Insensitive Bocchi-kun ~Reluctantly Heading to School Today~ [Dropped] - Chapter 92: Self-Aware?

Chapter 92: Self-Aware?

“…”

What is this?

Seriously, what’s going on?

No, really… what?

Why are there so many pictures of me…?

And why am I being called a prince?

Once again, I can’t make sense of it.

I searched again on Twitter with the keywords “Pirunandesu High School Student” to reconfirm the image that Yamamoto had shown me. 

What appeared was an overwhelming number of pictures of me.

The more I scrolled, the more I found.

[Too handsome.]

[Perfect Prince.]

[Face and body both perfect, the epitome of manhood.]

[I really want to date him.]

[More of an actor than actors.]

[Beyond Jenny’s.]

“…”

All these words were undoubtedly accompanying my pictures.

I really had no idea what was happening; my brain couldn’t keep up with the situation.

In between the beach pictures, there were also images of me being fed pancakes by Yamamoto.

Even some old photos from a school trip with Hiragi-san.

The comments were essentially of two types: either affirming that I was cool or, although I wasn’t sure if I should say this, obviously jealous of me.

Seriously… what is this?

People think I’m cool? Jealous of me?

Huh?

My head was spinning.

But then, why couldn’t I make friends?

This is weird.

If I was as good-looking as all the fuss was about, I should’ve been able to make at least one or two friends…

Moreover, why were pictures of an ordinary guy like me spreading like this?

What about issues like image rights…?

If Sakaki and everyone at school saw this…

Ugh… I’d become the subject of whispers again.

Before I knew it, I had switched the screen on the smartphone I was holding to the call interface, and I was dialing a certain guy.

Right now, I just wanted to cling to him.

The situation was just too incomprehensible.

I didn’t know if he was aware of what was going on, but I wanted to confirm the situation with someone.

And sadly, the only person I could probably ask about something like this was him.

But it really was too bewildering.

Ah, it’s connected.

“Yes, this is Tanaka.”

“T-Tanaka-kun.”

“What’s up, Mamiya-kun? You calling me is a first, isn’t it?”

“Ah… do you know about it, Tanaka-kun? If you know, that’s fine, but there’s something about me on Twitter—”

“Oh, the thing with Shibuya-san? Of course, I know.”

“…”

“So, you’ve finally found out, Mamiya-kun. You’ve realized what kind of presence you have in the world.”

“What do you… mean?”

“Well, it’s quite simple. The world is making a fuss because you’re too cool, Mamiya-kun. Especially this time; appearing on live, nationwide television was a bad move.”

“No, I’m not cool or anyth—”

“Come on, you are cool.”

“…”

“Sure, you might not be popular at school. You’re just a loner. But do you think an average loner would attract such beautiful women?”

“But still—”

“Look at the photos showing up right now. You’re probably not wearing glasses and your hair isn’t covering your eyes, right?”

“Well, that’s true…”

“I don’t know how much you’re belittling yourself, and I get that self-assessment is difficult, but the man in those pictures is undeniably handsome.”

“No—”

“You are handsome.”

Tanaka-kun didn’t let me get a word in.

“Right, after we came back from the school trip, there was a thread on 9ch about a request to ‘find’ Mamiya-kun. I bet you haven’t seen it. Take a look now, and you’ll see that the reason you can’t go to DocManald isn’t Hiragi-san’s fault. It’s because you’re too cool.”

“Wha…?”

“A handsome face, a well-toned body, excellent style, strong in fights, a little twisted but kind at heart, and intellectually a genius. Know who I’m talking about?”

“Uh, who…”

“It’s you, Mamiya-kun. You.”

“Huh—”

“How many times are you going to keep saying ‘what’ and ‘huh’? It’s getting annoying, even coming from you.”

“…”

“Anyway, you’re already perfect. As much as it pains me to say it, there’s absolutely no aspect in which I, as a man, can surpass you. In fact, I’ve never met a man who exceeds you in my life. So just accept it. If you think back to the events that have occurred so far, it’ll all make sense. That is, if you consider the assumption that you’re an invincible, cool guy.”

“…”

“Well, the way you look at school and how you looked today at the beach are different enough, so you’re probably safe for now. But if you were to attend school in that appearance that’s being spread on Twitter, as Kento Mamiya, things would get really crazy.”

“…”

“Well, people who can recognize your true self probably already do, even when you wear glasses. But I’m pretty sure that those like Sakaki-kun, who look down on you, haven’t noticed your true self yet. They’re just idiots, after all.”

“…”

“Take some time to sort out your thoughts. I’m a bit busy with some things, so I’m going to hang up now. Bye-bye.”

“Wait, ho—”

With those final words from Tanaka, the call abruptly ended.

But, am I…cool?

“…”

I’m…cool?

“…”

I’m…cool?

“…”

Even looking at my smartphone… there, along with my photo, was the word “cool” repeated.

“…”

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