“Secretive archer Rio and carefree Etsushi form secret rules after meeting at a gay club.”
Rule Number One
ルールそのいち
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Secretive archer Rio and carefree Etsushi form secret rules after meeting at a gay club.
Rio Nogami prefers to keep his sexuality a secret, so when he runs into the school's freedom child Etsushi at a gay club, it comes as a surprise to both of them. Rio is a cool and collected member of the archery club and while he is confident with his own sexuality, he is still young and naive about sex and romance. On the other hand, Etsushi is a free bird in all senses, waltzing into class when he pleases and going along with other men's desires. So, to keep things in order at school, Etsushi and Rio come up with a few rules. But... aren't rules meant to be broken?... (Source: Torico)
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A Manga Publication
- Format 11 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 28m approx
- Published Jul 2004 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M9415 catalog