I Shaved. Then I Brought a High School Girl Home. - Vol. 1 Ch. 4 - Barbecue and the Crush

[criver]

@Ryrie You seem to disagree that this was a good course of action. So what reply would you have suggested then?

 

[Ryrie]

@Criver Accepting the initial dinner invite was fine, it lets her get a feel for her partner.but then the MC invited her to his house which is a major fuck up on his part I agree. Refusing the invitation is the right course here but adding the part about a boyfriend is a mistake in my opinion. Ultimately she wants this relationship to have potential to last right? I understand she wants to make sure that the MC's feelings aren't just superficial lust but saying she has a boyfriend closes out the option to continue dating where she could have found out about all the things she learned in this chapter on another date. Idealistic I know but it's better than whatever mess this is right now.

 

[criver]

@Ryrie I believe it's the other way around. If she were to honestly refuse him outright, without a specific reason, then that's worse from his perspective. Obviously she could have replied with the honest answer that he really shouldn't be trying to have sex with her on their first date. But you certainly can see how that is pretty tactless to say. While "I can't because X", may be interpreted as you would if it were not for X. On the other hand she could have used another excuse. But should she have? I don't think so. Her saying she has a boyfriend doesn't close the option to date in the future, especially considering the fact that she was on a date with him despite her 'having a boyfriend' (note that their date a date and not a work related meeting). And once again this whole thing stems from the MC's inability to court a woman. As I already explained if the MC wasn't so pathetic and actually considered the fact that requesting sex on the first date is not the best idea, then they could have had a good time on the second or third date.

 

[Ryrie]

@Criver What I meant is saying sorry not today or maybe some other time. This tellls that she may be willing in the future without straining their relationship. She can say I can't because of X but making X a boyfriend I feel isn't the right choice. While it doesn't completly close it the future it definitely made him more reluctant to accept as the relationship is already uncomfortable because, A)She rejected him AFTER the entire date B)It would feel immoral because she "taken". You can see how the MC is bothered by this and it's understandable why he would be upset with her doing all this despite having a "boyfriend". From his perspective despite saying she can't because of X, here she's doing all these other things she shouldn't because of X.

 

[criver]

@Ryrie There are several reasons why she likely picked the bf excuse: 1) it's a pretty common excuse, so she could've just thought of it at that moment, 2) as a defensive mechanism against the MC basically acting as if she's an 'easy' woman (the interaction was basically zoo + dinner = sex), 3) she's his boss, 4) she actually wants to keep him on his toes while acting as if she's sought after more than she is, etc. The list goes on. Likely there's an explanation in the novel, I haven't read it however.
Pretty sure that she was suspicious that he was only after her body too (and rightly so considering his behaviour). She most likely is used to men like that (I-cup in Japan would be fairly rare). I guess that's also the reason she felt bad after he said he has been 'liking' her for 5 years.

 

[Flare3500]

Is there a translation error ? I feel like that "I have a boyfriend" in the 1st chapter is wrong with how things went in this chapter

They didn't even mention in this date that she has a boyfriend or it feels weird to like date when they both know the situation

 

[TheLastTLK]

Damn this is some nice heart warming stuff, hopefully the inevitable drama doesn't ruin this like other stories that start off great.

 

[Nestrior]

@criver Her being in High School does mean that her feelings can be fairly fickle, but I am still hoping for a much slower burn, giving both of them time. The problem with High Schoolers is that they fall hard, are shocked when things don't quite go the way they imagined and have to confront things. That is scary. But absolutely necessary if a relationship is meant to have any real depth to it and last. The feelings I was mostly referring to were a certain fondness and being comfortable, but I really hope that it takes quite some time (I mentioned ~2 years, I think?) before either of them realize that they are in love. Plus this being a shounen makes it ultimately more likely for things go rather "smoothly." Sakura/Sasuke, Hinata/Naruto, Inoue/Ichigo, Gajeel/Levy and some others are fairly young at the time and it worked out. They are from a battle shounen, tbf, so their trials were vastly different though and I would prefer if this manga was declared as a seinen. Sure, it doesn't have any of that ecchi or smut you expect from them, but it sure has the approach to relationships (so far). Still, I won't discount them getting into an endgame-relationship by the end. If not, she will definitely have matured enough to have learned the important lessons for having a proper and lasting relationship. Again, playing more into the seinen side of things.

 

[mimicking]

@flare3500 I think it was a translation error too. for the past couple of chapters, I can't stop thinking about it cuz tbh I like the boss

 

[SSS26032002]

So... she knows how to manipulate people... that no good..
It's too scary

 

[twinklecake]

Her feet aren't bad... I'd give them a 7, just like this manga.

 

[Lanfear]

women.

 

[YukariTakeba]

@Lanfear that ain't women, that's a fuking thot

 

[VF89]

The hell is wrong with this woman!?

 

[SamuraiX101]

This manga is a representation of my life , a girl acts like she likes me and gets jealous when I talk to other girls, when I asked her out she said she wasn’t interested in anyone and didn’t want to be in a relationship, personally I didn’t care so I said it’s calm and stopped talking to her at school, she would literally call me during lunch and talk to me with her friends there , I’d go with my bros but she still acts jealous it’s annoying, I’m getting played

 

[zero777]

I cup !!??! jesus..as big as Ai chan from Tawawa..
Oh waiit, she already J chan now..

 

[AnacondaHL]

@SamuraiX101 protip: she has low self esteem and lacks real confidence, like p much everyone at your school/age. Figure out how to deal with these situations and things will be much better for you. i.e. figure out how to be confident and how to up your own self esteem, and the solution to your interactions with her should become clear easily.

 

[Reshfan]

@SamuraiX101 nice anime plot you got there bud :3

 

[sirius180]

who is Yuzu? typo?

 

[Shewy92]

@sirius180 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuzu

Though rarely eaten as a fruit, yuzu is a common ingredient in Japanese cuisine, where the aromatic zest (outer rind) as well as juice are used much in the same way that lemons are used in other cuisines. The yuzu's flavor is tart and fragrant, closely resembling that of the grapefruit, with overtones of mandarin orange.