Ikiru no Hetana Takou no Joshi - Vol. 1 Ch. 5

[MangaDex]

 

[statflow]

huge W

 

[Darkshade13]

"And that's how I met your mother."

 

[pachingching]

bagged a baddie by being a helpful chad.

 

[FloorRoof]

Only she could've overlooked a key with a keychain this big.
And the way I think about it, being a bit of a nuisance is THE way to make acquaintances - you have a problem, someone is happy to help, boom, a memory has been made. Keep troubling each other regularly, and you might turn into reliable buddies.
Avoiding people just because you're afraid of bothering someone is a good way to never talk to anyone...

 

[shadowmasstitan]

Hot n cold "you're hot then you're cold you're yes then you're no" this song describes fml perfectly.

 

[Romanceenjoyer321]

'learn about society' sure bro

 

[phorx]

Lewd

 

[Genzerum]

Why this looks so much like Momose Akira no Hatsukoi Hatanchuu.?

 

[Kaarme]

Why did he choose to go to such a school in the first place? I can't imagine Japan even has that many of them around anymore.

 

[jahu]

Awww, those dorks

 

[mc.god]

The story will end when she will make an Hitoyoshi keychain wth Hitoyoshi's fur

 

[Boneless_Pizza_69]

Why did he choose to go to such a school in the first place? I can't imagine Japan even has that many of them around anymore.

Probably parents decision.

 

[Lunkli]

Only she could've overlooked a key with a keychain this big.
And the way I think about it, being a bit of a nuisance is THE way to make acquaintances - you have a problem, someone is happy to help, boom, a memory has been made. Keep troubling each other regularly, and you might turn into reliable buddies.
Avoiding people just because you're afraid of bothering someone is a good way to never talk to anyone...

It's just how Japanese culture is. You're obligated to say "no, I don't want to be a bother" the first time someone offers to do something for you. If they're serious, they're supposed to ask again.

 

[FloorRoof]

It's just how Japanese culture is. You're obligated to say "no, I don't want to be a bother" the first time someone offers to do something for you. If they're serious, they're supposed to ask again.

She's been apologizing for being a bother repeatedly, though, so that might be less about national customs and more about actual personal anxiety.
Also, I too used to think not causing trouble for others was a way to make people like you, but instead it only makes it easier for them to ignore your presence.

 

[MaCl0wSt]

Thanks the chapter!

 

[Lunkli]

She's been apologizing for being a bother repeatedly, though, so that might be less about national customs and more about actual personal anxiety.
Also, I too used to think not causing trouble for others was a way to make people like you, but instead it only makes it easier for them to ignore your presence.

You're right, of course, but I'd argue that this point specifically is a reflection of the culture of the author rather than an intentional depiction of her anxiety. The fact that she said "no" so bluntly, sending Hitoyoshi into shock, is obviously meant to be her fault, but her continuation afterwards, which he misses due to the aforementioned shock, is meant to show that he misunderstood her. She was not saying "no," but rather doing the obligatory "I don't want to impose on you," inviting him to ask again. Classic misunderstanding.

Also, I think that you should avoid viewing this cultural norm through the lens of your own culture. In the west, yes, if you repeatedly answer "no" whenever someone offers to do something for you for the first time, that will be taken as a "no," and eventually they'll stop offering to do things for you. But in Japan, everyone knows that they're supposed to ask again if they're serious. The same thing won't happen unless you repeatedly answer "no" the second time, as well. It's a different culture.

 

[Heika]

Awkward girls are the best. ...Mainly because they can't tell that I'm also awkward.

 

[DerpyVenom]

IF YOU AINT GONNA PLAY, PASS THE DAMN CONTROLLER

 

[Kaito57]

See ? Told you it would be explained properly and now, we have an even better situation than previously