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Ren’s new roles are dredging up old memories best left buried, and he’s having trouble dealing with the emotional turmoil. But the President was right when he claimed Kyoko was Ren’s good luck charm. Will her strange but good-natured ways be enough to keep him from his own darkness?
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It's time to film the big car chase for ''Dark Moon'', but an accident on the set leaves Ren in a tailspin. Nobody is hurt, but even the actors on the set of ''Box "R"'' can hear to breaks squealing. Kyoko books it to meet up with Director Ogata, only to find Ren completely catatonic behind the wheel
Inside his own mind, Ren reliving the worst day of his life -- or rather, of Kuon's life. It's the day his best friend and mentor died in a senseless car accident. Trapped in this nightmare as Kuon, Ren sees no means of escape... until a hand appears, suddenly pulling him from the darkness. It's Kyoko, melting away the bitter cold and darkness that had enshrouded him. In the real world, Ren awakes to find Kyoko by his side, just as she was in his nightmare.
Ren claims he's fine, but after work he invites Kyoko over to his apartment for dinner. She's happy to spend time with him, but still worried about his state of mind. It seems Ren’snew roles are dredging up old memories best left buried, and he’s having trouble dealing with buried. Does he have the emotional turmoil. But strength to conquer his demons alone? Ren is starting to see the President was right when he claimed Kyoko was Ren’s good luck charm. Will her strange but good-natured ways be enough logic behind Lory's deliberate efforts to keep him from Ren and Kyoko together: with Kyoko by his own darkness?
side, he won't have to do it alone.
Inside his own mind, Ren reliving the worst day of his life -- or rather, of Kuon's life. It's the day his best friend and mentor died in a senseless car accident. Trapped in this nightmare as Kuon, Ren sees no means of escape... until a hand appears, suddenly pulling him from the darkness. It's Kyoko, melting away the bitter cold and darkness that had enshrouded him. In the real world, Ren awakes to find Kyoko by his side, just as she was in his nightmare.
Ren claims he's fine, but after work he invites Kyoko over to his apartment for dinner. She's happy to spend time with him, but still worried about his state of mind. It seems Ren’s
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* EverythingsBetterWithSparkles: Just look at that volume cover.
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* Act 166. "Violence Mission, Phase 9.5" [[note]][[/note]]
* Act 167. "Violence Mission, Phase 10" [[note]][[/note]]
* Act 168. "Violence Mission, Phase 10.5" [[note]][[/note]]
* Act 169. "Violence Mission, Phase 11" [[note]][[/note]]
* Act 170. "Violence Mission, Phase 12" [[note]][[/note]]
* Act 167. "Violence Mission, Phase 10" [[note]][[/note]]
* Act 168. "Violence Mission, Phase 10.5" [[note]][[/note]]
* Act 169. "Violence Mission, Phase 11" [[note]][[/note]]
* Act 170. "Violence Mission, Phase 12" [[note]][[/note]]
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* Act 166. "Violence Mission, Phase 9.5" [[note]][[/note]]
[[note]]Ren is locked in the traumatic memory of his worst day as Kuon. Totally frozen in his own mind and welcoming death, Kyoko is the only one who can pull him out of the cold darkness.[[/note]]
* Act 167. "Violence Mission, Phase 10"[[note]][[/note]]
[[note]]Ren weighs the psychological trauma of his past against the importance of having Kyoko in his present and future. The two then play a game of phone tag.[[/note]]
* Act 168. "Violence Mission, Phase 10.5"[[note]][[/note]]
[[note]]Ren decides he wants Kyoko by his side as he fights his inner battles. The two share a meal together.[[/note]]
* Act 169. "Violence Mission, Phase 11"[[note]][[/note]]
[[note]]Ren learns a lesson about the strengthening magic of the woman one loves.[[/note]]
* Act 170. "Violence Mission, Phase 12"[[note]][[/note]]
[[note]]The ''Dark Moon'' wrap party is coming up. Life goes on, but Kyoko struggles to come to terms with the knowledge that she's falling in love with Ren.[[/note]]
* Act 167. "Violence Mission, Phase 10"
* Act 168. "Violence Mission, Phase 10.5"
* Act 169. "Violence Mission, Phase 11"
* Act 170. "Violence Mission, Phase 12"
* BalancingDeathsBooks: In Ren's nightmare/ flashback/ PTSD-induced despair spiral, he offers to exchange his life for Rick's after Tina pulls the YouShouldHaveDiedInstead card. He nearly succumbs to the darkness before Kyoko shakes him out of it.
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* FlowerMotifs: It's a [[ShoujoDemographic shoujo]] managa after all - the cover has Kyoko frolicking against a backdrop of cheerful yellow blooms, and most chapters have a few instances of panel backgrounds filling with unexplained flowers.
* GoodLuckCharm:
* GoodLuckCharm:
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* FlowerMotifs: It's a [[ShoujoDemographic shoujo]] managa after all - the cover has all:
** The [[https://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/skip-beat/images/5/50/Chapter_168.png/revision/latest?cb=20160803130557 title page for chapter 168]] depicts Kyokofrolicking against in a backdrop of cheerful yellow blooms, tropical, floral-patterned halter dress with a hibiscus in her hair.
** The title page for chapter 169 features Kyoko andmost Ren as a fairy tale prince and princess kneeling in a meadow full of flowers.
** The title page for chapter 170 shows Kyoko surrounded by flowers.
** Most chapters have a few instances of panel backgrounds filling with unexplained flowers.
* GoodLuckCharm: Even when she's not acting the role of Setsuka Heel to Ren's Cain Heel, Kyoko is able to fulfill her role as Ren's "Good Luck Charm" (as ordained by Lory) and snap him out of a PTSD-induced despair spiral.
** The [[https://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/skip-beat/images/5/50/Chapter_168.png/revision/latest?cb=20160803130557 title page for chapter 168]] depicts Kyoko
** The title page for chapter 169 features Kyoko and
** The title page for chapter 170 shows Kyoko surrounded by flowers.
** Most chapters have a few instances of panel backgrounds filling with unexplained flowers.
* GoodLuckCharm: Even when she's not acting the role of Setsuka Heel to Ren's Cain Heel, Kyoko is able to fulfill her role as Ren's "Good Luck Charm" (as ordained by Lory) and snap him out of a PTSD-induced despair spiral.
* LethalChef: Ren apparently takes after his mother, who can't cook. Not that the omurice dish he whips up is supposed to taste good...
* MultipleReferencePun: There are two translations available for the omlette rice dish that Ren makes, both of which work as a pun:
** Oahu omurice: "Oahu" sounds close to the English word awful, which perfectly describes his cooking.
** Maui omurice: "Maui" sounds close to the Japanese word mazui (when said with a mouth full of food), which means terrible, unsavory, or in poor taste.
* MultipleReferencePun: There are two translations available for the omlette rice dish that Ren makes, both of which work as a pun:
** Oahu omurice: "Oahu" sounds close to the English word awful, which perfectly describes his cooking.
** Maui omurice: "Maui" sounds close to the Japanese word mazui (when said with a mouth full of food), which means terrible, unsavory, or in poor taste.
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* NoStuntDouble: Ren is all set to perform a high-speed partially backwards driving stunt that ends in a deliberate crash.
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* NoStuntDouble: Ren is all set to perform a dangerous, high-speed partially backwards driving stunt that -- but the first shoot almost ends in a deliberate crash. small child getting run over, causing Ren to fall into a catatonic state of shock. Once he recovers, he's given the choice to have a stunt double do the scene.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Ren asks Kyoko to come over and share a meal with him, when he's normally the type who ForgetsToEat. Kyoko figures something's up with him when he eats the entire massive portion he served for himself.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Ren asks Kyoko to come over and share a meal with him, when he's normally the type who ForgetsToEat. Kyoko figures something's up with him when he eats the entire massive portion he served for himself.
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* YouShouldHaveDiedInstead: Tina cradles Rick's body as he bleeds to death, and she shouts at Kuon that he should have been the one who died. Years later, her words still haunt Kuon/ Ren.
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* YouShouldHaveDiedInstead: As Tina cradles Rick's body as he bleeds to death, and dying form, she shouts at Kuon that he should have been the one who died. Years later, her words still haunt Kuon/ Ren.
--> '''Tina''': If he'd never met you, Rick wouldn't have died. You murderer! Why didn't you die instead of Rick? Murderer!
--> '''Tina''': If he'd never met you, Rick wouldn't have died. You murderer! Why didn't you die instead of Rick? Murderer!
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[[caption-width-right:299:Count on Kyoko to get the job done!]]
Ren’s new roles are dredging up old memories best left buried, and he’s having trouble dealing with the emotional turmoil. But the President was right when he claimed Kyoko was Ren’s good luck charm. Will her strange but good-natured ways be enough to keep him from his own darkness?
!! This volume contains the chapters:
* Act 164. "Violence Mission, Phase 8" [[note]]Poor crowd control causes an incident during a rehearsal of the car stunt, and the squeal of brakes can be heard all the way over at the ''Box "R"'' set.[[/note]]
* Act 165. "Violence Mission, Phase 9" [[note]]Kyoko dashes for the set of ''Dark Moon''. No one was hurt, but the near-accident with the car stunt causes Ren to slip into a catatonic state as he relives his most painful memory.[[/note]]
* Act 166. "Violence Mission, Phase 9.5" [[note]][[/note]]
* Act 167. "Violence Mission, Phase 10" [[note]][[/note]]
* Act 168. "Violence Mission, Phase 10.5" [[note]][[/note]]
* Act 169. "Violence Mission, Phase 11" [[note]][[/note]]
* Act 170. "Violence Mission, Phase 12" [[note]][[/note]]
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!!Chapters in this volume provide examples of:
* DeathByOriginStory: The fate of Rick, Ren's friend and mentor during his [[DarkAndTroubledPast troubled teenage years]].
* FlowerMotifs: It's a [[ShoujoDemographic shoujo]] managa after all - the cover has Kyoko frolicking against a backdrop of cheerful yellow blooms, and most chapters have a few instances of panel backgrounds filling with unexplained flowers.
* GoodLuckCharm:
* HeroicBSOD: Even though he avoids hitting the child who ran into the road ''and'' the other car in the stunt, the second Ren's car comes to a stop he falls into a catatonic state as he relives the death of his best friend and mentor.
* MyGreatestFailure: Ren has some serious SurvivorGuilt over Rick's death.
* NoStuntDouble: Ren is all set to perform a high-speed partially backwards driving stunt that ends in a deliberate crash.
* PortentOfDoom: The clasp holding the chain on Kyoko's Princess Rosa pendant comes undone. Kyoko emphatically corrects her coworkers who ask if it's broken — a broken chain would be a sign that something bad is about to happen, but one that's merely come undone is nothing to worry about.
* ShowWithinAShow: ''Box "R"'', ''Dark Moon'', and ''Tragic Marker'' are type 1 examples, with "characters involved in the production of the show."
* YouShouldHaveDiedInstead: Tina cradles Rick's body as he bleeds to death, and she shouts at Kuon that he should have been the one who died. Years later, her words still haunt Kuon/ Ren.
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[[caption-width-right:299:Count on Kyoko to get the job done!]]
Ren’s new roles are dredging up old memories best left buried, and he’s having trouble dealing with the emotional turmoil. But the President was right when he claimed Kyoko was Ren’s good luck charm. Will her strange but good-natured ways be enough to keep him from his own darkness?
!! This volume contains the chapters:
* Act 164. "Violence Mission, Phase 8" [[note]]Poor crowd control causes an incident during a rehearsal of the car stunt, and the squeal of brakes can be heard all the way over at the ''Box "R"'' set.[[/note]]
* Act 165. "Violence Mission, Phase 9" [[note]]Kyoko dashes for the set of ''Dark Moon''. No one was hurt, but the near-accident with the car stunt causes Ren to slip into a catatonic state as he relives his most painful memory.[[/note]]
* Act 166. "Violence Mission, Phase 9.5" [[note]][[/note]]
* Act 167. "Violence Mission, Phase 10" [[note]][[/note]]
* Act 168. "Violence Mission, Phase 10.5" [[note]][[/note]]
* Act 169. "Violence Mission, Phase 11" [[note]][[/note]]
* Act 170. "Violence Mission, Phase 12" [[note]][[/note]]
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!!Chapters in this volume provide examples of:
* DeathByOriginStory: The fate of Rick, Ren's friend and mentor during his [[DarkAndTroubledPast troubled teenage years]].
* FlowerMotifs: It's a [[ShoujoDemographic shoujo]] managa after all - the cover has Kyoko frolicking against a backdrop of cheerful yellow blooms, and most chapters have a few instances of panel backgrounds filling with unexplained flowers.
* GoodLuckCharm:
* HeroicBSOD: Even though he avoids hitting the child who ran into the road ''and'' the other car in the stunt, the second Ren's car comes to a stop he falls into a catatonic state as he relives the death of his best friend and mentor.
* MyGreatestFailure: Ren has some serious SurvivorGuilt over Rick's death.
* NoStuntDouble: Ren is all set to perform a high-speed partially backwards driving stunt that ends in a deliberate crash.
* PortentOfDoom: The clasp holding the chain on Kyoko's Princess Rosa pendant comes undone. Kyoko emphatically corrects her coworkers who ask if it's broken — a broken chain would be a sign that something bad is about to happen, but one that's merely come undone is nothing to worry about.
* ShowWithinAShow: ''Box "R"'', ''Dark Moon'', and ''Tragic Marker'' are type 1 examples, with "characters involved in the production of the show."
* YouShouldHaveDiedInstead: Tina cradles Rick's body as he bleeds to death, and she shouts at Kuon that he should have been the one who died. Years later, her words still haunt Kuon/ Ren.
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