<b>Catch up on the manga before Season 2 of the hit anime, coming soon! You can rent a girlfriend, but can you buy love? Reeling from a bad breakup, Kazuya rents the beautiful, polite Chizuru for a date. But rock bottom might be so much lower than he thought! Chizuru is much more than the pretty face and sweet demeanor he thought he''d bargained for...</b><br><br><br>A SCRIMMAGE GETS SERIOUS<br>At Chizuru''s request, Kazuya agrees to go on a "practice date" with Sumi-chan, who''s trying to make it as a rental girlfriend despite her crippling shyness. It''s an opportunity for Sumi-chan to practice being social, building confidence and earning power—or it''s supposed to be, until who should butt in but Mami-chan! And she has a bombshell to drop… A practice date quickly turns into an all-too-real battle!<br><br>In today''s Japan, "rental" services can deliver an afternoon with a "friend," a "parent," even a fake girlfriend! After a staggering betrayal by his girlfriend, haple