My Moochy Boyfriend (Himomen / ヒモメン)

Yuriko.

Farewell...

Huh? Konomi-chan, you broke up with your boyfriend again?

Yeah, not to mention it happened at the destination of our trip.

Well, it's often said that when you go on vacation, your real personality comes through.

No, it's a problem beyond even that.

Even though he told me that he would take me overseas for vacation,

it turns out our destination was Izu Oshima! (T/N: a volcanic island off the coast of Honshu, Japan)

Wha-!?

He said, "Izu Oshima is right by the sea, right?"

What's up with that excuse? How horrible!

Here are some souvenirs for everyone.

Thank you. - Can we open them?

Not only that, even though I heard that he works in the video industry,

he's just an unpopular YouTuber!

He's practically jobless!

Also, who do you think paid for the vacation?

You don't mean... - I had to pay all of it!

Even then, having no money might be excusable,

but men lying and making and excuses are just the worst!

No, even making you pay for everything is unacceptable!

Ms. Yuriko, where can we find good men?

Huh? Why are you asking me? - That's because...

I saw it the other day.

You looked so happy while exiting the super market with your boyfriend.

Are you two living together?

Yeah... - You're living with a handsome guy?

Are you planning on getting married soon? - Yeah.

Oh!

That's great! Please invite us to the wedding!

Yuriko Kasuga, Nurse, 26 years old.

She has always dreamed of marriage.

However, the path to her dream is quite steep.

I'm home.

That's because she has a secret.

That secret is...

Sho-chan!?

Sho-chan, are you okay? Sho-chan!

Yuriko, welcome back!

I'm so hungry that I thought I would die.

I ended up falling asleep here. What time is it?

What? That's all?

I left you some money, right? - I ended up dropping it into a gutter.

That was a lie. - I bet you went to a pachinko with it, right? (T/N: pachinko = gambling machine with many tiny balls)

What's this?

I got it from one of my work juniors. It's a souvenir from Izu Oshima.

You opened that really quickly!

It's not food, so please don't try to sell it online!

It would be happier for the doll to be exchanged for money anyway!

That's just an excuse!

A man that lies, makes excuses,

and lives off money from a woman.

That's right. Yuriko's boyfriend, Sho, is a moocher.

I told you, no!

Fine, I get it. I'm going to go buy dinner.

This is the record of a dependent man who wants to live as easily as possible...

Oh, I forgot something.

And the struggles of his girlfriend who wants to help him start anew.

Yuriko.

I love you.

Jeez!

Please give me 1,000 yen!

Timing and subtitles thanks to the My Moochy Boyfriend Team on Viki

Oh, that's good.

Hey, Sho-chan.

Aren't you going to search for a job?

Huh? Me?

Yeah.

It's been 3 weeks since you've moved in here from your home.

This might be one of those reforms on how to work...

That's definitely not it.

What's that? Ever since you've come,

my expenses have gone up. If you don't find some work soon...

The story about the fisherman in Mexico.

Do you know it? - Huh?

A fisherman in a village in Mexico one day

was visited by an American business man.

The fisherman had always just taken the bare minimum of fish, drank alcohol,

and spent time with his family.

Hearing that, the business man gave the fisherman this advice.

"This is a very bountiful sea."

"You should spend more time and get more fish!"

"You could start up a business

and distribute it, you could become a billionaire!"

Being told that, the fisherman asked the business man this.

"What would I do after becoming rich?"

Then the business man responded.

"You could live in a village near the coast

and wake up when you want,

fish as much as you want and drink as much as you want."

"And, you could spend time with your family."

"That's great, isn't it?"

Then the fisherman replied,

"If that's the case, then I'm already doing that!"

Just like the fisherman in Mexico,

I'm living happily without forcing myself to work.

I see!

With some clever persuasion,

Yuriko was deceived out of it.

Wait, it's not the same at all!

The fisherman was at least fishing the bare minimum needed.

Sho-chan isn't even doing that!

We'll be together forever, Yuriko.

Aw shucks!

I can't just leave it like this.

I need to get Sho-chan to properly work.

I'll definitely change you, Sho-chan!

He's just being dependent on you, isn't he?

No, that's not quite true!

But he's been at your place for 3 weeks now, right? - Yeah.

He has no home, no job, and no money, right? - Yeah.

What about his living expenses? - I pay them.

Yeah.

In society, we call that a "moocher."

But, when I ask him to do the housework, he does it for me.

Sho-chan, I have a night shift, so please take out the trash tomorrow morning, okay?

I don't know if I can get up for it!

I'll give you 500 yen. - I'll do it!

That's a moocher with quite a lot of potential! - Huh?

Be careful. Someone I know

had all their savings of 5,000,000 yen

used up by a moocher!

What are you two talking about?

Oh, Dr. Ikeme.

Good work! - Good work.

Did you hear? Mr. Yazawa is being admitted to the hospital again.

Mr. Yazawa is...

The director of the medical corporation that contributes to this hospital.

He's really bossy.

I don't like him at all! - Come on, don't say that!

Oh, I put some jelly refreshments in the fridge, so please eat it.

Awesome! - Thank you!

Ms. Kasuga, you should eat some, too.

Oh, thank you.

Ms. Tanabe as well. I'm Ikeme.

Ah, Mr. Inoue, how are you? - I'm fine thanks to you.

I know you're attached to your boyfriend.

Why don't you broaden your horizons a little? You could maybe

go out with someone on Dr. Ikeme's level. - No way!

In any case, that boyfriend of yours

will turn into a messy situation if you leave things as is!

It's fine! I'm sure Sho-chan will starting working.

He'll work and marry me-

Today, he put out the trash from the 2nd floor.

Sho-chan, I have something to tell you.

This is my bank account.

Can you see that my savings are going down?

If we continue with things as is,

it will only be a matter of time before it goes down to zero.

I won't be able to pay the rent

and the gas and water service will be stopped.

Then the two of us will be forced to go back to our family homes.

I want to be with you longer, Sho-chan.

So I think you should, after all, get work-

That's right.

Huh? Sho-chan!?

Sho-chan?

Where are you going, Sho-chan?

Sho-chan!

Hello? Ms. Satoko?

It's a miracle! Sho-chan is...

My boyfriend is looking for work!

I'm home!

I found it, Yuriko!

You found a job?

Weeds? - These are all edible plants!

When I looked it up, it seems there's quite a lot growing nearby!

Is that so?

Also, I found some space to shelter ourselves when it rains near the Hello Work.

Huh? - Yuriko.

Even if we become homeless, let's stay together.

Hmm?

Sho-chan, I'm sorry.

Huh? Why are you crying?

I was just testing you, Sho-chan.

Huh?

It's true that my savings are going down, but

I thought that if I told it to you this way,

you would look for a job.

I'm sorry.

It's fine, I wouldn't get mad over something like that!

Okay?

Shall we eat?

The plants that Sho harvested smelled of gas and

wasn't very edible.

Even then, it had a very warm taste.

Wait, no! I don't want to be homeless!

Yuriko!

Nothing has been resolved at all!

That was really good news! It's quite a miracle!

For a moocher to be searching for a job...

Please forget about that.

Miracles don't happen that easily.

It's a miracle that nothing happened, but

you shouldn't be eating random plants without any knowledge of them.

I'm sorry.

Mr. Himonya, shall we go settle the bill now?

Excuse, can I have a tab here?

Can I make a tab?

Is there anyone that's free right now?