Ore wa Shiranai Uchi ni Gakkouichi no Bishoujo o Kudoiteita Rashii: Baito-saki no Soudan Aite ni Ore no Omoibito no Hanashi o Suru to Kanojo wa Naze …

[mrclamp]

Meh, the friend obviously didn't have a chance before she met MC. Why would she reconsider another guy when she's developing a crush on him?

Yeah, I don't see this being any type of problem IF the friend is interested in her.

Our FMC said a couple of chapters ago that she is in love with the MC...so for her to get wooed by someone else at this point seems very unlikely.

My money is on the new girl that was just introduced at the restaurant being the girl the friend liked that he has talked about before. We also just found out this chapter that FMC was asked to work there by the new girl since she was a regular and not by MC's friend. I do wonder if FMC and the friend have ever had any real contact before.

 

[uelydnar]

Looks like the predictions from the previous chapters comment section was right. The storm is approaching...

I'm going to offer my prediction that goes against the flow just for fun.

I know a lot of people think the MC’s friend might have had a crush on the FMC in middle school, but isn’t the chapter pointing to his best friend having a history with the return part timer Nanase Mai?

There is foreshadowing with her introduction as someone who changed from being quiet and recluse in middle school where she completely changed to someone who is bright and energetic, which is the same time period that the Mc’s best friend had a mishap with a girl he liked.

Best friend also pondered about the handcrafted bookmark in the chapter before. The bookmark is the same style of craftwork as the accessory that Mai had on her phone, which she said she made.

So in summary my prediction is that MC's bestfriend liked Nanase Mai who was a quiet girl who liked making accessories in middle school. Mc's best friend screwed up somewhere which resulted in a broken relationship which resulted in her to become considerably more social.

...or 2 guys like the same girl then welp

 

[mrclamp]

I'm going to offer my prediction that goes against the flow just for fun.

I know a lot of people think the MC’s friend might have had a crush on the FMC in middle school, but isn’t the chapter pointing to his best friend having a history with the return part timer Nanase Mai?

There is foreshadowing with her introduction as someone who changed from being quiet and recluse in middle school where she completely changed to someone who is bright and energetic, which is the same time period that the Mc’s best friend had a mishap with a girl he liked.

Best friend also pondered about the handcrafted bookmark in the chapter before. The bookmark is the same style of craftwork as the accessory that Mai had on her phone, which she said she made.

So in summary my prediction is that MC's bestfriend liked Nanase Mai who was a quiet girl who liked making accessories in middle school. Mc's best friend screwed up somewhere which resulted in a broken relationship which resulted in her to become considerably more social.

...or 2 guys like the same girl then welp

Honestly, this is what I think too. I forgot to mention about the whole she was quiet first year of middle school and then really popular in her second year which indicates some kind of change happened.

I also feel like MC's friend wouldn't hide the fact he was interested in FMC from him when he is usually straightforward about MOST things and because our MC keeps denying his own involvement and feelings with FMC to his friend then his friend has no reason to hide his own feelings.

 

[Mentholatum]

I have a very different reading of that last page.

The Japanese was just むしろ今は…, which is a very vague "instead, now...".

I see it as MC saying that rather than worry about whatever his friend is not saying, he's going to focus on FMC. The panel with his fist and a ギュッ (gyu) would just be him trying to get some courage, instead of being nervous/anxious about his friend potentially liking FMC or something (which is something I don't see at all).

 

[Mentholatum]

So in summary my prediction is that MC's bestfriend liked Nanase Mai who was a quiet girl who liked making accessories in middle school. Mc's best friend screwed up somewhere which resulted in a broken relationship which resulted in her to become considerably more social.

It's also worth remembering that the friend is the one that pointed MC to the cafe where he's working - a place that's owned by Mai's father.

 

[BobSmegdorf]

Calling it rn the new girl is MC's bro's ex