Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! (負けヒロインが多すぎる！)

They say seven out of ten

high school relationships fall apart within a year.

Once you get past graduation,

almost all those couples are destined to break up.

Despite that, people get swept up in love...

In the tears.

In the laughter.

I don't have a lot of confidence

in myself, or reality.

I doubt that I'll ever find my world

changed by a fleeting relationship.

But sometimes,

I can't help but wonder.

What if...what if it did happen for me?

What if I found my very own teary-eyed heroine?

What if I was the main character?

If that happened.

What would I think about it?

You did your best, big brother!

It must've been hard.

"I know how dedicated you are,

so if you need someone to lean on."

"Your little Kurumi will be right here waiting for you."

This book's the best yet!

Now, onto the climax!

Every volume ends with at least

20 pages of pampering!

You can't, Sosuke!

- -What are you thinking?

You can't afford to waste time here!

That's Anna Yanami from my class.

And Sosuke Hakamada.

Sure picked a weird place for a lover's quarrel.

If you don't go see her right now,

Karen is gonna leave for England!

Doesn't that bother you?

Isn't Karen the girl

who transferred here recently?

I know you!

You're that pervert from earlier!

She's transferring again?

To England?

Talk about pacing problems!

Karen said goodbye to me. Her mind is already made up.

She said goodbye early to see

if you were going to fight for her!

-How could you know that? -Because I would!

Sosuke. Don't you understand?

I feel the same way.

Anna, I...

I...

You should go.

I'm sure Karen's waiting for you.

I'm sorry.

Don't apologize. Idiot.

Probably best if I pretend I didn't see that.

Please, no! Put the straw down!

Don't do it!

That's so painfully desperate!

I can't stand it!

Ugh!

Uh! Are you okay?

-Do you need some help? -

I'll pretend I didn't see that either.

Sosuke and I,

we've been friends since we were little.

-Uh, oh. - One day,

he made me ring out of white clover.

And he promised me.

Well,

I'd be his wife.

-Whoa, easy! -

- He promised! -Yanami!

-Are you gonna be all right? -He promised!

Have some tea.

-It should help you calm down a bit. -

I sure hope so.

Aren't we in the same class together.

-Nukumizu, right? - Huh?

You're asking me now?

That's good. Thank you.

It's rosehip tea.

It's supposed to be good for your skin.

My skin?

I don't have anyone to show it off to.

That's way too graphic for me!

One order of extra-large fries.

Yeah!

I didn't order any fries.

You're cool with honey mustard

-and cod roe mayo, right? -

Hold on, so you ordered the fries?

Karen's a really good friend of mine and everything.

But still, the girl just got here!

She transferred to our school in May,

so who does she think she is?

Don't the 12 years

I've known Sosuke count for anything, huh?

Right, but back to the fries.

I didn't order them, so was it you, or not?

Sosuke promised he'd marry me one day,

isn't that mean?

What a liar. Don't you think?

I guess my answer depends on

when the promise was made.

It was even before elementary school!

So we must've been four or five!

Yeah, that doesn't count.

Is he cheating on me, then?

You gotta date to cheat. Are you?

Are we dating? Technically, no!

- -You... You're not?

Then that's not cheating at all.

I need you to tell me you understand that!

I mean, it was basically

like we are half-dating, though.

And then she moved on in on my man

with those cow udders of hers, that snake in the grass!

I'm lost, is she a cow or a snake?

But I get it.

If only I'd worked up the courage sooner,

then things might not have ended up like this.

Yeah, maybe you're right.

Sorry, I'm such a freaking mess today.

Don't worry, that's totally fine.

You owe me an apology, but not for that.

But I'm okay now. Sosuke's happy.

That's all that matters.

I'm okay. I'm gonna have to be.

A truly spectacular reaction to being rejected.

Speaking of,

I think there's a term

that perfectly describes girls like her.

No doubt about it.

Anna Yanami. You are a "losing heroine."

Hey!

Few people realize the water faucet

you choose affects the flavor.

But me?

I know all the subtle differences.

In the morning, the water from this faucet

is the best one.

This tap is the farthest one

from the water tank on the roof.

That means it's got the lowest

-concentration of chlorine. -Which one?

Once I'm good and hydrated,

I plan my route to class carefully

so I can get there at the perfect time.

If I get there too soon, there's a chance

I'll find someone sitting at my desk,

which is always annoying.

Nailed it.

That's my seat.

Ah, man. I guess that explains it.

Oh, hey.

The archery team made it to the nationals

for the third year in a row.

-Impressive. - Okay, then the three of us

should eat lunch together!

I'm gonna have to pass this time.

You have fun, though.

I'm sure you and Sosuke

will manage to find something to do.

Anna!

I'm really lucky to have you as my best friend.

You know that?

Yeah, right.

She called you a snake in the grass yesterday.

Well...maybe Yanami's over it by now.

Nope. She is not over it by now.

- Hey, excuse me. -Lemme go, lemme go,

lemme go, lemme go.

Sorry to bug you but, Yanami, you're on duty, right?

Ms. Amanatsu's asking for your help

in the printing room.

Oh, you don't say! I'm on my way.

Nukumizu.

Did you say that just to help me get out of there?

Yeah, kind of.

Well, thank you.

Another second and I would've had my hands

in a death grip on Karen's boobs.

She's saying that with a straight face?

Hey, by the way.

You remember how I paid for you on Friday?

Oh, yeah. Thanks for that. Really.

I don't have my wallet with me, but maybe you can meet me

on the emergency stairs at lunch?

Huh?

The fire escape. What do you say?