[Zhu Qi Zai] A Third-Rate Writer and the Savior

Originally titled "The Unpopular Girl" **Blurb** The newest transfer student at PK Academy, Ito Sawaya, is a delinquent girl whose beauty rivals Teruhashi Kokomi's... (She doesn't) smoke (very often), (she does) drink, and (she also) gets her hair permed. She wears long skirts and has a terrible weakness for certain subjects. She doesn't talk much, keeps to herself, and has nothing to do with cuteness. But Saiki Kusuo likes her quite a bit. Because the thoughts in her mind are kind of fun: a mix of obscure facts, musical rhythms, and strange, wonderful abstract images. Then one day, Saiki Kusuo's favorite novelist publishes a new book, and it contains one after another of the facts Ito Sawaya had pondered. Saiki Kusuo falls silent. Should he stay away from the author he likes to avoid spoilers, or get on good terms with her and ask for an autograph? Today, Ito Sawaya is a little troubled. She wants to add a romance to her next book, but she's never been in love. Just then, she hears a somewhat familiar voice beside her. Ah! It's her classmate Saiki Kusuo. He asks, "Ito, are you free tonight? Want to go to a dessert shop together? Couples pretending to be together get half off their desserts." Saiki Kusuo: With mutual affection above eighty, this should count as romance. The complete story has been reposted and is being polished up. Click to read for free. Theme: Good things will happen as long as you keep going.