A Nightingale Awaits the Blooming Love of Spring

A cheerful delinquent seeks fighting advice from his reformed-troublemaker teacher in this unconventional coming-of-age BL love story! Haruka and Narumi-sensei's dynamic explores what it means to be a leader and a role model amidst the social and emotional turbulence of adolescence. Spring is here--and with it, a new beginning for an old legend. Third-year brawler Haruka Shirakawa finally claims the title of Top Fighter, only to learn his new Classic Lit teacher, Mr. Narumi , once held it too. Haruka's friends want him to challenge Narumi and surpass the legend, but Haruka just wants to understand him. After seeing a video of Narumi fighting in his prime, the fire in Narumi's eyes ignites something in Haruka too: the blazing desire to grow stronger--and to grow up. And since Narumi won't fight him, the least he can do is teach him to fight... and Mr. Narumi's lessons strike deeper than any blow. - Content Warnings: explicit sexual content, age gap, student-teacher relationship

A cheerful delinquent seeks fighting advice from his reformed-troublemaker teacher in this unconventional coming-of-age BL love story! Haruka and Narumi-sensei's dynamic explores what it means to be a leader and a role model amidst the social and emotional turbulence of adolescence. Spring is here--and with it, a new beginning for an old legend. Third-year brawler Haruka Shirakawa finally claims the title of Top Fighter, only to learn his new Classic Lit teacher, Mr. Narumi , once held it too. Haruka's friends want him to challenge Narumi and surpass the legend, but Haruka just wants to understand him. After seeing a video of Narumi fighting in his prime, the fire in Narumi's eyes ignites something in Haruka too: the blazing desire to grow stronger--and to grow up. And since Narumi won't fight him, the least he can do is teach him to fight... and Mr. Narumi's lessons strike deeper than any blow. - Content Warnings: explicit sexual content, age gap, student-teacher relationship