This one-shot story was published in the February 2015 issue of Monthly Shonen Champion, "New Year's Gag Festa 2015." It is Norio-sensei's first new one-shot story in nine years.
 
Kobayashi Chihiro, a fifth-grader, notices that Hanzawa-san opens her eyes more when she isn't concentrating. Chihiro starts a boring conversation to make this happen in front of their classmates, but Hanzawa-san stays sleepy, meaning she's still focused. When Chihiro realizes why, she takes action accordingly.

Ichikawa Kyoutarou, a boy barely clinging to the bottom rung of his school’s social ladder, secretly believes he’s the tortured lead in some psychological thriller. He spends his days dreaming up ways to disrupt his classmates’ peaceful lives and pining after Anna Yamada, the class idol. But Kyotaro’s not nearly the troubled teen he pretends to be…and it turns out Anna’s a bit odd herself!
 
(Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)
 
Notes: 
- Winner of the Tsugi ni Kuru Web Manga 2020 Award. 
- Nominee for the 2020 Manga Taisho Award.

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