The Climber, Vol. 2

For a brief, brilliant moment Mori thought he had found his life’s purpose, but after an unscrupulous reporter’s sensationalized article gets the climbing club disbanded, he finds himself more at odds with the world than ever. With nothing left to lose, Mori agrees to go alpine climbing with the very reporter who ruined everything, not caring that Kurosawa obviously doesn’t have his best interests at heart. Meanwhile, Kurosawa isn’t trying to destroy Mori. He just wants to ignite the boy’s intense potential, no matter who it hurts!

Transfer student Buntaro Mori starts his first day at his new school already on the administration’s radar. He’s withdrawn and sullen, and the teachers are just waiting for him to explode. When his annoying classmate Miyamoto promises to leave him alone forever if he climbs to the top of the school, Mori eagerly takes up the challenge and shocks everyone when he makes it all the way to the roof. Flush with the victory of his first successful climb, Mori can’t resist the lure of the local peak, even though more experienced climbers warn him of the risks of climbing alone. But Mori doesn’t care. A little danger is nothing in the face of his new obsession!