Sworn Brothers on the Farm

What happens when two men involved with the yakuza decide escape and run off to the country? They turn a new leaf and become farmers—no, really! A Boys’ Love rom-com manga about two men trying to run from their pasts and how they will work towards a better future together.

Io used to be the top earner at the host club he worked at and Anii used to be in the yakuza. Now they’re both turning over a new leaf working as tomato farmers! As these two city boys get used to country life, Io decides to use his considerable charm to make Anii fall for him. But Anii turns out to be a challenge: one moment he’s nice and protective of Io, the next second he’d acting cold and trying to push Io away. Can Io and Anii put their shady pasts behind them and build a future together?

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