Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki Novel Volume 8 was written by Yuki Yaku with illustrations by Fly.

The school festival is over, and so is winter break. Tomozaki has faced a major milestone, but now he has a new challenge to face: the career survey form. Of course, Hinami’s training is still ongoing, too, and between an offline meeting with other Atafami players, a visit to Tama-chan’s house, and a new relationship with Kikuchi, the new semester is looking to be as full as ever.

Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki Novel Volume 8.5 was written by Yuki Yaku with illustrations by Fly.

The day after the school festival ends, second-year Class Two holds a Christmas party to celebrate a job well done. While the festivities are in full swing, Tomozaki happens to notice Hinami and Kikuchi having a conversation. But when the two try to play it off as nothing, Tomozaki gets awfully curious…

This short story collection provides a glimpse at the characters' lives and choices through the years: the birth of NONAME, Mimimi and Kikuchi's chat in a café, a karaoke party, Rena's life before she met Tomozaki...and much more!

Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki Novel Volume 9 was written by Yuki Yaku with illustrations by Fly.

Winter is here. Tomozaki finds himself at odds with Kikuchi—and once again, words close the distance between them. Tomozaki confronts his own deeds, and that sheds light on one aspect of Kikuchi that previously went unnoticed. There are some things a bottom-tier character just won’t notice, things he can't pick up on. And then there’s Aoi Hinami, a person so special to both Tomozaki and Kikuchi... Can Tomozaki clear this difficult trial with his first-ever girlfriend?

Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki Novel Volume 10 was written by Yuki Yaku with illustrations by Fly.

March is here, and that means it’s almost Hinami’s birthday. Izumi plans a surprise party, along with a trip to Universal Studios in Osaka. As for the presents, it’s a team competition—whoever makes the birthday girl the happiest wins. Together with Mizusawa and Kikuchi, Tomozaki decides to re-create one of those old-school games she loves so much. Things may have changed between him and Hinami, and he doesn’t want to be the character she controls—but that doesn’t mean he’s ready to give up on her.