Daitabashi
You know, Mao...
Chapter 5: 17 Year Olds' Daily Lives
Yeah?
...lining up like this every morning reminds me...
E-Excuse me!
I see the two of you coming here together all the time!
Would you mind at least telling me your names?
Remember that? That was really something.
Yeah, it was.
But, what's going on lately?
It's been really quiet around us.
I guess age is making me less attractive.
Well, you haven't changed any since eleven—
Those two are together again.
It's them.
They're with each other like always!
...just stop there and let me recover my self-confidence!
Their eyes gleam when they look at each other.
I guess they're into that.
It's true, there really are guys of that type!
Hug me now!
Ignorance is bliss.
That looks yummy!
You're not getting any.
Hey,
you two really give off a "two peas in a pod" feeling.
What do you mean by that?
It means the two of you act like one person.
Oh! I get it.
To sum it up,
I'm the fish paste and Mao's the wooden base of kamaboko!
I'm the wooden base?
His comparison is all wrong, but something's definitely going on!
That's what all the girls in their class were thinking.
We're two peas in a pod!
Please continue to be my foil.
I have no clue what you mean by that,
but I'll be a witness to your greatness.
I'll be sure to come to your funeral!
Oh, so I'm going to die first?
Don't fret, best buddy!
They're so close it's kind of gross!
Ignorance is bliss: Part two.
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Maruoka Iori
Chika-kun's and Mao-kun's Classmate
Is Shinmoto here?
Hey, Maruoka!
What's up, basketball?
Yeah.
Count me in!
Bring Saitou along.
Mao? He's in the middle of his after-lunch nap.
He'll be asleep awhile.
Hmmm, that's okay, I guess.
But if Saitou comes, we'll have more girls watching us,
and they'll be more excited.
I'll wake him up!
Come on! Wake up and let's go!
It's mainly men there.
Best buddies come in handy at times.
Maruoka's really amusing.
He acts really uptight, though.
Did you hear?
Yesterday, class A's Yamada-san and his girlfriend were ______ .
My ears have been soiled! I can't get married now!
Seems like dirty "hentai" jokes are lethal to uptight people.
By the way, my hands used to tremble when writing the letter H.
See you!
Uptight! Uptight! Maruoka Iori's really—
Chika!
You two really are such close friends.
Huh?
Now that I think about it, why are Mao and I so close?
I'm home now!
Common hobbies?
What exactly are my hobbies anyway?
Girls? Music? Television shows? Clothes? Shoes?
S-S-Swallows? Killifish? Crows? Sui—
Not any of those!
Does this mean I don't have any hobbies?
Hey, want some ice cream?
I suddenly get the feeling I'm a really boring person.
I'm going to eat it all myself.
Ahhh, that's the spot!
Down two more millimeters.
Now forty-five degrees left...
What's up?
Are you free now?
Something wrong?
This may be out the blue, but...
Let's continue later, okay?
Yeah?
Do you have any hobbies?
Hobbies? Yeah, I do.
S-So you have some...
Well, what are they?
Hanging out with Chika.
What's wrong?
Nah, nothing.
Mine are the same.
That's the way friends are.
kitto dare mo ga naritai
I'd really like to be someone different
watashi ni nara ma ii ka wa
If I had one wish, that's what I'd pick
tsukamanai hoshikage no
Thanks to this falling star
kotoba de yume wo miru
I can see it happen in my dreams
demo hontou wa dare mo ga
But back in reality,
naritai mono ni nareru
we get used to who we really are
dakara watashi ashita mo made
That's why I always
watashi wo ikerunodesu
live my life to its fullest