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3rd place: Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian vol.10

"I’m going back to being Masachika Suo—so I can become someone I’m proud of."

With firm resolve to reclaim the head of the Suo family and unwavering determination to win the election, Masachika and Yuki finally reconcile after laying their true feelings bare.

(Wait… Who is this? Seriously, is he a different person? No, no way… right?)

Meanwhile, despite being thrown into chaos by Yuki’s full-on little sister mode, Alya finds herself empathizing with the siblings' burdens and comes to accept the truth of their shared past.

At the same time, Ayano seems to be struggling with something on her own—
and before she can sort it out, Nonoa draws dangerously close, hiding innocent-looking malice behind a sweet smile...

“—You’re really just annoyed by her, aren’t you? Arisa Kujou.”

A youth rom-com with a Russian high school girl—schemes and emotions collide in Volume 10!

2nd place: Kirby: Waddle Dee's Great Babysitting Battle!!

A brand-new side story starring the Waddle Dees is finally here!!

While King Dedede is away on a trip, he leaves his castle in the hands of the Waddle Dee Squad.
But suddenly, the Meta-Knights launch an attack, demanding, “Surrender the castle!”

There’s no way they can win in a head-on fight.
Still, until King Dedede returns, they’re determined to protect the castle no matter what!

Pooling their strength, the Waddle Dees use all their wits and courage to take on the Meta-Knights with every trick they’ve got!
Meanwhile, Kirby, King Dedede, and Meta Knight have fallen into a trap set by Shadow Kirby…!?

The spotlight shines on the Waddle Dees at last in this exciting new side story series!!

1st place: Rascal Does Not Dream of a Beach Queen+

A long-awaited Rascal Does Not Dream short story collection—with newly written content added to a rare bonus novel!

It’s Sports Day at Minegahara High School. As usual, Sakuta is woken up by Kaede and heads off to school.
He joins the cheering squad for the Blue Team, alongside Rio and Yuuma—but then an unpleasant request comes his way:

“We’re short a player for the ball toss. Sakuta, can you fill in?”

He’s asked to stand in for Minagi Otsu, a classmate and junior beach volleyball player who suddenly disappeared.
From teaming up with Tomoe for the ball toss to entering a scavenger race with Nodoka, Sakuta finally makes it to lunchtime with Mai…
But during a brief stop along the way, he unexpectedly spots Minagi!?

This collection includes Tropical Summer, a brand-new story written just for this volume.
The very first Rascal Does Not Dream short story anthology is here!

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Oricon Weekly Light Novel Sales Ranking

Ranking / Estimated number of copies sold / Estimated cumulative sales volume / Title / Author

1 13,579 13,579 Rascal Does Not Dream of a Beach Queen+ Hajime Kamoshida (Story) / Kēji Mizoguchi (Illustration)
2 9,136 9,136 Kirby: Waddle Dee's Great Babysitting Battle!! Mie Takase (Writer) / Taw Karino & Poto (Illustration)
3 6,027 28,237 Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian vol.10 SanSan SUN (Story) / Momoko (Illustration)
4 5,778 164,711 The Apothecary Diaries vol.16 Natsu Hyūga (Story) / Touko Shino (Illustration)
5 3,913 332,176 The Apothecary Diaries vol.5 Natsu Hyūga (Story) / Touko Shino (Illustration)
6 3,417 3,417 A Scheming Heir Surrounds His Innocent New Wife with Devotion【The Supreme Bad Boy Series】 Momo Wakana (Story) / Tsuki no Omame (Illustration)
7 3,262 310,217 The Apothecary Diaries vol.6 Natsu Hyūga (Story) / Touko Shino (Illustration)
8 3,193 3,193 The Ryuo's Work Is Never Done! vol.20 Shirō Shiratori (Story) / Shirabi (Illustration)
9 2,614 2,614 A Staunch Firefighter Protects His Reunited Mother with Burning Love【Rescue Brothers Series】 Ao Haruhi (Story) / Kyō Kitazawa (Illustration)
10 2,581 294,431 The Apothecary Diaries vol.7 Natsu Hyūga (Story) / Touko Shino (Illustration)

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