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“Rival rescue trainees Yajima and Torikai's quarrel turns into unexpected intimacy, leaving Yajima conflicted.”
Contradict
コントラディクト
7.76
1,426 readers · 13 favorites
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Synopsis
Rival rescue trainees Yajima and Torikai's quarrel turns into unexpected intimacy, leaving Yajima conflicted.
A cocky and confident Yajima harbors dislike for Torikai, a cool and talented fellow trainee in the Rescue Team. The two constantly quarrel, but one day they cross the line while squabbling and end up sleeping together. Yajima regrets it, but at the same time he cannot get Torikai's pleading expression out of his head. However, because they have been rivals until now, he just can't bring himself to be honest with Torikai. (Source: Frontier Works, translated)
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8.5
/10
What 4 readers settled on.
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recommend
Score distribution
median 8.5
mode 8
σ 0.50
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Running avg · May 2023 → Oct 2024
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “Ugh, THIS. THIS IS WHAT I WANT WHEN I SIGN UP FOR ENEMIES TO LOVERS BL. Their rivalry, rivalry-turned-relationship, their growth- all of it was super satisfying. I really felt the feels in this...”
- 8 “English version: The drawing style is too beautiful and the characters are really beautiful (I even saw people comparing torikai to young leonardo dicaprio, he is so handsome). The story is cool,...”
- 9 “I'm impressed, I started reading it because I thought it would just be a silly story focusing more on sex, just to pass the time and laugh a little, but it's one of the best lovers' rivals I've...”
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Long · 0%
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A Manga Publication
- Published Dec 2020 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M67293 catalog