Ranmaru may have a big ego, but he sure hates his birthday. This year, his party brings back painful memories. Later, Momoko makes a bet with Ranmaru, and our loveable loser is doing everything in her power to make sure she wins for once! After all, there’s only one thing Ranmaru wants…
We're starting to see more of Ranmaru's childhood and why he is the way he is. Maybe I am weird for looking for the psychology in this Manga, but we are starting to understand the deeper meanings behind their actions.
In this volume we get to see some interesting events including Christmas and New Year's. Japanese traditions are a little different than they are here (in America). So it's always interesting to see how different people see different holidays in different areas or countries. If you don't know much about Japanese culture, the translator notes will help you (I've studied it some, so they were unnecessary for me).
On the note about the translators and editors notes, I found a lot of them unnecessary in this online version of this manga. They would put notes like "PC means Personal Computer" and really simple things like that or opinions. The opinions were things like when they were discussing what to buy their mother for Christmas they'd leave notes about how they'd prefer something else (like food). I didn't really mind them putting that in, but I found it a little distracting at times, and felt it very unnecessary. At least they shouldn't be in the official publication, just in the online version. (Which I read because I do not have access to get the official volumes in print at the moment).
I guess I should really get back to the main purpose of writing a review - reviewing the story. It seems to be progressing a lot nicer that some of the other series I've read. A lot of authors will keep the characters denying the love they have for another character up until the very last chapter (which is sometimes in the hundreds), stories like that take a lot away from the enjoyment of the story in my opinion. But this story is moving rather quickly and is well paced.
My favorite character is still Ranmaru. I don't think that's going to change any.
Also, there was an extra chapter in this volume, it was a cute story that had very little to do with the main characters, it was just a feel good chapter. So that was kind of nice.