Dullard Buddy-kun: Heading Reluctantly to School Again Today - Episode 37

No, I haven’t heard anything about it…

Unexpectedly, an event to visit the Seoul Zoo was suddenly added to today’s itinerary because we ended up with quite a bit of extra time after finishing the ruins tour.

An irregular event not listed in the itinerary on the first day… I can’t take this.

And then, it became a de facto free action, just as expected…

I, Kento Mamiya, am currently wandering alone in a zoo in Korea…

Just in case, Tanaka invited me to the group of people he usually gets along with, but seeing the indescribable expressions on the others’ faces, I gently declined, saying I was fine.

And now, I am sitting on a bench at the edge of this vast property, which I just found a moment ago, where there are few people, staring blankly at the sky.
Bright blue sky.

The gentle breeze blowing moderately on my skin feels quite pleasant.

For now, if I can just hold out here for about another hour, I can return to the safety zone hotel.

Just in case, it’s a bit of a comfort, and I can’t really tell myself, but apparently, when I take off my glasses and style my bangs up, my impression changes quite a bit. So, right now, I switched to contact lenses and set my bangs with hairpins I bought in advance at the 100 yen shop, and here I am.

If the teachers find me weirdly alone and force me into some group, it would be hell… This is just a token disguise.

I took off my blazer with the school emblem, removed the bothersome tie, unbuttoned the top two tight buttons of my shirt, and sat deeply on this bench.

Ah, I want to go home.

In the view where the deep blue sky is still reflected, an airplane flies far above.

If I keep staring blankly at this scene, I start to feel sleepy.

It’s just right, so I’ll just set the alarm on my phone and go back to sleep.

Due to the accumulation of my harsh solitary life, I’ve just about mastered the art of sleeping while sitting… Personally, I find it easier to cross my legs, so I slowly cross my right leg over my left and quietly close my eyes.

“Isn’t that person a handsome guy?”

Isn’t that person handsome?

“Whoa. Are you an actor? Or maybe an idol or something?”

(Oh no. Could it be an actor? Or maybe an idol or something?)

And as I ponder such things with my arms crossed, I hear those words one after another from a bit of a distance, just as I had barely closed my eyes and started to doze off.

I wonder what it is.

I don’t have any particular interest, so I’ll keep my eyes closed, but is there really such an amazing handsome guy nearby?

For now, it seems that handsome guys being adored by girls is a universal truth…

If I had been born handsome too, would I have been able to make friends normally in high school… Even if I wish for something I don’t have, it just makes me miserable. If only I had more sociability and guts, I might have been able to make friends.

In the end, my current solitary situation is probably just my own doing, regardless of my looks…

Or rather, the voice I just heard is in Korean, right…?

Somehow, I feel like I was able to translate naturally in my head. Of course, overall, it might only be at a makeshift level, but it makes me a bit happy to see the results of my studies…

Even so, with this exquisitely warm and cozy temperature, I really feel like I could fall asleep. It’s starting to feel truly comfortable…

Hmm? What’s going on? I can’t shake the feeling that the surroundings are getting a bit noisier? Even with my eyes still closed and zoning out, I can hear the voices of young women, and it definitely seems like their numbers are increasing…

If anything, it’s a lively and cheerful commotion…

Besides, what is it…?

Can you hear the sound of the smartphone shutter clicking?

Ah, that. It seems like the person in the zoo’s mascot costume, who I saw walking around before coming here, has made their way over here.

“Really amazing!”

(This is bad. This is bad. It’s really cool though!)

I think it was a tiger character.

Well, tigers are indeed cool.

Moreover, in places like this, those mascot characters are the most popular. I can understand why people get excited when they come near, especially when they’re with friends.

They are probably having fun taking pictures together.

Even so, I feel like the sound of the smartphone camera has been clicking non-stop since a while ago.

This is truly the idol of this zoo, isn’t it?

For now, it may be selfish of me, but if possible, I would like them to take the women around them and leave here quickly…

And, after all, I’m still me, and I just want to go back to Japan…zzz

Zzzzzzz….