Wow, that looks really delicious!
Doesn't it?
Last year, I made a sachertorte for Onii-chan!
And a chocolate cake the year before...
And a chocolate blackmange the year before that!
What should I make this year?
Koyoi-chan, you're amazing.
Okay! This year I'm going to make handmade chocolate!
Really? What are you going to make?
It's a secret.
You say that, but are you really going to make some?
H-How rude!
Psh, the hell with Valentine's Day.
Plus, I've only received chocolate from my mom!
Well, you don't know what could happen this year, Kusuda-kun.
Maybe you'll get some from Enomoto-san.
Don't joke around like that!
More importantly, if my predictions are correct, Arihara Ayumi is going to give you chocolate!
The person I really want chocolate from is...
Here, Mamoru.
Chocolate.
Don't eat them all yourself; be sure to give Misao half.
Saki-nee...
It is too much after all.
It would be okay if they both feel the same way,
but making unrequited chocolate is a bit...
A-As long as there are feelings put into making them, I wouldn't mind, but...
Well, you'd feel more relieved than anything...
Feel relieved, huh...
Girls always give chocolates with their true feelings,
but don't guys just worry about how many they get?
Not just how many, but...
Hey!
What does Valentine's Day mean to a guy?
G-Good question...
To me, it's the day where you find out who likes whom... I guess?
Arihara doesn't have anyone he likes right now, right?
No...
My tongue is going numb!
What did you mix in to make them taste so bad?
You're terrible!
Zaitsu-kun's so nice that he'd definitely eat them without leaving any behind!
Your handmade chocolates are delicious...
Onii-chan, you're so nice.
Then pet my hai-
No!
You really do have a bad sense of humor.
I guess I really should give Arihara chocolate.
I don't think giving chocolate on Valentine's is meaningless.
But if you don't give him chocolate, he won't know your true feelings...
On February 14th, chocolate holds many meanings...
like a love letter expressing one's true feelings...
or assurance to continue a good life...
To me, I think...
that chocolate is a sweet...
bomb.
The Melancholy of the Chocolate Bomber
Look, look! It says it's a "chocolate bomb."
"The inside is a surprise, so it's fun."
It sounds like a punishment.
Should we make this our obligatory chocolate?
Really? I don't know...
It's okay! It's interesting since it's obligatory, and the contents don't matter!
Get the Best Chocolate for that Special Person
You're right. It might be interesting.
That special someone...
I bought it...
I can't believe that I fell victim to the chocolate companies' marketing ploys...
I-I'm sorry!
Ah, wai-
What was that?! Ow.
Saki-nee!
Mamoru.
What happened?
Are you okay?
Someone ran into me all of a sudden...
Gosh...
I hope none of them are damaged.
Saki-nee, that's...
Oh, these?
These are special chocolates.
They're expensive!
I splurged on these, so I might not have any for you this year.
Just kidding!
I'll make sure to buy some for you too.
What's wrong? You don't look well.
Did you catch a cold?
That's not good since you catch them easily.
Wear your scarf properly.
Saki-nee, is there someone you like?
Kind of.
I'm younger than you and I catch colds easily. I guess I'll never be able to receive something like that.
What're you talking about? Considering you get so many chocolates every year.
Okay, all done.
I...
As long as I get chocolates from Saki-nee â from Yamamoto Misaki â I'd...
There's a store I want to stop by, so...
Mamoru!
But Mamoru is my childhood friend,
and I've never thought of him that way...
Mamoru...
I'm home.
Welcome back.
You look depressed.
Something happen?
Saki-nee said we might not get chocolate from her this year.
That so?
But if I can get some from Ayumi-chan, then...
I bet she makes her own chocolate.
I bet they're delicious!
Ayumi!
Saki-nee...
Troubled again?
Oh, Bessho-kun.
I can listen if you want.
After school then.
Okay, I'll be waiting in the classroom.
Hey, Yamamoto-san...
You and Bessho-kun seem to have gotten quite friendly recently.
Friendly? All I've been doing is asking him for advice.
But being alone together after school is pretty suspicious!
Stop thinking of such weird things.
We aren't like that.
But what about Bessho-kun?
Huh?
Bessho-kun might like you.
Yeah, right...
Then let's test it out by having you go home right after school.
If he really likes you, he'll wait forever.
What?
Here. Take this if you want.
Huh?
It's a token of my appreciation for listening to me.
Really, thanks for always listening, Bessho-kun.
What am I doing?
School is now over. Remaining students, please return home promptly.
Bessho-kun, I'm sorry.
School is now over. Remaining students, please return home promptly.
To me, chocolate is a sweet bomb.
I had just planned to throw them into Arihara's heart, and light a fire within him.
But if both Bessho-kun and Mamoru really do like me, then what kind of meaning will this chocolate have?
Am I still going to give this bomb to Arihara?
Onii-chan, what do you want this year?
Chocolate daifuku?
Chocolate bananas?
Or how about chocolate-covered lobster?
Onii-chan!
Huh?
Oh, um...
Anything but the lobster is fine.
I'm going to go take a bath.
Onii-chan... How weird.
I wonder what's wrong?
Maybe it's related to the Demon Lord?!
If you don't hurry up and say, "Ahhn~," the chocolate will melt!
No!
That's foul play!
I've decided what chocolate I'm going to give Onii-chan.
A super, giant, chocolate wedding cake!
To think that her brother complex would deveop this far...
It's a horror.
Koyoi-chan...
Gah...
Ayumi, what's wrong?
You've been depressed since yesterday.
Koyoi-chan!
If it's you, you might understand!
You're in the same situation as me!
I was thinking, but...
I'd be glad to accept chocolate from girls who have no one to give chocolate to.
It's boring for girls if they don't have anyone to give anything to, right?
Kusuda-kun, it's not about the...
Enomoto, if you don't have anyone to give chocolate to, I'll take them.
A-Are you stupid?
You think I have chocolates to give you?!
Kappa-face!
W-What?! You wrinkly-face!
Zaitsu-kun has someone he likes?!
Yeah.
I saw them.
If it's that bad, Zaitsu-kun will hate me.
This time, I'll...
...I guess I'll never be able to recieve something like that.
What're you talking about?
You get so many every year.
Zaitsu-kun!
As long as I get chocolates from Saki-nee â from Yamamoto Misaki â I'd...
Although she didn't seem feel the same way, she was really pretty...
Zaitsu-kun really likes this Yamamoto Misaki person.
What?!
Zaitsu-kun likes the Demon Lord?!
Koyoi-chan?
My brother likes the Demon L- I mean, Yamamoto-san, too!
Really?!
Luckily, it's only one-sided on my brother's part.
What about Yamamoto-san then?
The one that the Demon Lord likes is your brother!
What?!
What the heck are you guys doing?
Whisper Whisper Whisper
Basically, everything will be okay if the Demon Lord goes out with your brother.
Then both of them will give up the Demon Lord.
I see, but how?
It's like they have an invisible barrier up...
So everything will be all right if the Demon Lord gives my brother chocolate.
It would be pointless if she isn't absolutely certain about giving them to him.
Then we'll...
Yes, we'll help the Demon Lord with...
lighting the fuse in her heart!
Sorry about yesterday.
I suddenly remembered I had something to do...
I immediately went home, too, so don't worry about it.
What's wrong?
No, nothing. See ya.
I shouldn't depend on Bessho-kun anymore.
I'll also throw away the chocolate so it'll be like I never bought them.
I mean, I was given a lollipop,
then my heart started pounding...
So that's why I like him?
What's with that?
Ah, it's all becoming really bothersome now!
I don't think love is for me.
Yamamoto-san!
Sorry to stop you so suddenly, but...
you're Yamamoto Misaki-san, right?
Y-Yeah...
Koyoi-chan?
She found out!
We have a request for you, Yamamoto-san.
Request?
Oni- No, I mean...
We want you to give chocolate to Arihara Yuuji!
How do you know about that?
I was evesdropping...
Anyway, that's what we would like, so please do your best.
Let's go.
Sorry, but I decided not to give him chocolate.
Why?
I can't see it.
I can't see why I like him.
And is it really okay to say, "I like you" to Arihara in this situation?
So I've already decided that I wouldn't give them to him.
Bye.
If you like him, then isn't that enough?
After all, when I see Zaitsu-kun, my heart pounds,
but it's not pounding because he's good looking or nice.
I think it pounds because I like him!
If that's so, then I don't need a reason!
If your heart pounds, then isn't that already love?
If your heart pounds, then love is love.
I just have to be more honest, don't I?
Then I guess I'll have to try giving it my best!
Yes!
Thanks, both of you.
Now the Demon Lord just has to to give him the chocolate!
If we just show that to Onii-chan and Zaitsu-kun...
Onii-chan will be mine!
Zaitsu-kun will be mine!
All right.
What? Tomorrow?
That's fine...
The riverbed next to Ajisai Bridge at five o'clock?
Make sure you come.
There's something I want to give you.
Wha-
See you.
Something to giv-
Hey, Yamamoto!
What was that?
Isn't tomorrow Valentine's Day?!
S-Seriously?
Today, everything will become clear...
Either if it's the end,
or if it's the beginning.
At five o'clock this evening, I'll be waiting by Ajisai Bridge.
Arihara-san...
Come on, Onii-chan! Hurry up!
What's going on, Koyoi?
Why did you suddenly want to go for a walk?
It's okay, just come!
What? Why did you bring me all the way here?
You finally decided to give me some obligatory chocolate?
Yeah, right.
That is right.
Huh?
I'm giving you obligatory chocolate.
Since I've relied on you a lot.
Um...
T-Thanks.
W-Wait!
This is different from the one I bought...
Why?
Was it that time?
If I remember correctly, she's in my sister's class...
What was I anticipating?
Kusuda, I'll give it to you later for sure, so wait!
Seriously?
I'm so nervous!
Will Zaitsu-kun really come?
Yeah, the girl in your class that has big boobs and good style.
She's like a cool beauty.
What, her name's Yamamoto Misaki?
Where is she right now?
Yamamoto Misaki?
I ran into her earlier, and I think we switched chocolates.
It would be bad if those were given to someone else!
What do you mean by "bad?"
Ayumi?
Hey, what do you mean?
In any case, it's just bad.
It would be the worst if they were given to someone.
Was it a chocolate bomb or something?
This is bad!
Where are you going, Ayumi?
To where Yamamoto Misaki is, of course.
You know where she is?
In front of you!
H-Hey, Ayumi-chan...
U-Um...
I'm not expecting chocolate at all or anything...
Chocolate...
You're fast at running, right?
Uh...
Here's chocolate that I made!
If you run at top speed to the river bank, I'll give you all of them!
Hey.
Hey...
Why are they both here?
But I have to do this no matter what...
Arihara, this is...
Hold it with that chocolate!
Chocolate Bomb: Judgment!
What?
It wasn't a chocolate bomb?
Are you all right, Yamamoto?
Sorry, I just lost all my anxiety.
How weird...
I felt like I had to give them to you so badly,
but now that the chocolate is gone, I feel relieved.
Bessho-kun. Mamoru.
I'm sorry for everything up until now.
Koyoi, we're going home.
Wait, Onii-chan!
Huh? Arihara made faces like this?
What are you doing? Staring at someone's face...
I never really looked at you properly until now.
All right!
First, let's be friends.
Y-Yeah...
And that's how the curtain closed on my life's first, real Valentine's Day.
Have you ever fallen in love?
After the Renjo-senpai I had admired looked at my art,
the time I've spent with him has become my treasure.
But Senpai is always looking far off into the distance, so there's no space for me.