Editor: Didn't this used to be a murder mystery?
Author: Oh, crap! I forgot!

Suddenly, we are given a very serious and secret governmental organization that is very concerned about a student at the school being named head boy, or BEASTAR, or somesuch because that animal will surely be the next world leader. Because that's how that's done, of course. So why not let the students try to solve the murder, and they'll name the best detective the Beastar . . . and maybe king?

Independently, our hero, Legoshi, thinks maybe he should figure out who killed that alpaca from the first volume . . . since he didn't have sex with Haru? Is that how blue balls work? And it would really help to be able to sniff out clues, but gosh darn the pesky cold he just got. Surely that won't play a role in extending the mystery into future volumes, right? And let's not even talk about the deer and the crime syndicate.

Dumb coincidences and outlandish left turns as plot developments are signs of some real bad writing. (And I forgot to mention last volume how a character made a big deal about Legoshi being on a first-name basis with Haru when literally everyone in the series has one-word names, and everyone calls Haru "Haru.")

I have four more volumes out of the library right now, but that would only put me halfway through the complete series. Hmm. It might be time to consider an exit strategy . . . Maybe one more . . . ? ( )