"mind if I spend the night tonight?" "that's fine. huh?" "That sounds fun!" "What do you guys usually do?" "Well..." "Sometimes I ask him for advice." "Oh?" "Primarily... about girls." "I see." "So you're asking me about love." "Yeah." "You draw shojo manga..." "And you seem knowledgeable when it comes to girls." "True. but I'm the man who's been called the "spokesman for girls' hearts." "Feel free to ask anything." "You can count on me." "Nozaki!" "getting right to it..." "After School {\cH4FB86B}Shoe Lockers" "Asuka" "Hey!" "You promised we'd walk home together today!" "Sayuri right?" "Mikoshiba" "Um...?" "Sayuri {\cH35C5D7}Asuka" "Who are you going to go with?" "!" "Nozaki!" "Who should I walk home with?" "!" "Hmm..." "Maybe Asuka?" "She seems sorta mad." "Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun Fourth Issue" "There Are Times When Men Must Fight." "Girls Princess" "Whose Face Do You Like? so I decided to do some research." "An all-rounder..." "This is it!" "But the reality was that girls were much deeper than I'd thought..." "After School Shoe Lockers right?" "Rei but she's a yandere?" "!" "On a Date Sakuramachi" "Kurumi" "I don't want a present like that!" "Huh?" "!" "What the hell?" "you were super happy to get that present!" "What happened in one week?" "!" "After School Shoe Lockers" "Lulu" "I have plans that day..." "Liar!" "You're totally free!" "I know all your plans!" "Lunch Break School Roof" "Touko want to hang out next Tuesday?" "That's the day I invited you out last week!" "Why the hell are you picking the same day?" "!" "It doesn't make sense..." "Stop messing with me!" "and kept challenging myself." "Confession Time Behind the School" "Shiori" "Will you go out with me?" "yes!" "And then..." "Things went from 2D to 3D." "Aren't you getting further from reality?" "But..." "Hmm?" "Is this really that much fun?" "You really don't get it..." "There's nothing more satisfying than conquering all types of girls." "Nozaki." "You'll get hooked." "Huh?" "It looks like a real pain." "humor me for once." "don't you?" "I don't really..." "I'm gonna reset the game!" "Girls Princess" "Girls Princess 3!" "Please Enter the Protagonist's Name" "Please enter the protagonist's name." "the player..." "That means you." "Enter whatever name you like." "A name I like..." "Then..." "Name: {\cH000000}Suzuki" "He's 410)}My name is..." "Suzuki Saburo." "using his own manga hero's name?" "don't you?" "Suzuki Saburo" "Please enter a nickname." "Wait..." "Nickname: {\cH000000}Suzuki (LOL)" "Or do you actually hate it?" "I get it... right?" "Y-Yeah." "Morning {\cH55EE68}Hallway" "Yuriko" "Suzuki-kun!" "1)}Nice to meet you!" "You're cute!" "Get lost!" "so all the questions give you three possible answers." "pick the answer you think is best." "All right." "Morning {\cH55EE68}Hallway" "Nice to meet you!" "You're cute!" "Get lost!" "Huh?" "After School {\cH55EE68}Sakuramachi" "Mami" "Eek!" "I'm going to fall!" "1)}Catch her Hold her Kick her" "Eh?" "Training Camp {\cH55EE68}Nagano" "Asuka" "Say..." "Wanna skip?" "1)}Follow her Hesitate a little Insult her" "Hey!" "Nozaki?" "!" "You know that can't be right!" "—ki has..." "Huh?" "Suzuki only has eyes for Mamiko!" "My Best Couple!" "Why the hell did you pick that name?" "!" "Change it right now!" "Start over!" "But I'm terrible at coming up with names." "isn't it?" "Make one up!" "Imagine you're naming a new character!" "I try to keep my work and private lives separate." "Fine..." "Just make it "Nozaki Umetaro." "Okay." "Name: {\cH000000}Nozaki Umetaro" "Momo" "Nozaki-kun." "Also..." "It's easiest if you concentrate on just one girl at first." "Which one do you want?" "Hmm... 244)}Akane: {\cHA66ECE}Quiet rich girl {\cH000000}Yuki: {\cHA66ECE}Shy Honor Student" "244)}Nanako: {\cHA66ECE}Cool Tomboy {\cH000000}Kaori: {\cHA66ECE}Kind Classmate 1)}The Kind Classmate" "I'll pick her." "Her?" "Doesn't she sort of look like Sakura?" "do you..." "It said on the internet that this was the best route." "Don't read the spoilers!" "Lunch Break {\cH55EE68}Hallway" "Kaori" "What's wrong?" "please tell me." "1)}Hold it in Vent Smile" "This pattern always comes up in shojo manga." "Sorry for venting..." "I've never seen this expression before!" "It should excite the heroine when the guy shows his weakness only to her." "The answer is..." "Vent" "Kaori" "Lunch Break {\cH55EE68}Hallway" "Nozaki-kun..." "Why?" "I don't understand this girl's feelings at all!" "I don't get it!" "You should probably stop playing dating sims from a girl's point of view." "showing girls your weakness will only disappoint them." "Just ask Sakura." "Here." "there's no need to call her..." "Mikorin" "Huh?" "Mikorin?" "Hello?" "Sakura..." "N-Nozaki-kun?" "!" "Sorry to call you so late at night." "Um..." "I've lost confidence in my own decisions... forget about it." "Nozaki-kun..." "Love Level" "Chiyo" "Nozaki-kun is feeling weak...?" "!" "(Squee!" ")" "Mikoshiba Defeated" "You lose." "Nozaki-kun." "why don't you use the help from your friend?" "He'll give you popularity rankings and other information." "Huh?" "Lunch Break {\cH55EE68}Classroom" "Tomoda" "Ask me anything!" "You can't trust people who call themselves your friends after you've just met them." "This is a trap." "I know it." "A friend who gets close to the protagonist like this" "Let's be friends! Japanese Yam cornering them into utter despair." "Body Slam" "Gratin" "Seaside" "Corn" "Mandrake" "Cheese Kamaboko" "Taro" "TV/Radio/Cassette" "Poplar" "Beth" "And then comes this line..." "The truth is I've hated you from the moment I met you!" "That's a totally different game." "This has nothing to do with love." "Just relax and ask your friend for help." "Go on." "If you insist..." "What should I do after this... {\cH000000}Nozaki" "Move Go home Ask Tomoda" "After School {\cH55EE68}Hallway" "Lunch Break {\cH55EE68}Classroom" "Tomoda" "I'll show you the information I've got." "Kaori Yuki Akane Nanako" "This is your popularity ranking so far." "Lunch Break {\cH55EE68}Classroom" "Tomoda have some movie tickets!" "Tomoda?" "What do you get from this?" "What difference does it make?" "wait." "I get it..." "He must have feelings for the protagonist!" "What fervent appeal!" "That'd be a totally different kind of game!" "Stop associating everything with love!" "Lunch Break {\cH55EE68}Classroom" "Tomoda" "Ask me anything! too." "Sorry." "I'll take this seriously." "I'll try to get to the goal." "Heading to School {\cH55EE68}Sakuramachi" "Kaori" "Nozaki-kun?" "you two." "Tomoda" "Heading to school together?" "Tomoda-kun..." "It's not like that." "School Trip {\cH55EE68}Inn" "Tomoda so just go." "Leave the rest to me!" "Go on!" "{\cH9C70E5}Event in Progress" "Tomoda don't you?" "!" "just go!" "You idiot!" "1)}Graduation {\cH55EE68}School Gate" "Tomoda" "Congratulations on graduating!" "Three years just flew by..." "I'm glad I met you!" "Tomoda!" "You gave up three years of your life for a protagonist like me... too!" "You fool!" "Now that it's come to this..." "I'll draw your story for you!" "happiness!" "let's decide on his love interest." "Yeah!" "Who should we pick?" "rich girl type." "Mikoshiba." "Think of Tomoda's happiness." "It's important to keep in mind who we think Tomoda would pick." "Sorry..." "I didn't consider Tomoda's feelings." "I'm sure Tomoda will forgive you." "All right." "Let's think about this again." "Yeah." "and a man of action." "A great young man who's pure and puts friendship first." "Someone who's dear to Tomoda..." "Someone who was there for him 24/7." "{\cH585554}Tomoda {\cHA66ECE}The Protagonist's Friend and Classmate" "Someone he could spend his weekends with." "Someone Tomoda could offer his three years of youth to..." "The one who offered him the most love." "It's totally the protagonist!" "910)\cH000000\3cHFFFFFF}Protagonist" "maybe I'm here too early." "Huh?" "Sakura." "Huh?" "Is he not home?" "Nozaki-kun?" "Huh?" "What happened to you two?" "!" "We pulled an all-nighter..." "An all-nighter?" "What happened last night?" "Tomoda!" "But..." "I would have been content..." "just supporting you..." "Tomoda..." "Seriously..." "What happened?" "! entertaining a number of girls at once is no problem." "right?" "Mikorin?" "You just call out to them from a distance." "Wh-What are you talking about?" "! you've gravely wounded my pride." "Just watch..." "I'll show you my charismatic talk skills." "That's amazing!" "though?" "They're the newest socks on the market." "So amazing!" "See how clean they are?" "it's amazing!" "isn't it?" "This is so fun!" "Oh?" "You're having fun?" "Thanks..." "From Mikorin {\cHFFFFFF}New Message" "Sub:" "I'm sorry From:" "Mikorin" "You're so funny!" "PLEASE HELP ME!" "I'm funny?" "Thanks..." "What happened to your pride?" "Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun." "Ask me anything!" "Secret" "Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun." "Boys" "Mikoshiba!" "Wh-What?" "Please!" "Would you come to our mixer this weekend?" "Huh?" "Why would I— right?" "We're short one guy now." "We'd feel a lot more confident with you there." "sexy guy!" "You're so hot!" "Think of it as helping us out." "Are you sure you should be saying that?" "I might just make all the girls there my prey." "don't blame me." "Yay!" "We're saved!" "Mikoshiba!" "You're as great as a hundred men!" "Why did I say something like that?" "I've never even been to a mixer before." "you can't change it now." "at least." "Nozaki!" "You're so dependable!" "let's start." "R-Right." "So..." "I'm Nozaki." "Nice to meet you." "too." "I'm Mikoshiba." "have you always... attended an all-girls school?" "I'm constantly surrounded by girls." "So stuff like this makes me nervous..." "But I'll do my best to be brave today!" "Or something...." "Why am I playing a girl's role?" "they'd need—" "That won't happen." "Then I guess I'll play the girl's part." "I'll go get into character." "R-Right..." "Nothing less from a professional manga artist." "He's even taking this practice seriously." "pyon." "pyon." "pyon." "Isn't this kind of a crude character design?" "Hello!" "What in the world?" "!" "Sakura." "Perfect timing." "Come and join me." "Huh?" "Join you?" "!" "what the heck are you two doing?" "Exactly what it looks like." "What it looks like?" "Mikorin's having his drinks poured by a creepy bunny..." "Oh..." "But I think I've seen something like this before." "000 yen." "This isn't some sketchy club!" "so you were practicing for a mixer." "You guys scared me." "but I'm glad you're here." "I'm no match for an actual girl." "Huh?" "!" "Could this be... a chance to show my femininity in front of Nozaki-kun?" "!" "Let's start with salad." "Is there anything you don't like?" "What would you like to drink?" "Should I make a light snack?" "Umeko's femininity is super high... let me introduce myself again." "Nice to meet you." "I'm Mikoshiba Mikoto." "we're going to the bathroom." "Huh?" "!" "So what was your first impression?" "That Mikoshiba guy was really red." "Y-Yeah... or play video games..." "He's totally the indoors type." "He said he's a gamer." "we don't need to come to the bathroom to comment each time." "anyway?" "We're not getting anywhere at all!" "Right... too." "Okay!" "and I'm seventeen." "I came here ready to get any guy I can." "I'm planning to bring one or two home with me today." "Umeko?" "!" "Sakura." "Show him how it's done." "Huh?" "Oh..." "Okay!" "Ahem!" "and I'm sixteen. but really handsome." "I have no interest in anyone else." "Leave right now!" "Don't come to a mixer!" "That's enough..." "I was stupid to ask you guys for help." "now..." "I'm knowledgeable enough about mixers to write about them in my manga." "I'll take her." "Let's slip out of here!" "What should I do?" "I can't shake him off." "What the hell are you doing?" "Ow!" "idiot! and you're set." "have you? and go home?" "Without getting friendly with a girl?" "I'd like to avoid being paired with someone as much as possible." "you'll definitely end up paired off." "Assumed Style" "Can't I get out of that somehow?" "Mikorin like a student council president." "Uh..." "Isn't that a bit unnatural?" "Not at all." "We just set a cake in front of you and voilà!" "Perfectly natural!" "This isn't a birthday party! as if you were talking to a girl alone?" "Huh?" "All right." "Mikoshiba." "R-Right..." "H-Have you gone anywhere lately?" "I haven't left my house." "What do you like to do on days off?" "I don't have any days off." "What TV dramas do you usually watch?" "I prefer internet radio." "What have yo—" "Mikorin! and it was really good!" "Huh..." "Is tha—" "And do you know what Nozaki-kun said?" "No... it's important to chill it at the right tim—" "You two are never allowed to go to mixers!" "You'll just bother people." "Sakura." "The bathroom again?" "!" "but I've had enough!" "I'm sorry..." "Don't mess with me!" "I'm..." "I'm the only one being left out here!" "damn it!" "And the cake there was really good!" "Wow." "Perhaps I'll go try one soon." "do we have to talk about this here?" "it turned into a girls' night out." "Mikoshiba's late... do you?" "Hey!" "I've come in Mikoshiba's place!" "Kashima!" "But you already declined once." "Are you sure?" "so..." "I wonder if he's actually not that good with mixers..." "Then I sort of feel bad for forcing him." "He should have just said something." "no..." "I could totally fit in." "So he isn't satisfied unless it's a harem situation?" "Kashima." "Really?" "so there are only three guys and five girls!" "I'm glad I have one fewer rival." "this ice cream is so good!" "did you try this chocolate?" "I did!" "It's so good!" "too!" "It's so sweet!" "try this!" "Hey!" "my princesses." "I'm full just from seeing all your smiling faces." "I'm so blessed." "Kashima-kun!" "Tell us more!" "Apparently..." "Kashima emerged the only victor at the mixer." "Pardon the intrusion." "it's so clean today." "I cleaned yesterday." "is this... knowing you were coming today something like that?" "this is Nozaki." "What?" "You're coming over now?" "Please wait a bit longer!" "My place isn't ready for visitors right now!" "it's a mess right now!" "Right." "Right." "then." "Who's coming?" "My editor." "Then you didn't have to rush to clean up." "That's a reaction you'd have when your girlfriend comes over." "I don't think I'd be this stressed." "Someone who's more important than a girlfriend?" "!" "Fourth Issue End" "To Be Continued" "Next Issue but do you like lamb?" "You idiot." "I have lots of awesome lines like that." "Don't underestimate my vocabulary." "Next Time:" "The Man Who Envisions Love." "my little lambs all across the country."