Himegasaki Sakurako Is a Hot Mess

Who wouldn’t have a thing for Himegasaki Sakurako? With her blonde pigtails, cute demeanor, and buxom body, she draws all of the eyes at school. If only her crush, Mimori Natsuki, saw her as more than his childhood gal pal! Can this loveable loser stop getting into embarrassing situations and finally land the boy of her dreams?

Natsuki’s classmates take sides in the budding love-triangle-that-isn’t between him, doomed childhood friend Sakurako, and seemingly perfect Sakaki! Our heroine Sakurako desperately faces nature calling at the worst time, a botched days-long hypnotism, and more in the latest volume in the saga of the most awkward best friend imaginable!

Swimsuits go soaring in a beach episode gone awry! Then, after Sakaki gets a nasty cold, she spreads it to Natsuki. Now the trio of unapologetic brocons Sakaki, Sakurako, and tomboy Amamiya Aki must compete to play the perfect little sister and nurse Natsuki back to health! But will a forgotten childhood promise snatch Sakurako’s place as childhood friend away from her?

Long ago, when Natsuki was a child, he got matching pendants with…well, it sure wasn’t our loser heroine Sakurako. But who was it? And can our loser heroine still win the day against one of the most powerful romantic tropes of all? It all comes down to the summer festival, where Natsuki will make his choice once and for all! (Unless yet another new girl arrives, but what are the odds of that?!)

When it comes to traits associated with runner-up heroines, Himegasaki Sakurako has them all—but at long last, she enters a relationship with her childhood friend, Natsuki! She’s reached her happy ending…or so she thinks, until she realizes an earth-shattering truth: Life doesn’t exactly end here. From now on, it’s an uphill battle to carefully maintain her relationship with Natsuki and make sure he doesn’t forget who the real heroine is around here!