BUT /

HATE THE
SILENCE
TOO.

EITHER.
CONTENTS Episode 20

Episode 21
41

Episode pH)
71

Episode 23
99

Episode 24 141

Caste Heaven Side Story

169

Behind the Game

179

Afterword
186
 CASTE GAME
_@ AUIS ‘
C4 CASTES ARE DETERMINED BY PLAYING CARDS.

THE GAME BEGINS WHEN AN EMPTY BOX OF CARDS IS PLACED ON THE TEACHER’S PODIUM.
THAT’S THE SIGNAL TO THAT PARTICULAR CLASS THAT THE CASTE GAME WILL BE PLAYED
THAT AFTERNOON AFTER CLASS. STUDENTS MUST FIND ONE OF THE PLAYING CARDS HIDDEN
THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL AND BRING IT BACK. THAT CARD DETERMINES THEIR CASTE.

. THOSE IN A LOWER CASTE MUST OBEY THOSE IN A HIGHER ONE.

CASTES ARE ABSOLUTE. ALL STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT TO THE RULES OF
THEIR CASTE UNTIL THE NEXT TIME THE GAME IS PLAYED.

THOSE WHO CHOOSE NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE GAME OR SEEK TO DISRUPT IT WILL
BE ASSIGNED THE CASTE OF TARGET BY DEFAULT.

HIERARCHY
@s———
THE
OUTCASTS

DELINQUENT

(KING’S RIGHT-
HAND MAN)

WANNABE
(KING’S HIGH
RETAINER) RETAINER) ae CASTE

MID
CASTE

LOW
CASTE

TARGET
(THE BULLIED ONE)

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YUYA AZUSA > JOKER
KOHEI KARINO > KING
ATSUMU KUSAKABE > JACK
NATSUKI KUZE > PREPPY
TAKERU INUKAI > GEEK
ANGIE TONOMA > YES-MAN
YOICHIRO TATSUMI > DELINQUENT
KAMO SENZAKI > EXPELLED
 IT
WASN’T
LONG
BEFORE
TAKERU
AND
ANGIE
STOPPED

I’M BETTING
IF ANY
ONE OF US
DISAPPEARED,
«AND THE SOMEONE
WORLD WOULD JUST
TAKE OUR WAS SHORT
WOULD ONE GEEK.
SPIN ON
WITHOUT
CARING.

ALL SIGN
A CARD TO
HELP CHEER
INUKAI UP
ENOUGH
TO COME
BACK TO
SCHOOL.
 I
WONDER
WHAT |
SHOULD
WRITE.
 : WOULD
\ . YOU BE
| \\ HAPPY TO
= GET THIS
AY) GARBAGE
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DOING,
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GET TO
COMPLAIN.
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SAYS
YOU PUNKS
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OR
COMMIT
SUICIDE.
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WHAT'S
IMPORTANT

HIM THAT HE
CAN TOO.
 TODAY IS
THE FIRST
DAY OF THE
SECOND-YEARS’”
SCHOOL TRIP
IT’S A FOUR-
DAY STAY IN
KYOTO.

2
EVERYONE,
GET IN
7 YOUR
= GROUPS!

GROUPS L
GOING TO FS } :
FUSHIMI = tf : iS
INARI OVER O) \
| HERE! es /
\ ~_Y

\\\
 WE'RE
RETURNING
TO THE
HOTEL AT
SIX. DON/T
BE LATE!

GREAT.
WHY AM
/ STUCK
IN THE
LEFT-
OVERS
GROUP
P
THs =F
SUCKS!

HANGING
OUT WITH
ALL THE
HIGH-CASTE
PEOPLE
WOULD BE
REALLY
STRESSFUL.

DION'T
REALLY SAY
LOw- THIS
CASTE CRAP
GROUP WAS
MANDA-
TORY...

14
FUSHIMI YEP! AS
INARI LONG AS
SHRINE
'M IN THE
SAME
GROUP AS

wooow!
IT'S THE
SENBON
TORII!
THIS
IS SO
NEAT!

IMPRES-
SIVE.
 HEY,
ATSUMU.
LET'S
TAKE A
PICTURE.

A
PLEASE WALK ALONG THE.
SIDE THE SENBON TORU
IN

WE'VE
GONE FAR
ENOUGH. [N
E
ie,
 GROUP E!
YOU BE OUR
CLASS REPS
AND, LIKE, GO
ALL THE WAY
TO THE TOP.

AND | HAVEN'T
FORGOTTEN
HOW YOU MADE
ME DO STUPID
BUSYWORK
ALL THROUGH
LAST YEAR'S
CULTURE
FESTIVAL.
 WE'RE
HERE
YOU'RE THE NEXT NOW.
GOING STOP WILL
TO KEEP BE THE
GOING?! HALFWAY

{|1 y/
i Sr

SHUT UP!
YOU'RE
JUST A
STUPID
TARGET.
DON’T
YOU DARE
TALK TO
ME!
VM MORE
WORRIED
ABOUT
 DINNER.

SHOULDN’T
WE GET
GOINGP

iORFZPR
BECAUSE
YOU'RE
IN MY
GROUP,
| GOT
BULLIED
TOO!
STUPID
TARGET!

YOU DON’T
HAVE THE
GUTS TO
STAND UP TO
THE QUEEN,
DON’T TAKE
IT OUT
ON ME.

SRRALAS
 | WANTED
TO WEAR
CUTE CLOTHES

| WANTED
TO HANG
WITH FRIENDS
AND TAKE
TONS OF
SELFIES FOR
MY INSTA!

DUMB
BITCH
DOESN'T
EVEN HAVE
THE GUTS
TO RUN,
LET ALONE
FIGHT.

JUST
LOOKING
AT HER
PISSES
ME OFF.
SCURRY
ON BACK
DOWN
TO THE
BOTTOM.
 BEING
ALONE
ISA
BILLION
TIMES
BETTER.
 ATSUMU
INSISTED

WAITING.

THINK | WAS
A TRAITOR.
 | MISSED
OUT ON
\ Wi \ THE BUFFET
TOMORROW 4 DINNER...
NIGHT. Y

HEY,
EVERYONE.
| BOUGHT
US
SOME
DINNER.
 HAHL
SHOWS
HOW
MUCH
| DUMPED You
YOU KNOW.
LOSERS
BECAUSE
YOU
WERE ALL a
COMPLETELY -q—
USELESS.

YOU
LOOK
LIKE
YOU'RE
HAVING
FUN.
TRYING
TO MAKE
NEW
FRIENDS
F.
 WHAT
HAPPENED
TO YOUR
GROUPIES
Pp

HAVING
A
PILLOW

BEING
ONA
TRIP HAS
EVERYONE
ON A
NATURAL PFFT!
HIGH. BUNCHA
KIDS.
 SOME OF
THE GUYS
HERE WILL

| SEE YOU/RE
AS OBLIVIOUS
AS EVER TO
THE THREATS
AROUND YOU.
EITHER!
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oy
eae:
 | \ \
\

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AVA NyN Nea

CASTE HEAVEN
EPISODE 21
 DAY TWO, BS
KIYOMIZU-
DERA

wooow!
WE'RE SO
HIGH UP!
MEP | DON’T
WANNA HEAR. |
IT FROM THE
GUY WHO'S

—
DYING CUZ
HE CAN‘T
GET LAID.

| Us Ne
 WE’RE
STARTING
HERE IN
KIYOMIZU-

ke
fs
MEER,
OK
Se ows
 APPAR-
ENTLY, THIS
SPOT IS
TRENDING

OOH!
KANA,
LET'S
TAKE A
SELFIE.

WHY DO |
GOTTA DO
SOMETHIN’
DUMB LIKE
SOMETHING
LIKE, “MAY
EVERYONE
| CARE FOR
ALWAYS BE
HAPPY.”
 Ss
A
N
N
&
/
ATSUMU, zZ
A
K
A

REALLY, SHOULD
REALLY TRY IT
YUMMY! Too!
DELICIOUS!
nia
FA
 AWW...
WHAT A
BUMMER.
SCREWING OUT OF
AROUND HERE.
AND
GETTING
IN
PEOPLE'S
way!

DUMBASSES
FIGHTING!

GONNA
LIVESTREAM
IT!
 SERIOUSLY.
HOW STUPID
ARE YOUP

AND
HERE |
THOUGHT
GETTING
SHAVED
WOULD/VE
s) =6CONVINCED
YOU TO
KEEP YOUR
 iN s |
=a) = wy r u
DEFINITELY cI oi rY Ny)
POPULAR. eI ] YY
r Bo

rf |
 GUI

NE |

A
bss
 —s Zs = |
V\N
KARINO,
DO
SOME-
THAT
TARGET
IS REALLY
PISSING
\ \ | ME OFF.

Bes
a Soe
 HE’S TOO
MUCH FOR
ANY OF YOU
TO HANDLE
ANYWAY.
62
 )
Y}
X ai
Sees
X y
\
SA
\
 WHAT'RE
YOU
DOING
THAT AN OUT
IDIOT LIKE HEREP
YOU HAS
TO WORRY
ABOUT
CATCHING
COLD.

YOU
GOT
BALLS
WALKIN!
RIGHT
UP TO
Me!
 | DON'T
CARE EITHER
WAY IF
SOMETHING
HAPPENS
TO YOU.

69
 HAVE FUN
DEALING
WITH
WHATEVER
IT Is.

EPISODE 21 / END
CASTE HEAVEN
EPISODE 22
 AZUSA,
ARE YOU
OKAYP

YOU'RE
REALLY
PALE...

SHUT
IT. "VE
ALWAYS
BEEN
PALE.

HE SAYS
HE'S FINE.
LEAVE
HIM BE.
BAMBOO
SCHOOL
FOREST
TRAIL
TRIP TO
KYOTO,
DAY
THREE,
GROUP
FREE
ARASHI- TIME
YAMA

ULE
 you
ASSHOLESP
HOW MANY
TIMES
ARE YOU
GONNA
{| WRECK MY
f'| DAY BEFORE
YOU'RE
HAPPYP
 ARE
STARTING
TO
CHANGE
COLOR!

| WOULD’/VE
THEY'D BE THOUGHT
EVEN MORE IT WAS STILL
BEAUTIFUL TOO EARLY
IF WE CAME
HERE AT
THE HEIGHT
OF THE
SEASON.
THEY'RE
ALREADY
WAY FAR
AHEAD.
 DANG IT!
AZUSA
DIDN'T
WAIT
FOR US
AGAIN!

§COLORS.

eo
—_—
Ly
 DID
YOU
STUPID
PUNKS
THINK YOU
COULD
SCARE
MEP

BUDDIES
CALL ‘EM AROUND
UP. BEG ‘EM SOME-
FOR HELP. WHERE?
VLL BEAT
THE PISS
OUTTA ALL

aoe
ws \ /\\
‘alee, SES Z fe
 te
eDEER ARE XY
Whar

sO
YEAH, LIKE,
KUSAKABE
WAS LOOKING
FOR YOU.

\
Gs LA

ANYONE'S
SIDE.
REALLY.

BACK
IN OUR
FIRST YEAR
YOU WERE
A TOTAL
JACKASS.
TOGETSUKYO
BRIDGE.
SOUNDS
 EVERYWHERE !
TRYING TO FIND yy : jf : MIDDLE
THEM, BUT THEY : d SCHOOL
WENT OFF AND f \ TRIP...
ScHooL -HAD_FUN LIKE |
TRIPS HAVE WASN'T EVEN : \ ‘\ sacMY
ALWAYS THERE. GROUP
BEEN j ALWAYS
NOTHING \ p LEFT ME
BUT BAD BEHIND.
MEMORIES. ¥

BEING
ABLE TO
HANG
OUT WITH
EVERYONE
AND
HAVE FUN
TOGETHER
IS LIKE A
DREAM.

THANKS
SCHOOL SO MUCH,
TRIPS HAD |} EVERYONE.
ALWAYS
BEEN
 THINK: 1: KEPT.
GOING. BECAUSE
PART. OF: ME WAS
TOO. SCARED. TO
GWE UP.

1.WAS CLINGING
TO. THE HOPE. THAT.
MAYBE SOMEONE.
WOULD FINALLY.
FIND. ME.

AW.
Now
I’M ALL
EMO-
TIONAL.

OOH, |
KNOW!
HOW
ABOUT WE
ALL BUY
THERE’S THE SAME
A SHOP SOUVENIR
| RIGHT TO
THERE. COMMEM-
 FIRST-CLASS
PROTECTED
WATERWAY
KATSURA
RIVER
an :
 DROPPED
HIS PHONE
| HAVEN/T
CHANGED
AT ALL...
 GEEZUS.
YOUR
FUSE IS
EVEN
SHORTER
THAN
USUAL
LATELY.

WHAT
IF | WAS
SOME
INNOCENT
STRANGER

YOU'RE
PRETTY
CHIPPER
FOR A GUY
WHO'S
BEEN
STALKED

AH
WELL. I’M
BORED OF
WATCHING
YOU
SKITTER
AROUND IN
TERROR.

96
 WELL?
WHAT/RE
YOU
STANDING
THERE
FORP
IF YOU
WANT
A DECENT
NIGHT'S
SLEEP,
THEN LET'S
GO.
CASTE HEAVEN
EPISODE 23
 YOU
HAVE ONE
OF THOSE
FANCY
HISTORICAL
BUILDINGS
ASA
VACATION

OUT THE
UPSTAIRS.

101
 WHAT U
ARE YO
GETTING
L L S E L F -
A CIOUS
CONS !
FO

YOU'RE
My
L
PTEOYR.SOYNOAU
EXIST TO
N
ENTERE.TAI
M

THOEULBDATHBE
SH
GO
READY. ER
WASH Y
ASS.

103
 EXPECTING
SYMPATHY
OUT OF THAT
JACKASS
WAS A
MISTAKE.

N-NOT
THAT
T wAs
EXPECTING
ANY!

104
ENOUGH OF |\
TROMPING |\
AROUND
WITH THOSE y,
 Qy
aw
4
20
945
Oo re) ~
FALL
ASLEEPP
 WERE
SUPPOSED
TO BE
ON OUR
SCHOOL
TRIE,

IS THERE
ANYTHING

ACTUALLY
SOME
GOOD
 I'M
HUNGRY.
| GRABBED

PEELTPPEEPETPELEELERLEELVELULULURVRLULLALY
 IT'S BEEN
YEARS
SINCE
"VE HAD
YAKISOBA.
THE LAST
TIME
sel WAG...
THINK IN
ELEMENTARY

HAVE FILET
MIGNON
EVERY
NIGHT OR
SOME-
THIN’?
 MY MOM
HATES
SHE ONLY USES PROCESSED
ORGANIC WHOLE FOODS.
FOODS WHEN SHE
COOKS. JUNK
FOOD IS TOTALLY
FORBIDDEN IN
OUR HOUSE.

JUST SO
YOU KNOW,
WHEN WE HAVE
YAKISOBA AT
HOME, IT‘S NOT
THIS PATHETIC!
WE ADD MEAT
AND VEGGIES
AND A TON
OF OTHER
STUFF!

YOU'RE

SERIOUSLYP
DON'T YOU
HAVE ANY
FAVORITES
P
 HSUAN= gy
aus a
oo
mh
ae
SS

Be. 3 Wr |

FOOD IS
SOMETHING
| EAT TO STAY
Is ALWAYS a ALIVE. WHAT IT
REALLY a TASTES LIKE
FOR THE BLAND. DOESN'T
LONGEST | NEVER S PARTICULARLY
TIME, | THOUGHT ed
FIGURED THAT ANY OF
WAS JUST IT WAS
WHAT FOOD GOOD.
WAS, SO | ATE
IT WITHOUT
SAYING
ANYTHING.

| GUESS
| DON'T
REALLY
KNOW WHAT
GOOD
FOOD
TASTES
LIKE.
WHAT'RE

ABOUTP
 WHAT'RE
YOU

LEAVING!

117
 HE'S THE
KING. [(M
THE TARGET.
THERE’S
NOTHING
WE NEED
TO SAY
TO EACH
OTHER.

we THE
MORE /T
FEELS LIKE
SOMETHING
WiLL
CHANGE...
 WHAT DO
YOU THINK
YOU'RE DOING,
LEAVING
WITHOUT MY
PERMISSIONP

DON’T TELL
ME YOU FORGOT
WHY | BROUGHT
YOU HERE.
 AND IF |
FEEL EVEN A
HINT OF TEETH,
"LL TOSS YOU
INTO THE KAMO
RIVER BUCK
NAKED.
 VLL BE
‘ NICE TODAY
AND TAKE
Sl EXTRA CARE
ZiS\ STRETCHING
i? YOU.
 WHAT'S
WRONG
WITH YOU

AM NOT!
| HAVEN’T
CHANGED
AT ALL!
 SHEESH.
YOU'RE A
HANDFUL.
 IT FEELS
TOO MUCH
LIKE WE’RE
A NORMAL
COUPLE.

WERE
YOU
SERIOUSLY
KILLING
BRAIN
CELLS OVER
SOMETHING
THAT
DUMBP

127
 AND ONE
DAY I'M
GONNA
DRAG YOU
OFF YOUR
THRONE.

WHO CARES
ABOUT THAT
STUPID SHIT
RIGHT NOW
ANYWAY?
JUST LIE THERE
AND SPREAD
Q =) iva a w ® o 2 iu
ME LIKE THE
GOOD LITTLE
WHORE YOU
 HEY.
WHO SAID
YOU'RE
WAKE ALLOWED
UP OR ILL TO FALL
FINISH
ON YOUR
FACE.

IT. AT
THIS
RATE, IT
REALLY
Is
LIKE...
 @Uy
KC YY,
\ SS
<
os
SSS

N
tie

'M GOING
BACK
BEFORE THE
TEACHERS
WAKE UP.

ASLEEP?

133
 COME
THEY'RE TO THINK
NOT THE OF IT, WE
KIND OF NEVER
PEOPLE SAW
WE HAVE ANYONE
TO CARE ELSE
ABOUT. IN THE
HOUSE.

134
 UH-HUH.
YOU WERE
INSULTING

WEREN'T
youP

135
136
EPISODE 23 / END
 | DON‘T
KNOW
ABOUT
AZUSA, BUT
KARINO’S
No DUMMY.
HELL
BE FINE.

ANYWAY,
FORGET
THEM. YOU
OUGHT TO
SLEEP SOON
OR YOU
WON'T BE
ABLE TO
GET UP.

142
BEFORE.

WANT
TO MAKE
ONE MO! RE
GOOD
MEMORYP
 SHH!

YOU'LL
WAKE
UP THE
OTHERS.

COME
CLOSER,
ATSUMU.
 YO,
YATORI.
WAKE
UP. WE'RE
GOING
TO THE
BATH-
ROOM.

IDIOT! BUT
YOURE
GOING!
 YOU
KNOWP
| FEEL
A BIT LIKE
BEING A
BAD BOY
TONIGHT.

ATSUMU...
YOU'RE
sO
PRECIOUS
 YOU'RE
SUCH A
NAUGHTY
Boy,
ATSUMU.
 WE!LL
TAKE IT
NICE AND
EASY
TONIGHT.
 OOH,
BIG YAWN!
DIDN'T
SLEEP MUCH,
ATSUMU?

BoYS
JUST DO
WHATEVER
YOu
PLEASE.

TRY
THINKING
ABOUT
WHAT IT’S
LIKE FOR US
SOMETIME,
WOULDJAP
 UM,
Wow.
KYOKO IS
REALLY,
UH...

SHE'S NOT
A BAD
PERSON.

| HAD
TO TAKE ATRIP
SIMPLE
TO | TOLD
ASHIT \ THE BATH- YOU, | WAS
ROOM | IN THE
TALK
TAKE THAT BATHROOM!
ABOUT
WRECKING

152
 DAMN
IT! THAT
BASTARD
KARINO
ONLY MADE
EXCUSES
FOR HIMSELF
AND LEFT ME
HANGING.

HERE. WE
GRABBED

DIDN'T
DO ANY-
THING!
WHY
WOULD
YOU SAY
THAT?!
 ONCE WE
GET BACK,
WE'LL HAVE
TO MAKE
SURE TO SEND
INUKAI AND
ANGIE THEIR
SOUVENIRS.
 AWW.
MATCHING
SOUVENIRS
FOR
EVERYONE
P

PLAYING
AT BEING
FRIENDS,
HUHP
GROSS.
ay
 | HAD
THEM STAY
AT MY
FAMILY’S
KYOTO
VACATION
HOUSE
| WAS WHILE WE
GOING WERE
TO MAKE’ HERE.
THEM JOIN
UP WITH THE
REST OF US,
IF ONLY AS A
DISPLAY OF
POWER...

NOT EVERYONE
IS AS THICK-
SKINNED AND
HARDHEADED
AS YOU. | DON’T
NEED ANYONE
OFFING
THEMSELVES.

EXCUSE
ME,
HARD-
HEADED
Pp

TURNS __WHO
ORNS ATTACKED
 APPARENTLY,
SOMEBODY

YOu
MAKE
EVERYBODY
WANT
TO DO
SOMETHING
ABOUT
YOU.
YOU'RE
 KARINO.

YOU'RE

HAVEN'T
FORGOTTEN
THAT,
RIGHTP
 LITTLE BY
LITTLE,
EVERYONE
CHANGES.

SURELY
“ FOR THE
a BETTER.

Separsrartredit
diresnteiat 4 tell te

Hable ett sheaia

THE MIDDLE OF
THE HALL?
 TATSUMI.

WHAT
HAPPENED
WHILE WE
WERE
GONEP

“ EPISODE 24/E ND
 DAMN,
AZUSA!
YOU GET
ALL THOSE
VALENTINES
CHOCOLATES
FROM
GIRLSP

CASTS EIEAVIEN
SHOR

Q-

NYA, Ye
oF
 UM! I-| JUST
REMEMBERED A
FEW GIRLS WHO

GIVE YOU THEIR

CHOCOLATES
YET. I'LL GO
GET THEM!
 | BROUGHT
SOME
SPECIAL
CHOCOLATES
FOR YOU.
 OPEN
YOUR
MOUTH,
PLEASE.

WORRY. ILL
GINE IT TO YOU
BITE BY BITE
UNTIL YOU'VE
HAD MORE
THAN YOU CAN
HANDLE.
 o8¥5
aXwk
*=Q39
ENJOYING
THAT.

BUT WHAT A
MESS YOU "VE
MADE:
AZUSA!
 YOU
HAVE SOME
CHOCOLATE
ON YOUR
(=

END
 BEHIND THE GAME

WE WERE
IN THE SAME
CLASS OUR
SECOND YEAR
OF MIDDLE
SCHOOL, BUT
1 DON’T
ACTUALLY
KNOW MUCH
ABOUT HIM.

HE WAS
SMART,
ATHLETIC,
AND QUITE
POPULAR,
THE GIRLS = BUT HE WAS
IN CLASS NEVER THE
LIKED BEST AT
HIM WELL ANYTHING.
CONS/DERING ENOUGH,
HE WAS AND HE
THE SON OF HAD A
A LOCAL GIRLFRIEND,
POLITICIAN, BUT NOT
HE DIDN’T IN A WAY
STAND OUT THAT MADE
mo MUCH. OTHERS
VEALOUS.

HE WAS
THAT’S
THE . NEVER THE
IMPRESSION CENTER OF
KARINO ATTENTION,
GAVE ME. y = fa. \ BUT HE WAS
ALWAYS A
PART OF
THE GROUP
THAT WAS.
 ONE TIME,
HE WON AN

THERE WAS A
CEREMONY AND
EVERYTHING.

DARN
eS,
 NOT
REALLY.
ITS MORE
A PAIN IN
My ASS,
TO BE
HONEST.

MIDDLE
1 COULDN’T SCHOOL,
HELP BUT 1 WENT
TO A HIGH
WONDER /F SCHOOL
HE REALLY MUCH
THOUGHT FARTHER
«OR IF THE OTHER AWA 1 WAS
EMOTIONS HE PEOPLE'S SURPRISED
DISPLAYED EMOTIONS TO FIND
FOR OTHERS WERE JUST HIM THERE.
WERE ALL ANNOYANCES...
YUST AN ACT.

182
 ARE YOU
GOING TO
MAKE AN
EXAMPLE
OF USP

I
THOUGHT
ABOUT
IT BUT |
CHANGED
MY MIND.

183
 5 IN \ | DON'T
WHETHER / yf FEEL LIKE
WERE . / DEALING
TARGETS, WITH IT.
GEEKS, OR
KINGS, /T
DOESN’T
MATTER.
HE JUST
DOESN’T
CARE.

OR MAYBE
/T WAS TO
ESTABLISH
THAT
ATTENDANCE MAYBE
ON THE /T WAS
TRIP WAS VUUST A
MANDATOR” WHIM.

WHATEVER
THE CASE,
WE WERE A
THE Losers. |if}
WE HAD a
NO ROOM li
TO TALK.

KARINO
WAS AS
FRIGID
ASA
IF GLACIER.
ANYONE
HOPES TO
MELT THAT
FROZEN
HEART,
THEYLL
HAVE TO
BE AS HOT
AS LAVA.

184
TeoDRAMATIC MAR
BTORY? CORNER

THANK YOU FOR PURCHASING VOLUME 5 OF CASTE HEAVEN. AT FIRST, | FIGURED THIS STORY WOULD
LAST ABOUT THREE VOLUMES, BUT HERE WE ARE AT THE END OF VOLUME 5, 24 CHAPTERS LATER.
KARINO AND AZUSA’S RELATIONSHIP HAS FINALLY PROGRESSED. THIS VOLUME TOOK THE CREW AWAY
FROM THE SCHOOL FOR THEIR CLASS TRIP, AND LOOKING BACK ON IT, | FEEL LIKE THINGS PROGRESSED
A LOT FURTHER THAN | ORIGINALLY EXPECTED.

CASTE HEAVEN'S STORY HAS PASSED ITS MIDPOINT, AND THE PATH 10 THE END | ORIGINALLY ENVISIONED
IS FINALLY BECOMING CLEAR. | HOPE ALL OF YOU WILL BE KIND ENOUGH TO STICK AROUND FOR THE
REST OF THE JOURNEY. THAT SAID, | CAN'T SAY FOR SURE WHAT THAT JOURNEY ENTAILS UNTIL |
ACTUALLY DRAW IT.

WHILE THIS WAS GOING ON, A CASTE HEAVEN GAME WAS DEVELOPED. ITS A BROWSER GAME YOU
CAN PLAY HERE: HTTP://CASTE-HEAVEN-GAME.COM/

| ASSISTED WITH SOME OF THE POSES AND STILLS AND PROVIDED SOME GENERAL SUPERVISION. THE
WORLD OF CASTE HEAVEN HAS EXPANDED EVEN FURTHER IN THIS NEW MEDIUM, AND | WOULD BE
HONORED IF YOU GAVE IT A TRY. THERE ARE PLANS FOR MANY MORE CASTE HEAVEN PROJECTS THIS
YEAR 100. WITH ALL THIS GOING ON, THINGS HAVE BEEN REALLY HECTIC FOR ME, BUT | HOPE IT ALL
PROVIDES NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENJOYING THE STORY ALONG WITH ME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

WELL THEN, | THINK | WILL WRAP THINGS UP.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR FOLLOWING CASTE HEAVEN THIS FAR. EU
7/2014
 About the Author
Chise Ogawa made her manga debut
with Ouji no Hakoniwa. Her beautiful art
style captivates readers, as does her wide
storytelling range—from serious stories
that explore the dark recesses of the
human psyche to character-driven rom-
coms. You can find out more about Chise
Ogawa on her Twitter page, @ogawaccc.
Caste Heaven
Volume 5
SuBLime Manga Edition

Story and Art by Chise Ogawa

Translation—Adrienne Beck
Touch-Up Art and Lettering—Deborah Fisher
Cover and Graphic Design—Shawn Carrico
Editor—Jennifer LeBlanc

Caste Heaven 5 © 2019 Chise Ogawa

Original Cover Design: UCHIKAWADESIGN
Originally published in Japan in 2019 by Libre Inc.
English translation rights arranged with Libre Inc.

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The stories, characters, and incidents mentioned in this
publication are entirely fictional.

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First printing, March 2021

PARENTAL ADVISORY
M CASTE HEAVEN is rated M for Mature and is
recommended for mature readers. This volume
MATURE contains graphic imagery and mature themes.

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