Playful Relationships

**This Light Novel Is Amazing! 2026** The long-awaited manga adaptation of the board game cafe rom-com that won the triple crown in the New Release, Paperback, and Overall categories! Tokiwa Kotarou, a true-blue board game otaku who dropped out of high school and works as the acting manager of the board game cafe Kurumaza, was in love—with Takanashi Mifuru, a high school gyaru part-timer who doesn't have a shred of board game love and seems like his natural enemy. But a confession is impossible. Why? Because...? A rom-com begins, in which everyone carries a secret and continues their playful relationships!! (Source: Young Animal, translated)