[kari-no-sugata]

Originally Posted by White Manju Bun

Whoo vol 9! I hope it gets trans and sent off to the US soon. I was little worried when I could find anything past vol 8.

Alot like epi 23 eh? Awesome!!

In that Tamaki's delusious are a major theme (for chapter 40 anyway).

Spoiler for if you want to know:

At the end of the previous chapter (39), Tamaki has a sudden impulse to kiss Haruhi, which makes him worried. After all, he's supposed to be the "daddy" so wanting to kiss his "child" makes him a pervert, he thinks. He gets so worried about it, he gets a fever - about the first time he's ever been ill. So the rest go to visit him (and the twins set things up so Haruhi sees Tamaki in just his boxers).

Spoiler for if you want to know how things end:

Tamaki's father eventually comes to check up on him, and kisses him on the forehead. Tamaki's a bit surprised but is told that it's normal for parents to do that. Haruhi then returns to the room (the others had left well before), and Tamaki immediately grabs her and kisses her on the forehead! He then goes back to sleep and is fully recovered the next day (I think having forgotten

Haruhi doesn't react much btw. "Oh yeah, he's a "kissing demon", wasn't it? I should watch out".

In this volume, there's also a bit more background info on Tamaki's mother and why Haruhi came to Ouran. Nothing major.

btw, the cover is Haruhi and Honey, Hawaii style. Very nice. And, as usual, Haruhi looks a lot cuter in the manga.