The Case of Masamune Takano No.1 (2023)

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==Release Information==
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==Short Summary==
"The Case of Masamune Takano" opens during one of the last scenes of "The Case of Ritsu Onodera No.34" but from Takano's perspective, establishing it as taking place during and in between the events of No.34 and No.35 of Ritsu's story. On a day following the end of No.34, Takano discovers a former co-worker of his from Shuudansha, Hanai, is now working at Marukawa Publishing. Meeting with her makes him begin to think of the past, and Takano thinks back to his times as a newcomer in the publishing industry.
Different scenes are depicted between Takano's time as a newcomer up until the events of the main story in the publishing industry up until "The Case of Ritsu Onodera No.1" in which Ritsu Onodera started working at the Emerald department. It has his perspective and thoughts during the moment he discovered that his new employee was the same person who stalked him and dated him in high school. Back to the present, now taking place during the events of No.35, Takano walks home while thinking of the current status of his relationship with Ritsu. When he gets home, he goes to turn on his air conditioner, only to find that it's broken. The chapter ends with him going to Ritsu's apartment due to the heat.
==Long Summary==
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== Character Introductions ==
* Hanai
==Trivia==
*This chapter is the first of the series to have a digital preview of it released in advance via Emerald magazine's Tiktok account. There were two pages of the chapter in the video amongst previews for other series being serialized in Emerald at the time. https://www.tiktok.com/@emeraldmarukawa/video/7314077768541588754
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==References==
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