Dou ka Ore wo Houtte Oitekure - Naze ka Bocchi no Owatta Koukou Seikatsu wo Kanojo ga Kaeyou to shite kuru - Ch. 27 - I Have Never Seen Anyone Actual…

[unnamederror]

and then more harem, in.
just like that brudah, it's dat eesie to get wimin innit?

 

[ruyum]

Thanks for the translations!!!!

 

[Doutorfunga]

I hate how I’m starting to get numb to the hatchiman trope, or maybe it’s more like these authors don’t even know when to use it making it look stupid instead of cool (I know it’s stupid regardless but now they’re not even trying)

I think that him looking stupid for always trying to take the fall is the entire point. That's why the three girls -who all genuinely like him as a friend at the very least- tore him a new one this entire chapter.
What's really curious is how long Hoshigasaki took to finally stand up for him, considering how he's covering for her, that she has feelings for him and that he'll shut down any attempts at getting closer to him for as long as he feels he needs to "protect" her.

 

[StormSeeker39]

This dollar store Hachiman is hilarius, bro has that rare tism.

As already said, this isn't a loner, this is scared kitten. But it's funny in some ways.
Imagine if he said he was there first and them are forcing him to study to bully him and started to fake cry.

The discount is very much in his surname - Hachiman (8) -> Nanamura (7)

 

[musicfreak12]

This really is just a high-school drama manga now huh. Kinda losing interest here. Does it get better? I honestly get tired of the "he's a stalker and therefore bad" arc that are going on right now.

 

[SaitoZX]

Oh yeah. New LN volume.

 

[N8dawg420]

Well fuck you Hoshigasaki, the guy was living out his Hachiman dream, being hated by the society and feeling all smug about it, and now you repay him by ruining it all?

Yeah homie got denied taking the Hachiman route real quick.

 

[LilBurglar]

oh yes finally

 

[talas]

The lesbian "friend" that hates the MC is a lazy trope that a lot of manga authors use to cheaply advance the story. I hate it and it's almost making me drop this.

 

[Prominis]

Very forced development, but at least this new character's temperament was hinted at a few times before this chapter.

 

[WolfOfDimensions]

People in real life have genuinely done the social fall to help others so so that doesn't bother me at all. He isn't Hachiman but he isn't supposed to be. In all honesty I think this guy wants to be alone more than Hachiman did. Simple fact of never letting others hurt you by not getting close

 

[BobBob]

MORE SOURCE MATERIAL LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

[ShitTaste]

I’m very pissed that Hanami’s “best friend” is extremely hostile to the MC and others. It gets repetitive seeing this overused trope many times.

IIRC in this case it's justified in that because it's her second time around, she knew everything her friend liked causing her to latch on a little too hard when they met

 

[LudvigV]

Honestly one of the best chapters of this series so far.

 

[Metalheadzaid]

I’m very pissed that Hanami’s “best friend” is extremely hostile to the MC and others. It gets repetitive seeing this overused trope many times.

Teenagers are cowards who are beholden to social rules and stigmas. They aren't mature or confident enough to "go against the flow" at that age more often than not, so hiding the truth about the MC to save their own skin is pretty normal. I saw friends who would hang out regularly betray and pretend they weren't in front of "cooler" kids to fit in - exactly as we've seen in this series.

With that said, this can cause misunderstandings like this because no one is telling them the truth - and while a bit unrealistic to this level of comedic hate/plot (it is a manga after all), the idea that 3rd parties would be upset/cautious about them isn't unrealistic. A big part of that is Hoshigasaki coming to terms with this and growing as a person, which we're starting to see here. MC is a catalyst for growing up a bit, because they can directly see the impact of their actions in scenes like this one, where he's forced to be the bad guy.

So you can argue trope, but I'd argue it's just a manga version of reality.

 

[UnreasonablySaucyConcrete]

Gotta say I'm getting tired of the pushy friend trope. I understand it's a way to introduce drama in a semi-organic way to the story, along with a soft-antagonist to obstruct the MC, but the problem is that it also introduces the character that is being pushy in the worst way possible where they do ridiculously unlikable things with very little punishment or pushback, making them inherently unlikable to the point I (and many others) want them to get a substantial punishment that will never come.

I've seen a good handful of manga where the only resolution to the pushy friend trope is just the person getting a barely stern talking to and then maybe even becoming a recurring pain in the ass who's antics are only slightly more forgivable. Thankfully it looks like this will be resolved for one of the two annoying friends and might even lead to a knock on effect where the rest of the class/school recognizes that the MC isn't a creepy scumbag. The gyaru FMC does not look happy seeing her benefactor and friend get slandered and harassed, and hopefully this let's the FMCs with the two annoying friends set some boundaries. If we're lucky, the friends might even apologize for their words and actions... maybe, possibly, hopefully.

 

[hafizrosly]

Man this self sacrifice fantasy. Ngl it getting tiring. Once or twice is fine. But every time? Damn.

But damn i cant dislike mc... Hes a kind soul but EXTREMELY awkward guy. Sigh

 

[hardman]

LN Vol.3 Yesssssssssssssssssss!!

 

[Narehate]

I hate how I’m starting to get numb to the hatchiman trope, or maybe it’s more like these authors don’t even know when to use it making it look stupid instead of cool (I know it’s stupid regardless but now they’re not even trying)

You’re just growing up man. You’re starting to realize that this type of outcast mentality is just silly and immature.

 

[Chuito]

Finally someone in a manga grows a pair and stops worrying about their social image for one second to help their “friend” out. Not even really helping him, just picking him up out of the hole you saw him dig for your sake

While I agree with you, this story at least did it properly and showed there were consequences to her otaku tendencies being exposed.

She ended up ostracized and alone until she eventually dropped out altogether. At least now in this timeline she has 3 others that will support her and won't give her shit. I truly doubt pres would care given she handles the MC's shenanigans regularly