Futari Bus - Ch. 46 - A Friend's Love

[EnFiveFour]

This is a great chapter. It shows that An and Shunpei are growing closer every day. She won't betray Luluca's trust by telling Shunpei her name, but it's very likely that he's the only person she wants to tell that she's worried about what's happening. Shunpei not only realizes that something is wrong with her—he listens to her and doesn't brush it off. Shunpei doesn't just realize that something is wrong with her—he listens to her and doesn't brush it off. He takes what's happening to Lulu seriously and praises her courage. I think it's because of things like this that An will gradually come to see Shunpei as a considerate and increasingly mature young man.
Thank you for the translation!

PS: I don't know why so many of you are afraid that the teacher will decide to accept the confession or something like that. After 46 chapters, it's become crystal clear that this isn't that kind of manga.

 

[BlackSword]

I don't think that's what's going on, An herself doesn't seem to think she's in love with him, so when he said that she was probably thinking something more like "wait, for real? Shunpei? huh... guess it's normal"

Edit: Which actually also feeds in on his "it's not always" fun statement, particularly since what she said earlier pretty much confirmed to Shunpei that An has no such feelings.

Nonsense. Since chapter 8, she has been aware she sees him differently. She might be unsure if she's fallen for him the way Lulu has for Izumi-sensei, but she knows he isn't just a normal guy to her. An isn't just worrying about Lulu, but about herself. She knows she lacks the courage to do what Lulu plans to and wants to be reassured these feelings are normal.

 

[BlackSword]

PS: I don't know why so many of you are afraid that the teacher will decide to accept the confession or something like that. After 46 chapters, it's become crystal clear that this isn't that kind of manga.

They've been brainwashed by too much Tumblr, pay them no mind.

 

[E-18]

Kinda crazy that Japanese media has the bar so low that we genuinely have to hope that the adult male teacher doesn't accept the feelings of a middle school girl. I don't typically see this stereotype so prevalent in any foreign media.

 

[mrboxeater]

cute to see Lulu unknowingly help them progress while Shunpei indirectly confesses, so many awkward pauses

 

[grumbles]

I wonder if the teacher is going to reject her horribly in a sense of "Who are you?" or gently "Sorry, I am married with 15 children already"

 

[Sky_Ravager]

Thanks for the chapter

 

[Vassago]

If the teacher actually gets together with a high schooler that'll be wild.. I mean by the looks of it it's student teaching so around 3-6 years age gap... Which is fine in the adult world but not to a minor! Anyways more development for the two of them?!

They're far from being high schoolers, they are 13 or 14

 

[jubuttib]

It’s cute. Honestly based on the translator’s twitter, they’re all just really bad puns

Goddammit, those are the best kind!

 

[jubuttib]

They're far from being high schoolers, they are 13 or 14

An is 14, Shunpei is 13, as per the birthday chapter a while back, Japanese high school usually starts around 15 years old.

 

[Pen3]

DO we ship Lulu with sensei.....?

 

[sillybear25]

Rare moment when it’s actually about a friend and not a stand-in for themselves.
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And congrats on 2nd place 🎉

And on top of that, that the other person actually believes it

 

[schwnt]

lulucoa noooooooooo get away from the btc NOW

 

[G_me]

2nd place is amazing! Well done author!

 

[indomapper]

I think this is the first time someone says "so this is about a friend of mine" and it's actually about a friend of theirs

 

[jubuttib]

lulucoa noooooooooo get away from the btc NOW

No no, invest in btc and hodl, were going to the moon!

 

[coyote_vdb]

Nonsense. Since chapter 8, she has been aware she sees him differently. She might be unsure if she's fallen for him the way Lulu has for Izumi-sensei, but she knows he isn't just a normal guy to her. An isn't just worrying about Lulu, but about herself. She knows she lacks the courage to do what Lulu plans to and wants to be reassured these feelings are normal.

She only realized that Shunpei had grown up from the little brother status just in chapter 44. She certainly has some sort of feelings for him but I pretty doubt she has reached the point when it can be said that she loves him. At least she probably doesn't know right now what her feelings towards him are exactly.

 

[BlackSword]

She only realized that Shunpei had grown up from the little brother status just in chapter 44. She certainly has some sort of feelings for him but I pretty doubt she has reached the point when it can be said that she loves him. At least she probably doesn't know right now what her feelings towards him are exactly.

I would argue that chapter 44 is when she recognizes how much Shunpei has grown, physically and mentally, and how much more he still will grow in the future. Otherwise, nothing you said contradicts what I said.

 

[AzrefReza]

Q: What's the worst thing that can happen anyway?

A: That the teacher say YES to Ruruka's confession

The teacher tells Luluca he already has a girlfriend… and points towards one of her classmates.

Ayano would be proud

Is it a real confession if you haven’t messed with their head to the point they can’t tell reality and lie apart beforehand?

 

[aFlames]

If the teacher actually gets together with a high schooler that'll be wild.. I mean by the looks of it it's student teaching so around 3-6 years age gap... Which is fine in the adult world but not to a minor! Anyways more development for the two of them?!

Pretty sure not High schooler, middle schooler.