Chapter 5

## It's almost time for the boss to spawn.

* Japanese
* English

## Chapter Chronology

**"It's almost time for the boss to spawn."** (そろそろボス湧きの時間なんで, *Sorosoro Bosu Waki no Jikan'nande*) is the fifth chapter of the *My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999*, written and illustrated by Mashiro.

This chapter also serves as the fifth chapter of the first Japanese tankobon (collected volume) release of the manga.

## Summary

Akane had a nightmare that woke her up from her sleep. It was about Takuma, who sent her a gift that contained his new girlfriend. Momo had merely giggled when she mentioned it while the two of them were chatting in a cafe, nonchalantly saying it was a prophetic dream. Momo changed the subject to Yamada and what happened to her and Yamada at his residence. Akane was so preoccupied with the necklace Takuma had given her that she brushed off her friend's inquiries. Instead of worrying about Akane, Momo indicates why she is still bothered about the necklace and that she is gullible enough to always put her boyfriend first. Akane would do things she found dull merely to give them time together. She would also make Takuma handmade lunchboxes, making Akane seem naive. As a result, Akane just gave up on her friend's remarks.

While Akane was ready to depart for home to catch a train, she noticed a group of high school girl students confessing to a schoolmate who appeared to be popular. When she saw the scenario, she was brought back to her high school days, when she was dumped by someone named Saito, her senior. Her reverie was cut short by the guy's response. The guy told the girls to give him some more time since the boss was going to respawn, and he was in a rush for that, which left the group, including Akane, dumbfounded. When she saw who the person was, she identified it to be Yamada, who seemed to have forgotten about her. Akane advised Yamada, who appeared to have no idea he was being confessed to by the girls, to at least hear them out and to learn how to comprehend people's emotions instead of playing games.

Yamada explained that he wanted to meet with Akane to return the heart necklace Takuma gave her when they were still in a relationship. Still, it was accidentally trodden on by Yamada the other day, causing the heart sign on the necklace to be shattered. He added that he recalled Akane mentioning that she lived nearby at the same train station where he also commutes, so he assumed he might meet her there. On the other hand, Akane indicated that she was prepared to throw the necklace so Yamada wouldn't have to be concerned about breaking it. When she was about to depart with the heavy rain outside the station, Yamada chased her, handed her the umbrella he had brought, and left her while he walked on the other side.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

**Akane Kinoshita**
**Furukawa Takuma**Flashback
**Eri**
**Momoko Maeda**
**Afro Character**Flashback
**Saito**Flashback
## Author's Postcard

*“Thank you for reading Chapter 5. While the author has been in a daze, it's already the 5th chapter! That was fast! I can't sleep at night when I think about the stock of manuscripts.
Recently, I was in a meeting with the person in charge of the project, and I asked him, "What is Yamada thinking at this moment?" Now, "…eh" I noticed that there were many exchanges of "I wonder if you are thinking about anything" and "I bet you are not thinking about anything".
For Yamada, for example, when he plays MMORPGs, "Every player except myself is almost the same as an NPC."
It's extreme, but that's the image I'm trying to portray. For now.”*