Class de 2 Banme ni Kawaii Onna no Ko to Tomodachi ni Natta - Vol. 4 Ch. 22.1 - A Long-awaited Reunion

[BlackElite]

Can I get a spoiler whether this has a good ending or not? I feel scared to see that this highly sugary content might be giving me the cruelest bad ending... I'm scared

 

[ItsThatBriGuy]

the shopkeeper is getting the wrong idea lmao

Is she?

 

[ItsThatBriGuy]

Can I get a spoiler whether this has a good ending or not? I feel scared to see that this highly sugary content might be giving me the cruelest bad ending... I'm scared

You mean this arc?

Spoiler

Things are as resolved as they can be in a continuing series. Maki is on good terms with his father and there's a hint of things getting better in the future (dad wants him to consider going to college at his place), but they've not had any further interactions with each other in the ensuing nine months of the WN timeline.

 

[ItsThatBriGuy]

Ah, we're already here. If you've read the LN, you know it's time for the most stupid and cringe writing ever (when it comes to situations like this). I wish they just skipped this "arc" altogether, but alas.

I will only note that even Maki thinks he's doing some unnecessary and maybe even arrogant things, but he's a high school freshman so, what can you do?

 

[ItsThatBriGuy]

"Your hands are so big" come on girl that's the oldest trick in the book, you keep your distance from the boy now you hear?'

Spoiler

She does not hear.

 

[ItsThatBriGuy]

Wasn't it when Umi and Maki were on a date?

Spoiler

That's the second meeting. This time, he doesn't even bring the subject up when they all catch up.

EDIT: That said, this version does move a bit away from the novels in that they bump into each other while the girls are still looking to dress up their darling whereas, in the source, they've gone ahead for lunch. Not sure if there's a butterfly effect coming from this little twist.

 

[Coldlight]

He remembers their first (unofficial) date. Or one of their initial ones, I feel like they've been going out informally for a while already. Them having regular informal dates on Fridays certainly has messed up my recollection of what actually counts as a first date for these two.

What are you doing, Yuu? Don't be a thieving cat to your best friend, it hasn't been too long since they've resolved their betrayal drama from the past, this is exactly not the thing to do when they've just patched things up...

I like how Maki put in a word for his new pal, even if it was just an offhand remark about boys' hands. But I really gotta hand it to him for trying to communicate properly with Umi, even apologizing for the little jealousy-inducing event, and the cherry on top is that he grabbed her hand for intentional handholding between almost-lovers to make up for his unintentional handholding with her friend.

Getting struck by this pair's blinding normie light is what you get for tagging along as third wheel, Yuu. Love the little details like that shopkeeper lady having interesting thoughts about these kids going shopping. She's our representative! One of us!

Maki is getting a free trial of the real boyfriend experience. Boy, you gotta shape up and get ready for more of these shopping trips if you're intending to be Umi's boyfriend.

Dang, the dark clouds are rolling in sooner than I thought. His dad is just giving off bad news vibes. I hope this isn't like a nasty custody battle or something. If custody somehow falls to his dad (fat chance this happens in Japan where women almost always win child custody) he could get him to transfer to another school on top of now having to live with him instead of his mom. That's like the worst outcome possible, but such drama would be too heavy for this series. Right?

 

[spectacure]

Mc: i can’t believe it, father, you came back with the milk.
dad: n-n-no… a-i still have to get the cheese