Don't tell anyone, but I might like Tsuge and Minato more than Adachi and Kurosawa, maybe...
This volumes starts with Minato. He is on his tour, working hard trying to get people to come to his show in areas where they are still unknown. His tour schedule is really intense right now. We then get to see how he has been ruminating about what happened between him and Tsuge in the last volume. Minato hasn’t been reading Tsuge’s texts because he is conflicted and confused about what Tsuge said, and what that means about his feelings if it was true. Even though it’s hard to believe what Tsuge said is true, he can’t imagine him lying. He wonders though, if Tsuge really can read minds, then can he trust that his feelings for Tsuge are actually real?
We then get a dream sequence of Minato’s past and see that he has fallen for a guy once in college, one of his close friends. After his friend joked around about going out with him, Minato made a move, which freaked his friend out. Minato played it off as a joke, but their friendship was never the same after that. He wakes up feeling like he always gets these kinds of things wrong. Then we shoot over to Tsuge seeing that Minato still hasn’t read his texts. And we see both of them are agonizing and feeling like they shouldn’t have said what they said.
Later Minato runs into his old friend Rokkuko who mentions that Tsuge’s novel Waltz is being made into a movie. When Minato is on the tour bus later he watches video of Tsuge being interviewed. In it, Tsuge makes obvious mention to Minato as the inspiration. After that, he finally reads Tsuge’s texts.
Then we shoot to a scene with Tsuge, Adachi, and Kurosawa. They threw a small surprise party for Tsuge to congratulate him for his movie deal, not knowing he’s in turmoil over Minato. He goes on to tell them what happened, and they both try and give him hope. As they are discussing this, Minato texts saying he wants to meet in person.
When they meet, Tsuge explains everything, and proves he can read Minato’s mind. Minato is able to realize his feelings are real, even if Tsuge was reading his mind. They discuss everything, and it ultimately culminates in the kiss everyone has been waiting for. I didn’t realize I’d get so invested in their relationship, but I honestly couldn’t wait to find out how things would work out for these two. The way the last volume ended had me seriously worried about them, so I am thrilled how things turned out.
After this we get bonus “what if” chapters that show Kurosawa being the one who could read minds instead of Adachi. It starts at the beginning of the story and shows how it might have been if Kurosawa had had the advantage.
We also see Rokkoku might like Fujisaki, but he overhears her say that she isn’t into younger guys, which makes him feel bad.