Takane & Hana, Vol. 17

A strong-willed high school girl and a hot young scion of a business empire can’t help trying to outwit each other every chance they get… But could these opposites be conning themselves out of the perfect match?!

After her older sister refuses to go to an arranged marriage meeting with Takane Saibara, the heir to a vast business fortune, high schooler Hana Nonomura agrees to be her stand-in to save face for the family. But when these two utter opposites pair up, get ready for some sparks to fly!

Takane accompanies the Nonomura family to Kyushu, where Hana’s grandparents live, so that he can celebrate the new year with them and get to know them better. But when Hana’s grandfather becomes enraged with him, what will Takane have to do to get his engagement to Hana out of jeopardy?

Born on March 7 in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, Yuki Shiwasu began her career as a manga artist after winning the top prize in the Hakusensha Athena Newcomers’ Awards from Hana to Yume magazine. She is also the author of Furou Kyoudai (Immortal Siblings), which was published by Hakusensha in Japan.