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On White Day, I'm gonna tell Hojo that I love her.

So listen, Nishikata...

You better tell Takagi-san that you love her on that day, too!

What?!

Wh-why the heck should I?!

Because I'm scared to do it alone!

March

14th

March 14th!

We steamed some meat buns at my house yesterday that were really yummy.

I'm going... to tell Takagi-san that I love her?

And guess what? They were sent to us by a relative who's going to get married next month.

Nope, no way!

They're much bigger than normal buns and have extra filling inside.

I mean, it's not like I have feelings for her...

But maybe it looks that way to everybody around us...

And meat wasn't the only filling,

they sent a whole variety of different buns.

and I just haven't realized it...

Even the sweet bean kind!

Do you like curry buns, Nishikata?

So, do I actually like Takagi-san...?

Nishikata?

What is it?

Do you like?

Nope! That's not the case at all!

Oh really?

You said before that you liked pizza buns, so I figured that you liked curry buns too.

Oh... you meant curry buns.

I do like those.

Hm? What did you think I meant, then?

Uh, nothing.

Oh? Sounds suspicious.

You were spacing out about something.

Has that been on your mind this whole time?

No...

She's gonna know if I lie and that'll make things worse for me.

I'll just have to forge on in complete silence!

You said "that's not the case at all", so does that mean you don't like whatever it is?

Why bother asking me when you don't even know what it is?

I thought I might try and guess it!

So you hate it?

When you put it that way... no. I guess.

Like or hate? You have to pick one.

If I had to pick... then I suppose it's the opposite of hate.

So you like it.

I wonder what "it" is.

Does she know?!

No, that can't be!

Takagi-san can be annoying when she teases me...

but I enjoy hanging out with her.

And I think... she's cute.

Wait. That basically means...

I...

I have feelings for Takagi-san...?

What?

I just think it's funny that your face has been beet red this entire time.

No! I definitely don't!

White Day...

I was gonna give a gift in return for the chocolate I got,

but saying I love her is out of the question!

Argh! I can't even focus on my homework!

This is all Takagi-san's fault!

Or maybe it's actually Hamaguchi's fault...

No, Takagi-san still deserves some blame for it!

Curse you, Hamaguchi and Takagi-san!

Keep it together!

If I wanna stay true to myself, this whole "say I love you" thing isn't the answer!

That's right! The only goal I have is to defeat Takagi-san!

And White Day is the perfect opportunity for me to challenge her to a contest!

Then I'm gonna beat her once and for all!

Self-Study

Hey, Nishikata. What are you doing?

Just some stuff.

Making a new jack-in-the-box?

It's definitely a box, but there's no jack in it.

Oh yeah?

But it might still catch you by surprise.

Little does she know, I'm preparing the greatest contest I've ever put together in my life!

I call it...

NISHIKATA QUEST!

On March 14th, when Takagi-san arrives at school...

She'll say "Yay! It's White Day!", but be sorely disappointed!

Because inside the box is a mysterious code!

Solving that will lead her to the hidden location of another box.

But after struggling through a barrage of challenging riddles, Takagi-san will give up in frustration!

Ugh! I can't take anymore!

Looks like victory is finally mine, Takagi-san!

But don't cry, here!

It's perfect!

I don't know what you're up to, but it seems fun.

It is.

Just you wait and see, Takagi-san!

By the way, Nishikata.

I need you to do a little something for me on March 14th.

Wh-what's that?

She wants a favor on March 14th?!

I think you're smart enough to figure it out, Nishikata.

No way... does she want me to say "I love you"?!

Aw crap, what do I do?!

I can't just say okay to that, and I'd feel rude for outright rejecting her...

Ugh, but then...

I'm going to a relative's wedding ceremony the day before that,

so I'll be coming back the morning of the 14th on the earliest ferry.

Huh?

I won't be arriving at school until 2nd period starts.

So I want to copy your notes from 1st period, okay?

Oh, that's what you meant.

Huh?

I told you before, right? About someone in my family getting married this March.

Did you?

Hold on, Nishikata. What did you think I was going to ask you for?

Huh? Uh...n-nothing.

But Takagi-san coming late that day works out perfectly.

That gives me plenty of time to set up everything for Nishikata Quest!

You're in for it now, Takagi-san!

Students who are

independent and strive for

wisdom, virtue, and health

A bright and energetic

middle school

March 14th.

The day has finally arrived.

Time to get started on setting up Nishikata Quest.

Step one, put the first box in place.

It won't fit?!

Oh right, Takagi-san said...

I bought some new indoor shoes to use in the gym.

I totally forgot!

But who puts the whole box in their locker?!

Fine. I'll switch things up and put it in her desk.

Seriously?!

Dang it, she must have predicted I was gonna try and put something in here!

Takagi-san is too good!

But that's not gonna be enough to make me give up!

This works.

Let's see, the second box is supposed to go...

Nishikata!

Today's the big day!

Uh, well, I...

Best of luck, man!

Wait! Hamaguchi!

Keep it together!

I can't let anything like this distract me, or Nishikata Quest will end in failure!

Just forget all about this love stuff!

"The spring time ocean Waves march throughout the long day All undulating"

Everything is set up!

Do you know what the seasonal phrase of this poem is?

All I have to do now is wait for Takagi-san to come!

That's right, it's "spring time ocean".

Whoa! What's this?

Oh, right. She wanted to copy my notes for this period, so I better focus.

Morning Reading

Morning Drills

Morning Meeting

1st Period

2nd Period

3rd Period

4th Period

Lunch Prep

So, as you can see, the diagonals of each rectangle are equivalent.

That means, corner a is equal to corner c.

And corner b is equal to corner d.

Takagi-san hasn't shown up...

What happened?

Hey, Nishikata.

You've got library duty by yourself during lunch break today.

Huh?

By myself...?

The ferry couldn't leave because of strong winds.

I won't be back until tomorrow.

Tomorrow?

The ferry couldn't leave because of strong winds.

I won't be back until tomorrow.

This really sucks.

Get ready to rumble!

And go!

Push! Push! Push!

Push! Push!

Take this!

What's this? Doesn't look like garbage.

Who can tell me the answer to this problem?

Bummer. So Takagi-san isn't coming today.

Give it a try, Takagawa.

Right!

I started learning English a month ago.

But at least now I can avoid doing what Hamaguchi asked me to!

That's right, gerunds are very important.

And more importantly,

Make sure you study over spring break

I don't have to worry about any teasing from Takagi-san!

if you have trouble understanding them.

Now I can totally focus on class!

Yes sir!

What the heck? Why do I keep glancing to my right like that?

Things just feel kinda off when Takagi-san isn't around...

"The person who opens this box shall be forced to wander a maze of riddles for eternity."

"If you wish to escape, then you must tackle my amazing challenge." That's it.

Riddles? Challenge?

What is this? Somebody's idea of a joke?

Oh, there's another paper in here!

Quest 1

Sag Saym Sastonre Hon Sause

Whoa! It's a code.

I got it!

If you take out all the "SA" and "N"s it says...

"G-YM-STO-RE-HO-USE"

The gym storehouse!

I think I might be a genius!

Sure, amazing.

There must be something in the gym storehouse!

Hey, wait up!

Where could it be?

Come on out! Come on out!

I don't think there's anything here.

Found it.

Hooray!

Hint:

Whoa! Now this looks like a challenge!

Yukari-chan! Sanae-chan! Let's figure these riddles out together!

Yeah!

Yay!

She loves wasting time more than I do.

An Illustrated Guide To Dinosaurs

Tyrannosaurus

Hey, Nishikata.

Sucks that Takagi-san couldn't come today, huh?

Just when you were gonna tell her the "L" word.

Look, I wasn't gonna say anything even if she had come!

Oh?

Is that all you came to say?

Nope. I came to return a book.

Bryan

This is the same book that Takagi-san was reading before.

It was a super intense story that follows the ongoing battles of all these awesome dudes!

Huh?

I love you.

Huh?

Say what now?

"As those words came from Yaotome's lips, Tanaka responded by dropping his drink in shock."

Was it really that kind of story?

This book is right up your alley, dude!

Give it a read!

Huh.

But I remember Takagi-san saying that she wouldn't recommend it to me...

Take these...

...and do this!

Science Lab

"Science Lab"!

That's crazy! So that's why the hint was two drawings of a pencil!

SCIENCE LAB

Now to find the third box.

How long is this going to go on?

Let's see...

Maybe over here?

Found it.

Quest 3

End in Alcohol Lamp

Middle in Book

Second in Flask

Yet another brainteaser.

Let's try finding these 3 things!

So, first is...

Stop.

I already know the answer.

Huh?

Listen up.

The "end in alcohol lamp" is referring to the last letter, "p".

The "middle of book" is referring to the double "o".

And finally, "second of flask" is referring to the "l".

Those spell...

P-O-O-L.

The pool!

Whoa! You're a genius, too, Yukari-chan!

My own brilliance almost scares me.

Okay, girls! Off to the pool!

Yeah!

It's white chocolate.

Oh? How fancy of you!

I prefer bitter chocolate, personally.

But I'll still take it.

Thank you.

Well then, I'm going this way...

Hojo!

So, um...

Wh-what?

See ya tomorrow.

Dummy.

See you later.

Man, I'm such a big wuss.

Nishikata... I hope you do better!

BRYAN

By Tomoko

Minakami

Looks like I got a message...

The ferry is going to start operating.

I might be coming back this afternoon.

That's good

Then I'll see you at school tomorrow

Read

Where exactly is the part where Yaotome tells Tanaka "I love you"?

Weird. I'm not seeing any lines from Yaotome...

Oh. But here's the part where Tanaka drops his drink.

So why...?

I love you.

Maybe... just maybe...

There's a chance that Takagi-san wasn't teasing me...

Like that time, or that other time...

What if those were Takagi-san's honest feelings?

Oh my, going somewhere?

Just out for a little bit!

There it is!

We've found the 10th one!

You finished Nishikata Quest!

Congratulations on making it this far

come and be graced with my royal presence

so I may provide you a special reward

"Nishikata Quest"?

Wait, so the person who made this was... Nishikata-kun?!

I had the feeling this was his doing.

Huh? But what for?

Come on, isn't that obvious?!

This was all so he could give a White Day present!

Crap! We solved everything before Takagi-chan had a chance too!

That's not good! We gotta put it all back where we found it!

Arrive at Mihama Port at 3:15 Pm

Mihama Port

Takagi-san!

Nishikata Quest was a ton of fun!

For sure.

It's crazy how he made it all by himself!

That's the power of love.

Love, huh?

I don't really understand it.

But, you know, I bet that Takagi-chan is super happy!

Because spending every day with Nishikata has gotta be all sorts of exciting!

I'm sure the two of them are having...

tons of fun together!

Sorry. It's okay, I'll take the bus home from here.

What happened? What are you doing out here?

...wanted... to see you....

Because I wanted to see you.

Takagi-san... I...

I really wanted... to come and see you!

Because, like, today is White Day... so I wanted to be sure to give you a gift in return...

That's okay, I don't mind waiting.

Since you made sure to give me chocolate on February 14th, I have to do it on March 14th too...

Except...

I dropped it...

I'm sorry. I can't return the favor...

But you already returned it.

Huh?

You gave me a gift just now. With your feelings.

Thank you!

Science Lab