Yeah, I failed to get this chapter finished last weekend. Things that I didn't plan on happened and so it is late. But I finished it now, chapter 17 is available for reading. This is a Masanori chapter, despite appearing on a glance at being a Mitsuru and Izumi chapter. But that was just setup for things down the road actually. This is another Tsukiko chapter, though after learning about her fan club, she's pretty ticked off.

Being that this is a Masanori chapter, I had a lot of fun as always writing the things for him. He is a really entertaining character and makes for pretty easy writing. He is over the top and huge on hero worship, which is the worst combo for Tsuki, but it seems to be growing on her. But the bigger thing for the chapter is the tease of something darker behind Masanori's motives. I've been hinting at something with him for a while. This is another setup for that.

A lot of these chapters right now will be a lot lighter fare and not too serious. They will focus on the building of the characters and letting their relationships grow together. Once their relationships have hit the needed threshold, that is when things will start changing. But for now it'll just be a little fun.

Enjoy!