Not Your Average “Boy Meets Girl”! Honor student Maruka Suzuki hides a dark secret and a death wish. She knows the world is full of monsters disguised as adults, and she’s recklessly looking for a creature to turn her to mush. When one such “Groan-Up” saves her instead, she sees this rabbitlike being named Mochizuki not as her executioner…but as some serious relationship material! Girlfriend and boyfriend, human and monster, wielder and weapon—how far will Maruka and Mochizuki go, and what other mysteries lie in store for them?

Maruka Suzuki and her “Groan-Up” boyfriend, Mochizuki, are swept into a world of dangerous secrets—the world of the Academy Game. In this deadly game hosted by an elusive mastermind, student-and-monster tag teams from various schools compete by hunting Groan-Ups. The unlikely couple must fight their way through scheming villains, shady assassins, and righteous warriors, facing danger at every turn. All the while, an ominous plot unfolds around them, threatening to tear them apart…Will Maruka and her love survive?

Mochizuki is slain, and the devastated Maruka spirals out of control. Teaming up with the Academy Game mastermind, Gaku Saitou, she sets off on a Groan-Up killing spree…but still more secrets lie in wait for her. The motivations of those behind the game and the true nature of Groan-Ups are far uglier than she could possibly imagine. Can Maruka and her former rivals stop the Academy Game before its national release…and before more like them get corrupted?!

Gaku Saitou has fallen, and he’s determined to bring the girl he loves―Maruka Suzuki―down with him. As a newly turned Groan-Up, he wields a demonic power that threatens to eliminate anyone and anything that stands in his way, and Maruka and her friends must give their all just to survive. But a battle against a rank-SSS monster turns out deadlier than they imagined...Will Maruka give in to Gaku’s pursuits? Or will true love finally save the day?