Miyu-chan wa Zutto Tomodachi - Ch. 3 - Buried

[Kushikime]

Thanks for the chapter

 

[monchi]

meh. the murai stuff just killed my investment. no pity for bullies

 

[StormSen]

I can't even be mad at this Yuushin dude he is a genuinely nice guy.

I’m the reverse. He’s a complete sap. I’m starting to hate him. And mystery girl is looking more appealing. Bully friend can go die in dumpster though.

 

[anuanuanu]

nosy neighborhood aunties are just the worst

 

[Kamimamimashita]

Yuushin is better than me, though I wouldn’t have let someone bully and extort me in the first place. Still if I were in Yuushin’s shoes I know I wouldn’t help my bully regardless of circumstances unless it was dire. At the very least though, it is too much to call Murai a friend. No true friend abuses their relationship.

Outside of Yuushi (who hopefully grows a pair down the line), I really like Miyu so far. Hopefully her influence hardens Yuushin a bit

 

[Haze123553]

Author forgetting that MC isn't even Murais first victim he was bullying a girl prior.

Your dad dying isn't an excuse for you to be an asshole

 

[hispirus]

Extorting money for fun is one thing…

In other words, "my childhood bully friend can have a little extortion, as a treat".

 

[savris]

...ah, MC-kun's those thypes of dumbass softies with an extra helping of their head also being stuck up in the clouds

 

[arlindofrancisco]

Your father died... i get it... your Mother is fucked... i get it, there is no need for bullying.

Man up and get a part time job and destroy your life for your Mother, it is what it is.

 

[Rafalga]

Setup is interesting but not with this MC. Well, good try i guess. Its a good think that they don't show what adulthood looks like for doormat characters like him since its pretty much %100 certainty that they will be FUCKED with this mindset in adult world and it won't be some small shit like launch money.

 

[FiddlePop]

I guess this is a good spot to drop this series. The writing, pacing and worse of all the characters are so so so frustrating.

'aight imma head out

 

[Barro27]

If your house is filled with trash bags, THROW AWAY THE TRASH BAGS

Given how much of a shitfest it is to throw trash here, where it has to be in the proper bag, with the insides checked to have nothing that doesn't belong, on the proper day, at the proper place, at the proper hour, i can see how someone who's not functional for mental health reasons or other could get stuck with their own trash like that.

 

[Barro27]

So he bullies him (for money he doesn't have), but everything is fine cause he has a sad backstory now? I mean I get it the main is a good boy who believes in the good of everything and is kinda of stupid, but why is the crazy chick so open in "helping" him.....she is the reason he was suspended in the first place XD

It's not fine, and Miyu clearly says so. The MC is able to forgive and forget someone if they stole from him because they had nothing. Lots of people on this planet do.

I wonder what kind of trash disposal system they have. Trash bags inside the house is one thing, but why would there be external buildup? Aren't there garbage trucks?

Anyways I still have zero sympathy for Murai.

If you make a mistake and they see it, they don't pick up your bag. Sometimes they are very nitpicky about it.

 

[Barro27]

So I'm guessing the dad died of something and the mother was probably a house-wife who is now completely despondent to the point that they literally can't even throw trash out but apparently can bag most of it up. Bullshit excuses for the bully of course, hell, even the damn kid could throw out the garbage on the way to school.

And I'm sure in Japan there has to be some form of assistance for people in this situation just like elsewhere unless its a "muh honor" situation.

Mental health issues are seldom taken care of here.

 

[musicfreak12]

Why. The. Fuck. Are. We. Talking. About. Him?!?!

This is three chapters in and we already get bully redemption arc? I don't care man, let's talk about the dead childhood friend???

 

[Foxhouse]

I can kind of see why the author is explaining the bully situation before going onto the part about his relation to what happened to the original Miyu.

Don't think it would lessen what people think about the bully though. 🤔

 

[iamthatguyok]

ahhh i hate this kinda mc like wtf ya his life may be bad or sad but that does not mean that person got the right to bully others and get there money and the fact that he wanted naked pic of a girl to do what ever idk. he i am with that fake girl like person like thos should not be forgiven to easly or they will never change i am not saying he should be expelled or beaten i am saying he should at least not be forgiven easly and showen the errors of his ways and being in a bad place in life does not mean he can act that way and he is still young so he can still got a chance to change his ways

 

[Lekmir]

I'm saying it. I choose the bully over MC. First, MC's head is literally empty. An unknown girl impersonates your childhood friend and you just roll with it. Also there's a limit to call someone your friend. This is a flaw, but it can be very interesting if used correctly for the narrative.
As for the bully. It seems he lost his father little less than a year ago. To that you sum his mother is clearly depressed, maybe drinking? It seems he's low on money. Logic thing if you consider the only one that can work is his depressed mother. He also has the old hag breathing down his neck. (Accusing someone of arson for not taking out the trash has to be illegal man). Now to clarify, I'm not defending him, just stating facts. Add up the fact that he's a kid (13, 15?) and it's common he extorts someone too nice. Again, not defending.

As far as we go, bully has parents that affect him (dead dad & depressed mother), has problems (being suspended and poor) and insecurities. We'll surely see more of that next chapter.
Now let's compare that to MC: He doesn't have friends but doesn't really care. Lives alone, again, doesn't care. Seems like, besides the bully, he doesn't really have any problems. Haven't seen him passionate about anything or having any hooby either. Dude just... exists and that's it? Like the author just needed a random character to fill the space. Honestly, he just rows the story, being moved my Miyu from point A to point B so things progress and other, more interesting characters can develop.
OF COURSE this is chapter 3 of what hopefully will be 80 chapters or so of things. I really hope that, by the end, MC is... well, a person and not just a bland character focused on breathing. See ya next time gang!

 

[animan095]

I am starting to believe this replacement girl is some kind of spirit fueled by Taiyaki and spite alone

 

[arcosapphire]

It's pretty disturbing how many commenters here are just out for blood and revenge instead of reformation. Isn't a world where people help each other out better than one where people ruin each other's lives?

Nothing about the writing here suggests that this makes the bullying "okay". It suggests that there's a better path than cyclic revenge.

When I see how people are acting in this thread, just wanting to see people be punished and have their already messed up lives ruined, it explains a lot about the state of the world.