Shuraba Maker

To his fellow college students, Shina Ayumu is the radiant center of their campus's most popular social circle. Outwardly bright, effortlessly cheerful, and perpetually smiling, he projects an image of flawless confidence that everyone around him takes at face value. Yet behind this carefully maintained facade lies a vulnerable truth known to only one person: his former high school classmate, Hayase Souta. Ever since their first year of high school, Hayase has repeatedly found himself in the same peculiar situation—crossing paths with Shina immediately after one of the latter’s romantic breakups. Time and again, Hayase has witnessed the supposedly unshakable heartthrob dissolve into tears over lost love. Because of these recurring encounters, Hayase cannot view Shina as the dazzling figure everyone else admires; instead, he sees him for what he truly is beneath the smile—a hopeless crybaby. This shared secret forms the foundation of their unusual dynamic as they navigate university life together. This volume also includes the two-part one-shot story Ore no Hou ga Zettai Kawaii! (I'm Definitely Cute!).