Dame na Kanojo wa Amaetai

Ueno Ittou is a tall, gentle-natured high school student who has spent his life being raised by a devoted single mother. His ordinary routine shatters one afternoon when he returns home to find the house completely empty. With no warning and no trace left behind, his mother has abandoned him, leaving him entirely alone to navigate an uncertain future. Just as the weight of this sudden betrayal begins to settle in, a mysterious girl appears before him with an unexpected proposition. She offers him a job that comes with immediate upfront payment—a lifeline he desperately needs in his newly precarious situation. However, the work is far from ordinary. Ittou’s new responsibility is to serve as the personal caretaker for Nobara Hifumi, a professional manga artist known for her work in the josei genre. Thrust into a world of creative demands and unfamiliar domestic duties, the kind-hearted teenager must now balance his own emotional turmoil with the task of supporting a woman whose livelihood depends on him. What begins as a simple financial arrangement quickly evolves into a complex dynamic between a boy searching for stability and an author who may need looking after more than she realizes.