Not my favorite volume, though there certainly was a lot of plot progression. The rumor is definitely an exciting, if expected, turn, and it makes it more fun that Nakao and Kadoma are around. I'm hoping that Mizuki and Sano get a little less awkward though. It's kind of painful. ( )

Now that Ashiya and Sano have finally admitted their feelings and become a couple, what does the series have left to wrap up before its conclusion? Ashiya's unveiling as a girl, of course, and the author settles into this final narrative arc immediately. Tennoji accidentally sees Mizuki as she is changing into her uniform after karate practice. He can't see the girl's face, though, just enough of her chest to know her gender. He brings his dilemma to the other R.A.s, and they decide to stake out the gym where Tennoji first spotted the impostor. Imagine their shock when Ashiya walks out the door. Nanba stops the other two from jumping to conclusions, and even makes them leave the room so he can talk to Mizuki alone. She knows that the evidence is overwhelming, though, and confesses. The three dorm leaders overcome their bewilderment, and agree, after much prompting from Nanba, to keep Ashiya's secret. Sano's overhears Ashiya begging Nanba to keep her secret from Sano, as well, and he bursts in to tell her that he already knows. Mizuki's relief is brief, though; she soon learns that the secret can't be contained once it first gets out. Tennoji tells his girlfriend (in a guilty confession that he accidentally saw another woman), and she tells her school, and a girl from the school tells Noe. The chain continues: Noe tells Sekime, and a boy overhears them and spreads the rumor around the whole school. This volume moves at a brisk pace, and is a lot of fun, although not as exciting as the romantic climax from the last volume. Every episode in this manga revolves around the secret-is-out plot, and is clearly rolling to the finale. I look forward to wrapping up a fun and heart-warming series. ( )