Wow! That looks amazingly delicious!
Isn’t it? Last year I made Sachertorte for my Big Brother.
And the year before that, some Gâteau Chocolat,
and the year before that, a chocolate Blancmange.
I wonder what I should make for him this year?
Koyoi-chan, that’s amazing!
Alright, this year I’m going to make home-made chocolates too!
Really? Ayumi-chan, what are you going to make?
Not telling.
If you’re gonna be that way, are you really gonna make something?
Wow, rude much?
Tch, who gives a crap about Valentine’s Day anyway!
No one but my mom gives me chocolates anyway!
Settle down. Maybe this year Kusuda-kun… you never know.
Heck, you might even get one from Enomoto-san.
Quit yanking me!
In any case, if I’m right, Arihara Ayumi will definitely give you some chocolates.
The one girl with whom I really want to do that…
Here, Mamoru.
Some chocolates for you.
Don’t eat them all by yourself. Be sure to give half to Misao too.
Saki-nee…
This is some heavy stuff to deal with.
It’d be easier if we both shared the same feelings, but getting homemade chocolate for a crush…
As long as the feelings are there, I wouldn’t mind.
Actually, I would be relieved if I received it.
Relieved, huh?
That mean that while the girls are serious about giving chocolates,
guys only care about how much they get?
Not really…
Say…
What exactly do guys think of Valentine’s Day?
Y… yeah, what do we think?
For me, personally, it’s a day where you find out which girl likes who…
I think.
Arihara doesn’t have feelings for anyone right now, correct?
Yep.
Gaaaaah!
My tongue’s gone numb!
What the hell did you put in it to make it so nasty!
You’re mean!
Zaitsu-kun would definitely eat every last crumb since he’s so much nicer!
Your homemade chocolate was… scrumptious.
That was nice of you, Yuuji.
So are you gonna pat my head-
Hell no!
I swear, Yuuji, you creep me out.
I guess I should give Arihara some chocolates or something.
Giving someone chocolate on Valentine’s isn’t a meaningless act.
And even if you’re not giving him anything,
February 14th…there are many meanings hidden in chocolates.
the guy’s probably going to get what you mean by that.
It’s an ardent love letter.
It can insure an easy life, and it can be a bribe.
But…
when it comes to me…
…chocolates can probably be classified… as a sugar-coated bomb.
Look here! It says they’re exploding chocolates!
“Eat it and get a surprise inside!”
It’s like it’s some kind of cruel prank.
You want to get this as a “just friends” chocolate?
Hmm, should I…?
Go for it!
There could be anything inside, and since it’s just between friends, it’ll be fun!
I guess so. It could be fun.
“Sweetheart?”
I bought it.
Me of all people…
…falling for the candy companies’ hype.
So-Sorry!
Hey, wai-!
What was that? Ow…
Saki-nee.
Mamoru!
What happened? Are you alright?
I somehow bumped into someone just now.
Ugh.
I hope they didn’t break.
Saki-nee. Is that…?
Huh? Oh this?
These are sweetheart chocolates.
They were kinda spendy.
Since I splurged on this, you might not be getting anything this year.
Just kidding, alright?
I’ll make sure you get something.
Huh? You look under the weather.
Do you have a cold?
That’s not the way to go, you pick up a bug really easy.
You need to wear your muffler right.
Saki-nee, so you have a sweetheart?
Guess so.
I know I’m younger.
That I get sick easily.
That I never get any sweetheart chocolate.
What are you talking about?
You get lots of chocolate every year.
There, perfect.
If I…
…get chocolate from you, Saki-nee-
Yamamoto Misaki - it will be all I’ll ever need.
I really need to get to a store!
Mamoru!
But Mamoru, my childhood friend,
has never acted that way up till now.
Mamoru…
I’m home.
Welcome back.
You look down. Did something happen?
Saki-nee said she might not be giving us any chocolates this year.
I see.
But I’ll be fine as long as I get chocolate from Ayumi-chan.
I’m sure she’s cooking homemade chocolates right about now.
They must taste so good!
Ayumeee!
Saki-nee…
Stressing again?
Oh, Bessho-kun!
If you’d like, I’m willing to talk it out.
Hmm… alright, after school.
Alright, I’ll be waiting in the classroom.
Say, Yamamoto.
You’ve been really hitting it off with Bessho-kun lately.
Hitting it off? I’ve only been getting his advice on certain things.
But, with the two of you alone in the classroom after school,
isn’t that a shady situation?
Quit imagining weird stuff.
It’s just not like that between us.
But what about Bessho-kun?
He might be crushing on you for all we know.
No way!
Alright, let’s prove it: after school just head out.
If he really has a thing for you, he’ll definitely still be waiting in the classroom.
Huh?
Here, you can have it if you want.
It’s thanks for listening to me.
Really, thank you for everything, Bessho-kun.
What am I doing?
It is officially the end of the school day.
All students still left in the classrooms must immediately vacate the school grounds.
Bessho-kun, I’m sorry!
Repeat, it is officially the end of the school day. All students still left in the classrooms…
When it comes to me, chocolates are sugar-coated bombs.
I only want to fire them away at Arihara’s heart and hopefully light a flame.
If Bessho-kun and Mamoru really have feelings for me,
what kind of meaning do these chocolates have?
If that’s the case, am I going to give this bomb… to Arihara?
Big Brother, what would you like this year?
Chocolate daifukus? Chocolate bananas?
Or how about a chocolate spiny lobster?
Big Brother!
Uh, anything besides a spiny lobster is fine.
I’m gonna take a bath.
Big Brother…
That’s weird. I wonder what’s wrong.
This has something to do with the Great Demon Queen, doesn’t it?!
If you don’t open your mouth and say “ahh,” this chocolate will melt.
Noo! That’s not fair!
I have finally decided what chocolate I should give to my Big Brother.
A super-extra-large chocolate wedding cake!
So you’re taking your Brother Complex to that extent?
The horror…
Koyoi-chan…
Uuuuuuuuh…..
Ayumi?
What’s wrong?
You’ve been out of it since yesterday.
Ko-
Koyoi-chan!
You should understand what I’m going through!
We’re both in the same plight regarding our romance!
Now I’ve been thinking…
If there’s any girl that has no one to give chocolates to, I’m willing to be their man.
It will totally suck for a girl not to have a guy to give it to, right?
Kusuda-kun, if the girls are really like that,
You can give up your chocolates to me too, Enomoto,
then you’d be getting three times more chocolates!
That’s just incredible!
if you haven’t got a guy yet.
Are…
Are you stupid?
Do you think there’s a slightest chance that I’d ever give you chocolates?
You the Kappa-face?
What the crap, pruneface!
Huh? You mean Zaitsu-kun’s crush?
Yeah, I saw her.
Zaitsu-kun will hate me if I gave him that other failed attempt. This time…
…That I never get any sweetheart chocolate.
What are you talking about? You get lots of chocolate every year.
Zaitsu-ku-!
If I…
…get chocolate from you, Saki-nee-
Yamamoto Misaki - it will be all I’ll ever need.
It doesn’t look like they share the same feelings, but she’s a total hottie!
Zaitsu-kun has fallen hard for that “Yamamoto Misaki” girl.
Huh?
The girl that Zaitsu-kun likes is the Demon Queen?
Koyoi-chan?
My Big Brother is also in love with the Demon Queen - I mean, Yamamoto-san.
Really?
Thankfully she’s only Big Brother’s crush.
Then Yamamoto-san…
The Demon Queen is in love with your big brother!
Whaaat?!
What are you two doing?
If it comes to that, then it should be okay for the Demon Queen to get together with your big brother.
If that happens, then both of them will finally give up on the Demon Queen.
I see, but how do we go about it?
It’s like an invisible barrier has formed.
Right, so we should let the Demon Queen give Yuuji some chocolate.
But, if we don’t make sure she gives them to him, it’ll mean zip.
In that case, we will…
That’s right, we’ll set the Demon Queen’s…
…heart on fire!
Sorry about yesterday.
Actually… I remembered I had something to do.
I actually left soon after, so don’t sweat it.
What’s wrong?
Uh… mm-mmm, it’s nothing.
See ya.
I should really stop stringing Bessho-kun along.
And I should act like I never bought those chocolates in the first place.
Just toss them out.
Still though…
He gave me that candy.
And then my heart started throbbing.
That’s why I’m in love?
I mean, what’s up with that?
Ugh, this is such a pain.
I guess I’m not cut out for this romance stuff.
Yamamoto-san!
Excuse me for calling you out.
But you are Yamamoto Misaki, aren’t you?
Th… that’s right…
Koyoi-chan?
Great, she knows.
The two of us have a favor to ask of you.
A favor?
My big br… I mean…
We want you to give Arihara Yuuji chocolates tomorrow.
Why would you want that?
I listened in on you some time ago.
In any case, we’ll leave it for you to make it happen.
Let’s go.
Sorry to tell you, but I’m not going to give him chocolates.
Why?
I just don’t see it.
Huh?
I just don’t see it, why I’m in love with him.
And I’m not sure if I can tell him that I love him if that’s the case.
So that’s why I’ve decided not to give him anything.
Bye now.
Isn’t it enough that you love him?
Huh?
Whenever I see Zaitsu-kun, my heart throbs.
But I don’t think I get that way because he’s cute or nice.
It’s because I love him.
So you don’t need a good reason to be in love!
If your heart throbs, isn’t that love by itself?
So if your heart throbs, that’s love, huh?
I guess I should start being honest with myself.
All right, here I go!
I’m going to run like the wind!
Yes!
Thanks, you two!
If we bring your big brother and Zaitsu-kun…
…to the exact location where the Demon Queen will give her chocolates…
Zaitsu-kun will be mine!
Big Brother will be mine!
Here goes.
Huh, tomorrow?
Fine, I guess.
Five o’clock at the riverbed by Hydrangea Bridge?
Be there or be square.
I have something I want to give you.
Bye.
Something you want to give-?
Hey, Yamamoto!
What’s with her?
Isn’t tomorrow Valentine’s Day?
Is she serious?
Today, everything will be made clear.
Will this be the end?
Or a new beginning?
“At five o’clock in the evening, I will be waiting at the riverbed below Hydrangea Bridge.”
Arihara-san.
Come on Big Brother, let’s hurry!
What’s going on, Koyoi?
Suddenly saying we have to go for a walk…!
It’ll be fine, I swear!
What’s with you, dragging me all the way out here?
So you did decide to give me “just friends” chocolates?
Or not.
You’re right.
Here, your “just friends” chocolates.
It’s my way of saying thanks for whole bunch of things.
Umm…
Th…
Thanks.
Wait, that’s-!
This is different from the one I bought.
Why?
Could it be from that time…?
That girl, I’m positive she’s in my sister’s class.
What was I even expecting?
Kusuda!
I’ll definitely give you something in a little bit, so wait here!
Are-
Are you… shitting me?
I’m so nervous!
Zaitsu-kun made it there, didn’t he?
That’s right, she’s in my sister’s class,
has big boobs, is stylish, got that aloof hotness thing going…
Huh? Her name’s Yamamoto Misaki?
Do you know where she’s right now?
Yamamoto Misaki?
I literally ran into her just the other day,
and it looks like we switched chocolates by mistake.
That chocolate is bad news! If she gave it to someone…
What do you mean by “bad news?”
Ayumi…
C’mon, what do you mean?!
It just is. It’ll be a disaster if she gave it to someone.
Don’t tell me it’s a chocolate bomb. Oh crap!
Where are you going, Ayumi?!
Where Yamamoto Misaki is located, no doubt!
You know where she is? Hey- look out!
Oh, hey!
Ayumi-chan…
Look…
I’m not expecting any chocolates from you.
Chocolates…
You’re fast, aren’t you?
Uh, yeah…
Here’s a chocolate I made myself!
If you take me to the riverbed, I’ll give you all of them!
Hey there.
Hey.
Why are the two of them here?
But I have to do what I can to make this happen.
Arihara…
Here.
Hold up on those chocolates!
Chocolate bomb neutralized!
Note: A kappa
Huh? So it’s not a chocolate bomb?
Are you feeling alright, Yamamoto?
Sorry, my nerves got erased!
That was weird.
And I thought I just had to give him that.
Now that the chocolate is gone, it’s like I feel refreshed.
Bessho-kun, Mamoru…
I’m really sorry, for everything up till now.
Let’s go, Koyoi.
Wait for me, Big Brother!
Huh, if Arihara has that kind of expression…
Why are you staring at me like that?
I never had a real good look at him until now.
Okay, first of all, let’s be friends!
Sure.
So this is how the first real Valentine’s Day of my life drew to a close.
Are you in love right now?
Because Renjou-senpai, the person whom I look up to,
offered to take a look at my drawings,
the times I spend with Senpai seem to last forever.
But Senpai always seems to have his eyes pointed to the distance.
I wonder if he has any room for me?