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 …

[TeslaSimp]

c'mon wing bro, you can do it

do your job

Tbf, Saito already has a wingman, her name is Hiiragi

 

[BobBob]

Lol at Rena cleaning and Minato blowing it off.

 

[mrclamp]

Whelp, this chapter shows that MC's friend knew nothing of her working there OR that Saito was the senpai at work. It also shows that Saito really doesn't know MC's friend either.

Funny how once MC's friend realized who she was he was saying things that would put MC in a good light. Our friend is a good wingman, but Saito can wingman herself too while at work so MC is winning on all sides here.

 

[daniel_zaslav]

Thanks for the TL

 

[asdffdas1234]

odd that this reveal happened in a.5 chapter. it it not relevant to the main story?

 

[ghfrc]

Guys, Ichinose already knew it was her, he did it on purpose lol. With all the hints so far its pretty clear they studied together on middle school

Anyway about Clark Kent effect cmon guys, its basically the premisse of the series, it wont be solved until the end, if you guys really dislike it so much i reccomend to drop, but it would be a shame such a minor detail make yall do it just bc "its unrealistic". Irl maybe but the art portrays both Renas and both Minatos very well to make they look different enough, i would say they dont recognize their voices is way more ridiculous

This chapter says so much that im shocket it is an extra instead a regular chapter tbh

 

[biologist]

What a nice chapter to start a blackmail. :v

This is what too many 18+ hentais do to you.
me too. I can imagine this scene happens in the beginning of 18+ blackmail/ntr work.

 

[JGordonson]

Every other romcom is mainly about MC being dense. So no idea why so much flak.

There's a clear difference between a character not interpreting behaviors as romantic interest (and mangaka often include prior trauma that rationalizes an MC's reluctance to do so) and not realizing that your new best friend that you spend a lot of time in close proximity to and your coworker that you spend of time in close proximity to are a hair tie and some glasses away from being the same person.

I'm not saying it should bother people (to each their own), but this gimmick is clearly putting more stress on someone's suspension of disbelief than someone not realizing that a woman they're cool with likes them.

All that said, thanks to the translator for your effort! If you feel burnt out, please don't burn yourself out more just because your schedule is going to free up a bit more. Decompress; we'll be here either way.

 

[HatoSensei]

Were 18 chapters in and  now yall talking about the glasses thing?

It's been the premise of the manga since day one.

It has also barely come up.

Even though the manga is titled "Falling for Her Secret Side", her secret side "Hiragi" is just a third wheel in their relationship.

The author took the old "side character best friend who gives advice" and made that the girlfriend as well. While the usual side character best friend is portrayed as a womanizer who would be supposedly bad and giving such advice.

The story has some really great portrayal of the relationship, because the MC isn't a horny asshole, but an actual human being with secondary wants, needs, desires and interests. And the female MC also has an actual personality as well. The writing behind the art is really good (EXCEPT the marketing hook that the manga is based on).

I'd honestly love to read a 200 chapter manga from this author.

 

[YoraeRasante]

The "Clark Kent Effect" is seriously real.

Christopher Reeve was not recognized in the place he took his lunch break during filming unless he went in his Superman costume.
And of course there is that scene of his where we see Clark adjust his posture and way of speaking mid-line to show there IS a transformation between him and Superman besides uniform and glasses.
Henry Cavill was not recognized on the streets despite being wearing a Superman shirt, under a poster for Batman V Superman.

Hanging around may not fix it as easily as you all think either. The human brain is stubborn, and would "refuse to see" the obvious connection unless 8t was blatant.
Which is what makes proofreading your own work harder, you know the word you wished to use and thus may insist that what you read was that word instead of a mess. It can also affect reading by the way, many times your brain may make the connection before your eyes reach things and insist on it even if it is a wrong one...

Basically, her acting different enough may be enough to trick someone that knew both sides long enough. Even seeing her without glasses may just tell him they look alike, not that they are the same person.

 

[ReaderA]

People are against this clark Kent effect but if you actually see it irl you'll be surprised. I had a crush back then. Then I saw her without makeup. Holy shit, I couldn't tell it was her. It was then thatbI never trusted looks ever again.

 

[Raydnt]

What a nice chapter to start a blackmail. :v

Guy is clearly in love with that kouhai girl.

 

[MiguelH224]

Are you fucking serious? That's all it took for Kazuki to recognize Rena????


What kind Clark Kent bullshit is that??? Nah, Minato you're a cool MC and all...but holy shit you're slow, bro she's even using her actual first name and only changed her last name

She takes off her glasses and all of a sudden "Saitou is that you??"


I hate this trope

 

[MiguelH224]

This Clark Kent/Superman shit just took me out of the story so much.

Bro, early into the chapter I literally said to myself "istg if Kazuki recognizes her just from this interaction, I'm gonna be VERY disappointed in Minato"

She takes off her fucking glasses and as soon as those words left his mouth, I threw my phone

 

[Lunkli]

Man, he's doing such a good job of pretending he isn't Mai.

 

[Kaarme]

The "Clark Kent Effect" is seriously real.

Christopher Reeve was not recognized in the place he took his lunch break during filming unless he went in his Superman costume.
And of course there is that scene of his where we see Clark adjust his posture and way of speaking mid-line to show there IS a transformation between him and Superman besides uniform and glasses.
Henry Cavill was not recognized on the streets despite being wearing a Superman shirt, under a poster for Batman V Superman.

Hanging around may not fix it as easily as you all think either. The human brain is stubborn, and would "refuse to see" the obvious connection unless 8t was blatant.
Which is what makes proofreading your own work harder, you know the word you wished to use and thus may insist that what you read was that word instead of a mess. It can also affect reading by the way, many times your brain may make the connection before your eyes reach things and insist on it even if it is a wrong one...

Basically, her acting different enough may be enough to trick someone that knew both sides long enough. Even seeing her without glasses may just tell him they look alike, not that they are the same person.

No offense to Christopher Reeve, but he's not exactly Schwarzenegger or Eastwood. Not to mention, there's a huge difference between a Superman costume and civilian clothes. If you don a Superman costume and walk down the street and enter a cafe, afterwards people will absolutely remember there was some weirdo walking around in funny clothes, but can they remember your face? It's a different situation with Saitou/Hiiragi here. Both are in normal clothes. Tanaka spends a whole lot of time with both versions of her. Furthermore, he has even seen Saitou in many different clothes plus hairstyles, getting used to her looking different, as opposed to only seeing her in her school uniform. Technically Hiiragi should be merely one of those variations.

Luckily manga is a silent medium, so he can't hear how both Saitou and Hiiragi sound the same. Because nobody sounds like anything in a silent medium.

Anyway, the biggest reason he doesn't recognise her is because he's dense. There was a single chapter between Tanaka declaring that Saitou is nothing like a girlfriend for him and realising he's in love with her. There was absolutely nothing between those. He has got a binary brain. It's either nothing at all or everything at once for him. So, he can't get clues from individual hints. Hiiragi would need to "transform" into Saitou right in front of his eyes for him to realise it.

 

[dbzclamp]

MC: has long conversations with her at both school and work, talking about strangely similar situations, has no idea she's the same person
MC's friend: figures it out in less than 5 minutes