Dullard Buddy-kun: Heading Reluctantly to School Again Today - Episode 46

What does this mean?

In the end, Tanaka-kun has been missing since last night.

Even if you ask the homeroom teacher, Tanaka is fine, so Mamiya, just continue to enjoy the school trip…

What on earth is going on? It’s so incomprehensible that it only makes me anxious in every possible way…

Moreover, as soon as it was free time, Yamamoto-san’s friend, Sakura-san, suddenly left due to a stomachache. They said they would rejoin later if they felt better, but…

What on earth is going on?

“Mamiya-kun… We ended up alone together again, huh?”

“That’s right…”

Really, what’s going on?

And once again, what is this situation…

Yeah. I can’t believe it, but here I am again, alone with Sayaka Yamamoto.

How many hours do you think we have left until the final meeting time today…?

For now, we’re just walking together down the shopping street in Myeongdong.

“Um, Yamamoto-san. If it’s okay, maybe I could join one of the groups… I’m totally fine being alone, though.”

Yeah. As expected, putting her in a situation where it’s just the two of us again is too much to bear. All things considered, I’ve already realized that she’s just an ordinary kind woman.

So, I should be the one who can’t say anything about this situation…

“Um, well, I guess, Mamiya-kun, you and I together… might be… uncomfortable?”

And then, what is it again… that retort to that demure expression?

“Well, that’s not… the case, though. I…”

When you make that face, I have no choice but to respond like this…

“Hehe, I’m happy. Well then, for now, since we’re technically still in group mode, let’s just enjoy ourselves, just the two of us, until everyone else comes back. The weather is so nice too.”

“Yes. Thank you… If Mr. Yamamoto is fine with it.”

And there you go with those compliments again…

But lately, I might have finally started to understand clearly.

Not just her cunningness, but the real reason why she, Yamamoto-san, was popular with various men.

Honestly, I know I don’t have any friends and I’m a loner, so I wouldn’t even be considered for that kind of thing. So I wouldn’t get the wrong idea, but if I had friends and was living a typical high school life…

No, that’s just a hypothetical situation. It’s pointless to even think about it.

I mean, why are you even thinking about that? Are you stupid? It’s disgusting.

“That’s right. Mamiya-kun, do you know Rotten World Aquarium?”

Aquarium?

“Is this an aquarium?”

“That’s right. Correct. An aquarium! What do you think? If Mamiya-kun is okay with it, how about we go? There might be some rare fish!”

Aquarium. Honestly, if she wants to go, I have no objections.

“I’m totally fine with it…”

“Yay. But really, Mamiya-kun. I’ve been saying this for a while, but you don’t have to use honorifics with me. We’re classmates, after all.”

“Eh, ah…”

That may be true, but still, the eyes of those around me…

“Come on, let’s practice a bit.”

Practice?

“Is the school trip fun?”

And then, what kind of sudden question is that…

Whether the school trip is fun or not?

“Isn’t Mamiya-kun having fun…?”

That’s… right. It’s just practice. There’s no need to tell the truth.

“Well… it’s… fun… I guess.”

Yeah. It’s just practice. It’s not the real thing.

When you make that face, I have no choice but to say that…

“Yay!”

Yeah. It’s not like I’m thinking… anything more than I expected.

They shouldn’t be here…

“Okay, so what’s my name next?”

This time, suddenly my name?

That’s…

“Yamamoto……………………….san”

That’s right. Sayaka Yamamoto.

“Ah, so close. Then what’s your first name?”

The name below…

Yeah, I get it, but…

Why, why do you keep staring at my eyes like that…

Moreover, why is her face gradually turning red… no, that’s just my misunderstanding. Yes. It’s just my imagination. I correct myself. No.

“Sorry… that’s a bit…”

Anyway, I really wish you would stop teasing me any further.

“Hehe, sorry. Sorry. But, maybe that’s the way to go. Well then, let’s go.”

For now, yeah. It would be strange to just hang around here all the time.

Yes

“Geez, it’s back to the way it was again.”

“Yeah…”

“Hehe, exactly.”

Even so, what on earth is going on…? This situation, once again.

As expected, my rhythm… is off. It’s driving me crazy.

And, why, why now, is the scene of her confessing to me in the morning stuck in my mind…

“I really like someone right now.”

Her words from that time are etched in my mind…

No, am I really an idiot? Seriously, what happened to me? It’s unbelievable. It’s too unbelievable.

Get a grip, me. That’s not like me. It’s too much, Kenji Mamiya. That’s clearly beyond misunderstanding; it’s hopelessly stupid.

“Oh, Mamiya-kun. Those heart-shaped donuts that couple is holding look delicious, don’t they? Let’s buy some together.”

“Eh? Ha… yeah.”

“Oh, you didn’t fall for it this time. Hehe, as expected of you, Mamiya-kun. Well then, shall we line up?”

I wonder if it’s popular; there are quite a few young people lined up at the stylish stall-type store.

No, but wait a minute, first of all… I mean, I did line up at the very end of the queue, but the people in front of me are mostly men and women…

I ended up agreeing because I was so focused on correcting my honorifics towards her, but to begin with, if we were carrying something like that together…

No, that’s not it. So why do I think like that? She just wanted to eat that, right? Why… it’s really a bit creepy, me.

“Hey, hey, I’m going to have strawberry chocolate flavor again, but are you going to have muscat chocolate flavor again too, Mamiya-kun?”

Yeah. I didn’t sleep yesterday, it’s been a while since I’ve been in a foreign country, and the environment of a school trip… all these factors combined have clearly made me a bit off right now.

Only now… that’s all.

Again, I will definitely return to my original self…

“Yeah”