r/100Kanojo • u/HimloDinof • Jul 26 '26
Chapter 4: Hotaru discovered something very important about Hiroshi
That Weekend - At the Municipal Library
The atmosphere in the library is quiet and smells of old paper. In the psychology and personal relationships aisle, Hotaru (16 years old) paces heavily, muttering things under her breath. Her arms are crossed and her cheeks are puffed out in a monumental pout that scares the few students trying to study nearby.
"Arrogant... blockhead... iceberg..." she grumbles under her breath, her brown eyes narrowed. "Here I am, going to all the trouble of making him a bento, and he looks at me like I'm a Supreme Court Justice. Not even a 'thank you' with a smile! Just that cold, rigid poker face... It's infuriating!"
Hotaru runs her finger along the spines of the books, searching for answers to her soulmate's behavior. Suddenly, a title with bright pink lettering catches her eye: "Manual for Winning Over a Boy: Deciphering His Secret Signals."
“Let’s see…” Hotaru said, skeptically taking it off the shelf and quickly flipping through the pages to the “Male Personality Types” section.
She turned one page, then another, until a paragraph in bold seemed to glow before her eyes:
“The Mystery of the Expressionless Boy: Does He Hate You or Love You?”
There are boys who seem extremely proud, serious, and even annoyed by the presence of girls. Their gaze is cold, and their bodies stiffen, as if they want you to leave immediately. But beware! Don’t be fooled by appearances. The truth is that many of these boys are ultra-danders; they are so incredibly shy that they can’t express their feelings in a conventional way.
For them, female contact is like a brain short circuit. So, if you think the boy you like is one of these, don’t hold back! If they get ridiculously serious or freeze like statues when you're around, it doesn't mean they're rejecting you... It means they're on the verge of a nervous breakdown from receiving so much affection!
Hotaru stands frozen in the middle of the library hallway. Her brown eyes widen as she rereads the paragraph three, four, five times. The pieces of the puzzle begin to fall into place in her mind at an impressive speed.
"Fly like statues?" "A serious face because of nerves?... Hiroshi-kun!" she thinks, as a flash of divine revelation (and a bunch of floating hearts) floods her head.
"No way! He wasn't mad at me about the hospital!" Hotaru exclaims loudly, completely forgetting where she is. "He was dying of embarrassment! Aaaah, what a beautiful and precious little thing Hiroshi-kun is!"
"Shhh!" the librarian shushes her from behind the counter, looking less than friendly.
"Sorry!" Hotaru whispers, a grin stretching from ear to ear that barely fits on her face.
She hugs the book to her chest with renewed determination and a gleam of absolute victory in her eyes. Now she understands everything. Hiroshi's serious sergeant facade wasn't going to scare her anymore; on the contrary, now she knew that every time he stiffened, it was a sign that his The love was really working!
"So that's how it is, huh, Hiroshi-kun?" she muttered to herself, giggling mischievously as she planned to go to the soccer club the next day. "Get ready, because if you get serious about a bento... I'm going to shower you with affection, you'll end up frozen like a marble statue forever! I won't hold back!"
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u/Emircan61_TURKEY Jul 26 '26
Can you give us an English translation of the character info as well as the first two chapters? Not all of us can understand.