"it's from Ken-san!" "Ken-san sure does pay attention." "He even caught something this minor." "Sending to Romance Editing Department how long has it been since Ken-san became your editor?" "Hmm?" "Let's see..." "About a year? I'm still not sure what kind of person he is." "Really?" "I have no idea how old he is." "he's twenty-seven years old." "I can't even imagine what hobbies he'd have." "reading books and watching movies. so he's his kouhai." "I guess you must be pretty close." "yeah." "I heard it all from Miyako-san." "Isn't that kind of an information leak?" "what was he like the first time you met him?" "Well... we kept our distance." "Oh?" "That's a pretty mature reaction." "One year ago... 600)}— One Year Ago —" "Nice to meet you." "I'm Yumeno." "I'm going home." "That's what you meant by keeping your distance? I've gotten fairly used to Yumeno-sensei." "I had no idea how things would go..." "The main reason we're meeting today but... — The Previous Editor:" "Maeno —" "Maeno isn't here yet!" "whatever." "so I guess I'll just be casual." "do you want something to eat?" "N-No!" "I'm perfectly fine!" "I don't want you to think just because we share a meal." "and it's pissing me off." "I've been reading your Let's Fall in Love." "Suzuki-kun seems very popular among readers as a classic hero." "Wha— starting with my characters?" "I won't fall for that!" "You're trying to win over my child first?" "I won't fall for that!" "No..." "Yumeno-san." "Don't tell me..." "You plan to butt in on my story writing?" "Even though we just met?" "Are you trying to tell me how to raise my child?" "Child Rearing" "I have my own way of doing things!" "and it sucks." "What should I do?" "so becoming closer will be difficult..." "Then let's have Suzuki and Mamiko continue in that fashion." "about this Hasegawa-san..." "Huh?" "Y-You know Hasegawa-san?" "Huh?" "She's been around since chapter one." "Get out of my way." "Hasegawa-san..." "Let's Fall in Love" "Then what about her?" "Mamiko!" "right?" "And him?" "hooray!" "Ryunosuke-kun." "He's on the cheer squad." "That's amazing!" "You're actually able to name five characters!" "Could it be that you've actually read my manga?" "What a shock!" "And that's how you two got closer..." "Yeah!" "Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun Eleventh Issue" "Let's Rice" "Hmm..." "This development isn't going to work." "Huh?" "Nozaki-kun." "Well... all the exciting scenes seem bland." "I want to make them more flashy." "Huh?" "You think so?" "I think Suzuki-kun's pretty cool." "I'll protect you!" "Suzuki-kun..." "It isn't that." "It isn't the expressions or the dialogue..." "I want something more..." "This is so exciting!" "An episode like that..." "I was wondering if I could write a flashy scene using their daily lives." "huh?" "for example?" "Maybe something like this?" "Spin Spin Spin" "Mamiko!" "Suzuki-kun!" "Definitely not daily life!" "Maybe use a prop that leaves a lasting impression..." "Prop?" "For example..." "Whip" "I w-won't let you have Suzuki-kun!" "that really does add a sense of urgency!" "And when I want to express how strong he is..." "Escape while I hold this up..." "Hurry!" "Rumbling" "Th-That's a prop?" "When I want to express something more familial..." "You're such a wonderful girl." "P-Props?" "I'd like to see development that would surprise or excite me." "Huh..." "Something surprising and exciting..." "There." "Ding Dong Ding" "Class is finally over." "but..." "Th-There seem to be a lot of close-ups of Mamiko." "Such a nice breeze... too." "but it's going to end on the next page." "Suzuki-kun?" "you're right." "He was down there the whole time? "Huh?" "What is he doing?" Right?" "That wasn't the excitement I was hoping for..." "Then what kind of excitement is it?" "Hmm... or someone being forceful...." "Midsummer Gift {\cH0B141B}Romance Editorial Dept." "Here." "but... take it." "but..." "I'll set up some exciting development for you." "Let me know what you think." "but..." "I wonder what Nozaki-kun's going to do..." "I doubt I'll be surprised..." "Nozaki-kun's so serious in the weirdest ways..." "Nozaki-kun?" "I thought it'd be a little surprise." "And this is the main act." "Whoa!" "That's amazing!" "They're so pretty!" "I can have them?" "Yeah." "I'm so happy!" "Thank you!" "All right." "Sakura..." "Carrying documents?" "to the faculty office." "let me have those." "Nozaki-kun!" "Little things like that are exciting enough!" "darn it!" "Crap!" "I can't do what I'd planned in the faculty office!" "Sakura." "that isn't necessary!" "Hmm..." "Excitement is hard." "Yeah... what was the thing you'd planned in the faculty room?" "Oh..." "I thought I'd leave this doctored class picture on the teacher's desk... it's still rather exciting!" "Hurry and put that away!" "Then how about this?" "Huh?" "a bento?" "I can have it?" "Yeah." "Yay!" "I wonder what it is." "I wonder what it is." "then!" "White rice!" "It's curry!" "Were you surprised?" "Yeah!" "That was amazing!" "too." "Amazing!" "I just realized..." "I'm eating lunch with Nozaki-kun!" "I couldn't have even imagined this..." "Not to mention that Nozaki-kun made this himself!" "tea." "pouring tea for me!" "Thanks!" "too." "Nozaki-kun's giving me more." "dessert." "Nozaki-kun even prepared dessert for me!" "Chiyo!" "And then Mikorin started following me again." "He's so helple—" "Nozaki... so you shouldn't do that." "It's having the opposite effect." "What do you mean?" "The girl from class A." "didn't you?" "But we both agreed to it." "Is it not allowed?" "What kind of role play is that?" "so could you help me think of some?" "Sakura's going to get bored." "She initiated this?" "can I walk home with you?" "Huh?" "S-Sure..." "So the surprises continue after school?" "What's wrong?" "Ah!" "N-Nothing!" "It's summer... it's summer..." "East Entrance" "All right." "I'll see you later." "Huh?" "Why?" "What about the surprise?" "Why"?" "I just wanted to walk home with you." "Romance I referenced a high school girl's reactions when writing this manuscript." "I see..." "That's good." "It sounds realistic." "then." "No..." "White rice?" "Are you telling me it's just white rice?" "No." "Try flipping that over." "Th-This is..." "Suzuki-kun!" "This would be..." "A gourmet manga." "Let's Rice!" "~A Real School Cooking Manga~" "Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun!" "Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun." "Festival" "{\an7\fs18\3cHBEBEC1}Summer Festival Open Notice About Pedestrian Mall 7/14: 10 AM-10 PM 7/15: 10 AM-6 PM No Cars Allowed Through Roman Street Sorry for the Inconvenience" "It's starting to come down." "Was it supposed to rain hard today?" "Yeah..." "I'm glad I'm spending the night." "the manuscript... can I borrow an umbrella?" "It's pouring out there!" "the trains are stopped!" "Let me take cover here!" "Huh?" "Nice to meet you." "My name's Wakamatsu." "I'm a first-year." "R-Right... too?" "He seems slow..." "I'm on the basketball team!" "I was wrong!" "Damn it..." "He's in an athletic club?" "There's no way we'll get along!" "damn it!" "Mikoshiba-senpai!" "I was surprised!" "You really think I'm cool?" "Yes!" "really think that?" "Yes!" "what are you going to do?" "We can't work on the manuscript like this." "Right... does he?" "why were we keeping that secret again?" "Because..." "I don't want Kashima to find out." "Listen..." "If she finds out... you're helping Nozaki with his manga?" "Give and Take?" "And you were having him write scenarios for me in return?" "too!" "Kashima-kun!" "Nozaki!" "Your house would..." "I think you're overreacting a bit... so everyone make yourselves at home." "Make ourselves at home?" "Should we do something?" "How about watching some TV?" "I took out manga tools by habit!" "I'm hungry." "Aren't you?" "Y-Yeah..." "I'm looking forward to Senpai's dinner." "what do you usually do with Nozaki-senpai?" "right?" "Huh?" "Y-Yeah..." "W-We play games and stuff..." "Really?" "What kind of games?" "where you heighten communication skills so you can understand others at a glance." "Wow!" "That seems kinda deep... 0)}Natsumi" "0)}Do you..." "like me?" "though..." "I have a console." "No!" "We don't need to right now!" "I want to enjoy our conversation!" "But what guys usually talk about when they hang out together is..." "Who do you like?" "I like her." "do you have a magazine with a lot of girls in it?" "{\an8\fs24\3cHFFFFFF\cH77D15D}Monthly Girls' Romance" "Here." "she's the heroine." "too." "And she's beautiful." "Something isn't right!" "Not that kind!" "Um..." "I know!" "Color!" "Do you have one in color?" "Yumeno Sakiko" "Color Covers Collection" "Here." "That's enough of Mamiko!" "That's not what I mean!" "like live-action..." "One with photos of real girls!" "Got it?" "huh?" "Here." "Daiichi Junior High School Graduation Album 11th Class Graduates" "That's too real!" "I guess I don't have a choice." "We'll just have to use this." "Senpai!" "What kind of girl is your type?" "Let me think..." "Someone with pretty legs." "The lower half?" "That isn't on here!" "Wakamatsu?" "Huh?" "Me?" "Um..." "I like someone with a pure heart." "Will you guys at least look at the pictures?" "!" "Thanks for the food." "Thanks for the food." "Heavy Rain" "Kanto Area Transportation at a Standstill the station is heavily congested." "Looks like the trains are still stopped... too?" "Senpai." "Nozaki." "That'll help a lot." "I'll help with anything." "Friends help each other out." "Nozaki!" "Senpai!" "Thanks!" "That's really helpful!" "What are you talking about?" "You guys are my friends!" "Ideas for the next chapter..." "Mamiko and her friends have a pajama party." "They end up spending the night due to rain." "They talk about what type of boys they like." "They all eat dinner together." "Nozaki..." "I'm done with my bath." "The rain's not letting up." "You're surprisingly muscular." "You think so?" "athletic clubs!" "I wonder if it's because I do push-ups." "Your chest is surprisingly big." "You think so?" "he turns it into girl talk." "Wh-What?" "I didn't say anything." "you look cute with your bangs down." "stop." "Stop!" "so you should go to your room." "You've got your own bed." "What?" "You're going to sleep already?" "I'll keep an eye on you until you fall asleep." "and have fun." "I said we're going to sleep!" "We aren't having fun!" "Mikoshiba!" "Aren't you thirsty?" "you usually can't sleep." "What's with you today?" "I think you'll sleep better!" "talk!" "Talk!" "Let us sleep!" "is there something you wanted us to do?" "I'll be happy to." "Yeah." "I was thinking of writing a sleepover scenario." "So as reference..." "But how will you make that exciting in the manga?" "Will they talk the whole time? there's no way readers would be satisfied with just girl talk." "400)}Hahaha Hehehe" "I have to make things more exciting!" "could you two hit each other for me?" "You want to break friendships?" "let's do our best and talk about relationships." "I guess it can't be helped." "We might as well talk about that." "Senpai?" "Why do we have to start with Kashima?" "Wakamatsu?" "Yeah!" "I still haven't met her!" "You're so energetic." "I guess there's also Sakura..." "Huh?" "What about Sakura-senpai?" "Ah..." "Nozaki-kun!" "Nozaki-kun!" "Nozaki-kun!" "Huh?" "What?" "so let's ask." "how do you feel about Sakura—" "Don't fall asleep!" "Nozaki!" "he's not gonna wake up." "I guess I'll just have to drag him." "Want me to?" "I think I have the most strength of everyone here." "I'll do it." "Wha— then!" "Huh?" "do you want a handicap?" "I d-don't need one!" "here we go!" "All right!" "Damn!" "One more time!" "Try me this time." "here we go!" "look at the time..." "We went a little nuts there!" "G-Guess it's time for bed." "everyone!" "Night." "Damn..." "I lost every match." "1)}To Sakura-san Yumeno Sakiko" "I just wanted to walk home with you." "What did that mean?" "What's this?" "To Nozaki-kun:" "{\cH5939E3}I love you!" "{\cHB493FE}Sakura Chiyo" "Happy Valentine's" "To Nozaki-kun:" "I love you!" "Eleventh Issue End" "To Be Continued" "Next Issue next week is finally the last episode." "no!" "what will happen to Chiyo-chan and Nozaki-kun?" "thank you very much!" "Next time:" "Then There Is No Love in the World."