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Kyoko helps the LME president's granddaughter heal from a childhood tragedy, and in return she should have earned a free ride through the LME training school. But the other students throw a fit, and now she still has to pay. In order to support the high cost of the program, Kyoko gets a job as a seat filler on a TV show. But when one of the characters gets sick, Kyoko has to fill in -- in a chicken suit! To make matters worse, Sho is the guest star! Will Kyoko destroy her only chance of revenge?

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Kyoko helps the LME president's granddaughter heal from a childhood tragedy, and in return she should have earned a free ride through the LME training school. But the other students throw a fit, and now she still has to pay. In order to support the high cost of the program, Kyoko gets a job as a seat filler on a TV show. But when one of the characters gets sick, Kyoko has to fill in -- in a chicken suit! To make matters worse, Sho is the guest star! Will Kyoko destroy her only chance of revenge?

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* Act 20. "The Cursed Night" [[note]]Ren upsets Kyoko by poking at her vulnerabilities. A little while later Kyoko fills in as a mascot on a variety show, only to have their star guest turn out to be the person she hates the most- Sho Fuwa[[/note]]

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* Act 20. "The Cursed Night" [[note]]Ren upsets Kyoko by poking at her vulnerabilities. A little while later Kyoko fills in as a mascot on a variety show, only to have their star guest turn out to be the person she hates the most- Sho Fuwa[[/note]]Fuwa.[[/note]]



* EmbarrassingAnimalSuit: Overlaps with GoofySuit, in that it's a chicken suit.

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* EmbarrassingAnimalSuit: Overlaps with GoofySuit, in GoofySuit: the "Bo the Chicken" suit that it's a chicken suit.Kyoko has to wear is bulky and hilarious.



* GoofySuit: Overlaps with EmbarrassingAnimalSuit - when Moko volunteers the Love Me Section to fill in for a sick crew member on "Yappa Kimagure Rock," she does so without knowing that the volunteer has to wear a full-body mascot suit. Once she finds this out, she foists the job off on Kyoko.

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* GoofySuit: Overlaps with EmbarrassingAnimalSuit - when Moko volunteers the Love Me Section to fill in for a sick crew member on "Yappa ''Yappa Kimagure Rock," Rock'', she does so without knowing that the volunteer has to wear a full-body mascot suit. Once she finds this out, she foists the job off on Kyoko.




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* ShowWithinAShow: ''Yappa Kimagure Rock'' is a type 1 example, with "characters involved in the production of the show."
* StudioAudience: Kyoko and Moko were originally sent to fill part of the audience in ''Yappa Kimagure Rock'', but Kyoko gets roped into something a little more exciting.
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Added Chapter Summaries


* Act 18. "The Miraculous Language of Angels, part 3"
* Act 19. "The Blue on Her Palm"
* Act 20. "The Cursed Night"
* Act 21. "A One-in-a-Million Change for Revenge"
* Act 22. "That's the Rule"
* Act 23. "The True Face of the Storm"

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* Act 18. "The Miraculous Language of Angels, part 3"
3" [[note]]Kyoko is off to a good start on her acting challenge, but suddenly Maria starts responding to her lines. What could be causing this?[[/note]]
* Act 19. "The Blue on Her Palm"
Palm" [[note]]Maria brings up Kyoko's parents, hoping for some insight into talking to her own father, but she soon learns that it's a subject Kyoko would rather not talk about. A down-in-the-dumps Kyoko consoles herself with her Corn stone, but drops it when Sawara surprises her. Ren retrieves her stone, but he might know more about it than he lets on.[[/note]]
* Act 20. "The Cursed Night"
Night" [[note]]Ren upsets Kyoko by poking at her vulnerabilities. A little while later Kyoko fills in as a mascot on a variety show, only to have their star guest turn out to be the person she hates the most- Sho Fuwa[[/note]]
* Act 21. "A One-in-a-Million Change for Revenge"
Revenge" [[note]]This is Kyoko's opportunity for revenge on Sho! Will she be successful at her plan? Or will Sho find out that Kyoko is the one inside the chicken suit?[[/note]]
* Act 22. "That's the Rule"
Rule" [[note]]After losing a badminton game to Sho, Kyoko's attempts at getting revenge escalate to the point that the manager fires her. While sulking around in the chicken costume backstage, she encounters another jerk she'd rather not meet - Ren Tsuruga.[[/note]]
* Act 23. "The True Face of the Storm"
Storm" [[note]]Ren is the last person Kyoko wants to deal with right now, but he's in a bit of a pinch and she can't just walk away. If she can keep him from figuring out it's her in the chicken suit, maybe she can get away without loosing face.[[/note]]




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* SecurityBlanket: Kyoko's "Corn" stone, given to her by a mysterious childhood friend. Just holding it can make her feel better when she's down, and she believes the stone can absorb her sadness.
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* FlowerMotifs: It's a [[ShoujoDemographic shoujo]] managa after all - most chapters have a few instances of panel backgrounds filling with unexplained flowers.
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[[caption-width-right:334: Can Kyoko tie the score and get revenge on Sho?]]

Kyoko helps the LME president's granddaughter heal from a childhood tragedy, and in return she should have earned a free ride through the LME training school. But the other students throw a fit, and now she still has to pay. In order to support the high cost of the program, Kyoko gets a job as a seat filler on a TV show. But when one of the characters gets sick, Kyoko has to fill in -- in a chicken suit! To make matters worse, Sho is the guest star! Will Kyoko destroy her only chance of revenge?

!! This volume contains the chapters:

* Act 18. "The Miraculous Language of Angels, part 3"
* Act 19. "The Blue on Her Palm"
* Act 20. "The Cursed Night"
* Act 21. "A One-in-a-Million Change for Revenge"
* Act 22. "That's the Rule"
* Act 23. "The True Face of the Storm"

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!!Chapters in this volume provide examples of:

* BarehandedBladeBlock: In an interesting variant, Kyoko-in-a-chicken-suit catches Sho's hand as he attempts to pull off the head of her costume - the panel is even labelled "Catching a Naked Sword." She retaliates with the beak of the chicken suit, but he catches the beak barehanded.
* EmbarrassingAnimalSuit: Overlaps with GoofySuit, in that it's a chicken suit.
* GoofySuit: Overlaps with EmbarrassingAnimalSuit - when Moko volunteers the Love Me Section to fill in for a sick crew member on "Yappa Kimagure Rock," she does so without knowing that the volunteer has to wear a full-body mascot suit. Once she finds this out, she foists the job off on Kyoko.

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