A strong contender for Ranmaru's affection has appeared on the scene! Nine years ago, Ranmaru and his first love Rio found hope for a better life in each other, and now, after years of separation, Rio's back in Japan. What's going to happen when the two of them meet again? Meanwhile, everything seems to going well in terms of work and romance for Momoko, but, now, what's going to become of her relationship with Ranmaru?
Okay this volumne truly shows why I still don't like the MMC and don't love this series over all. He still does I think a little too much when "flirting" with other women other than our MFC and it has been said multiple times at this point (once with her group of friends and the other with her mother) that people just cheat and that it isn't something that you shouldn't expect from your husband/bf/partner. I know this is kind of how Japan is but it just makes it hard for me to root for our main couple. I also think that the potential barriers to their relationship before this volume (the author and his bestie) were not real but the introduction of his childhood friend that from previous volumes we know really shaped him is the first real challenge they may have to deal with.