16.5. Bonus Chapter

Chapter 16.5. is a special chapter of the Shuuen no Shiori manga between chapters sixteen and seventeen.
==Summary==
*Glasses: D-ne is wearing glasses, and it surprises someone off-screen. A-ya puts on glasses as well, saying that he actually wears them too sometimes. D-ne interprets it as a challenge, thinking that A-ya is saying that he looks good in glasses, and that he's going to use them to attract B-ko's attention. She runs off, yelling that she won't let A-ya have B-ko, and A-ya is left standing there confused and startled, because he just wanted to point out that they were matching.
*A Girl's Heart: B-ko says that Yaruki e no Ki isn't cute. C-ta replies that he thinks it's cute, and it resembles A-ya. B-ko flusters at this; she doesn't think it looks like A-ya at all, A-ya isn't that shrimpy. She's trying to think of how to describe him when A-ya himself walks in, asking what she's talking about. She yells that it's nothing and refuses to say more.
*A Story That'll Make You Shudder: A-ya suggests that he and C-ta say things to make the other shudder. C-ta's curious about what he'll say. A-ya stares blankly at C-ta, telling him that C-ta is actually the person he hates the most in the world. C-ta makes a horrified expression. A-ya starts to ask whether it made C-ta shudder before realizing that the other has begun to curl up and shake with his hands over his face. A-ya, unnerved, tells him that it was just a joke, but notes that it was enough to make C-ta cry, huh. C-ta, sniffling, says his usual line.
*A Story That'll Make You Shudder 2: B-ko notes that while A-ya has the rabbit plushie, C-ta has Yaruki e no Ki, and D-ne has Ririka, she doesn't really have a cute object that's associated with her. D-ne, impassioned, tells B-ko not to worry about it; she herself is the cute one, after all! D-ne then murmurs that if B-ko was a doll, she'd want to always keep B-ko by her side. B-ko looks alarmed, thinking that D-ne doesn't sound like she's joking.
*Mr. Background Character: A-ya's classmate is introducing himself, thinking that he's A-ya's (self-proclaimed) friend, the background character. He starts yelling that he wants a name too, he doesn't just want to be known as a background character. A-ya complains that he's noisy and suggests that M-otoko sounds fine. A-ya's classmate startles, telling A-ya that he's sorry for rejecting his suggestion, but he really doesn't like it. When A-ya asks why, he tells him that it makes him sound like a masochist. When A-ya asks if that's wrong, he protests that it obviously is.In Japanese, a background character is called a モブキャラ (mobu-kyara). Thus, A-ya suggests M男 because his classmate is a male background character. The intended pronunciation of A-ya's name suggestion is unclear, but M-otoko is likely. Because M as a standalone letter is used to refer to masochism, that was what came into A-ya's classmate's mind.
*Ms. Background Character: D-ne's classmate joins the discussion, saying that if A-ya's classmate's name ends up starting with M, then hers would, too. She suggests M-ko, but A-ya vetoes the idea because B-ko already has that name ending. D-ne's classmate looks lost, and A-ya's classmate starts guffawing that B-ko's the best, so they can't share a suffix. A-ya complains that he's being loud. He suggests that they call D-ne's classmate "Hanging Girl-chan", and she protests that it's mean. A-ya's classmate says that it's alright, he'll let D-ne's classmate have the title of background character, and that he's off to go get his own name from Suzumu. She says that she doesn't need that title, and asks him what he's talking about.
*E no Ki Makeover: C-ta is facing D-ne, seriously saying her name. D-ne, equally serious, asks him what he wanted. C-ta starts to say that he tried putting a ribbon on Yaruki e no Ki, and D-ne interrupts him to say that it didn't make it any cuter. Yaruki e no Ki, meanwhile, is thinking about how D-ne is an angel. C-ta, irritated, asks why it isn't cute, and checks with A-ya; A-ya thinks it's cute, doesn't he? A-ya gives a noncommittal response, and both he and D-ne think that it's an annoying situation they don't want to be in.
==References==
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