Refusing to give up on Hatori, Rita's decided he's fine being the bad guy—and goes to show it by forcibly kissing her! Hiromitsu arrives just in time to confront him, but the conflict only deepens. Hatori can't get what happened out of her head, and the whole situation has thrown Hiromitsu off his game. Hatori resolves to cut Rita out of her life for good, but it won't be easy when he's dead set on staying! And what about that cute girl working with Hiromitsu…?

Volume 8 of the No Longer Heroine manga series by Momoko Koda.