"Nozaki!" "Oh?" "Who's the shrimp?" "This is Mikoshiba Mikoto." "Mikoshiba?" "Th-This is "Mikorin"?" "Sakura." "H-Hello..." "Yeah?" "so you'd better show some respect." "R-Right!" "Mikoshiba-kun!" "Mikoshiba-kun!" "come on... guys... want to play around with me?" "Yay!" "Play with us!" "Nozaki-kun..." "How is that "Mikorin"? and a little scary. because..." "You dummies." "that's exactly what I meant." "no one will come and save you..." "My little lambs." "Eat me up!" "Eat me up!" "Eat me up now!" "and now he's embarrassed by it." "Isn't that adorable?" "Then he shouldn't have said it to begin with." "Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun Second Issue" "Say Hello to the New Heroine" "again." "and I'm helping out with the beta." "Nice to meet you." "Let me tell you one thing." "don't ask me about it." "I hate dealing with annoying things like that." "O-Okay..." "Oh!" "This part... so please do." "Hmm?" "What a pain..." "Mikoshiba-kun..." "About the hair-shine beta here..." "Huh?" "You don't even know that?" "Guess I'll have to help you..." "Give it here." "Listen up!" "and then draw the hair from there!" "Wow..." "Amazing." "This is an important point here." "Ah..." "I see." "Pay attention here!" "so helpful... it's a lot easier." "you're so good." "And then... we're out of drinks..." "I'll go buy some!" "Thanks." "take this." "Okay." "errand girl..." "I want a coffee." "got it." "Because I'm your senpai." "Right." "Just remember I'm your senpai!" "R-Right." "Huh?" "giving me your order was pointless." "Memory Sketch" "Mem{\cHE5BC97}ory {\cH7DF38E}S{\cH77A5CB}ke{\cHDFADCE}tc{\cH5BBFF3}h our contestants draw the subject using only their memory." "This will tell us who's good at art." "is everyone ready?" "Let's see your boards!" "why don't we try this?" "Fine with me..." "All right." "a dog!" "— Nozaki —" "— Sakura —" "— Mikoshiba —" "Person!" "— Nozaki —" "— Sakura —" "— Mikoshiba —" "U-Um..." "A building." "— Nozaki —" "— Sakura —" "— Mikoshiba —" "SakuraMikoshibaNozaki" "I'm not very good at those." "Neither am I." "neither..." "Mikoshiba-kun!" "You failed at all of them!" "Shut up!" "Don't judge by just these!" "that isn't Mikoshiba's specialty." "Huh?" "But..." "It might be faster just to do it." "I'll draw a person." "Sakura." "Right." "I'm done with the beta." "Mikoshiba." "It's done." "Mikoshiba-kun!" "It's so pretty!" "So detailed!" "and effects to me." "Bringing out the character's charm to its fullest is my job!" "The hero's so annoying..." "Mikoshiba-kun." "Do you have a girlfriend?" "No..." "I don't get girlfriends." "I don't belong to anyone." "Because..." "I'm the eternal love hunter!" "Mikorin!" "It's embarrassing me!" "I'm not embarrassed!" "And don't call me "Mikorin"!" "Stupid!" "Stupid!" "Mikoshiba-kun..." "I just..." "If you keep saying that..." "Huh?" "I'm gonna call you "Chiyorin." "Don't back away!" "Respond!" "Say something in return!" "Nozaki-kun." "It's a little surprising that you're friends." "Yeah... but we became friends eventually." "Character ideas?" "then?" "I wonder who it is." "It's the heroine." "The heroine?" "!" "I couldn't say what I really wanted to." "right?" "I'm... waiting for you to rely on me..." "So notice me!" "Wh-Whoa..." "U-Ugh!" "idiot!" "Ah." "It really is Mikorin." "Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun." "Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun." "so maybe I'll go people watching." "have you noticed my feelings sparkling?" "What happens if you don't have a model?" "Well..." "Hero" "Rival Hero" "Rival Hero Friend" "So many Suzuki-kuns!" "They all just end up with my preferred type of face." "great job hitting it off with Suzuki!" "stop teasing me!" "Mamiko is more suited to me." "I'll never give Mamiko to a guy with a pervy face like yours!" "I..." "I don't look as cool as you two..." "But my feelings are every bit as strong." "who will you choose?" "Does it really matter?" "Sakura..." "Do you know anyone who'd be a good model for a shojo manga?" "I know!" "One of my friends is a girl named Seo Yuzuki..." "A girl?" "Yeah." "She's always being chased by someone." "then she's the popular type." "No!" "Stay away!" "there she is." "Look." "Seo!" "Seo!" "damn it!" "Hold it!" "Like I'd actually wait?" "Got her!" "What?" "!" "damn it!" "Don't underestimate teachers!" "I had teachers chasing me first thing in the morning..." "Talk about bad luck." "Did you do something?" "No idea." "for some reason." "too?" "from Class B!" "you're sort of in the way when you're close." "Why have you and Chiyo been hanging ou—" "I get it." "You're a lolicon!" "Whoo!" "1)\an8}Irritation" "Yuzuki!" "I worked really hard and bought this!" "that's awesome." "for some reason." "I wonder why..." "Huh..." "It was so expensive!" "it suits you." "but..." "The tacky old guy who lives next door to me had this same bag." "Now you match!" "Huh?" "Hey—" "Huh?" "She's not doing it on purpose?" "!" "Ow..." "Yuzuki!" "The basketball team wants you to practice with them." "Got it!" "A helper?" "Yeah." "She must be good at sports." "That's why all sorts of clubs ask her to help." "Huh..." "All right!" "I'm gonna win!" "I don't care if it's against the rules!" "I'm in the game until they kick me out!" "foul!" "they're practicing for when they face an annoying opponent." "She has zero sportsmanship." "Yuzuki!" "Over here!" "Pass!" "I can do it myself!" "over here!" "I'm under the net!" "I can do it myself!" "don't I?" "I should really stop." "Senpai!" "it also lets them reconfirm the importance of team work." "you're out of the game!" "So she's an example of what not to do." "Seo..." "I heard you were tardy again." "This is your penalty." "Huh?" "Take these to the science room." "Huh?" "!" "too." "Huh?" "Hey..." "Could you stop making that face?" "O-Oh..." "I'm sorry." "man..." "I totally got stuck with a super cute girl. is written all over you." "1)}Irritation" "You know..." "I really care about others. and they ask me to help out..." "Love and I can read situations." "There we go." "Wait..." "Aren't I too perfect?" "Aren't I an awesome chick?" "!" "Are you sure you're not doing this on purpose?" "isn't this heavy?" "I guess it's heavier than I expected." "let's play a game." "Right... the loser at rock-paper-scissors carries—" "Whoever can walk on their hands longest wins!" "All right..." "Start." "aren't you?" "!" "Crap..." "It's Counselor Aoki!" "Hey!" "Seo!" "take care of these." "Huh?" "I know..." "I can entrust my life to your hands." "Seo..." "I swear!" "Seo!" "what are you doing?" "I'm taking care of these notebooks." "she never came back for me." "I figured out Seo's character." "Huh?" "But I haven't said anything yet..." "I can tell." "She's basically... totally oblivious!" "Nozaki-kun..." "Most people wouldn't introduce a friend by saying she's oblivious." "is it?" "I understand." "Meaning..." "She's an oblivious girl who's good at sports!" "try to forget the "oblivious" thing." "Sakura." "Huh?" "really!" "anyway?" "R-Right... yeah!" "Yuzuki's best feature is her club work!" "Her club?" "It's really shojo manga-like!" "Isn't your sense of what a shojo manga is like a little off?" "Not at all..." "Yuzuki even has a nickname." "She's really amazing!" "A nickname?" "It's probably something like the "Death God of the Basketball Court." "it's nothing like that..." "Glee Club that voice is amazing..." "It's like... an angel's voice singing..." "Her nickname is the "Lorelei of the Glee Club." "This is fraud!" "You two seem pretty different." "now that you mention it..." "I'm sure a lot happened before you eventually became friends..." "I'll never understand her..." "Roman Academy Athletic Festival" "Goal" "Not bad..." "Same to you..." "Girls' friendships are all about butting heads..." "I totally understand." "What should I do?" "I actually just sat near her in class... huh?" "Yuzuki." "and she sings like an angel. she'll end up as a really charming character. even though she's my friend." "Oh?" "She's that amazing?" "I have something I need to tell you..." "Ryousuke-kun... isn't it a bit hot in here?" "I'm gonna open the windows." "will this take long?" "I wanna go to the bathroom." "Damn it!" "I want to punch him... right?" "Mikorin?" "Me?" "someone who'd make a good character model." "hey..." "Who do you think you're asking?" "I'm right in front of you..." "This super handsome playboy." "Wh-What's with that look?" "okay?" "I just wanted to say it!" "actually..." "I'm so stupid!" "I'm so embarrassed!" "Ba-dump" "So cute!" "Mikorin's the model for the heroine..." "Second Issue End" "To Be Continued" "Next Issue" "Nozaki..." "Another new character debuts next week?" "Yeah." "I can't wait!" "Really?" "get more into it!" "Bring it!" "Next Time:" "Violence vs. the Prince. across the land."