From the back cover:
This volume contains innumerable ups and downs for our heroine, Tsukushi Makino. Tsukasa is as jealous as ever with the arrival of Thomas as lurid and embarrassing photos of Tsukushi and Thomas emerge. Just when she thought that things couldn’t get any worse, her tormentors up the ante of cruelty and violence! Will anyone come to her rescue?
Review:
I’m not a fan of prolonged misunderstandings in manga, so the “did Tsukushi sleep with a foreigner?” plot is not a favorite of mine. Possibly because of that, the crazed antics of Tsukushi’s schoolmates as they punish her on Tsukasa’s behalf seemed even more unrealistic than usual. It also didn’t seem like Tsukushi was quite upset enough when she believed she may actually have slept with the guy without remembering it.
On the positive side, Tsukushi did work out the truth before too long, and her confrontation with Sakurako (“I’ll never grovel for anybody!”) was good. I also liked that Tsukushi realized that although she didn’t care at all what anyone else thought, she wanted desperately for Tsukasa to believe her.
This set up the end of the volume, where the lackluster plot at least paid off with a rescue. Tsukasa finally realized what kind of person Sakurako was when she tried (and failed) to seduce him, and rushed back to Tsukushi’s side to proclaim his belief in her. I really liked that conclusion, though I’m still waiting for Tsukasa to simply tell the other kids never to mess with Tsukushi again.
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