No Longer Heroine

Refusing to give up on Hatori, Rita’s decided he’s fine being the bad guy—and goes to show it by forcibly kissing her! Hiromitsu arrives just in time to confront him, but the conflict only deepens. Hatori can’t get what happened out of her head, and the whole situation has thrown Hiromitsu off his game. Hatori resolves to cut Rita out of her life for good, but it won’t be easy when he’s dead set on staying! And what about that cute girl working with Hiromitsu…?

Hatori’s furious when she finds out that Runa and Hiromitsu kissed, and that he even tried to hide it from her! To top it off, she sees the two together again right after she’s decided to let it go, and things take a turn for the worse. With Hatori and Hiromitsu’s relationship in dire straits, Rita may have a fighting chance—except his ex-girlfriend Adachi is back! She’s nothing like the upstanding, earnest girl she was before, and Rita can’t help but be concerned by her drastic change of heart…

After all the drama over Runa, Hatori and Hiromitsu have split up—which means Rita should be over the moon! But since he still blames himself for what happened to Adachi, he won’t make a move. And so, the once-blissful Hatori remains totally alone…until Hiromitsu visits her to ask for a second chance! Will he be the prince to give her the happily ever after she’s been dreaming of, or will Hatori’s heart lead her elsewhere?