CONTENTS Episode 12

Episode 13
39

Episode 14
77

Episode 15
113

Caste Heaven Side Story

147

Behind the Game

174

Afterword
179
 CASTE GAME
OES
RULES
d 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.

C4 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.

@ (BLIBIRUURCCIEDY
THE
OUTCASTS

DELINQUENT

JACK
(KING’S RIGHT-
HAND MAN)

(KING’S f 5 CaN HIGH

RETAINER) CASTE

MID
CASTE

BRAINIAG BS
i;
/ig

LOW
CASTE

TARGET
(THE BULLIED ONE)

STUDENTS
Qo
A YOICHIRO TATSUMI > DELINQUENT
os KAMO SENZAKI > DELINQUENT

CLASS
: YUYA AZUSA > TARGET
a5 KOHEI KARINO > KING
ATSUMU KUSAKABE > JACK
NATSUKI KUZE > PREPPY
YUKARI OSUGA > WANNABE
KEIGO YATORI > GOFER
CASTE HEAVEN
EPISODE 12

Y
 HOW IS
SCHOOL?

'M
MAINTAINING
| SEE NO MY GRADES,
ISSUES WITH AND I'VE
EITHER HIS EARNED
BEHAVIOR OR THE TRUST
THOSE HE OF THE
CHOOSES TO FACULTY.
ASSOCIATE

SHOULD

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WAY... MY ANYTHING
MINISTER y
EAGERLY NO TO ASSIST
AWAITS LESS. HIM AT A
CATER? please MOMENT’S
NEXT MAKE NOTICE.
CERTAIN

THE
MINISTER
 PLEASE
GIVE HIM MY
BEST AND
EXPRESS MY

:
GRATITUDE
FOR HIS
CONTINUED
SUPPORT.

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THAT'S IN CLASS
LOOKED
LIKE THEY’D
SWALLOWED
A BASKET-
BALL!
Say
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VIBRATOR
sted
 LOUDER,
TATSUMI.
LET'S LET
EVERYONE
HEAR.

LET THEM
KNOW
JUST HOW
PASSION-
ATELY WE'RE

YOURSELF
COM-
PLETELY
TO OUR
LOVE.

YOU EVERY
LAST
fy’ INCH OF
yf MY LOVE,
SO MAKE
SURE YOU
TAKE IT
ALL.

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TATSUMI.
HANGIN!
OUT IN
THE MEN’S
ROOM
WAITIN’
TO GET
SCREWEDP
 | MEAN,
YOU'LL
SPREAD
YOUR
LEGS FOR
ANYONE,
RIGHTP

THEY
INSULTED
My
TATSUMI
P

y
SENZAK7T

THROTTLE.
 HEATHENS
WHO GET IN
THE WAY OF

l |
AND INSULT
OUR HOLY
LOVE... THEY THE
DESERVE THE
GLORIOUS
ECSTASY
WORST OF OF
PUNISH- PHYSICAL
UNION!
DESIRES
THAT
FLY AS
FIERCE
AND AS
TRUE

/ AS AN
ARROW!
THE
WORLD
HE SEES
ISNT THE
WORLD
THE REST
OF US
SEE.

SENZAKI,
DON'T
YOU THINK
Taare INPEOPLE
LOVE—
CON- ENOUGH TRULY
TINUE
ANG 2 IN LOVE—
ARE FREED
HE'LL FROM
DIE. EVERY-
A
ei

AAH, BUT
THAT IS A
REVELATION,
A NIRVANA
THAT ONLY
A FEW
BLESSED
CHOSEN
EVER
YOU REACH.
AND |
| NEITHER ||| \, ARE
: | OF US ON THE
KNOW PATH TO
MUCH THOSE
ABOUT TATSUMI. \\‘“ HEIGHTS!
EACH YOU'RE |
OTHER. sTop- :
Aw PING
MEP
20
|
 YOU l,
MAKE IT
LOOK LIKE
NO, YOU'RE
NOTHING PERFECTLY
FULFILLS SATISFIED }
YOU. POOR 4 HAVING
THING, YOUR EVERYTHING
WHOLE LIFE IN YOUR LIFE
IS COLD, HANDED
EMPTY, AND TO YOU ON
OH SO A SILVER y
BORING. J PLATTER. NS
BUT YOU i
/ / ARENT. —

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| MEAN, i G ‘ \Y awa
AM THE 7, DON’T || — a | HAL
DELIN- Es BE TS £9 JUST Z
QUENT ) MAD, ral KID- i
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MAINTAIN fT
A REBEL- |
LIOUS | _
FRONT. is
p

IT’S ALL
THIS SILLY
GAME'S
FAULT, YA
KNOwP
NEW CHEEK
PIERCING.

BECAUSE
HE'S
MY
BROTHER.

SHOULDN'T
FIGHT WITH
 IT'S TOO
MUCH

NEITHER

TATSUMI.
| SENSE
HESITA-
TION IN
YOUR
HEART.

ww A
 VLL
GLADLY
ERASE
ANYTHING
THAT
DARES TO
CLOUD
YOUR
PASSION.

Is
YOUR
FAMILY
THAT
IMPOR-
TANT
TO
YOUP
EVEN
MORE
IMPOR-
TANT
THAN |
AM?

THEN
WHY
HESITATEP
 THERE
SHOULD
BE NO
BOUND-
ARIES. NO
SHADOWS
TO CLOUD
OUR

pst

YOU'RE
TATSUMI
\
MY GEM...
MY
TREASURE
 I
BELONG
TO YOU.
YOu
BELONG
TO ME.
 ENDURING
THIS PAIN ~
Is peahvite

ETL
TOGETHER.

TO ME,
EVERYTHING
THAT YOU
GIVE—
EVERYTHING—
IS A SIGN
OF YOUR
LOVE.
 }-ZCWAS

YOU'RE
THE ONLY
ONE
WHO'S
EVER
UNDER-
STOOD
ME.

EVERYTHING
WAS GOING
SO WELL /T
WAS ALMOST
FRIGHTENING.
 THOUGHT \ MOM,
‘D0 MAKE [ ARE
SOME ’ Ne YOu
TEA, BUT OKAY?

DAUGHTER ' :
WASN'T é Pe
FEELING é =

co

TR

OH!
YOICHIRO,
WELCOME “
HOME.

HERE,
LET ME
HOUSE MAKE THE
THIS IS.
INA
QUIET
TEA. WHY
DON'T
lr cy YOU JUST
omen poe
OISTRICT. HAVE A
HOMES. SEATP
WEVE
LIVED
HERE FOR
YEARS
NOW.

IT MUST
BE THE TERED
WAy | ALL
RAISED pee
YOU, SHE LIFE,
MoM
/S AS
WE BOTH
LEAVES ASA
ee ALL THE YOUNG
COMFORTABLY, HOUSE- GIRL.
THANKS YAMADA HOLD
ENTIRELY TO SAYS THAT
THE MONEY SHE'S NEVER
FATHER SEEN A BOY
SENDS sO GOOD
AND HELPFUL
AS YOU.
 i
WOULDN'T
EXPECT
ANY LESS.
AFTER ALL,
YOU'RE
My AND
IN HER KONOSUKE’S;
VLL HAVE SON.
IGNORANCE,
TO TELL
HAS UTTER
FAITH HIM ALL
ABOUT
THAT HER
IT NEXT
LIFESTYLE
TIME HE
IS SAFE
VISITS.
AND
ASSURED.

AH.
MUST BE
FROM A
DOG OR
SOME-

You
HAVE A
HAIR ON
YOUR
IT ALL JACKET...
RIGHT IF WAIT,
| TAKE IS IT
ANOTHER BLONDP
CLASS
AT CRAM
SCHOOL
 THANKS.
I'M GOING
TO GO
DO SOME
STUDYING
RIGHT NOW.

DISTURB
ME.

TEACHERS
ARE STARTING FEELING
TO CATCH ON WELL.
TO THE GAME,
THOUGH. I’LL
HAVE TO GIVE
THEM MORE...
INCENTIVE
TO TURN A
BLIND EYE.

/ HAVE
TO MAKE
SURE THAT
TO THEM /T
LOOKS LIKE
/(M ONLY
PLAYING THE
DELINQUENT
BECAUSE OF
THE GAME.

ITS STILL
POSS/BLE
TO KEEP
THE TRUST
AND
REPUTATION
IVE BUILT
 SENZAKI...
'M

| KARINO, |
HM?

HE'S
GOING
TO BEA
PROBLEM.

THEN,
UPON
GRADUATION,
/ CAN
JUST
PRESS
RESET.
 ONE /S
THE
GUIDANCE
COUN-
SELOR.
AFTER
ALL, | HE'S
HAVE ALWAYS
HIGH HAD A
EXPEC- FOND-
TATIONS NESS
FOR FOR ME.
YOU.

ANOTHER
/S AN
ASs/s-
TANT
STILL TEACHER.
PLAY IT, HE
HUH? OH,
GRADUATED
RIGHT.
FROM HERE,
SO HE'S A
FORMER
CASTE-GAMET
PARTICIPAN
HIMSELF

1 HAVEN’T
FORGOTTEN
TO KEEP UP
APPEARANCES
AROUND
THE OTHE R
STUDEN TS
EITHER,
MAKING
THEM THINK
/ ONLY ACYT
THIS WA
SE OF
BECAUGA
THE ME.

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SENZAKI.
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THING WILL
BE FINE.
My PLAN /S
WORKING
PERFECTLY

EPISODE:13:
THEY'RE
sO
SENZAKI!
SENSITIVE

AAH,
so
WON-
DERFUL
 LET’S MAKE
THEM EVEN
REDDER
AND MORE
ENGORGED.

NOT THAT
/ CARE
ABOUT
ANY OF
THAT WHEN
UM WITH
SENZAKT.
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A N| \\, é
Al hs
J

STILL,
ITS
/MPOR-
TANT TO
KEEP
HIM
UNDER
CONTROL.
 THE
INNISTER
HAS
COLLAPSED.

IVE
BEEN
UNABLE TO
CONTACT
YOUNG,
MASTER
KOHEI.
PLEASE
A INFORM
CAR IS HIM.
OKAY. ; é LAPSED.
 WOULDN'T
YOU BE
UPSET
IF YOU
HEARD
YOUR
FATHER
COL-

SUDDENLY,
UNEX-
PECTEDLY
REALITY
REARED
/TS UGLY
HEAD.
 WILLS THE Y4
GEIUSTANEYSA 2.
GUARANTE

| CAN'T
AFFORD
TO LOSE
My COOL
NOW.

YOU
COULD
AT LEAST
HELP ME
A LITTLE
HERE.

|
A _
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|
4
I
it
Poth

RE
TIONSHIP
WITH

Ld ee

| B =

OPINION
ABOUT
ITP

Wy Yj)
 BUT, MADAM,
HIS FIRST
WIFE WILL
UNDOUBTEDLY
BE THERE.
AND THE
MEDIA WILL
BE WATCHING
TOO! YOU
MUSTN'T.
NOT YET.
MYSELFP!
HOW CAN
YOU EXPECT
ME TO BE
vm CALM ATA
GOING TIME LIKE
TOTHE THIS!
HOSPITAL

THE WIFE OF
A POWERFUL
POLITICIAN.
SHOULD YOU BE
LOSING YOUR
COMPOSURE
LIKE THIS?
 THE BEST
YOU CAN
DO FOR
HER RIGHT
NOW Is TO
INTERACT
WITH HER AS
NORMALLY
AS POS-
SIBLE.
GOING TONIGHT.
FORWARD YOU
"LL KEEP MAY GO
HER HOME.
INFORMED
OF FATHER’S
CONDITION,
SO PLEASE
MAKE SURE
SHE DOESN'T
WATCH OR
READ ANY

YOU REALLY
ARE SUCH
A SWEET,
RESPONSIBLE
Boy. YOU
HAVE A
GOOD HEAD
ON YOUR
SHOULDERS.

THANK
YOU. I WILL LIBERTY OF
PASS YOUR INFORMING
REPORT TH
ALONG SCHOOL.
TO THE | HAVE
THEIR
MINISTER. WORD THAT
THEY WILL
MAKE THE
NECESSARY
ARRANGE-
MENTS.
 PERHAPS
SOME-

MIGHT
WE VISIT
FATHER
P

MY
MOTHER
Is
TERRIBLY
CONCERNED
FOR HIM.

/T TURNED OUT THAT

FATHER’S STROKE WAS
ONLY A MILD ONE, AND HE
WAS SOON RELEASED
FROM THE HOSPITAL.
MOM, HOWEVER,
WAS LEFT EMOTIONALLY
UNSTABLE BY /T ALL.
/ COULDN'T LEAVE HER S/DE
AND HAD TO TAKE SEVERAL
DAYS OFF FROM SCHOOL.

M
SURE
HE JUST HASN'T
DOESN'T KONOSUKE
WANT CALLED
YOU TO MEP |
SEE HIM HAVEN'T
WHILE HEARD A
MAINTAIN HE'S.
SINGLE
MY WEAK WORD
SOMED AY Sune
SURE... FROM
WOULD een
SICKLY.
NEVER
COME.
/ KNEW
THAT.
 I’M NOT
TRYING TO is
BE FRIENDS Ea
WITH YOU, ——S
NOT EVEN IN
MY PRIVATE \
LIFE. ;
YOU'RE A IZ
_\\ NUISANCE. A. |, ——
DON'T Sera
COME TT tl

*
TN
PARDON
ME. IT'S
TATSUMI.

MOMENT
WHILE WE
WASN'T
THAT
KIND MR.
OF TATSUMI
HIM?P BROUGHT
YOUR
SCHOOL
ASSIGN-
MENTS.

THANKS
FOR GOING
TO ALL THIS
TROUBLE,
TATSUMI.

SOMETIMES
/ FORGET
HE'S
COMPLETELY
EMOTION-
 | RECEIVED
STRAIGHT
A‘S ON
THE LAST
NATIONAL.
MOCK
EXAMS, SIR.

FATHER |

DO You
SEE WHAT
A PROPER

REGARD- WILL FAIL

LESS, I/M ME FOR
DOING GOOD...
EVERYTHING
| CAN TO SEE
THAT KOHE!
INHERITS MY
CONSTITUENCY.

VLL HAVE
HIM BEGIN
ASSISTING
ME AT WORK
AS SOON AS
HE STARTS
COLLEGE.

KEEP GIVING
YOUR UTMOST
UNTIL THEN. WiLL YOU
DO NOT GROW PLEASE
COMPLACENT. AT LEAST
LOOK
AT MEP
 OH, YES. | UNDERSTAND.

REMAIN AT YOUR BECK AND CALL WITH

NARY A WORD OF COMPLAINT.

THAT’S THE ROLE / HAVE BEEN ASS/GNED.

EVERYTHING WILL GO WELL AS LONG AS /

KEEP PLAYING THE PROPER GOOD BOY
 THERE'S
NO POINT
IN COMING
TO SCHOOL
PIERCING
OUT THE
WINDOW.
 SENZAKI,
YOU GO GET IT
HAVE 6O FOR ME.
SECONDS.
 ftANIA pe

a, AWW,
NaN TATSUMI,
| YOU
7, LITTLE
JOKESTER
iM
SORRY.
¢: [ YF] you.
|
P|
JUST 7
WANTED
TO SAY
SOMETHING
SELFISH
FOR JU
ONCE.
THAT'S
ALL.
I
DIDN'T =
\ MEAN
IT.

HUH? :
2 YOU u
—< = ION"
DIDN'T : :
TATSUMI
ARE YOU
CRYINGP

| WOULD
LOVE YOU
NO MATTER
WHAT.
TOGETHER
LIKE
THIS
FOREVER.
TATSUMI

ALL
THOSE
BURDENS
YOU
BEAR,
| WILL
FIND
THEM...
 FOR
TATSUMI'S
SAKE, | NEED
YOU TO
DISAPPEAR.
 M REALLY
ONLY
PERMITTED
TO LIVE A
SPECIFIC
PREDETERMINED
ROLE IN
SOCIETY.

THE
WORLD
HE LIVES
IN IS TOO
DIFFERENT
FROM SENSELESS AFTER
MINE. THE WORLD ALL.
IS... NO
MATTER HOW
CRUEL AND
CONFINES UNKIND
OF THE IT IS TO
SOCIETY | ME...
WAS BORN
INTO AND |
HAVE NO
WAY TO
SURVIVE.

IT WOULD
BE SO THESE BELIEVING
BEAUTIFUL LAST TWO THAT, I'VE
IF | COULD MONTHS WITH SPENT
TRULY SENZAKI HAVE My LIFE
THROW AWAY TAUGHT ME CATERING
EVERYTHING QUITE A TO
| HAVE AND LESSON. EVERYONE
CHOOSE A ELSE'S
LIFE WITH DEMANDS.
HIM.
POSSIBLE
FOI R
IDEALISM
O WIN
OVER
COLD,
HARSH
REALITYP

BE INTER-
ESTING.
 THERE'S
A FIGHT!
THEY SAYA
DELINQUENT
AND A
KING ARE
GOING
AT IT!
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WILL BE : - ; 8 | WATCHING!
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EPISODE 13/ END.
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4
 YOICHIRO,
WHAT DO
YO”! WANT
TO BE
WHEN YOU
GROW UP?

YOICHIRO.

| AM
HIGHLY
DISAP-
POINTED
IN YOU.

FATHER...

AM | NOT S|
PERMITTED Sy LIFE YOU
EVEN ONE A / DoP
MISTAKEP ds \
 No!
You
HAVE
IT ALL
YOICHIRO \ yoleHige
WOULD \ SOME ISN'T
NEVER DO : : F DELIN~ Like
ANYTHING \ QUENT this!
LIKE OY .
THAT ON
HIS OWN!
HE'S A
VERY, VERY
GOOD
Boy!

| DION’T
RAISE
YOU TO
BE LIKE
THAT,
RIGHTP
| DION’T
RAISE
YOU THE
WRONG
way!
ISN'T
THAT
RIGHT,
YOICHIRO
P! FOR YOUR
FAILURES.

THE MASK
SETTLES IN,
SMOTHERING
THE
SCREAMS ah TARO
OF My : 4 SENZAKI...
HEART LIKE %
ALWAYS.
20 YOu
LOVE ME?
 | AM
DEEPLY
SORRY
FOR MY
INEXCUSABLE
BEHAVIOR.

CASTE HEAVEN
EPISODE 14
 THE MASK
FITS SO
TIGHTLY TO
My SKIN
NOW. /
DON’T THINK
/ COULD
PEEL IT OFF
JF | TRIED.

YES...
YES,
THANK YOU
FOR MAKING
NEEDN'T ALL THE
WORRY NECESSARY
ABOUT ARRANGE-
ANYTHING MENTS.
THAT MIGHT
TARNISH
YOICHIRO'S
FUTURE.

YES. I'M
HAVING
HIM TAKE
A BREAK
FROM
SCHOOL
UNTIL THE
FUSS HAS
BLOWN
ALSO, OVER.
IF YOU
COULD, PLEASE
PLEASE SEE
THAT THE
PROBLEM
STUDENT
HAS BEEN
SEVERELY
PUNISHED.

WILL PLEASE
ASSUREDLY TELL HIM
MAKE UP NOT TO
FOR THIS GINE
ERROR UP ON
AND YOICHIRO
REDEEM os
HIMSELF.
 AFTER ALL,
YOICHIRO IS
A WONDERFUL
SON WE CAN
BE PROUD OF.
a
 8
Qa Q D4
MISS MEP
'M SORRY
| LEFT YOU
ALONE
FOR SO
LONG.

BUT I'VE
FINALLY
COME,
TATSUMI.
NIGHT?
BRINGING
THE RED
ROPE WAS
DEFINITELY
THE RIGHT

MY
MAN, IT PARENTS,
SUCKS THOUGH...
TO BEA THEY PICKED
POWERLESS THE UGLIEST
KID. ROPE
WHEN THEY
TIED ME
UP. DAMN
NEAR
KILLED
ME TOO!
HA HA!

BUT I’M
NEVER
GOING
BACK
‘ TO THAT
HOUSE
ANYWAY.
i VM GOING
TO STAY
WITH YOU
| CAN Now,
BE WITH TATSUMI.
YOU
FOREVER...
~~ | AND LOVE
2 : YOU JUST
an all | RIGHT
te fj WHENEVER
: YOU SO
DESIRE.
 YOU'RE
J AS
POWER-
7 : £ LESS AS
A FISH
ON THE SS
_ CHOPPING
— BLOCK,
SS TATSUMI.

AAH, YOU
LOOK SO
PATHETIC \
AND
HELPLESS...
IT'S TOO
| CUTE FOR
CouLp WoRDS!
EAT
YOU
RIGHT
uP.
 BUT TRUE
LOVE IS THE
CLASHING
TOGETHER
OF OUR
EVERYTHING,
ALL AT ONCE.
THAT'S WHY
IT HURTS.
 DO YOU you
IDEA ANY IT
HAVEHOW 4, REALLY
HORT
FELT WHEN 2 ME YOU
IT WASN'T. YOU DIDN'T Uf

ANYTHING TAKE MY
ASMILD AS = SIDEP y,
THIS, | CAN
PROMISE £:
YOU THAT. Le

OH, : y . MY
RIGHT. Ss 5 WE
FORGOT | = ae : NE
GAGGED : 2 :
YOU.
SORRY. . =
. g if
o |.

GOING
rail TO CALL
FORS /
HoN- HELP? hy
ESTLY, Ny
| CAN'T |

Ve YOU ' ;
Le LOOK
Co TO BE
ENJOYING \ :
YOU'D THIS WAY é
f JUST TOO MUCH 2
\ COME TO BE THE \. .
OFF AS VICTIM. .
ANOTHER ¥ |
| FREAK : y, -
fa \ wio Gers 0
! WA
OFF ON -= . sy.
a PAIN.
> .

‘a Sy fe TATSUMIP
: / A] Pe C/MON.
Ay BB SAY SOME-
By) Fe = : THING.
 YOU WANTED

AN
TO SEE,

YOU
WERE THE
FIRST TO
BETRAY!
 AFTER YOU ONLY
EVERYTHING, PRETENDED
YOU TURNED TO GIVE
OUT TO BE YOUR
JUST LIKE EVERYTHING.
EVERYONE WHEN IT
ELSE! CAME DOWN
BETRAYAL. TO IT...

AND I'D
THOUGHT
'D
FINALLY
 HONESTLY.
YOU ARE
A Wy SUCH A
PLAYING : Kg / BAD BOY,
/ TATSUMI...
LIKE THIS.
 AlL / EVER
WANTED WAS
FOR SOMEONE
 BUT | HAVE
NO INTENTION
OF STAYING IN
THIS BORING
WORLD ANY
LONGER THAN
NECESSARY.

TATSUMI.

VM SURE
YOU HAVE
THINGS TO
PREPARE

«AND
GOODBYES
TO SAY. THIS
IS THE
GREATEST
CONCESSION
| CAN GIVE
YOU.

Hs VLL WAIT
; : FOR YOU
TIME... YOU : IN THE
CLASS-
ROOM.
Vy

+.BUT ONLY
AT THE
EXPENSE OF
HAVING TO
SMOTHER
MYSELF,
BOWING
TO ALL
AROUND
ME.

JF | STAY
/ May A GOOD
WIND UP BOY I(M
ALONE GUARANTEED
AND A CUSHY
UNHAPPX LIFE...
 LL DO IT
NOT BECAUSE
OF THE
GAME... NOT
BECAUSE
SOMEONE
sa ELSE
CHOICE DEMANDED
1M IT OF ME...
MAKING
OF MY
OWN
VOLITION,
FOR ME.

ARE YOU
STILL
AWAKE,
DARLING?
BESIDES,
| HATE
PICKLED
PLUMS.

‘ »
——— /
y,
fie
Wa
=
 Ll
CHANGED

VLL EAT
THE RICE
BALLS.
 BY THE TIME | RETURNED TO
SCHOOL, SENZAK/ WAS GONE.

THANKS TO THAT, DESPITE ABANDONING

MY CASTE OF DELINQUENT, WHETHER
OR NOT 1(D BE REDUCED TO
THE TARGET GOT LEFT UP IN THE AIR...

PROBABLY
NOT. WE
HAVE EXAMS
HELL, IT COMING. NOW
WON'T TOTALLY ISN'T
BE LONG THE TIME.
BEFORE
COMING TO
CLASS IS
PURELY
VOLUNTARY

AS EVERYONE GAVE A COLLECTIVE

SHRUG AND CARRIED ON AS
/F NOTHING HAD HAPPENED.

TATSUMI.

{ | CONGRATS
HAD TO HAVE } \ ON GETTING
BEEN HELL, { : y OUT OF THE
GETTING STUCK \ NN A DELINQUENT
HANGING OUT \ CASTE SO
WITH THAT WW QUICK.
NUTCASE. ]
 TELL ME.
IN THE END,
WHICH WAS
THE REAL

NEITHER.

THE I
ME WHO |
DESPER- |
ATELY
WANTED TO
BE FREE
OF My
ASSIGNED
THE ME ROLES.
WHO
COULON’T
Se
BRING
HIMSELF
e THE ME TO GRAB
: WHO THE ONE
WEARS CHANCE
THE HE HAD.
MASK.
THE
ME WHO
HIDES
UNDER-
NEATH THE
MASK.
 UM...

you
AREN'T
WW r-~ FEEL-
ING
SICK,
/ ARE
\ YouP

?<RNNON

BOTH SO VERY DIFFERENT...

YET BOTH UNDENIABLY ME.
 YOU'RE
NOT
FORGIVEN.

a
 YOU
GOUGED
A DEEP
WOUND IN
MY HEART. |
WILL NEVER
FORGIVE
YOU. NOT
FOR THE
REST OF
My LIFE.

WHENEVER
YOU'RE
ABOUT TO
GRAB
HAPPINESS,
| WILL
RUIN IT.
NO MATTER
WHERE YOU
RUN, NO
MATTER
WHERE
YOU HIDE
WILL FIND
YOU. | WILL
CHASE YOU
EVEN TO
THE DEPTHS
OF HELL TO
BRING YOU
MISERY.
 THANK
YOU,
SENZAKI
 FORGIVING
ME...

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rire Tatsumi #6 Kota Takeyama

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to #8 Yui Maeda
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\ FIRST
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Oe

Hah

ane

TO LVE My
LIFE, HIDING
PAIN AND
CONTRADICTION
BENEATH THE
MASK THAT
HAS BECOME
 YOU SEE AS
BENEATH
YOU AND ONE
DAY YOU'LL
FIND YOUR
CASTE HEAVEN
EPISODE 15
WITNESSES
SAYING YOU

FINALLY
GET ITP!
all

YOUR
DAILY
BEHAVIOR
HASN'T
EXACTLY
INSPIRED
COMFI-
 lo—~
x
YOU HAVE IN J
NO IDEA g)) HAH!
WHAT WILL c YOU'RE
HAPPEN JUST
TO YOU IF KISSING
I's YOU TRY TO ASS TO
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you're WITH THE you KNow STUDENT
PUTTING How | KNowP MAJORITY,
Cal ATTITUDE OF GAME, BECAUSE LIKE
4 Yours tuar | Litre ANO THAT
MAKES CHICKEN- TERRIFIES YOU DIDON’T ALWAYS.
ENEMIES FOR | SHIT! YOU. SAY A DAMN
THING TO
YOU, YOU ADMIT
it! ME NO MATTER
ENOW: i [XJ WHAT | DID
WHEN | WAS A
es / FIRST-YEAR! i \

/ SAY WHAT
- YOU WILL,
YOU

HANDED
U
ALREADY
HAVE’ BEEN
(OUR PARENTS

IN YOUR NFORMED.
CAREER
PREFERENCE DON'T TRY
TO LEAVE
FORM YET BEFORE THEY
EITHER. ARRIVE.

START
THINKING
ABOUT
YOUR
FUTURE.

DO YOU
WANT TO
WIND UP
LIKE YOUR
MOTHER?

WHAT
ARE YOU
TRYING
TO sAYP!
 ITS THAT
OFF-PUTTING
ATTITUDE
OF YOURS
THAT MAKES
ENEMIES
FOR YOU,
yOu
KNOW.

EVERYBODY
WANTS
SOMEONE
THAT ELSE TO SOMEBODY
WAY THEY BE LOWER ELSE'S BAD
CAN SAY ON THE NEWS.
MAT LEAST TOTEM SOMEBODY
IM NOT AS POLE THAN ELSE'S
BAD OFF AS THEY ARE. SCREWUPS.
THAT PERSON”
AND FEEL
BETTER
ABOUT
THEIR OWN
MISERABLE
LIVES.
 HELL,
THIS SHIT
HAS ME
AND Give _—~PISSED OFF
ME ANY TOO, YA
MORE LIP KNow.
AND I'LL
MAKE SURE
YOU GINE
HEAD TO
THE WHOLE
DAMN
CLASS.
 DION’T
YOUR
PARENTS

AS IF.
My DAD
ISA
CABINET
MINISTER
AND THE
DIET REP
OF THIS
DAMN
IT... NOW PieTRICl:
MOM IS
COMING
HERE. WHAT
THE HELL
DO | DOP

WHAT,
AFRAID TO
LET YOUR
PARENTS
KNOW
YOU'RE THE
BULLIED

MY MOMS
JUST DUMB
ABOUT
THIS KIND
OF STUFF.

SHE GETS
WORKED UP
OVER THE
STUPIDEST STUFF,
GETTIN’ ALL
DEPRESSED.
 ISN‘T IT
NORMAL
FOR PARENTS
TO WORRY
OVER THE
LITTLE STUFF
WITH THEIR

YOU'RE
THE
KING,
RIGHTP

YOU
CAN AT
LEAST KEEP
THE DAMN PRETEND
GAWKERS LIKE
AWAY WHILE WE'RE
MY MOM’S ACTUALLY
HERE. FRIENDS
 AND KNEES
AND PICK
IT UP WITH
YOUR

NOW THAT
MAN,
THOSE | THINK
WERE ABOUT IT,
SOME FUN | USED TO
MEMORIES. TAKE HER TO
WE HAD THE PARK
A LOT OF TO PLAY
AFTER
Spel
TIMES. SCHOOL.

ine Vi
You
WOULDN'T
THINK IT,
BUT I’M
ACTUALLY
RATHER
NICE TO
DOGS.
 MAYBE
YOU
SHOULD
BE A DOG,
HMP THEN
LL PLAY
WITH
YOU.

YOU ARE
DEAD, DO
YOU HEAR
MEP! | AM
SO GOING
TO KILL
you!

'M NICE
TO DOGS,
BUT IF
MY PET
DOESN’T
OBEY, I/LL
 SOMETHING
TO INDICATE
THAT YOU
BELONG TO
SOMEONE

NEXT
TIME I’LL
BRING A
PROPER
COLLAR
FOR
YOU.
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SOME
GETTING
A LITTLE

DOWN
THERE,
ARE WEP?
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TO BUY YOU
A NICE FLUFFY
TAIL SOMETIME.
THEN WE CAN

THAT BE FUN,
A AZZIE BoYP
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<{/\ = HAD

TL Ze A ke !

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v Us) “SS <

AN a
MN W// Jet
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 IT’S SUCH
A RELIEF TO
KNOW HE
HAS A FRIEND
LIKE YOU.
 iE a /;
GOOF y l YUYA HAS
SURE, ALWAYS
Sf AND
WITH ME
HEBEACAN geeN A BIT
MISUN=
a BEING, LITTLE DERSTOOD,
ABRASINE “EVEN AS
WELL..
WHAT | AM, AT TIMES, A CHILD.
VM SURE BUT
THAT'S UNDER
- PUT A LOT | IT ALL,
; OF EXTRA HE'S
PRESSURE KIND A ii
ON HIM. BOY.

HE
WOUND UP
WITH A
POOR LOT
"D BESO IN LIFE.
GRATEFUL
IF YOU
COULD BE
CONSIDERATE
OF HIM...

\ BS -
REL EGE VLL LET
# i YOU OFF
~ SF G : EASY THIS.
yea, .
PO L Tio ONCE. BO
DONT
YEAH.
mare :
|| /. HAE IT AGAIN.
MY LINE, i
THANKS. f eee /
pu

HELL NO.
PB 2 \ _ WHY DO |
! f HAVE TO

N y,
2
=_—\
DO THAT?

THAT'D

\!
BEA
TOTAL
PAIN
IN THE
ASS.
ON HIM. IT’S
CONDE-
SCENDING.
CONFIDENT
AN
COMPO<ED!

os
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| ASe.

LIKE HIM ARE

THINKING.
 AND
SOMEONE
THIS
DASHINGLY

| DO HOPE
YOU'LL BE
GOOD FRIENDS
WITH HIM
FOR A LONG
TIME.
OH, AND
PLEASE
COME
VISIT US
SOMETIME.

S200008
 || SIMPLY
il FRIENDS |
 YOU'RE vee
SUCH A eRigNDS
THIRSTY “Wi
 PLEASE
REMEMBER

AN AUDIENCE
IN HERE.

E
MAIstop
KING STUDENT :
SORRY,
TATSUMI.
KUSAKABE LIBRARY
STAFF.
ALL

FIRST SAW
YOU, | WAS
SHOCKED
THAT
SOMEONE

TO THINK
THAT THIS IS
WHAT YOU/RE
REALLY LIKE,
YOUR JOB
PROPERLY
WOULD HAVE OR I'LL TELL
GUESSED. ON YOU,
PREPPY.
 NO.
DRESSING
THE PART sO YOU
AREN'T
YOU | HAVE
TOOK QUITE {[ 5 DON'T
A BIT OF é HAVE TO
SCARED See TIM, YOU LX Z PRETEND
OBE A
YOU'LL BE Anne KNOW.
DELINQUENT
MADE THE |] STUDYING
TARGETP | MISSED ANYMORE?

ENDURED.

YOU KNOW,
IT'S THE
PEOPLE WHO
PRETEND TO
BE NORMAL
THAT ARE THE
SCARIEST.

TOO GREAT
A GAP IN
YOUR
No. CASTES.
JUST A
WARNING.
 THINK IT’S
GREAT FUN TO
GO AROUND
RUINING OTHER
PEOPLE'S
HAPPINESS.

AAAUGH,
{COME ON! "
ISN‘T THERE "M DYING O
ANYTHING FUN oe
AND EXCITING ;
GOING ON
ANYWHERE IN
THIS PLACEP

ALL
OF YOU!
YOU'RE
WE CAN'T nag
HAVE THAT! GOING:
NO, NO. SOFT!
THIS GAME THIS WHOLE
WE HAVE IS OUR DAMN GAME
TO TAKE CHANCE! HAS A BAD
ADVANTAGE CASE OF THE
OF IT. HAVE DOLDRUMS!
MORE FUN :
WITH IT! me
 DON'T
YOU
WANT TO
MAKE
LIFELONG
MEMORIES

OKAY!
LADIES
so
AND
GENTLE-
LITTLE MEN,
TIME LEFT THERE’S
FOR SO LITTLE
THERE'S SO YOUTHFUL
LITTLE TIME INDIS-
TIME
so LEFT!
LEFT OF OUR CRETION LITTLE
HIGH SCHOOL TIME LEFT
Days! FOR WILD
FREE-
Dom!
 CLASS 3-
NEW Caste

| THRILLING!
DRAMATIC!
MEMO-
RABLE!

=z
EPISODE 15 / END
 seas
ay

CASTE HEAVEN
SIDE STORY
 STUFFED
INSIDE HIS
TINY §'1”
FRAME /S SO
MUCH SELF-
IMPORTANCE
AND FEAR OF
INFERIORITY
HE’S FIT TO
EXPLODE.

YATORI!
THERE
YOU ARE.
TOOK YOU
LONG
ENOUGH!
I-I'M
you'o SORRY,
BETTER YUKARI
YUKAR/ HAVE oo
OSUGA,
THE THOSE
YAKISOBA
WANNABE
/ \ SAND-
(KING'S fl j WICHES.
RETAINER)

IT WASN'T
EASY. THE
CAFETERIA |
WAS REALLY
CROWDED.

148
 O-OH,
REALLYP
MAYBE
We'LL HIT
THE CAFE
TOO.

ay Ss SS MRRGH! / <y :
A SSS ACTING \ }
oe ALL HIGH- j
: AND-MIGHTY
= —e WHEN HE = \ f
a i ONLY GOT TO 4 |
7 / ] BE KING BY _
CHANCE! /

or

licker!
 | HATE
YAKISOBA
SAND-
WICHES.

SHUT
up! you
DON’T
FRIENDS GET TO
SINCE ORDER
WE ME
WERE AROUND. UM,
KI0Ss. YUKARI,
VM THE
WANNABE.
\'M YOUR
SUPERIOR!
 YUKARI COMES
FROM A FAMILY
BUT SINCE OF ATHLETES.
THEN HE’S IN ELEMENTARY
ONLY GROWN SCHOOL, HE WAS
TO TWO INCHES. THE BIGGEST
SMALLEST. BEFORE OF US ALL, THE
ME, LONG, HE KING OF THE
THOUGH... WENT FROM PLAYGROUND.
1 KEPT TALLEST...
GROWING.
IVE HIT
63”
NOW.

le, HE HAS NO
Wy AY CLUE THAT
44 \
EVERYBODY
we LAUGHS AT YUKARI'S
(> \ HIM BEHIND SENSE
N\{\ \\ 0as Bace OE Ber
ABOUT IT. IMO?

HIS PRIDE IN
HIS ATHLETE
FAMILY AND
HIS PAST AS
KING OF THE
PLAYGROUND

HE WEARS
SIZE LARGE
T-SHIRTS
BECAUSE
HE THINKS
THEY MAKE
HIM LOOK
BIGGER.

AND SIZE NINE

SHOES THAT
CONSTANTLY
SLIP OFF ON
ACCIDENT

HE PUTS
AN INCH-
 OH,
BUT
DON'T
EXPECT
ME TO
PUT THE
MOVES
ON HER.
No
THaT WAY.
REEKS OF
DESPER- WANNABE,
TRUST ATION. AFTER
YUKARI WOMEN GO ALL. IF I’M
TO FOR THE GONNA
QUOTE GUY WHO'S DATE A
DATING SELF- WOMAN,
HOW-TO ASSURED. THEY’D
BOOKS HAVE TO
ALMOST BE AT
VERBA- LEAST
TIM. THAT HOT.

AH WELL.
THIS IS ALL
TOO EARLY
FOR A
VIRGIN LIKE
YOU, | KNOW.
VIR= | DON‘T
GINP EXPECT YOU
TO UNDER-

BUT I’M
NOTA
VIRGIN.

NOWADAYS,
PRACTI-

EVERY-
BopDy's C'MON,
ALREADY DON'T
DONE IT. TRY TO
YOU HAVE BRAG.1 |v
TOO, KNOW —/
HAVEN'T YOU
YOUP ARE.
 DIDN'T YOU
JUST SAY
YOU WERE
GOING TO
TAKE IT

FOR AS
MUCH
AS HE
ACTS THE
LADIES’ MAN,

IS SHE
REALLY
A THING GOING TO
FOR ME, COME HERE
RIGHTP OF ALL
PLACESP
 OSUGA
IF | HAD TOTALLY
TO DATE HAS THE
SOMEBODY, HOTS
VD TOTALLY FOR YOU,
TAKE KYOKO. IT'S
OSUGA'S PAINFULLY
GROUPIE OBvI-
OVER HIM | ous.
ANY DAY
OF THE OH, HEY, UGH,
WEEK. DIDJA GAWD.
HEARP ANYBODY
SUPPOSEDLY, | BUT THAT Ne
HIS HEIGHT PINT-
ISN'T THE SIZE
ONLY THING | ASSHOLE.
ABOUT HIM PLEASE.
, THAT'S PINT-
eens SIZE. THEY
HIS THAT'S SAY HE'S
GROUPp- HILAR- GOT A TINY
IEP YOU lous. DICK TOO.
MEAN
YATORIP

'M
GONNA THAT
TELL MAKING BITCH!
apZusa UP ALL
ND MAKE i KINDS
HER EAT ho SS = OF LIES
HER fi "Oa = ABOUT
Hl WoRDS! iY \ & ME...

C'MON,
YUKARI.
YOU!RE
YOU BLOWING
DON’T THIS
HAVE
GET SOTO OUT OF
ecouoE:
BENT OUT TON
OF SHAPE ;
UUST
BECAUSE
YOUR
WIENER IS
SMALL.
 IT ISN'TP
BUT IT SURE
LOOKS
 AH WELL.
THEY DO
SAY THAT
IT ISN’T
SIZE THAT
MATTERS IN
PLEASING
A WOMAN.
EXPERIENCE
AND
TECHNIQUE
ARE
IMPORTANT.

RIENCE

«AND

HOLD IT.
WE/RE BOTH
GOING TO
YOUR PLACE.
Now.
 YOU DARE
TELL
ANYONE
ABOUT
THIS!

YUKAR/
/S SO
S/MPLE-
MINDED
ITS
ALMOST
 WHY
ARE YOU
CRYING?

DISGUSTED
WITH YOU.

a | _ WAH!
GETTING WHAT'RE
READY = 3
IF WE'RE TO PEN- ‘
GONNA = ETRATE T
HAVE SEX —-YOU. , I! \
AND YOU
CAN'T GET y
IT UP, THEN
| GUESS I'LL
HAVE TO BE 5
THE TOP. /
\ ¥ .
 Boy,
YUKARI.
YOUR
HOLE IS
JUST
LIKE THE
REST
OF YOU,
SKINNY
AND
SMALL.

ERLY, I/LL
NEVER
FIT. TN)

WANT
THAT HUGE
THING
IN ME!

WORRY.
ITLL BE

STOP.
PLEASE.
UH-OH.
DID YOU
JUST WET
YOUR-
SELFP
 YUKARI.
WHEN YOU
TAKE IT
LIKE A GIRL,
YOU MAKE
NOISES
JUST LIKE
ONE TOO.

| KNEW
YOU COULD
DO IT. YOU'RE
REALLY GOOD
AT TAKING
IT UP THE
BUTT. REALLY,
REALLY

JK
YOU'RE
é iA SQUEEZING
SO TIGHT
AROUND ME
TOO, LETTING
ME KNOW
JUST HOW
MUCH YOU
LOVE IT.

FOR OUR AREN'T

FIFTH TIME, YOU GLAD,
I'LL COME YUKARIP
INSIDE YOU, we'VE FINALLY
SO MAKE FOUND
SURE YOU SOMETHING
TAKE IN THAT YOU'RE
GOOD AT.

1M SURE YUKARI WILL

NEVER GET NAKED IN FRONT
OF OTHER PEOPLE AGAIN. AND
/ DOUBT HELL EVER HAVE SEX
WITH A WOMAN EITHER.
 YOU WERE
SERIOUS
ABOUT
HIM AND
EVERY-
THING.
IT’S YATORI...
HE WAS THE
ONE WHO CAME
ON TO ME, BUT
WHAT AN AFTER | LET HIM
ATTITUDE SLEEP WITH ME
FOR A ONCE, HE SAID
1 LOWLY HE WAS TIRED
WERE
GONNA GOFER OF ME.
OO.
PAYS FOR Fe.
AWE- THAT. RIELE:
SOME!
YATORI,
You DID
GREAT!

| MEAN,
DIDUA
SEE THATP
THAT BITCH
KYOKO WAS
BAWLING
HER EYES
OUT.
|eae HER
MAKEUP WAS
SMUDGED, AND
WANT SHE LOOKED
TO DATE STUPID UGLY.
SOMEONE THAT'S WHAT
LIKE HERP SHE GETS FOR
NOT ME! INSULTING

YATORI, BESIDES,
MAKE WHEN |
SURE GET TO BE
YOU GET KING NEXT
ME THAT ROUND,
KING LL HAVE
CARD MY PICK
NEXT OF ALL THE
TIME. GIRLS IN
ONCE I’M GOT ITP
CROWNED,
VLL GIVE
YOU SOME
FAVORABLE
TREATMENT.
 BUT
LIFE IS
NEVER
QUITE
THAT
S/MPLE.

PRESENT DAY,
CLASS 2-7
YATORI!
THERE
YOU ARE.
TOOK YOU
LONG
} ae mM ON \ ENOUGH!
>. Gores : DO YOU aes 2
PO) a WANT A || DON’T ce é
ae 1 YAKISOBA CALL J
Sr / ( SAND- ME BY
WICH? MY
ji FIRST
NAME! f
PNY THESE (
/ THINGS
So SELL Lz a
‘ OUT A
REAL
FAST. | | —

\ Ti

AZUSA!
YOU'RE
THE
TARGET!
HOW
DARE SHH
YOU
IGNORE—
 IT'S NOT
FAIR! HOW
COME |
HAFTA
BOW AND
SCRAPE
TO HIMP!

STUPID,
AND |
HATE
IT!

HOW LONG
ARE YOU
GOING TO
BLAME YOUR

FRIENDS
ANY-
MORE.

GET
LOST.
 WHY
COULDN'T
IT BE
MEP

THEY
PAY : WHY
ATTEN- aes Y COULDN'T
fF | BE THE
TION BEST
WHY TO = ie WHEN
WON'T MEP Le pola
THEYP SSpe COULD
WHY, be
YATORIP :
 WHYP
WHY WHY
WHY WHY
WHY

BECAUSE
YOU
AREN‘T
WORTH
IT. THAT'S
WHY.

PATHETIC
YUKARI.
co
IT
SEEMS
YOURE ce
AT. YOUR, (INFERIORITY
CUTEST COMPLEX
WHEN. / PLANTED
YOURE IN YOU
AT YOUR HAS
MOST FINALLY
MISERABLE, TAKEN
AFTER ROOT.
ALL.

SO WHEN
WE GET HOME,
LET ME TAKE
YOU UP THE
ASS AGAIN.
OKAYP
 \/
{ \
-. f VO REALLY ‘
ct | APPRECIATE
] ta | IT. | DON'T
WANT TO
RESORT TO
ANY... DRASTIC
MEASURES.

P-PLEASE
TAKE IT! YOU
CAN HAVE
IT] FORGIVE
ME FOR EVEN
PRESUMING!
 PRINCIPALS
OFFICE
BEHIND THE GAME

CAMPUS
Is SO
BEAUTIFUL
AND
ORDERLY.
CONFINED
TO THEIR
GIVEN
ROLES...

'M SURE
CONVINCED THE SAME
THAT MERE CAN BE
PEACE SAID OF THE
AND STUDENTS
SAFETY AND
IS TRUE FACULTY.
HAPPI-
Ness.

JUST DON’T THEY'RE

CAUSE ALL SUCH
ANY MORE DEATHLY
PROBLEMS. BORING
PEOPLE,
WON'T, 'M SURE.
!
WON'T.

"0
REALLY
RATHER
NOT GET
KILLED
BY MY
PAR-
ENTS.
 YOU
ARE THE
TRANSFER
STUDENT,

HA
HAL
WHO
ARE YOUP
IS THERE
SOME SORT
OF COSTUME
CONTEST
| WASN'T
TOLD
OFP
 HM?
YEb.ITS WHAT'S:
A GAME THISP
PLAYED
HERE AT THB
Bae ey SCHOOL. THE
be riavep |= pear ») CASTE
GAME
MOUSOON.
CLASS HIERARCHY
OFSET P
WE RECOM-
MEN? YOU CASTES.
FAMILIARIZE
YOURSELF WITH
THE RULES
BY THEN.

ies
WHAT,
| ALSO
HAVE TO
AND
PARTIC-
NO ONE
IPATEP
QUES- Vv
TIONS ITP (SS
NO ONE
WONDERS |,
WHYP x
THEN Ye.
EVERYONE ANY WHO
HERE IS 20 NOT ARE
DOING AUTOMATICALLY
ITP ASSIGNED THE
YE6. CASTE OF TARGET.
NO. THE EVERY
RULES WHICH MAKES
STUDENT THEM FAIR
ARE THE PARTIC- GAME FOR
RULES. FATES. BULLYING.

<TUPM

YOU
LOT
MYSTIFY
ME. YOU
REALLY
DO.
 Ine ‘THOSE
ARE THE
RULES.”

‘EVERY-
ONE
ELSE IS
DOING
WHY ARE (fread
YOU ALL SO
DESPERATE
TO BIND
YOURSELVES
LIKE THATP

IT's SO
STUPID
IT'S
HILAR-
lous.

oe

= AH
S~. ET WELL.
| WAS
Y TOLD
: TO BE
—— GOOD BY
PEOPLE
WHOSE
ORDERS
SS MLL
~S FOLLOW.
i4
4 A2 /
/ \ p
anes IT'S i
3. POSSIBLE x ;
nd THERE ARE
oe OTHERS . VLL GO
SCATTERED ALONG
HERE AND WITH YOUR
THERE WHO ARE LITTLE 7 NS
DISSATISFIED GAME. J
WITH THIS UNTIL | GET
BORED,
A
\
SYSTEM. AT LEAST.
S
 +s SHOCK
ME TO THE
CORE OF MY
SOUL...

«AND
POUR
SUCH
PURE,
BURNING
LOVE
INTO ME
THAT IT
HURTS.
 Tw D ACTER :
ATER DRAMATES (WANEN]

AS
| BELIEVE THAT ALMOST EVERYONE BELONGS TO SOME COMMUNITY OR ANOTHER AND THAT THEY LIVE THEIR
LIVES ACCORDING TO THE UNIQUE VALUES AND RULES ESPOUSED BY THAT COMMUNITY.

CASTE HEAVEN IS THE STORY OF THE STUDENTS WHO LIVE WITHIN THE CLOSED COMMUNITY OF A CERTAIN
SCHOOL. THESE STUDENTS ALL BELIEVE ITS NORMAL FOR THEM 10 LIVE THEIR LIVES THERE, AND SENZAKI
JUST HAPPENS TO BE A VISITOR WHO DROPPED BY.

ITS KIND OF LIKE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A HERD OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS SUDDENLY FINDS ONE OF THEIR WILD
COUSINS IN THEIR MIDST.

| THOUGHT LONG AND HARD ABOUT WHAT TO DO WITH SENZAKI AND TATSUMI. IN THE END, SENZAKI COULDN'T
BRING HIMSELF TO FULLY ASSIMILATE INTO THE CASTE COMMUNITY, AND TATSUMI COULDN'T MAKE THE DECISION
TO LEAVE IT COMPLETELY BEHIND. EVEN IF THEY COULD HAVE, | DON’T THINK IT WOULD HAVE WORKED
OUT FOR THEM.

WITH THIS, SENZAKI/TATSUMI COMES TO AN END. THERE ARE STILL A HANDFUL OF STORIES ABOUT THEM
\'D LIKE TO TELL, BUT THOSE CAN'T HAPPEN UNTIL THE STORY OF CASTE HEAVEN HAS WRAPPED UP. |
HOPE SOMEDAY I'LL HAVE THE CHANCE 10 PRESENT THEM 10 YOu.

| FIGURED A SHORT EXPLANATION WAS IN ORDER FOR THIS VOLUME, SO THIS CORNER TURNED
OUT TO BE A BIT MORE SERIOUS THAN USUAL. STARTING NEXT VOLUME, KARINO AND AZUSA’S
STORY WILL TAKE ITS NEXT STEP FORWARD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR FOLLOWING CASTE
HEAVEN THIS FAR.

CHISE OGAWA
 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 3
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 © 2017 Chise Ogawa

Original Cover Design: UCHIKAWADESIGN
Originally published in Japan in 2017 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.

No portion of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in

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Published by SuBLime Manga

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First printing, September 2020

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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