"The Next Best Thing". I thought I had mentioned it last time but there's color pages and a featurette in this chapter
. Anyway This chapter was awesome and that's because it's Tenma time
. It begins with Harima finishing up his stalking plan and returning home. He praises himself thinking his plan was perfect and she didn't hand over the chocolates to karasuma. Back at the Tsukamoto house those chocolates turned out to be for Harima and since he was busy stalking her she couldn't find him to give them to him. Yakumo asks if those were for Karasuma but she had already given Karasuma his chocolates the day before
. Back to Harima's house, he is in a celebratory mood and tells Itoko to give him food but finds Itoko and Youko eating dinner. Itoko says he's loud and noisy but then Youko tells her that today is a very important day to high school kids. Youko also starts to talk about their times and Harima wants to know more but Itoko hits him. Youko then says Harima is greedy because even though he has a beautiful neesan at home he still wants another one.
Meanwhile Tenma goes to deliver the chocolates along with some more from Yakumo. Tenma is a little annoyed she has to go by herself since Yakumo was a little scared to go. Harima finishes dinner and decides to go to bed when there's someone at the door. When he sees Tenma he freaks out thinking she found out about his stalking. After convincing himself his movements were perfect and she couldn't have been spotted him, he thinks it must be to give him chocolates which makes him ultra happy. But then he remembers he has Itoko and Youko at home and if Tenma saw this she would say he's a monkey/the worse again. As she enters the house he covers their shoes at the entrance. As she passes by the bathroom she sees 2 toothbrushes and asks Harima about them. He says he likes to double up
and demonstrates. She then finds stockings on the floor and he says he likes to double up again
. Tenma finds it a little surprising and says she thought he was bringing over other women as she finds Itoko and Youko passed out on a bed with Youko saying she can't eat anymore. Harima starts saying he likes to double up but gets cut off as Tenma screams out he's the worst.
Itoko and Youko then explain the whole thing to her like how Itoko is Harima's cousin and Youko is Itoko's junior from high school and Tenma says Harima should have just told her in the first place. Tenma ends up getting drunk and asks Itoko and Youko what they think of Harima as she passes out. Youko says Itoko took Harima's first kiss which annoys Harima and Itoko, in the end Harima carries Tenma back home and he wonders why she came to his house in the first place. Youko finds the forgotten chocolates and they decide to eat them. Next day Tenma tells Mikoto and Sawachika that Harima said Professor Itoko is Harima's cousin. They however understood it as Harima said Professor Itoko is his. Itoko sensei o "ore no itoko" datte
On the other hand, Karasuma receives chocolates sent to him through his editor. He notices Karasuma eating a weird chocolate and asks about it. Karasuma says it has a mysterious taste and the editor tries one of his Curry flavored chocolates and gags
. And finally
chapter ends with Lala and Ichijou tag teaming Imadori so Ichijou could give her choclates to him
since she couldn't find the right timing and she would get nervous.
Tenma and Harima on this week's cover
Some of the color pages this one Hanai, Akira, and Yakumo
Harima and Tenma again
And Ichijou
, Lala, and Imadori
Anyway guess Mikoto is next or she'll end up in a b chapter since White Day(3/14) when the guys give back should be equally interesting if he continues with this pattern although it already passed in Japan. Also in other school rumble news volume 12 goes on sale 4/17 along with a short novel.