The Gentlemen's Alliance Cross

About
The Gentleman's Alliance †, also known as Shinshi Doumei Cross in Japan, is a shōjo manga by Arina Tanemura, and was published in Ribon. The name was taken from a Japanese song of the same title.

The atmosphere of the series is very different from Tanemura's previous manga series, as it is a school comedy rather than a fantasy series. Tanemura has said that it is that kind of manga that she has most wanted to write.



Plot
Haine Otomiyas, a 16-year-old high school student, at the elite private Imperial Academy, was apparently so parents for fifty million yen. A one-time delinquent gang-member, Haine reformed when she met Shizumasa Togu, who told her to live life how she wanted to. She fell in love with Shizumasa and entered the Imperial Academy to try and win his love.

Now, Shizumasa is the Emperor of the school. Being the president of the student council and the only member of the gold class, he is the one who everyone looks up to. Through various circumstances Haine is tricked by Maora, a student council member, into becoming his bodyguard and joining the student council. However, Shizumasa claims not to know her and is unexpectedly cold towards her. Haine then discovered that Shizumasa has a twin brother named Takanari. Shizumasa was ill so he could not attend so, therefore, Takanari has to fill in as Shizumasa. Shizumasa won the ame to see who was the when he was a child so Takanari was known as Shizumasa's "shadow".

Other Characters not mentioned in plot
Maora/Mailman