A rom-com between a stoic monk in training vs the cutest girl in high school! Who will win in this heated battle of wills?

Mona is the cutest girl in school, and she knows it. In fact, she’s worked hard to make her high school debut successful. Yet no matter what she does, she can’t seem to catch the eye of stone-cold stoic Medaka Kuroiwa—but she’s not about to give up that easily. Medaka, on the other hand, has been raised at a temple and was told to never get close to women. Who will win in this heated battle of wills?

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A rom-com between a stoic monk in training vs the cutest girl in high school! Who will win in this heated battle of wills?

Mona Kawai may have just met her newest headache in pretty punk rocker Anri Shinagawa, a mold-breaker who literally crash-lands into Medaka’s life and gives him a lesson he’ll never forget. Not one to wait around, Mona rushes into emergency mode and kicks her charms up a very risqué notch! Meanwhile, Asahi’s prepping for a big game with a first-time VIP guest—Medaka!! But will her skills on the court help her steal her way into his heart?

Watch your head for new heroines in this game-changing volume!!

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A rom-com between a stoic monk in training vs the cutest girl in high school! Who will win in this heated battle of wills?

Mona Kawai has beaten the odds and secured a special Christmas date with her crush, Medaka! Sure, it got off to a rough start, but there’s still one more stop left, and one more chance for the romantic holiday to work its magic. But when Medaka realizes that she’s catered the whole outing to his preferences, he tells her something that completely stops her in her tracks. Later, with the new year right around the corner, the lovely ladies in Mona’s life gather for a group sleepover—only for it to take a very daring turn!
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A rom-com between a stoic monk in training vs the cutest girl in high school! Who will win in this heated battle of wills?

Mona Kawai, the most popular girl in school, has met her match in transfer student Medaka Kuroiwa, the one guy who refuses to fall for her charms. She throws herself into winning him over, only to wind up head over heels for him instead!! Now she’s on a mission to milk the most out of a heart-pounding night walk together, but a revelation from Medaka soon stuns her into silence. There’s no time to dawdle, though, as Asahi and Tomo both ask Medaka out on a Christmas date, too! The big question is, which of these three leading ladies will Medaka pick to be his holiday honey?!
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A rom-com between a stoic monk in training vs the cutest girl in high school! Who will win in this heated battle of wills?

Mona Kawai has just learned a shocking truth: her best friend Tomo has also fallen for Mona’s crush, Medaka Kuroiwa! As if competing against one tough opponent wasn’t bad enough, now Mona’s got to battle her bestie in the fight for love. But will their friendship survive the strain? And with Christmas, one of the most romantic days of the year, right around the corner, there’s precious little time left for Mona to secure a special date with Medaka—if she can ever bring herself to ask him out.

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A rom-com between a stoic monk in training vs the cutest girl in high school! Who will win in this heated battle of wills?

Mona Kawai is putting it all on the line to catch the eye of the only holdout in school: her first-ever crush, Medaka Kuroiwa. After fiercely battling through the first few rounds of the annual beauty pageant, she and her love rival Asahi square off in the final showdown. With nothing but a little paint between them and victory, who will win the chance to “confess” their feelings to Kuroiwa? And what could be making Tomo lose her usual composure?

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A rom-com between a stoic monk in training vs the cutest girl in high school! Who will win in this heated battle of wills?

Mona Kawai is on a mission to capture the heart of the only boy she’s ever really wanted: Medaka Kuroiwa, the one holdout in school who still stubbornly refuses to bow to her charms. But as the annual intramural beauty pageant kicks into full gear and Mona prepares to put on the show of a lifetime for the panel of judges—which thanks to some sly maneuvering on her part now includes Medaka—that could be about to change. All she has to do is out-cute the other contestants, most notably her formidable love rival Asahi, and nab the chance to fake confess her feelings to her crush. Easy, right? Right…?

A rom-com between a stoic monk in training vs the cutest girl in high school! Who will win in this heated battle of wills?

Mona Kawai has finally made up her mind. It’s Medaka her heart wants, and no matter what may stand in her way, it’s Medaka she will get! Step one in this updated game plan: take the target out on a heart-stopping date. Step two, check off as many “lovey-dovey couple” things as she can. But her rival, the talented Asahi, is not about to just sit back and let it happen. It’s time for all-out war, and no amount of subterfuge is off the table!

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A rom-com between a stoic monk in training vs the cutest girl in high school! Who will win in this heated battle of wills?

Mona Kawai may be on the brink of a breakthrough. Out at the amusement park on a day trip planned to welcome her friend Tomo to Tokyo, she gets separated from the group and falls prey to some wannabe pickup artists who won’t take no for an answer. But just as things start to get dicey, a certain someone steps in to save the day and sends Mona’s heart on a ride so breathtaking, even she has to admit there’s something seriously strange at work—something that might make her picture-perfect mask start to slip…

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A rom-com between a stoic monk in training vs the cutest girl in high school! Who will win in this heated battle of wills?

Mona Kawai may have made a huge mistake. Ticked off by Medaka’s latest rejection, she let her sugary façade slip enough for her secret inner sass to peek through and jab the stubborn holdout with a few sharp words. Now she’s got to scramble to make sure she doesn’t undo all the progress she’s made sweetening Medaka up before her chief competitor takes him for a wild ride he’ll not soon forget. As if that weren’t enough, an old friend with a penchant for putting Mona in a tight spot comes to town and threatens to shake up the Queen Bee’s picture-perfect persona—and force her to confront some feelings she may not be ready to face.
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A rom-com between a stoic monk in training vs the cutest girl in high school! Who will win in this heated battle of wills?

Mona Kawai is in a pickle. She’s still one boy-toy short of completing her high school collection, and the holdout, Medaka Kuroiwa, is proving more difficult to conquer than she’d ever imagined. To make matters worse, there’s now a talented new contender threatening to undo all her hard work and swipe his heart out from under her: Asahi Shonan. So when Medaka comes down with a cold, Mona knows this opportunity to pay a healing home visit is just what the doctor ordered. But the thing about fevers is, once the heat takes over, it can make you do or say the most unlikely things…

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A rom-com between a stoic monk in training vs the cutest girl in high school! Who will win in this heated battle of wills?

Mona Kawai has conquered the hearts of every boy in school except for one: Medaka Kuroiwa, a recent transfer student who has dedicated his mind and body to the priesthood. But what’s a little lifelong commitment mean to the queen bee? Armed with a legend that promises to bring lovers together, a school festival full of exciting chances for close collaboration, and a lip-smacking recipe for success, Mona pushes on full steam ahead to bring the last holdout in line…only to run straight into what may be her greatest obstacle yet. Enter the challenger: a talented younger girl ready and willing to declare war on the queen.

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A rom-com between a stoic monk in training vs the cutest girl in high school! Who will win in this heated battle of wills?

Mona Kawai is the cutest girl in school, and she knows it. In fact, she has everyone wrapped around her pretty little finger—everyone, that is, except Medaka Kuroiwa, a recent transfer student. Determined to win him over and solidify her reign as unchallenged queen bee, Mona rolls out the red carpet for her newest would-be subject, only for the stone-cold stoic to glare her down at every turn! Just how far will she go to prove her charms are truly irresistible and win over the last unclaimed heart in school? And why is it that her chest keeps getting tighter the harder he proves to conquer?

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