"With no goals of his own, Hachiken is devoted to helping his friends--especially Mikage--achieve theirs. To prepare her for the college entrance exams as promised, Hachiken swallows his pride and calls in a ringer: Tokyo U dropout and academic genius Shingo Hachiken. But collecting his brother's old notes means returning home for the first time since he started high school . . . Has everything he's learned at Ezo Ag readied him enough to face his past . . .?"--Back cover.

Translation of: Gin no saji. Book reads from right to left in the traditional Japanese format. "T, teen, L"--Back cover.