An adult teasingly sweet romantic comedy presented by Nekokuro begins! GCN Bunko "The Student's Guardian was My Ex-Girlfriend" on sale May 20!

Micro Magazine (Chuo-ku, Tokyo) will release "The Student's Guardian was My Ex-Girlfriend" (Novel: Nekokuro, Illustration: Shino) from GCN Bunko on May 20, 2026. [Volume 1 Cover Illustration] "The Student's Guardian was My Ex-Girlfriend" (GCN Bunko) A new romantic comedy by Nekokuro, the popular light novel author known for "When I helped a lost little girl, a beautiful foreign exchange student living next door started visiting my house" (Dash X Bunko) and "The British beauty called the aloof flower started relying on me clumsily after becoming my stepsister" (Overlap Bunko), is being published by GCN Bunko! This work is an "adult teasing sweet romantic comedy" that begins when two people who dated in high school reunite as adults. Furthermore, the illustrations are handled by Shino-sensei. From an adorable little girl to a heroine with adult charm, they will be drawn with a warm and cute touch. In addition to the cover illustration revealed this time, many attractive illustrations will be included, so please look forward to it! The Student's Guardian was My Ex-Girlfriend Novel: Nekokuro Illustration: Shino ISBN: 9784867169674 Price: 880 yen (Base price 800 yen + 10% tax) Release Date: May 20, 2026 https://gcnovels.jp/book/2103 High school days -- Yuto Shirasaki was dating Misuzu Kamijo, the school's madonna. However, first love doesn't last long. "Well then, this is the end for us..." Ten years after breaking up with Misuzu, Yuto takes up a post as a teacher at private Sakuramorioka High School. The girl he met there was a student in Yuto's class -- and the stepdaughter Misuzu had taken in and was raising. Although they try to maintain an appropriate sense of distance as a teacher and a guardian, for some reason Misuzu keeps closing the distance aggressively...? The teasing sense of distance -- doesn't end even after a broken heart! An adult teasing sweet romantic comedy woven side-by-side by two people who once broke up!