The ending of " Takagi the Tease " didn't directly mention the relationship between Takagi and Nishiban because the novel was a story about a young school, and the theme of a young school usually didn't directly describe the relationship between men and women. In the novel, the relationship between Takagi and Nishiban was a symbolic existence that represented the friendship, youth, and growth between Takagi and his peers. Although the novel did not give a specific answer to their relationship, the readers could feel this kind of emotion through the plot and character description in the novel. The readers may feel melancholy because the plot and the relationship between the characters in the novel have a special meaning to them. They may be experiencing similar youthful experiences. Therefore, the readers might feel lost and confused, but this was also what the novel wanted to express.