomp Clomp Number 1, Araki. Come to the front and say something. -7 Um… I wanted to be #1, so this makes me happy. #1 is the top place. I want to be the best. —103 -1 sfx- Murmor hw- Scary -2 So unflinching… She said she wants to be #1… -3 Hw- You had a typo on problem #3 for English. hw- Seriously? 

Wha? That’s, uh… -4 Actually really cool! -5 I wanna do that too! sfx- Clench Be #1! Be the best! -6 Mikoto? —104 -1 It’s nothing… -2 So hey, the other day… Oh yeah, that thing! -3 Ding Dong Dang Dong Bye bye -4 Hey. —105 -1 At least text me back. -2 I was worried. Sumi… -3 Did anyone say something to you? -4 No, no one did. -5 ‘Cause I didn’t say anything either. —106 -1 I mean, it’s not as if I like girls. I like you, Sumi.
 I couldn’t find a way to explain that. -2 Ehehe… -3 Mikoto… -4 You really should read books, y’know? hw- Having vocabulary is important, right? Really? That’s how you’re gonna play this? You are such a grammar nerd. -5 You haven’t told anyone either! You’re the same as me, Sumi! Wha? -6 Me? I… —107 -1 As long as I’m your #1, that’s fine by me. -2 That’s why I haven’t said anything. It’s… just… Didn’t feel like it. -3 That’s all. -5 I wanted to tell them. —108 -1 Sniff -2 That I have the best girlfriend in the whole world. That’s what I wanted to say! I’ll go read some books. I’ll get smarter. I’ll be the best! -2 And then you’ll be so proud to have the best girlfriend ever, Sumi! Sure, sure. -4 Three months later. Literature New Releases —109 -1 Is that the book Sensei was reading? -2 I’m so impressed! That girls like you would read new releases! Is it your sensei’s influence? ###bold the following words: impressed, girls like you, new releases, sensei’s influence -3 No, we’re reading all the books in this series… So we can give recommendations to our teacher. Whaa?! hw- We use the library too You’re giving the recommendations?! -4 Yeah. And also… We don’t need your appreciation. —110 -1 Because, we’re aiming to be the best! -2 Mikoto and Sumi’s recommendation! sfx- Woo Hoo sfx- Sigh Just who is the teacher here? ###bold and italicize “who” —111 -1 Oh! Glasses! -2 My eyes have gotten bad. hw- I’ve been reading too much Hmm… -3 Oh, that problem we couldn’t solve last night? So if you take the derivative… -4 sfx- Twitch -6 Look, if you’re into glasses, just say so! N-no, that’s not… But seriously, it’s hard to believe those two are our top, huh? —113 -1 Is Tokura-san Playing Around? —114 -1 Chirp Chirp -2 sfx- Vrrrrrm sfx- Hnnn Natsuki-chan, out running again? We keep running into each other in the morning. Tokura Yuu (20) -3 Yuu-nee… Well, I guess we would since we live next door, after all. sfx- Yaaawn -4 Vrrrm -5 Coming home in the morning again? Miyajima Natsuki (18) —115 -1 It’s been everyday this week. You’re sure… energetic. ###bold and italicize “energetic” Energetic? sfx- Grump -2 Oooh? -3 Are you thinking of something naughty? sfx- Jolt -4 You thought I went to one of those hotels? ###bold and italicize “those” sfx- Love Hotel You didn’t? -5 Who knows? So… you’re interested in that stuff? —116 -1 You wanna go try it out with me? That kind of hotel? -2 Wha?! Just kidding. -3 I’ll totally go! sfx- Absolutely interested -5 …uh, huh? —117 -1 That night. What did you tell your parents? -2 That I was staying over at your house, like usual. hw- They told me to behave myself -3 Really? Oh. It’s surprisingly normal. Is this really a love hotel? sfx- Th-thump Th-thump -2 Y-you bet it is! sfx- Whumpf Are you satisfied? Let’s get room service and call it a night. Wha? -3 We’re not doing it? -4 Doing… it? —118 -1 Wha… Just… waitta sec… sfx- Creak Creak -2 You high school girls are scary! Way too horny! hw- You don’t care if it’s a girl?! That’s right. I’m horny. And you are too, Yuu-nee! -3 This week you’ve been dropped off by a different person each time! hw- And most of them have been women! Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday (this morning) -4 You’re not loyal to anyone! L-loyal… -5 Y-you’re wrong… All that has been… —119 -1 Us working on a college project! -2 It’s a group project, so the bring me home! hw- Get in hw- Yay! -3 So… actually I’ve never stayed in a hotel before… -4 sfx- Whew… Oh, I see… -5 So then… -6 Huh? —120 -1 You went out of your way… —121 -1 To bring me here. -2 sfx- Th-thump Th-thump And covered it up by joking around. -3 That’s, uh… -4 I’ll totally go! -5 If you were that interested in it… then the least I could do was bring you… —122 -1 If you were going to let someone else take you… then… I… —123 -1 You thought you’d take me? -2 Nod -4 I came because it’s you, Yuu-nee. You get that I’m interested in you, right? sfx- Bluush —124 -1 Natsuki-chan… Yuu-nee… sfx- Th-thump ###repeat -2 sfx- Caress sfx- Creak -3 Um… Hm…? -4 N-Natsuki-chan…? sfx- Twitch sfx- Rub Hm? sfx- Rub -5 S… Stooop! —125 -1 What are you getting up to?! I’m not having sex with you! hw- You should be happy just spending the night! What about a kiss? You can gimme a kiss, right?! -2 A ki… sfx- Pwah You just kissed me. -3 So I’m going to kiss you down here. Ah, you can’t! Not there! -4 Urgh —126 -1 We can’t! No way! Hands! We can at least hold hands, right?! -2 Hands… You’re squeezing too tight… sfx- Grip If I let go, who knows what you’ll do… -3 You really thought I couldn’t do anything if I couldn’t use my hands? sfx- Th-thump Aah Natsuki-chan, you’re too much… -4 Uurgghhh —127 -1 No way! We’d end up going all the way! What the hell have you been fantasizing about?! -2 Geez! Gimme your hand! sfx- Snag sfx- Jolt -3 What… are you going to do? -4 You don’t have to be scared. This is something even kids do. -5 I won’t do anything today, ok? —128 -1 But promise me, starting today, you’re my girlfriend. Right? —129 -1 Hn… Geez, I’m the old one here… It’s not fair for you to act so cool… sfx- Throb -2 But is this going to be ok? Are your parents going to be pissed? hw- That I seduced you? Ahaha You’re so funny! hw- You’re overthinking this -3 So funny… Mm! sfx- Quiver -4 Hey… You’re pressing into my… -5 Soz. My hand slipped Hey! Ahhhn! —130 -3 You didn’t let me do anything! sfx- Not a damn thing! Not while you’re in high school! -4 And this is a normal hotel anyway. hw- You think I’d take a high school kid someplace weird? I knew it! -5 If I could spend the night with you, any place would be ok, but… But I wanted to do all sorts of things… —131 -1 Hey, Please treat yourself better than that. hw- I’m talking about you -2 Mmmmmm -3 Fine. So until I graduate, I’ll work part time… —132 -1 hw- Next time for sure We’re spending the night in a place like this Next time I’ll be the one to take you. ###bold and italicize “you” So look forward to it! sfx- Clench -2 …I’m waiting. -3 After she graduated. sfx- Exhausted What’s up with Yuu? She said her girlfriend won’t give her any rest. —133 -1 Their first night. But this is an expensive hotel! -2 I worked really hard! hw- Her wallet Any place would have been fine. -3 But for our first time… You can let me act a little cool, right? —134 -1 My Goddess Spurs Me —135 -1 Nishiooji-san is Sweet —136 -1 Love? Marriage? That shit’s only for people who can’t stand on their own two feet. Caring for someone? Getting cared for? What a waste of time! Yasaka Kizuna (18) Student President -2 I hate swimming! -3 Student Council Principles Introducing unisex swimsuits Petition Please support us! -4 All I need… Please submit this at the teacher’s meeting! -5 To get what I want, Is myself! A round of applause for those who made this happen! sfx- Yaay! sfx- ClapClapClapClap —137 -1 That’s how I live! -2 President Yasaki! -3 Nishiooji Karen (17) —138 -1 I came to get your response to what I said yesterday… Somehow, I’ve become popular with girls. -2 Catch up with me later? -3 Yesterday. -4 Please! Be my partner! -5 A confession? Third time this month… -6 Mmmyeah. She seems a total pushover. sfx- Poised —139 -1 I’m sorry. I’m really into strong people. Someone confident and muscular! -2 Someone strong? Yeah! So give it up, okay? -5 Year Three Class One —140 -1 Last time, Didn’t you said you were into someone with glasses, and absent minded? -2 Hw- Yeah, I did. I say I’m into the opposite of who they are. And then they just give right up. -3 That girl was Karen-chan, right? You should have said “yes” to her. -4 She comes from a successful family, and is starting her own business. hw- Seems like she’d be interesting to date -5 sfx- Uggh An ojyou-sama type? What a total weakling. Shooting her down was the right move! -6 Cram School. —141 -1 Goodbye, sensei! -2 What type do I like? I guess it doesn’t really matter. -3 But if we’re going to have a life together, they should be tough and cool. -4 Yeah, yeah! Like her! -5 Hm…? —142 -1 President Yasaki! -2 That voice! Don’t tell me you’re Nishiooji-san?! -3 I didn’t recognize you at all… -4 You look totally different. Are those you’re own clothes? Ah, these? -5 You said you liked strong people, right? So I thought I’d look the part! —143 -1 You… didn’t need to go that far… Oh, I did indeed. -2 To become the person the one you like desires… Doesn’t it make sense to put in that level of effort? -4 And so you were waiting for me like that… sfx- Kinda creepy… Yes! hw- And I started strength training! -5 sfx- Murmur Murmur -6 Crap… —144 -1 It’s late… and there’s two beauties here! hw- Beauty one hw- Beauty two And the result of this… -2 Is that we’re gonna get hit on! hw- Both of them are hot hw- Shall we hit it? This time of night equals maximum trouble! -3 Are you two of you friends? sfx- Shudder Look…! Seeeee?! —145 -2 No matter how she changes her appearance… she’s still a weak-ass rich girl. -3 Is it, like, my destiny to have to turn down every goddamn come on? -4 No! Turning everyone down is the right thing to do! sfx- Getting Pissed -5 Let’s go hang out We’ll treat you -6 Grr -7 Hey, look…! sfx- Whish —146 -1 sfx- Shhf Sorry, but can you leave us alone? —147 -1 I’m hitting on her right now. —148 -1 Huhwha…?! -3 Ding Hah? -4 Grab hw- Oh? -5 sfx- DragDragDragDrag hw- Have a nice night hw- Got it! hw- Good luck! —149 -1 If you become my partner, you can make connections… make money too. -2 And there’s all the wealth my parents have… -3 If I means I can have you… I’ll use any means, fair or foul. …Nn! -4 This was the weak-ass girl? ###bold and italicize “this” She’s the complete opposite! If… —150 -1 If I have to choose Just one person to spend my life next to… -4 “If we’re going to have a life together… they should be tough and cool.” —151 -1 Like this…! -3 Earlier… I told you “no”… —152 -1 But can I change my mind…? -4 So… You’ll become my partner?! Y-yeah… -5 I’ll be your girl… hw- F-frien… So, business partners! -7 Uh, wut? —153 -1 What I said previously! I want you to start a business with me! You can get things done! I definitely want you to work for me! -2 So.. “I want you to be my business partner” “To become the person the one you like desires…” That means…? -3 sfx- What. The. Fuck? Didn’t you say you wanted me to be your partner? sfx- Wobble Yes, that’s correct. -5 Ok, I’m in. I just have to join you, right? -6 I’ll have to study up on starting a business. I’m so happy you’re fired up about this. -8 I’ll do whatever it takes. —154 -1 I have one more thing I desire now. -2 Oh? What’s that? Not telling. But I’m absolutely gonna get it! -3 I’ll see you home. sfx- Snap My servant will bring the car around. hw- You just snap and they come? No wonder you’re not carrying anything on you. —155 -1 Sumi, So you got acknowledged at morning assembly, huh? hw- You’re even wearing your uniform… Mm… If Mikoto saw me, what would she say? hw- Who are you? hw- So cute! -2 Class president! -3 This weekend I’m have a party. I’d like to introduce you to people. -4 Is money the only thing she thinks about?! I’ll take you up on your invite. —156 -1 My Goddess Spurs Me —157 -1 My Goddess Spurs Me (part one) —158 -2 Oomiya Ito (19) -4 Shooka Shooka -6 Okay! —159 -1 sfx- Flip Flop -2 Ka-chak -3 Itoooo! sfx- Whump -4 Hm…? -5 Morning! Kagami Reika (18) —160 -1 Smack Mmm -2 Wait up… I haven’t brushed my teeth… -3 I did, so that makes is all good, right? No way! It’s no…! Mmph…! —161 -1 Bedraggled… -2 You want milk in your coffee? Black! Make it super dark! -3 I’m in report hell, so I haven’t been able to sleep. sfx- Yaawn -4 Reika’s was my high school classmate. We started dating in high school, and going to college gave us the excuse to live together. -5 How about we wake up together? Why do you get up first to do your makeup? —162 -1 Because! I want to look perfect in front of the one I love. -2 Reika… -3 Even since high school, she’s been something like a goddess. -4 Oh, right! I had a dream… Dream? Maybe a memory? Anyways… We had just started going out. I wast chatting with Sajimoto-san, and you came up. —163 -1 You’re carrying all the notebooks? I’ll carry half for you. Sajimoto Mahiro (17) Thank you! -3 Ito, you’re carrying those? -4 Sajimoto-san, I’ll do that. Since we’re in the same class. -5 Ah… I forgot my own notebook. Can I go back to get it? —164 -1 Since next period is science, everyone’s left already. -2 Huh? You needed your science notes? If so, I’ve got it right here… -3 Mmn, I was lying when I said I forgot. -4 I just wanted to kiss you. -5 Rei… Shush. —165 -1 So different from the good girl image you put on. My heart was pounding. -2 Uh, Reiko…? Don’t hide! -3 I can’t believe you remember all those shameful things I did… Shameful…? -4 We kissed everyday… -5 Ito, you don’t know it… but after that I… -7 Come to think of it, Sajimoto-san moved close by. Yeah. I was thinking I should go say hi. -8 Oh? —166 -1 I want to see her too, so let’s go together. -2 Gotta go to class! I’m off today. -3 I wonder if Reika gets along with Sajimoto-san. sfx- Shaaa -4 Every time I meet up with her, Reika wants to come along. hw- Kinda weird… -5 Well, I gotta do my report too! Let’s see if the books I need are at the library. —167 -2 I’m home! -2 Welcome ho…! sfx- Hug -3 So tired… Gimme my hugs! Gimme my kisses! Reika, um… -4 It’s all good, right? -5 A… actually… What?! Come on! Oh, I get it… —168 -1 You want me to kiss you first… -2 Sorry that I dropped by… I’ll, uh, go now… Sajimoto Mahiro (19) —169 -1 We’re sorry! -2 Sorry you had to see all that… hw- Must be weird to see other people getting all… It’s completely fine. -3 So what’s up? I thought we were going to all get together… -4 The library didn’t have the book in needed for my report. But Sajimoto-chan did, and I had her bring it over. -5 And we knew you’d be coming home soon, so… Hmm. —170 -1 I see. -3 Hey, Sajimoto-san’s going out with someone! Wha?! Who is it?! Naw, don’t get too excited. -4 The kind of person who likes wearing my PJs cause they’re comfy. They borrow my PJs without asking, and then grab some ice cream. Things like that. -5 Oho! Bragging much? sfx- Kya Kya Wha? Am I bragging…? Well, I guess I am… —171 -1 Oh. We don’t do that kind of thing. -2 “I want to look perfect in front of the one I love.” -3 I wish Reika could just chill out a bit more. hw- So what kind of person do you like? -4 Sajimoto-san seems to have more of a “girlfriend” vibe going on. -5 Maybe I’ll say something when I have the chance… —172 -2 Reika’s going to be late today. I wonder what she’s doing? -3 Maybe I’ll return Sajimoto-san’s book. -4 I did say we’d go together to see her, but Reika just meet her recently, so… -5 sfx- Beep Miya-chan? What’s up? Sajimoto-chan? I’m close to your place, so I thought I’d return your book. Right now? —173 -1 Right now’s not… Sorry… Ah! -2 Sajimoto-chan?! sfx- BeepBeepBeep -3 Is she ok? -4 I hope she didn’t hurt herself… -5 Her door’s unlocked… sfx- Ka-chak -5 Sorry! I’m coming in! —174 -1 Are you ok?! Mahiro, Thanks for letting me use your shower. That was a loud noise, are you… —175 -1 I dropped a plate… -3 Wha? Ito! —176 -1 Reika?! —177 -1 Thanks for having me. Come on in. -3 What a big place! Nice and spacious! Crap! I went and said it… -4 I’m renting an unused place from a relative. Oh. -5 But cleaning is a real pain… No matter how much I scrub, it’s never done… —178 -1 My Goddess Spurs Me —179 -1 My Goddess Spurs Me (part two) —180 -1 Reika?! -2 I…to…? —181 -1 Wha? Why are you here?! This is crazy! sfx- Yay! I came to return that book… -2 Reika, why are you here…? -3 It’s a secret… -4 Reika-chan didn’t have an umbrella, and got wet, so I let her use my shower. -5 I’ll lend you some clothes, so you two should head home together! Wha? Hey! Mahiro?! —182 -1 Aaagh My make-up’s all washed off! This sucks! Ito! Just forget you saw me like this! -2 I had no idea… -3 That the two of you were so close. -4 Miya-chan… this isn’t… -5 Um… —183 -1 B-but, uh… it’s kinda cute how worried she is about her make up, huh? Even though you two live together… sfx- She’s still not coming… Ah, yeah. She doesn’t want to show me her bare face. She always makes me turn the lights out before getting into bed. And she always gets up before me. sfx- Lonely… -2 Huh…? -3 sfx- Oh, I see… So Reika’s fine with showing Sajimoto-chan her face without makeup. -4 “Reika’s been something like a goddess.” “I wish Reika could just chill out a bit more.” “Sajimoto-san seems to have more of a “girlfriend” vibe going on.” -5 I never thought about it before, but… —184 -1 Reika is my goddess… But… Who is Reika’s goddess? -2 Huh…? —185 -2 Look! Mahiro’s clothes are soo baggy on me! Totally! -4 Do… you wanted me to bring those back for you? -5 Nuh-uh. I’ll do it. -6 I see. Come to think of it… -7 Let’s read some manga! —186 -1 Just who… is Sajimoto-chan’s girlfriend? “Someone who likes wearing my PJs cause they’re comfy.” -2 “They borrow my PJs without asking, and then grab some ice cream.” hw- Mahiro! -3 Ito? -4 W-what? sfx- Huh? —187 -3 I can’t believe the two of them would do something like that. -4 But… She won’t hang out with me in her PJs. Is being together even going to work? —188 -1 Reika… Should be with someone better than me… -2 Clench -3 Reika? Wasn’t there someplace we could get cardboard boxes around here? -7 Please go away. I’m watching anime. sfx- Slam H-hey! Mahiro! Come on already! —189 -1 Ito’s acting all weird! Do you know anything? -2 hw- Do I know anything. Really? Have you explained why you were over here the other day? sfx- Creak -3 Your expression says it all! hw- That’s why! -4 I-if that’s the cause… Then I’ll find a way to not have to explain. —190 -1 If Miya-chan leaves you, I’m not going to be surprised. Wha?! -3 The way she looked at us the other day… I bet you she’s thinking something like you’d be better off with me or something! —191 -1 You? And me?! I get why you feel that way, but… -2 Ito’s not the type to demand “you need to choose me”, right? ###bold and italicize “me” -3 I wanted to apologize… Oomiya-san, you don’t have anything to apologize for! Yeah, that’s true, but… -4 But that’s still a huge leap… -5 Ah. —192 -1 Oh, shit. She was gathering up cardboard boxes. sfx- Shiver -2 No way! Why would she..?! -3 sfx- Thumpa Thumpa The problem with good girls is that they have no experience with quarrels… And she sucks at hammering things out… —193 -4 Let’s just take in the sun like this -6 We definitely need matching cups! -7 Heh —194 -3 Ka-chak ThumpaThumpaThumpa -4 sfx- Whish Ito…! -6 Oh no… -7 What… are you doing? —195 -1 I was thinking… That it’s better if I’m not here… -2 I’m sorry… for… every… —196 -1 I don’t want to apologize. -3 My goddess. So even if you aren’t… the person I’m destined to be with… —197 -1 Even if there are better people out there you you, Reika… I wanted you to choose me. -2 I wanted you to say good morning to me tomorrow. And to kiss me… -3 Tap —198 -1 Gonk -2 Rub Rub Rub -3 Dammit! -4 I can’t decide whether to apologize, get angry or embrace you. —199 -1 If I do all of those things… Will you please stay? -3 Ka-cha —200 -1 You’re coming to bed early. Mm… -2 I want to talk with you more. -3 Ah, I’ll get the lights. Yeah. -4 Actually, it’s ok. You’ve already seen my face after I cried up a storm. hw- Well, yeah I did… -5 Actually, back in high school… It was after the dream you had… —201 -1 I was so jealous of you being close to Mahiro, I begged her to stay away from you while bawling my eyes out. hw- I know I shouldn’t be asking you this… Wha? No, it’s ok! Let’s think of something sfx- Bwaaah -2 And on that rainy day? I went to tell her not to hang out just the two of you. -3 sfx- Sniff sfx- Drip Aaah! Sorry! I knew you wouldn't’ like it! I was conflicted, but Miya-chan need help, so… -4 You were the last person I wanted to know about this part of me. —202 -1 Please don’t hate me! -3 I’m sorry I didn’t notice what was going on… ###what? like the fact you’re co-dependent? -4 sfx- Mmph. I didn’t want you to know, so it’s ok. —203 -1 Did you, uh, get cuter somehow? Are you picking a fight with me? With my eyes so puffy right now? -2 But you are so cute! —204 -1 You’re so weird! —205 -3 I’m sorry I didn’t notice. -4 I didn’t notice that you aren’t a goddess. —206 -1 Just a good girl. -2 Sweet and gentle. -3 Jealous. —207 -1 Quick to pout. -2 Same as me. -3 Just a normal girl. —208 -3 Zzz -4 Reika, It’s morning. -6 Lookie! I got my eyelashes to curl super nice! And… —209 -1 That’s precisely why… You’re getting better all the time! -2 You the only one for me In this whole wide world. -3 Mwah -4 You’re smudging my lipstick. I’ll put more on you later. —210 -1 You’re my goddess. -2 The next day. Sorry we’ve been such a pain! No problem! hw- I’m glad things worked out! —211 -1 I wanna argue! hw- I wanna learn to get used to it! -3 Reika, is there something you want me to change? Nothing. Me too. hw- I said everything I needed to earlier -4 There’s nothing to fight about! Yeah, but y’know… -5 But since we’ll always be together, I’m sure we’ll have plenty of fights in the future. We can deal with it when it comes. —212 -1 Afterword Thank you so much for reading this manga. I’m the artist, Kawauchi. What did you think about “My Goddess Spurs Me On”? I would make me so happy if you took a liking to the two of them. To Aohime Touka who oversaw my use of dialects, Kannai-kun, Nega-kun, my editor, Everyone who help produce and distribute this manga, To the people at my publisher who support me, and to everyone who is reading this manga now, I wish to give my most profound thanks. Thank you very much! Kawauchi. Cover 2