Hayate the Combat Butler, Vol. 19

Poor Hayate Ayasaki is responsible for repaying his parents’ 150 million yen debt. One Christmas, he meets a girl named Nagi, and after a series of misunderstandings, he somehow ends up working as her butler. Nagi covers for Hayate’s debt, but has Hayate dug himself deeper into a different kind of hole? A hilarious tale of butlers, love and battles (?!). Are Hayate and Maria out on a date? Of course not. As even the most casual manga fan could guess, it’s just part of a complex ruse to defeat a psychopathic stalker with a Fatal Attraction thing for Hayate. But then the fake date causes real sparks to fly (and lands Hayate in women’s clothing again-but that’s another issue). Next thing you know, Nagi is making plans to step up her own game…