Title: Let’s Do It Already Vol. 4
Author: Aki Kusaka
Publisher: Viz Media
Language: English
Format: Paperback
Pages: 169
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Publication Date: March 4, 2025
The Story
Yuri starts her life as a maid at the second residence, the house where Keiichi resides. She is overly-excited about starting because she can say good morning to him every day; however, her very first morning, he walked right by her without saying a word! This shattered her heart as she felt as if her expectations had been set too high. As she’s tending to the garden and pulling weeds, she drops her phone in a bush and discovers a little old man residing inside it!
She figures that he could lend an ear and explain everything going on with her and Keiichi, but she disguised the story as something happening to one of her friends. She seeks advice; however, right when she gets it, she receives a text from Keiichi, and he does something to make things right!
Despite this gesture, things go back to the way they were, and Yuri is left feeling alone and empty. Despite the warnings from the Head Maid, she dodges security cameras and enters Keiichi’s room. Suddenly, an alarm goes off, servants and guards come rushing, and there’s even a military helicopter outside! Keiichi is among them and discovers it was Yuri who had been sneaking into his room this whole time. When she explains why, Keiichi finally understands the gravity of his busy schedule and the impact it’s having on her.
Despite this, Yuri decides to quit being a maid and return to being a normal high school girl. As a result of her sneaking around the house, a form of punishment is handed down in the form of a jacked-up American bodyguard that accompanies Keiichi wherever he goes. He does a remarkable job of getting between him and Yuri; however, things are about to change. Sports Day is coming to school, and despite not being able to enjoy it together because of the bodyguard… a deal is struck! If Keiichi can come in first place in the class relay, his bodyguard will be dismissed permanently!
Characters
I don’t see much development on Yuri’s side of things; however, Keiichi changed a bit in this volume. After he realized how much his busy schedule has been impacting Yuri’s feelings, he wants to find ways to improve their relationship. One of those ways is through communication… even if he can’t get that across vocally. Also, during Sports Day, when it was his turn to take part in the relay, he tried to orchestrate something to show how much he wanted them to have more time together. What that is, I’ll let you read it for yourselves, but it shows that he’s turned over a new leaf and is making a bigger effort to make sure that Yuri doesn’t feel as lonely as he has made her feel as of late.
I’ll refrain from spoiling the little old man; however, the character archetype is one we’ve seen before. The short old man who always seems lost, just wandering about without a care in the world; however, rather than being absent-minded, he’s a good listener, offers some great advice, and other things that are, well, a bit contradictory to all of that. So far, he’s been a great character. I wonder if we’ll get to see a lot more of him from now on.
Final Thoughts
The maid arc was a lot shorter than I had anticipated it to be. I would have thought that it would have gone on a bit longer, but here we are. It wrapped up pretty quickly, but it did wrap up in quite the grand fashion. Keiichi suspected that someone had been sneaking into his room so it was established that he set up an alarm, but I didn’t expect a military helicopter to hover outside of his window! One of the things this series does well is take things over the top, and this is a prime example of that. It shows the wealth and power of Keiichi’s family, but it also adds that extra layer of comedy to the series.
I did like how Yuri and Keiichi’s relationship deepened a bit here; however, I’m not going to hold my breath that this is going to last. Keiichi has already been made aware of how his life and schedule can affect Yuri, but he always sticks to his rules. Despite his efforts of trying to keep them connected or to share more time with one another, sooner or later, it regresses to Keiichi prioritizing everything in life over Yuri. So, while I think it’s noble that he’s making an effort, I wonder if it’s going to last this time. I guess time will tell.
Another good arc, even if it ended on a typical trope. It makes me wonder if there’s just this giant hat a mangaka picks from when it comes time to decide what trope to insert into a story? Hmm…
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