Strobe Edge 8 (Margaret Comics)

[Machine Translation] The reason why Ren treats her the same as herself is because she is a "friend" who is not in love with him. But Ren's attitude toward Ninako shakes her heart. She would rather try her best to be a "girlfriend" than to see Ren in love with someone else. Just as she makes up her mind to do so... Mao, Ando's ex-girlfriend from junior high school, has entered the school. Mao was the cause of the breakup between Ando and Ren, who had been a special friend of Ando's in junior high school. After listening to Mao's words, Ninako decides to go her own way...

蓮が自分と変わらなく接してくれるのは、恋愛対象外の「友達」だからなんだ――。でも蓮の仁菜子への態度が、仁菜子の心を揺らす。誰かと恋する蓮を見るくらいなら「カノジョ」になれるようがんばる。そう決意した矢先に――。安堂の中学時代の元カノ・真央が入学してきていた。真央は中学時代、特別な友達だった蓮と安堂の仲をはなれさせた原因をつくった。真央の言葉をきいた仁菜子の選んだ道は――。