"Hori-chan-senpai has been cold." "Did I do something?" "How has he been cold to you?" "he doesn't pay as much attention to me anymore." "he goes home." "He doesn't answer when I call him!" "That means you aren't being appealing enough." "Push harder!" "Push as hard as you can!" "stop him with all your might!" "Kashima's been seriously annoying." "Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun Eighth Issue" "The Prince (Girl) of the School's Problems that's it for today." "Okay." "Right." "Senpai?" "I use it as reference when I draw backgrounds." "wouldn't that cause trouble?" "I mean." "so it's fine." "that's true." "Hori-chan!" "Kashima-kun is running away again!" "What?" "Kashima!" "Senpai!" "Ow..." "Romance Comics Let's Fall in Love" "Yumeno Sakiko" "Something unbelievable came out of the bag that flew at me... 1)}Let's Fall in Love" "Let's fall in love." "you know..." "Maybe he just wants to read something totally different now and then." "just to skim through it..." "The amount of attention he's put into this is insane!" "But maybe it isn't Senpai's..." "To:" "Hori Masayuki-sama Thanks for your support!" "Yumeno Sakiko" "Crap!" "There's no escape!" "Kashima!" "I told you not to skip!" "Romance Comics Let's Fall in Love" "Yumeno Sakiko too... huh?" "that's Let's Fall in Love." "You know this?" "too." "Could this have become the male high school student Bible?" "the flowers on the top right of page 132 are called marsh marigolds." "they mean "Happiness will surely come." "spring is here..." "Note: {\cH5F4ADE}Marsh Marigolds" "He has the whole thing memorized?" "What's it about?" "and wins him over through sheer willpower." "the hero says to her..." "I only have eyes for you." "You were meant for me." "my Cinderella." "You're trembling." "Are you nervous?" "my bambino." "That hero's a pushover." "No!" "Mamiko!" "Don't make it a competition!" "Then does Senpai also..." "Mamiko." "Suzuki-kun is so cool... just like the protagonist..." "Yeah. isn't that right?" "yeah..." "Then why doesn't Senpai like me?" "!" "I don't get it!" "I think maybe that side of you is the problem." "do guys feel something when they read this?" "Nozaki..." "Romance Comics Let's Fall in Love" "Yumeno Sakiko" "Have you heard of this?" "Yeah." "What were your thoughts after reading it?" "My thoughts?" "Crap!" "I forgot to put a screentone there!" "I still haven't resolved this subplot..." "This scene turned out pretty well." "I feel after all." "Your feelings about it are that complex?" "Let's Fall in Love so we'll dim the lights into a fadeout." "so we'll put a filter on the light." "Other than admiring the hero?" "Like wanting to be the heroine?" "in the club room?" "I don't think that's it..." "It should be in the... will you read some lines with me?" "sure." "The Knoll of Light" Prince:" "Kashima Princess: (Some Girl) Gardener: (Some Tall Person) Maid: (Some Girl) Prince in Flashback: (Some Girl) such kind words!" "If that means I can have your hand... you're such a wonderful person." "he doesn't seem that different... I can match your steps as swiftly as a bunny." "I can't believe Kashima is actually showing interest in working..." "I shall treasure today's meeting forever within my heart." "Please come see me again." "He seems really happy!" "Kashima-kun!" "What are you doing today?" "I want to be the princess today!" "too!" "who's playing the princess?" "that hasn't been decided yet..." "I want to do it!" "what about me?" "I said it first!" "outsiders aren't allowed here!" "me!" "Why'd that outsider have to say that?" "too." "so please step back a little." "I feel bad." "Are you mocking me?" "!" "For crying out loud..." "And I thought you were actually willing to work for once." "always..." "Senpai!" "would you pick a long one or a mini? does playing the guy all the time bother her? I'd say your uniform skirt is fine." "Hori-chan!" "Kashima-kun wore your uniform home!" "You can wear my skirt instead!" "Kashima" "You can wear my skirt instead!" "What was she so dissatisfied with?" "!" "Drama Club" "Prince:" "Kashima Princess:" "Mita Maid:" "Itamaki Gardener:" "Takagi then... does anyone have any thoughts?" ""Knoll of Light" Cast Prince:" "Kashima Princess:" "Mita Maid:" "Itamaki Gardener:" "Takagi" "Yes!" "Kashima?" "Do you have a problem with playing the prince?" "which I've come to recognize in the past few days..." "I'll make sure it comes true!" "I nominate Hori-senpai for the role of the princess!" "That looks a bit more extreme than usual today... whiteboards fly pretty well." "I was surprised." "didn't you?" "Learn your lesson already." "he's just trying to hide his shyness." "I'm confident that I know Senpai's true feelings better than anyone." "I think Kashima hates me now." "Her harassment's been insane." "What on earth happened?" "Senpai!" "Please take it!" "Kashima" "Senpai!" "Please take it!" "Kashima." "it's a skirt!" "Kashima it's a skirt!" "Shoes!" "Kashima" "Shoes!" "too!" "Kashima too!" "When I put them all together..." "It was actually really well-coordinated." "1)\an7}Complete Outfit" "Isn't she amazing?" "Why does this make you like her more?" "Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun." "Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun." "Explanation with Words Draws a Rough Draft of Where Everything Should Be different authors use different methods." "This is difficult." "Is drawing backgrounds hard?" "it's these directions... it'd be faster." "Somewhere at school." "Let's Fall in Love" "Whatever." "Let's Fall in Love" "Something with a nice mood." "so is this the faculty office?" "too." "So it could be a hallway." "Nozaki-kun..." "Senpai... asking him would be faster." "Nozaki-kun!" "Hmm?" "in this scene..." "I think it should be a classroom or somewhere near the shoe lockers." "they're in the gym..." "I guess they're somewhere at school." "That's fine." "Just go with that. and Suzuki-kun comes from over there..." "And Mamiko comes out of the classroom or something?" "everything fits that way." "Let's go with that." "I'm sorry... too." "Seriously?" "Will you be all right?" "Would you like us to help?" "it's okay." "I'll figure something out." "Hori-senpai!" "Um... you two." "He's right." "Best to leave this to someone with talent." "so there's no point in us trying." "You need to try a little harder." "I'm surprised you were able to debut with art like that..." "What were you doing before you debuted?" "It was really hard maneuvering things so they wouldn't find out I can't draw backgrounds." "New Hopeful Award" ""Boyfriend in the Dark" Yumeno Sakiko" "I can't help but wonder..." "Who are you?" "When I got the New Hopeful Award..." "Fairy Tale in the Forest" Yumeno Sakiko" "Award of Excellence her woodland creature friends bring her an unconscious boy..." "When I got the Award of Excellence..." "Yumeno Sakiko's Exciting Debut" "Welcome to Squishy World!" "The place she wandered into is... a wonderland?" "And when I made my exciting debut..." "You're focusing your efforts in the wrong direction!" "but the way we do backgrounds now is okay." "Was there something else?" "Take a look at this." "What should I do?" "I'm sitting next to Suzuki-kun..." "My right shoulder's so hot!" "It doesn't seem that weird." "Just keep reading." "Here." "What..." "In a place like this?" "Let's Fall in Love" "Whoo!" "Whoo!" "Hey!" "Stop teasing us!" "Let's Fall in Love let's come here by ourselves." "Suzuki-kun..." "How many times have you guys switched seats?" "This was too annoying to fix in the brainstorming stage." "Huh?" "But you should have let the editor handle that..." "What are you talking about?" "There's no way Maeno-san would have noticed." "You're both terrible!" "right?" "his editor is Ken-san." "Ken-san" "I think Miyamae-san would definitely notice." "Y-You want me to show such a terrible storyboard to Ken-san?" "Yes!" "Nozaki." "This is the backyard." "It's fine as long as it looks vaguely like one—" "Senpai!" "What do you mean by "vaguely"?" "after all." "Y-You're sure?" "he does take it seriously." "It's done." "Wha— Suzuki's floating!" "He's floating!" "how about this?" "aren't you?" "Jeez..." "Isn't Suzuki a bit short in this panel?" "Mamiko's standing on the box." "Let's Fall in Love" "He's really tall here..." "Suzuki's on the box now." "Let's Fall in Love" "This is... is on boxes." "Okay..." "You and your damned boxes!" "What high school student always carries around a box?" "!" "I'm s-sorry!" "I'll add in an explanation." "boxes are really popular with us!" "You're fixing the wrong thing!" "Sakura?" "Hmm?" "Like for a still life..." "I just draw what I see..." "I know!" "Why not take photos and draw from them?" "Of course..." "That might relieve some of Senpai's burden." "Yeah!" "Let's go take some right now!" "Where does this scene take place?" "that's..." "I'll go ask Senpai." "And that's that." "I see." "huh?" "then." "you'll be Suzuki." "you'll be Mamiko." "Huh?" "Wait a minute..." "Is this a couples photo?" "I'm supposed to be Mamiko!" "Sakura disappeared." "I guess it'd be better with Sakura and me." "please." "Then I'll take the camera." "Like this?" "yes." "Huh?" "but something is missing." "Just a bit higher..." "I know!" "If we had..." "Boxes again?" "!" "Oh?" "That sounds fun." "Doesn't it?" "Kashima-kun." "Let's go!" "Huh?" "it might be faster to just consult older comics for similar backgrounds." "a background with a hall..." "Senpa—" "Romance Comics Let's Fall in Love" "Yumeno Sakiko" "It's that shojo manga again!" "He's reading it so intently!" "There!" "look at this!" "Okay." "He's showing Nozaki?" "Just look closely at this and copy it." "You can do it!" "Right." "Is he asking to be held like a princess?" "!" "are you spending the night tonight?" "Yeah." "Is it that down to the wire?" "just in case..." "It's not that unusual." "Do you spend the night often?" "I guess." "too!" "You're so reliable!" "Please stay the night!" "why not use my lap as a pillow?" "I want to learn how to draw backgrounds!" "No matter what!" "Could you give some of your enthusiasm to Nozaki?" "Background:" "Wherever Whatever" "We should know about what happened that day... we have to know!" "I don't want to know!" "He just got tired of this village and left." "Yeah!" "That must be it!" "But I saw it! digging a hole—" "Giovanni!" "The adults insisted we shouldn't go out that day!" "1)}Knoll of Light" "That isn't what we're discussing right now." "Giovanni." "Right." "big enough for an adult—" "Sorry..." "Why don't we take a little break?" "you can sleep in the nurse's office." "sorry." "I'll be fine." "Crap..." "It's because I slept over at Nozaki's last night." "Huh?" "I can't reach it..." "Use this." "I told you not to stand on boxes!" "President!" "are you all right?" "What are you doing?" "Hori-chan..." "What are you doing half-asleep?" "It's no use." "He's out." "We'll take him to the nurse's office." "Someone give me a hand." "can I do it?" "Kashima-kun... doesn't she?" "Senpai..." "I will hold you like a princess." "I was wrong!" "That's terrible harassment!" "Jeez..." "No one gets it." "Please don't!" "Hori-senpai would've been so happy..." "But fear not!" "I'll be a horse." "elegant and proud..." "A bull?" "A bull?" "Crap!" "This isn't a horse!" "It's a bull!" "Hey!" "Whoa!" "A rodeo?" "It's a rodeo... right?" "Hey!" "U-Um..." "Thanks for carrying me." "Who are you?" "come on..." "Senpai." "Huh?" "Senpai?" "after all." "make your next story about a prince who was turned into a bull." "but..." "A bull?" "Be sure the scene where the curse is broken is flashy!" "A bull..." "Princess." "Kashima-kun..." "Princess." "Kashima-kun... want to go to a new café today?" "I want a parfait!" "well..." "Then how about we go eat those crêpes we had last time?" "did you think even for a second?" "Well..." "When we first met..." "Entrance Ceremony" "You'd make an awesome hero!" "Drama Club seriously?" "You can change in the dressing room." "Okay!" "Girls' Dressing Room" "You're a girl?" "was I ever surprised!" "Wait!" "What kind of timing is that to realize it?" "!" "Eighth Issue End" "To Be Continued" "Next Issue" "Hori-senpai?" "What about you?" "I always find deadlines oddly exciting." "That's your excitement?" "!" "and it made me shiver." "Why would you shiver?" "!" "Next time:" "Do You Have Enough Excitement?" "Look forward to it!"