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Fed up with being hopelessly single, high schooler Erika makes up a boyfriend to fit in. When her lies start to unravel, her schoolmate Kyoya offers to be her pretend boyfriend—for a price. With no other choice, Erika finds herself at the mercy of a blackhearted prince! But is Kyoya truly as blackhearted as he seems?

It’s Erika and Kyoya’s first hot springs trip! Erika can’t wait to go, but something seems off about Kyoya. When the trip arrives, the pair have a blast sightseeing around town. Back at the inn, however, as the evening draws on and tensions begin to rise, Erika is totally unprepared for what she finds when it’s time to finally turn in.

184 pages, Paperback

First published September 25, 2014

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Ayuko Hatta

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Also known as 八田 鮎子

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365 reviews16 followers
November 4, 2020
It was nice seeing all of them grow and have some character development to all of them. :)
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2,109 reviews
January 19, 2024
As usual, even if there are 3 steps forward, we also see at least 2 steps back in the same volume. While the hot spring trip starts out nice, and suppose ends well if you consider the ending being days later when they finally talk again rather than when they come home, the middle part is a bit of a mess. Fortunately Ren doesn't seem to be stirring up any trouble even though she's at their school now, though it seems most of their group have some pretty set goals for what they want to do after school. Surprisingly Kyouya is the closest to Erika in mindset and basically going through the steps one at a time.
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1,310 reviews14 followers
January 23, 2025
No. Just no. Self care would be DNFing this series but my completionist brain won't let me.

Can't believe this is the same author as Ima koi
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147 reviews48 followers
June 19, 2019
Sin duda ha sido mi tomo favorito de esta serie😍😍
Como siempre Kyoya es un idiota cuando fueron al viaje en un hotel con aguas termales (Erika se ganó dos pases en una lotería para dos personas) y durmieron en el mismo cuarto por primera vez pero luego sabe que la terminó c*ganado como siempre y él y Erika deciden dan un paso más en su relación pero aún así no llegó a más y ellos deciden tomar su relación con más calma y a su tiempo.
Me encantan los dos juntos❤️❤️
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2,978 reviews15 followers
November 10, 2024
I really don’t get it but I just like this series so much. Sure, Kyoya can be so mean but he’s totally a tsundere. Erika is ditzy and fun. Her and Kyoya balance each other out. Plus, I can see the gradual change in Kyoya happening. It’s slow but realistic.
Anyway, by the end of this volume, they are in their final year of high school!!! So I think this series might go past high school? I think we have another 6 volumes to go…!
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333 reviews15 followers
February 27, 2023
se nota lo mucho que han evolucionado los personajes en este volumen (y no solo los protagonistas!) ; erika y kyoya se fueron de viaje y se pudo notar como su relación va tomando un punto un poco más maduro (? pero me gusto que no apuraran las cosas y todo vaya a un ritmo tranquilo ♡
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1,536 reviews21 followers
May 26, 2022
L'histoire traîne maintenant, elle se poursuit pour se poursuivre dans vraiment rien de concret...

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November 19, 2023
Good cover, read completely on Walle's birthday. I miss him (Walle).
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533 reviews24 followers
September 30, 2024
Yes, I did read all of this yesterday. I regret nothing. This was not the best, but it's fun.
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1,635 reviews22 followers
November 23, 2024
I think I'm just reading the rest because I wanna know what happens. I'm just here.
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2,588 reviews23 followers
January 2, 2025
It was okay…. I don’t buy his reason for not at least discussing with her why he wasn’t ready to go further. Also they have been dating all of high school he was being a f boy in middle?? Grossss
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2,648 reviews13 followers
June 3, 2025
a night at a hot springs you say
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347 reviews72 followers
April 19, 2021
Lots of character development! Not only did Sata have it, but a side character as well. This is one thing I appreciate about shoujo, I love watching the characters grow and mature!
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506 reviews79 followers
July 27, 2015
Kyouya and Erika-chan went to trip together. Erika is so excited and she really hopes that they will finally do 'it' for the first time there.
But, as always, Kyouya is being an asshole. I really pitty Erika-chan.
But when I thought Kyouya couldn't be more annoying, he finally realized his mistake. And the way he makes up with her is just.... asdfghjkl
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Honestly that scene is my favorite part in this volume! \(//∇//)\ Haha
I'm still so sad that the Anime ends in only 12 episodes. I really wanted to see that scene in Anime though!
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Profile Image for Katia Cristell.
273 reviews11 followers
April 1, 2016
AMO esos momentos cuando Kyouya se pone una cuerda al cuello, el mismo y Erika se aprovecha de ello.
Erika es tan quiquillosa y Kyouya tan testarudo.
Oh, pobre el padre no sabia quien era....
OMG, no espera esto, en absoluto..... y la otra que se mete
El amo marcando territorio
Terapon, que haces, no intentes nada...
Esto es lo peor, yo no quería tanto drama
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231 reviews35 followers
January 23, 2017
Why is it always the jerks that I love? Jeez what's wrong with me! Ship it so hardcore.
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69 reviews1 follower
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June 19, 2018
I think this manga'll end up as a DNF...
Less than 15 chapters to read but I'm tired of it. Sata mostly didn't change and I keep waiting for him to. I wanted him to start treating Erika as a person he loves, to show his affection more clearly at least (the diet chapter was mostly a bunch of bs). And I wanted to see some changes in Erika too, I wanted her to grow some ball and give him a bit of hell.
I feel that it won't make much difference if I read the rest of it or not, I think the pace will be kept the same and there won't be any major changes.
So yeah, we'll see. Maybe I'll wait a few months to give it a try again (first major DNF sign! lol).
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