When the Scary Badass Clerk Finds Out I Like This Cute Character in the Anime…
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00:00Satoru, did you watch Tokidon last night?
00:04Of course!
00:06My name is Satoru Kuno.
00:08I'm a second year high school student at Koiwa High School,
00:12spending my days passionately discussing Tokimeki Dungeon
00:16with my anime nerd friend, Otakuda.
00:19Especially the part with Scoridia was amazing!
00:24Let's talk about this during lunch break!
00:27Understood!
00:28It's not something that can be discussed in a short break!
00:32I really want to talk about it right now, but...
00:38Eek!
00:39That gaze again!
00:41As if she's denying all the nerds in the world!
00:45Why does she glare at me every day?
00:48She is Ayame Shirosaki.
00:50Although, she recently transferred to our class.
00:53Probably due to her delinquent appearance,
00:56everyone keeps a bit of a distance.
00:58Hey there.
00:59Y-yes?
01:01It's nothing. Forget it.
01:03Huh?
01:04Could it be...
01:06she wants to be friends or something?
01:09No way!
01:10She wouldn't be interested in a nerd like me!
01:13Nevertheless, to have a peaceful high school life,
01:16it's essential not to cause trouble.
01:19I decided to avoid engaging in nerd activities in the classroom
01:23and to stay off her radar.
01:26One day, I went out with Otakura
01:28in search of the newly released figure.
01:31Yes!
01:32Finally got my hands on the limited edition Scoridia!
01:36What a feast for the eyes!
01:38Oh, there's a bookstore over there!
01:41A chance for a new discovery!
01:43Let's go, Otakura!
01:45Roger!
01:48They have an amazing selection!
01:50This bookstore really understands what nerds are looking for!
01:55I agree! Let's split up for now!
01:58Roger!
02:00This and this and...
02:02Ah!
02:03The anime magazine with Scoridia on the cover that was sold out!
02:07I must buy it!
02:09A few minutes later...
02:11Hello!
02:12I'm coming!
02:14Huh?
02:15This voice is...
02:17How can I help you?
02:19Ah!
02:20Ayame, why are you here?
02:23Huh?
02:24This place is my turf!
02:26Oh no!
02:27If she sees this, my high school life will be over!
02:31Uh...
02:32Um...
02:33I have something urgent!
02:34Huh?
02:36You don't want to buy something from my store?
02:38It's not that!
02:40Well then, I'll hand her the register, so give it to me!
02:43Uh...
02:44Oh, it's over!
02:46Farewell, my peaceful everyday life!
02:49Do you...
02:51like this kind of stuff?
02:53N-no!
02:54Uh...
02:55Oh right, money!
02:57Hey, I was asking a...
03:01Of all times, it had to be a figure of Scoridia!
03:05So it seems to be true...
03:07I see...
03:08This is what you...
03:10S-sorry!
03:11Well then, thanks for the book!
03:14Wait, hey!
03:17My...
03:19My lifespan just got shorter!
03:22And my high school life is over!
03:25Oh, Satoru!
03:27You must have obtained a treasure to be in such a hurry to leave!
03:31W-well...
03:32Yeah...
03:33The selection was excellent!
03:35Let's go again sometime!
03:37Sorry, Otakura!
03:39I doubt I can come back here ever again!
03:43The next day...
03:45She is...
03:46Not here...
03:47Even though she's in the next seat,
03:49I need to be prepared for her cold gaze...
03:52Can you move?
03:54Sorry!
03:55Huh?
03:57W-what?
03:58Her hairstyle...
04:00Changed!
04:01Why twintails?
04:03W-well...
04:04It suits her though!
04:05W-what?
04:07N-nothing!
04:10Uh...
04:11Is there something else?
04:14G-good morning!
04:16Huh?
04:17Satoru...
04:19Satoru?
04:21She's never called me that before!
04:24Oh my, Satoru!
04:26Even you can't escape being cornered!
04:29I-it's not...
04:30I mean...
04:31What's going on with me too?
04:34Later, even during class,
04:36She seemed different from usual...
04:38Forgot my textbook...
04:40Share yours with me?
04:42I can see her textbook in her desk!
04:45Come on!
04:46Okay, okay...
04:48What on earth is going on?
04:51A few hours later...
04:53Alright, during lunch break,
04:55I'll forget everything and talk about anime with Otakuda.
04:59Ota...
05:00Hey!
05:01Huh?
05:02Come with me!
05:03Yes...
05:04Why?
05:06Could it be...
05:07She's going to question me about yesterday's magazine?
05:10And...
05:11Is this the start of being utterly scorned?
05:14A few minutes later...
05:16Huh?
05:17Um...
05:18Is this...
05:19Can't you tell just by looking?
05:22It's lunch!
05:24Eat!
05:25Th-thank you!
05:27I can't understand her intentions!
05:30Rolled omelet!
05:32Huh?
05:33The same food that appears in Tokidon...
05:36Could it be...
05:37For me?
05:38Is it bad if it is?
05:40No, I'm glad!
05:42Huh?
05:43Well then, I'll dig in!
05:46Wait!
05:47Her hand!
05:50Um...
05:54Why?
05:55Um...
05:58No, I'm the one with...
06:01But she's waiting, so I'll brace myself!
06:05Mmm, it's delicious!
06:08Really?
06:09I'm glad!
06:11Uh...
06:12This might be the first time I've seen her smile!
06:15If only she smiled more, we could become friends easily!
06:2020 minutes later...
06:22Thank you for the meal!
06:23Thanks!
06:25It's nothing!
06:26Such a sudden salty response!
06:30Hey...
06:31Satoru...
06:33Do you like an anime called Tokidon?
06:37I knew it!
06:38I knew it!
06:39She caught on!
06:40But there's no point in hiding it now, and she already knows!
06:45Yeah...
06:46The way the heroine and friends support the hardworking protagonist is amazing!
06:51You might laugh, but...
06:53I wouldn't do something like that!
06:55I watched it too, and it was really interesting!
06:58Huh?
06:59You watched it?
07:01The anime?
07:02The original work?
07:03Which one?
07:04Both of them?
07:06No way!
07:07How far did you watch?
07:09Sorry for bombarding you with questions all of a sudden!
07:13My nerd heart wants to talk about the things I love!
07:17You're really desperate!
07:20But it seems like you truly love it!
07:23Well...
07:24Of course!
07:25Uh...
07:26She doesn't laugh at me being a nerd!
07:29Tell me about it slowly!
07:31I also have scenes I want to talk about!
07:34Sure!
07:36From then on, Ayame and I talked extensively about Tokidan.
07:40As we spoke, we realized we had similar tastes in books and manga besides anime.
07:46Gradually, we became friends and found ourselves talking a lot together.
07:51She's such a nice person, and I was scared at first.
07:55I feel bad for jumping to conclusions about her.
07:58Several weeks passed.
08:00Seeing me talking with her, classmates gradually started approaching Ayame.
08:05Now, she's completely integrated into the class.
08:08It's a good thing, but it's a bit sad, too.
08:12Well, she's the type who seems to belong to a different world originally, so it can't be helped.
08:19Oh! Satoru!
08:21Let's go home together!
08:23Huh?
08:24Sorry.
08:25See you guys tomorrow!
08:27Bye-bye!
08:29Thirty minutes later.
08:31I'm happy to be walking home together.
08:33But maybe she's just being considerate of me.
08:36The one who became friends with her first.
08:39Did you forget that I asked you to walk home because I had something to talk about?
08:44I thought I might be bothering you.
08:46It's great that you've become friends with everyone in the class.
08:50That sings to you, Satoru.
08:52I'm also happy to be friends with you.
08:55Friends?
08:56Uh, yeah.
08:58Did I say something weird?
09:00By the way, what did you want to talk about?
09:05Come to Koiwa Park on Sunday at 1pm.
09:08Oh, are we going to hang out?
09:10I'm free, so of course.
09:13No!
09:14It's not just hanging out.
09:16It's a date.
09:17A date?
09:19Yes.
09:21It's a date.
09:24A date?
09:25Ayame and I?
09:26That's exciting, but...
09:30The pounding in my chest is evidence that I'm in love with Ayame.
09:34However, somewhere within, I couldn't bring myself to honestly say that I liked her.
09:40Even though we became friends through our nerdy interests,
09:43now it seemed like being a nerd wasn't suitable for her.
09:49On the day of the date, carrying these unresolved feelings,
09:53today is the day of the cosplay event!
09:56Did she choose this place thinking I'd be happy?
09:59I love her!
10:00In my heart, I can say it as many times as I want!
10:04But the quality is amazing!
10:06Let's take some pictures before our meet-up!
10:09Wow, it's incredible!
10:11Huh?
10:12It seems really lively over there.
10:17Is that...
10:18Scoridia!
10:19So lifelike!
10:21But maybe she's not used to events.
10:24She looks shy, so I'll refrain from taking photos.
10:28Oh!
10:29Isn't that Scoridia?
10:31One shot!
10:32No!
10:33Two shots!
10:34Three shots!
10:35Huh?
10:36Wait!
10:37What on earth?
10:39Stop it!
10:40Taking pictures without permission is against etiquette!
10:43The true nerd captures it in their heart's filter!
10:47You're the kind who can't even stand upwind of a nerd!
10:51What did you say?
10:53As expected of you, Satoru!
10:56Huh?
10:57Otakura!
10:58Why are you here?
11:00Where there's a divine event, there's Otakura!
11:03I'm delighted to see my friend is a true nerd!
11:07Who are you?
11:08Don't interfere with our relationship!
11:10It seems I need to teach you the ABCs of being a nerd!
11:17Leave it to me!
11:18Here I come!
11:20Let go!
11:21Let go!
11:23As expected of Otakura!
11:25I'm counting on you!
11:27Um, are you okay?
11:29Satoru!
11:31Thank you!
11:34Ayame?
11:35Why?
11:38It's more embarrassing than I thought.
11:41Do I look weird?
11:43No, not at all!
11:45You're cute!
11:46Really cute!
11:48Cute?
11:50Ah!
11:53Ah!
11:54If you'd like, you can wear this.
11:56You might catch a cold.
11:58Thanks.
11:59I don't know where to look!
12:01She's too cute!
12:02I don't want anyone else to see her!
12:04But I can't say that!
12:07A few minutes later.
12:09Could it be that you dressed like this today just to show me?
12:13Yeah?
12:14Um, I think it must have been really tough, but can I ask why?
12:20I...
12:21I wanted you to see me as a woman, Satoru.
12:26Me?
12:27B-because...
12:29I tried really hard to appeal to you and...
12:32you just called me a...
12:34friend.
12:35Uh...
12:37I thought if I could get closer to the character you like,
12:40you might fall for me.
12:42So today I decided to cosplay and try to make you fall in love with me.
12:48But why?
12:50Because until I started going to the bookstore,
12:53we didn't really talk much, right?
12:55You really don't remember, huh?
12:58We've met before, actually.
13:00After that, she slowly opened up and shared her story.
13:05It turns out that Ayame's family used to run quite an old bookstore before they moved.
13:11She loved reading various genres, from fantasy to mystery, since she was little.
13:17However, until middle school, she often got teased due to her plain appearance.
13:23Reading books is much more enjoyable than being with people from school.
13:28Hello!
13:29Wow, it's quite old.
13:32Another round of teasing, perhaps?
13:35Um...
13:36Ah! I finally found it!
13:39Huh?
13:40I've been looking for this book for a long time!
13:43I couldn't find the first edition anywhere!
13:46I'll get this!
13:47Yes!
13:48Thank you!
13:50This?
13:51Is a book based on a very old anime.
13:55I used to like it too.
13:57I'm too embarrassed to read it at school now.
14:01You like it so much?
14:03Eh?
14:05Yes! I love it!
14:07Ah, I see.
14:09Thank you for your purchase!
14:11That's nice.
14:12Being able to confess feelings so openly like this.
14:16With that, she decided to change and try to be magnanimous as well.
14:21When she entered high school, she changed her look to that of a punk, influenced by a manga her mother liked.
14:28She moved to this area when the bookstore reopened, and was quite surprised when she found me at her new school.
14:35I was so happy when I found you.
14:38But I knew you were scared of me, so I couldn't talk to you properly.
14:42Every day I saw you talking happily, and I thought it was nice.
14:47I wanted to talk with you too.
14:49And before I knew it, I fell in love with you.
14:53Is that why you've been looking at me all this time?
14:58But, when you treated me like a friend, I knew I couldn't go on like this.
15:04Um, I...
15:06That's why...
15:07What?
15:09I... I'll do my best to become more like your ideal, Satoru.
15:14Then, maybe, will you like me?
15:19Wait, hold on!
15:22I already like you, Ayame.
15:25What?
15:26Because, you know, it's not fair.
15:29I can't believe you're doing something so cute.
15:32It's so cute.
15:35Let me calm down.
15:37You're making me nervous.
15:39No, I can't.
15:41I can't take it anymore.
15:43Don't underestimate a nerd's love.
15:45Aww.
15:47And we finally started dating.
15:50We now date at each other's houses.
15:53Your costume, Sciridia, was really cute.
15:57I knew I should have taken a picture.
15:59But, I also don't want anyone to see it.
16:02That much?
16:04Yeah.
16:05I thought you jumped out of the anime.
16:08I'll cosplay for you anytime, Satoru.
16:12Really?
16:13You mean it?
16:15I knew it.
16:17Look only at me.
16:19My Ayame!
16:21I love you!
16:23If you say that a hundred more times, I'll do it.
16:28I'm sure I'll be a nerd for the rest of my life.
16:31But above all, I'm sure she's the only person who can drive me mad with love.