The Love-Brain Battle with Ryoga

Ever since a boy bit her when she was little, Akino Tachibana has felt a certain distance from the opposite sex.

Because she's overly polite and distant with boys, she has the miserable realization that her three middle school years, which should have been rose-colored, have passed by in complete mediocrity!

In her fifteenth year of being single, Akino Tachibana swings straight from one extreme to the other.

She's going to become a player!

But on her very first day on the scene, she runs into an expert.

Love is a battlefield. Take one step back and you lose your rhythm and your dignity! Even a girl who's been single for fifteen years can dream of becoming a romance master!

“Are you free after school today?”

A certain guy saunters up to flirt, casually tossing an orange up and down in his hand. He talks like they know each other, and naturally pins her against the wall with his body.

Without thinking, she reflexively sticks out her leg and pins his against the wall instead.

“I'm free all night.”

The air falls silent.

They stare at each other, speechless.

She thinks she might know who he is now.

Oh no. What have I been doing all this time?

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Echizen Ryoga has been pinned against a wall by the leg of his childhood friend, who's a head shorter than him.

They haven't seen each other in years, so she probably hasn't recognized him yet.

But he remembers her clearly. When she was little, her hair looked like an orange in the sunlight, and her face was round and soft. She made him want to take a bite.

Now her baby fat is gone,

but she sure has gotten bolder.

It's just...

Faced with her heartfelt, chin-up teasing, her utterly convincing leg pin, and her audacious reply...

Ryoga, who prides himself on his experience, feels his competitive streak flare up.

She's changed so much.

He's confused, but there's no way he can lose!

Whether it's true or not, he'll find out for himself.

Theme: Love is a game for the brave