Recap / Skip Beat Volume 36

Every girl's crazy 'bout a sharp dressed man.

The final phase of the filming of Tragic Marker has started, and so has the final phase for the Heel siblings. Even so, Kyoko's role as Setsuka Heel and her stay in Guam are coming to an end. With a promise from Ren to return in time to stamp Kyoko's Love Me notebook for a well-done job, she returns to Japan and runs right into the next bout of turmoil.

Not only does Shou show up at Kyoko's home and informs her that her mother has contacted his parents, he also drops the bombshell that his parents plan to visit them in Tokyo after spring. And then Chiori Amamiya from Box "R" ends up in a car accident!

This volume contains the following chapters

• Act 213: Technicolor Paradise ~Go Ahead!~ ^note It turns out that the place Ren, Jerry Woods and Kyoko head for dinner to is the same location where Kyoko has spent the day with Corn. While Jerry leaves to take a phone call from the president, Kyoko decides to tell Ren about her day spent with Corn, including the kiss. After dinner, Jerry reminds the two that Tragic Marker is finishing up, as is their stint as the Heel siblings. Ren asks Jerry to pass a message to Lory, if she happens to meet him: he's fine now, and will continue to move forward.
• Act 214: First Star Overhead ~Distant Dream~ ^note Jerry delivers Ren's message to Lory, who smiles in seeing how far Ren has come to terms with his past as Kuon. In Guam, the Heel siblings are on the set for Tragic Marker, with Cain acting as BJ and Setsuka observing the work. When Manaka tries to get close to Cain again, Setsuka pushes her to the floor and tells her to back off. Meanwhile, back in Japan, the missus is cleaning up in front of the Darumaya when Shou appears.
• Act 215: Absolute Sign ^note Kyoko's job as 'Setsuka Heel' is over and gives a courtesy call to Ren before leaving, including giving him a speech about how he still needs to eat well. They come up with the idea of him recording videos of his meals, so she can watch them and assure he ate in her absence. Before she leaves, Ren draws the Love Me points-stamp on her palm and promises to come back and stamp her Love Me notebook before the drawing rubs off completely. In Japan, Kanae receives her latest script for the Miyako Minamori series and notices a name that seems familiar: Mogami Saena.
• Act 216: Tiny Monsoon ^note Kyoko lands back in Japan and is delighted to see that she's being picked up by Yashiro. She happens to encounter Chiori and is given her toxic notebook to read through, much to Kyoko's surprise and confusion. To make matters worse, when she finally arrives at Darumaya, she finds Shou Fuwa in the living room. And he says he has a message from Saena, her mother.
• Act 217: Tiny Monsoon ^note Shou says that Saena contacted his parents, stating that she has found out where Kyoko is, so they do not have to worry. He also casually mentions that his parents might come to visit them after the Hanami season has passed, and that they might try to take Kyoko back to her hometown. After delivering the message, Shou leaves. The next day, Kyoko is heading to the set for recordings of Box "R" and everyone seems rather agitated. Chiori was in a car accident and was taken to the hospital!
• Act 218: Crystal Stream ^note Arriving to the hospital, Kyoko learns that Chiori herself has only minor injuries, while her manager is being operated on because of a leg fracture. The president of Chiori's company is prepared to give her days off to recover from the accident's shock, but Kyoko can tell that Chiori is conflicted. She has to appear on a variety show tomorrow and really doesn't want to, but after talking to Kyoko, she chooses to work and not take days off. But Chiori asks for a favor of Kyoko as a job for the Love Me section.

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Chapters in this volume contain examples of:

• Bad Liar: Kyoko claims to be totally okay and not trying to hide anything, though her behavior is so obvious that Ren wouldn't believe it, anyway.
• Call-Back: Kyoko reminds Shou that he's the one who wants her to work as a waitress at his parents' ryokan for life. In turn, Shou reminds her that she was the one who brought up that as a promise, under the condition of it happening if she falls in love with Ren.
• First Kiss: Kyoko openly refers to her kiss with Corn as her 'first kiss', absolutely not counting the forced one by Shou in Chapter 145.
• Flower Motif: It's a shoujo manga, after all.
  • Chapter 213 features flowers blooming behind Kyoko when she's asked to retell her day with Corn.
• Jerkass with a Heart of Gold: Shou shows some signs of this, including feeling obviously uncomfortable when he brings up the topic of her mother to Kyoko and apologizing.
• The Glomp: Once again, Manaka flings herself at Cain and grips his arm, much to his and Setsuka's annoyance.
• Poor Communication Kills: When assistant director Kurata gets called about Chiori's car accident, he informs the director, who gets so excited that he misunderstood and thought that Chiori was horribly injured. In fact, Chiori is only minorly injured and mostly under shock, while it's her manager who was more severely injured.
• Put on a Bus: In-universe, Setsuka Heel is written out of Cain's presence because Kyoko's job of acting her out is over. The given reason to the staff of Tragic Marker is that Setsuka feels ill from the heat in Guam and remains in the hotel room, before returning to the UK completely.
• Show Within a Show: Tragic Marker is a Type 1 and goes into its final phase, and Chapter 214 opens up with a scene of BJ attacking someone in a forest.
• Spit Take: Ren almost spits out the bite of spring roll in his mouth when Kyoko bluntly states she had her first kiss.
• Spoiled Brat: Kyoko expands on Setsuka's spoiled nature, which includes insisting on sitting between Cain's legs and feeding him lunch.
• Stage Name: Kyoko recalls that 'Ren Tsuruga' is a stage name and becomes curious what his real name might be.
• Yandere: Setsuka throws Manaka onto the floor for clinging to Cain, and tells her to back off because 'that guy' has been hers since he was born.
  Don't put those filthy hands on my Nii-san again!

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