Mii-chan Wants to Be Kept

Iori has always been the dependable type—the kind grocery manager everyone leans on and no one thanks. Behind his easygoing demeanor, however, his life has quietly worn thin: endless shifts leave him drained, his hard work goes unnoticed, and he still aches over the disappearance of his beloved cat. Just as his days begin to blur into monotony, a single act of kindness turns everything upside down. One night on his way home, Iori takes in a shivering stray. When he wakes the next morning, the cat has vanished—and sprawled in its place is a bold, unapologetically nude young girl. Spirited, endearing, and oddly familiar in a way he can't quite place, Mii-chan plants herself squarely in his home with no intention of leaving. Yet the newcomer is far more than she appears. Behind her pushy demands and playful antics lies a secret she is determined to protect, one that binds her fate to Iori's in ways he cannot yet imagine. As Mii-chan steadily works her way past his defenses, Iori's orderly, weary existence is swept into something far warmer—and far more unpredictable—than he ever thought possible.