美女が野獣 [Bijo ga Yajuu] #3

Tomo Matsumoto's Beauty is the Beast continues with this elegant volume 3, its cover presenting a striking contrast between a brooding young man in a dark suit and wide-brimmed black hat and a whimsical young woman in a green dress, pearl necklace, and floral hair accessory — cigarette holder in hand, framed within an ornate golden mirror border. The pairing radiates that signature shōjo tension between refinement and something wilder lurking beneath the surface, rendered in Matsumoto's delicate, expressive linework. A charming addition to this stylish series from Hakusensha.