My boyfriend cheated on me!
- Cheated on you? - Cheated on you?
Oh dear.
Well, that's unforgivable!
NAGISA KASHIWAGI WANTS TO KILL
This has never happened to me before, so I can't make up my mind.
What can't you make up your mind about?
Which of them to kill.
Scary!
Too serious.
This girl is such a handful. So annoying.
I don't blame her boyfriend for wanting to cheat on her.
Can you start by telling us how you discovered this indiscretion?
Yes.
The moment it hit me was the other day during lunch break
What? Is that right?
when I saw him and a friend of mine.
They were standing there chatting in the chummiest way!
Huh? That's all?
Yes.
I don't think that's enough grounds to accuse him of cheating.
What do you think, Shinomiya?
Most likely, he's cheating on you.
Whaaaaat?
The cheating borderline!
The definition of "cheating" varies from person to person.
To some, just dining with a member of the opposite sex counts as cheating
whereas some are fine with overstepping as long as it's just a fling.
A person's concept of romance is exposed by where he or she draws the line at cheating!
A secret rendezvous behind his girlfriend's back...
There has to be an ulterior motive to that. Without a doubt, it's cheating.
Right! That's exactly what I think!
Well, under Civil Code Article 770,
adultery with someone other than one's spouse is grounds for divorce.
That said, it's not as though you're married.
It's not a matter of legality now, is it?
This is mental adultery!
If one is not married, does that give him the right to cheat all he wants?
So, the other day, when we went out to dinner,
I peeked at his cell phone while he was in the men's room.
Hey, hold up! That's a no-no!
It's an invasion of privacy!
But I'm his girlfriend, so it's fine.
He's the one who cheated first.
I could tell what his security lock pattern was by the way he moved his fingers.
Ingenious!
Unauthorized access!
And I took a look at all of his texts.
And why wouldn't you?
Unlawful opening of letters!
But I was unable to find any suspicious correspondence.
So, I concluded that I was just being paranoid about the cheating,
and I made up my mind to trust him.
And then...
INVESTIGATION OF PERSONAL CONDUCT REPORT HAWKEYE DETECTIVE AGENCY
because I trusted him, I hired a private detective.
You don't trust him at all!
It's because I trust him that I'm trying to prove his innocence.
It takes a lot of courage to conduct a background check.
So there's something wrong with me?
But take a look at this!
They went to a variety store together!
But isn't it premature to label that as "cheating"?
They could've just gone shopping for something.
- It's cheating for sure! - It's cheating for sure!
I'd told him how this store had caught my eye.
I never thought he'd go there on a date with another girl!
Such cruel betrayal.
And there's more! Afterwards...
They went to karaoke!
Unbelievable!
Iino, just going to karaoke together isn't—
It's absolutely cheating.
People often engage in indecent behavior during karaoke.
I have no doubt that he thought he might get lucky with her.
- I disagree! - Huh?
Everyone goes to karaoke, right?
I'm sure you're wrong!
It definitely wasn't cheating at all!
So...
this was the final nail in the coffin.
Until now, I'd been taking such pains to help him with his schoolwork...
but I guess the instant someone with better grades than me showed up, he had no more use for me!
J-Just because he had someone tutor him—
Huh?
You must never forgive him.
He is receiving tutelage from another woman behind your back.
In other words, he's being influenced by that same woman.
Yo! Yo! Yo! Yo! Yo!
Under no circumstances would I ever forgive him.
Don't worry. I'm on your side.
I think I've found closure now.
I'm going to go question him.
If I don't get a satisfactory answer...
I'm going to break up with him.
Oh! Kaguya—
Shh!
Do I have to say it here?
You do.
Do you really like me?
Yes, I like you.
Easy enough to say.
This is your six-month anniversary gift.
I asked Maki to help me pick out a present for you.
Sorry that I made you worry.
A heart-shaped necklace?
Hey, pretty good taste!
So lame.
In this day and age, who'd be happy to receive a heart-shaped necklace?
I'm so happy!
SMACK SMACK SLURP SLURP
Is that...
a kiss?
Just look at their tongues!
Today's battle result...
Kashiwagi wins.
RECOMMENDED THE LAME ONE ON PURPOSE
I think I want to die, so I'm going home.
Shinomiya, look away!
Maki, I don't know how to thank you!
Nagisa was beyond thrilled with that heart-shaped necklace!
MAKI SHIJO WANTS TO TAKE ACTION
W-Well, of course she was.
After all, I'm the one who recommended it. What other outcome could there have been?
Maki! Let me thank you, too.
Oh...
But if you could stop dragging my boyfriend around with you...
See, I can't help getting worried about that.
Huh? That's hysterical!
CHUCKLE CHUCKLE
As if I would ever look at this guy that way!
All right, I have someplace to be, so carry on, you two!
So when does inspiration hit you?
Let's see.
When I'm not really thinking too hard about it.
I see.
Now that you mention it, all these lyrics come to me when I'm soaking in the bath—
Huh?
First off, may we ask your name?
What? You don't know who I am?
What an ignoramus!
My name is Maki Shijo!
A prodigy ranked third in my grade and a legitimate descendant of the Shinomiya bloodline!
Huh? Then you're related to Shinomiya?
Yes.
Kaguya is my second cousin, twice removed.
Distant much?
So, what were you doing in a place like that, Shijo?
Couldn't you tell that much?
That's why I can't stand ignoramuses!
As for what I was doing there...
I wonder myself.
What? What's up with that?
Wh-What is it that I want to do? I wonder.
We have no clue!
In other words...
you like that guy, Shijo?
Huh? It's not as if I like him! Please don't ridicule me!
The blood of the Shinomiya clan, the heart of this nation...
runs in my veins!
Would a tiger fall in love with a rat?
Well...
not that I'd be averse to going out with him if he were to confess to me.
Those words sound so familiar!
You're just leaving it all up to him.
If you like him, don't you think you should confess to him yourself?
If he feels the same way as you...
you'll never ever get to be together!
Shirogane was slightly hurt.
I told you, I don't like him or anything!
No, but you do.
I do not like him!
- No matter how you slice it, you do like him! - But I don't like him, okay?
No, you totally like him!
I don't like him, I said!
- Oh, yes you do! - I don't!
- You do! - I don't!
You so like him!
I'm telling you, I don't like him!
The truth is, you like him, right?
Yes.
Hey, you're cuter than I thought!
Still...
we're talking about someone with a girlfriend. What are you going to do, steal him?
Huh? Steal?
Do you really think I'd do such a vulgar thing?
Two students playing house isn't the kind of romance that will last for long.
It's only a matter of time before those two break up!
That's just how these things end up.
All I have to do is drink my tea and wait for it to happen.
So whomever he happens to be dating...
it doesn't matter to me.
As long as he chooses to stay my side in the end, that will be enough!
I see that your arrogance only goes so far!
What am I supposed to do? I've never had anyone to confide in until now!
So, I let my true feelings slip out.
GLARE
I see. So it's not as if you're planning to engineer a breakup or anything.
Of course not.
Because Nagisa is a dear friend of mine.
Well, I might let off some steam now and then.
You know, I don't dislike this person.
She says everything that's on her mind, which I can relate to.
Oh, shut up! You ignoramus!
Waiting is hard, isn't it?
I don't think I could stand it.
Well, that shows how weak you are!
But there are places you want to go on dates with him someday.
And they might be having fun there as we speak.
Even when you go to an amusement park together for the first time...
he'll be thinking deep down, "I've been here before with my ex."
He might seem overly experienced during your first kiss.
And when you see that he knows where all the hotels are located—
Ishigami! Ishigami!
Why?
Why would you say such things to me?
TEARY-EYED...
N-No!
Those are all my own recent hang-ups!
I never meant to hurt you!
Come to think of it...
Nagisa did mention that they were going to XXXSea over the weekend!
That they'd reserved harborview terrace seats!
That weirdo barrette-wearing woman whose only talent is deceiving men...
I'll never forgive her.
And do you know who's to blame for all of this? The one who put such strange notions into her head!
S-Strange notions?
That bizarre move, the wall slam!
If it hadn't been for that,
right now I would be...
No more grumbling from me!
Even if it means stealing him, I'm going to do it!
Oh yes, I will! Yes, I will!
Will you help me, please?
Yeah.
Well...
Dammit, I can't say no with her looking so cute all of a sudden!
It's like she can turn it on and off at will!
But the way she's acting...
All right! I'm going to steal him if it's the last thing I do!
It feels like I've seen it somewhere before.
I'm going to give it my all!
Hey, that's it.
Well!
Good evening...
Auntie.
Maki, would you please stop calling me Auntie?
We're the same age!
That's how I'm related to you, so I must call you that!
Since I was raised to respect my superiors.
But of course!
Branch families are expected to respect the head family, right?
HOSTILE HOSTILE
TENSE TENSE
STUDENT COUNCIL ROOM
Now then, since my terrifying auntie has arrived,
I shall be taking my leave.
She has no charm whatsoever.
Shirogane and Ishigami both said I was cute!
Oh?
You told her that she was cute?
What about her did you find so appealing?
Her face?
No, uh...
No way can I tell her.
That it was how she reminded me a little of her that I found cute.
I thought her tsundere behavior was cute!
Be quiet, ignoramus!
They're alike.
Today's battle result...
Maki Shijo wins.
She gains two collaborators.
Just talking about it to someone...
...makes my heart much lighter...
MIYUKI SHIROGANE WANTS TO BE BELIEVED
That group date the other day was cool, huh?
Well, I guess it was pretty fun.
If only Shirogane hadn't made off with the hottest girl there!
You said it!
I told you,
Herthaka and I don't have that kind of—
Never mind that! Let's discuss today's weather!
Group date.
KARAOKE
Even though I'm aware that President was deceived into going by his friends.
President, surely you're not seeking other girls!
Listen, Miss Fujiwara...
What is it that people do on group dates exactly?
Huh? I've never been on one, either, so I wouldn't know.
I know from all the rumors that they play Yamanote Line and Ten-Yen Coin Games.
Ten-Yen Coin Game?
You've never heard of it?
In that case...
2010
GREAT JAPAN TEN YEN
Let's all play a group date game!
Group date?
I knew it, she overheard us!
What are we doing?
I thought we'd try the Ten-Yen Coin Game!
The Ten-Yen Coin Game!
In this game, you answer someone's question by placing a ten-yen coin faceup if "Yes,"
GREAT JAPAN TEN YEN
and facedown if "No."
2007
GREAT JAPAN TEN YEN
Please place your coins underneath this handkerchief.
2007
I see.
GREAT JAPAN TEN YEN
You're making sure no one can tell who picked heads or tails.
Now listen up! No lying, all right?
If even one of you plays fast and loose with the truth,
it'll ruin everything and the game will just be boring!
I did bring along a lie detector just in case.
BAM
Anyone acting suspiciously will be publicly denounced!
Anyone who brings a polygraph to a group date will never be invited again.
And so it begins! The "No Lying Allowed Ten-Yen Coin Game"!
All right, I'll ask the first question!
Heads if you admit to being in love right now!
Tails if that's not the case!
Those kinds of questions?
Hey, this does feel like a group date!
Not that I'm in love or anything,
but as we're playing this game on my account...
I suppose I can throw them a bone by answering "Yes."
Has everyone submitted their coins?
Now let me shuffle them...
And the results are...
BAM
Three?
That many?
What? That's a lot.
- For real? - Who? Who? Who? Who?
Hey! No pinpointing!
The anxiety and the thrill of not knowing who answered "Yes" or "No"...
NOT KNOWING
ANXIETY
THRILL
is what makes this Ten-Yen Coin Game so much fun!
I see.
All right, I'll ask the next question.
Heads if deep down, you hate me.
And tails if you don't actually hate me.
Talk about heavy!
All right, let's see how many people hate Ishigami.
1972
1981
GREAT JAPAN TEN YEN
One!
1972
1981
GREAT JAPAN TEN YEN
Only one?
I'm so relieved!
So you don't hate me after all!
You're all such great people!
You answered "No" yourself. You have no shame.
Does she count as a great person, too?
She's just that kind of creature, so she's excluded.
That's not even up for debate.
All right, you're next, Miko!
Oh, really?
What? Me?
Um...
Do you all...
W-Well...
To be honest, you find me annoying, don't you?
But that's more or less the same thing Ishigami asked!
I'll ask another question, then.
In all honesty, you don't need me around, do you?
What did I say about heavy questions?
Heads if you don't need me around.
Tails if you do need me around.
Let's see how many don't need Miko around!
Zero!
There's no one here who thinks they don't need you, Miko!
There just couldn't be!
Indeed. You are needed.
Well, I guess we might need you.
See?
You're indispensable, Miko!
That's right! We need you here, Iino!
Of course we do.
I'm telling you, you need to stay away from group dates or host clubs.
You'd be such an easy mark.
The game continues on peacefully.
Or so it seemed at a glance!
But while all this is going on, one player is scheming!
1972.
2010.
Two coins dated 1981 and one dated 1989.
The one that President took is the 1989 coin!
Yes! If she knew who took which coin,
she would know how that person answered!
Would you mind if I asked the next question?
GRIN
Please do!
All right, then...
Heads if you harbor romantic feelings for me.
Tails if you do not.
You've figured out how group dates work, Kaguya!
What do you say, President?
If I find that 1989 coin sitting faceup...
you'll have as good as confessed!
Romantic feelings for Shinomiya! Yes, I do have them!
NO ROMANTIC FEELINGS FOR SHINOMIYA
If it's facedown, I'll make you take a polygraph!
I don't have any romantic feelings for Shinomiya.
LIE
I don't have any romantic feelings for Shinomiya.
NO ROMANTIC FEELINGS FOR SHINOMIYA
LIE
This is amazing!
To think that I could push President to the brink so easily!
No wonder this game is favored by loose women!
Which is an overstatement.
How many of us have romantic feeling for Kaguya?
BAM
Hey! There's one!
Huh? What?
Normally, you'd think it was one of the two guys here.
No pinpointing.
Could it be you, Miko?
No pinpointing.
I can never trust anyone again!
Come on, you know it was you, Fujiwara.
Not that I can answer that!
I think we can take your silence as a yes.
1981
This "Yes" coin is not the 1989 one!
- She's right. - I thought you were on my side, Miko!
If it's not President's coin...
Now there are three 1981 coins!
1981
Does this mean that...
The coins were switched!
Needless to say, Shirogane wasn't without a scheme of his own.
All he had to do was switch out the 1989 coin he'd selected with one dated 1981
to go along with the other two 1981 coins, and thus avoid being identified!
Once again, Shirogane's answer is shrouded in anonymity!
He just barely managed to survive!
All right, I guess I'm last.
There's a rogue among us who realized they could tell who answered how by the mint date.
They tried to exploit that knowledge.
Answer "Yes" and give yourself up.
He's onto me?
Hurry up!
But the rules prohibit us from lying!
In which case, my only option is to...
Um...
And the results are...
Three people!
You guys, too, then?
Huh? Huh? Huh? Huh?
Game over.
Shinomiya...
That game we played today...
Was it because you heard that I'd gone on a group date?
I admit that I did attend such a gathering,
and that midway through, I did leave the venue with a girl.
But I can explain all of that.
It's not as if I did any of that frivolously or whatever.
Not for a second.
I want at least you to believe me.
At least me?
Do you believe me?
Who knows?
Do I or don't I?
Huh?
Today's battle result...
Shirogane loses.
LOVE DETECTIVE CHIKA THE GREATEST AND BEST MYSTERY OF ALL
The result is a mystery.
WHO IS THE PERSON KAGUYA LIKES...!?