Saezuru Tori wa Habatakanai) manga digitally and in print in English in 2021.
The company released the fourth complied English-language volume of the manga after a three-year gap on December 4 digitally, and on January 12 in print. Juné Manga released the third compiled volume in March 2017, and recently announced the first three volumes have received reprints.
Digital Manga Publishing describes the story:
The sexually masochistic yakuza boss, Yashiro, isn t the type to warm up to others easily. But when Chikara Doumeki, his newly hired bodyguard, catches his interest, he reconsiders his hands-off policy with subordinates. As Yashiro s invitations fail, the yakuza boss finds out his bodyguard has a very personal reason for staying at arm s length.
Male relationships that once again center on pain and sadomasochism.
What They Say:
Yakuza bosses are supposed to be tough, ruthless, and treat their men like cogs in a callous criminal machine. When former cop and ex-con Chikara Doumeki accepts his latest bodyguard assignment, however, he realizes that there’s something different about his new boss, Yashiro. Because while Yashiro may seem as emotionally distant as his counterparts, he’s also a closet masochist who enjoys receiving pain as much as his job involves bringing it.
Yashiro’s feelings for a least a few of his men also extends far beyond what’s normally extended to other members of the same crime family… a group that now includes Chikara. Of course, Chikara’s got his own issues, and nobody can beat an ex-cop when it comes to putting the lockdown on a relationship. Except, possibly, a true King of Pain.