Chapter 125: We're Taking Care of Children

**We're Taking Care of Children** is the one-hundred-and-twenty-fifth Chapter of *Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu*.

## Summary

Ichikawa is walking the streets of Tokyo, looking for a location on his phone that was sent to him by Moe. He considers how hot it is, and how this will be the first time in two weeks that he's gotten to see Yamada. Suddenly he hears her voice calling his name, and he looks over to see Yamada holding a small child. He reacts with confusion, but she goes straight into greeting him. He asks about the child, and she says that it's Chi's little brother, Mee-kun. Ichikawa then notices him grabbing onto Yamada's chest, and gets jealous, rushing in to grab him himself, using the excuse that he must be heavy. They share a moment in awkward embrace with the child between them, which Moe breaks with a greeting. Mee jumps down of his own accord and walks off, surprising Ichikawa.

Inside, Ichikawa asks why they're having this discussion at Chi's place. Chi apologizes, saying she was asked to babysit, and as he walks inside, Ichikawa steps on a lego, yelling out in pain. Chi's other, middle-child brother laughs at his pain, and Ichikawa thinks him a brat, but Yamada apologizes, saying that she was playing with them earlier and left them out. She shows off a lego cake while the older brother puts away the legos, calling her hopeless, which the younger one repeats in baby talk. Moe brings attention to their plans for the study excursion, saying that they are planning to go on the thirteenth, for four days. Chi asks for clarification on the idea of this being a "study excursion," because only Moe and Ichikawa will be taking hard exams. The three girls react with initial excitement at being the ones able to goof off at the beach, but Yamada quickly realizes that puts Ichikawa and Moe alone at the house, and reacts with shock. She insists that they'll all be studying for exams, though Chi argues with her for a bit over the specifics. As they talk about food options, Taa walks up beside Ichikawa and drops a bug on his shoulder, which he takes as a plastic toy. He says he's not the type to be surprised by that prank, but as it skitters along him, he freaks out and begins trying to slap it off of him. Taa puts him back in his container, saying it's a pet, while Ichikawa claims it's a dangerous insect. Serina scolds Taa, saying not to use a pet as a tool. He blames Ichikawa for being scolded, and begins punching and kicking him. Serina tells him off again, telling him to have a sumo match instead, and Ichikawa asks what the right option is, to let him win or not. He decides to go for it, and takes a step forward, but steps on another lego, falling over in pain, and landing in Yamada's lap. Taa roars in victory and runs off, with Chi chastising him. Ichikawa bolts up and apologizes, saying he didn't do that on purpose. Serina declares that kids can tell when adults are holding back, as Taa climbs a chair to pose for his win, while she declares that he took it seriously and still lost. Ichikawa angrily demands a rematch, and Moe mocks him for not acting like an adult, while he reasons it's not good for them to look down on people older than them, and he needs to understand how society works.

As the girls begin to walk out, they realize they didn't accomplish very much, but had fun. Chi asks where Ichikawa went, and Yamada finds him on the playmat with the two napping boys. He awkwardly waves to her, and she takes out her phone. She lays down and takes the picture of them between the two sleeping children, saying they should hold onto this picture forever. He asks why, and she says that he'll see in ten or twenty years.

## Trivia

* Chi's brothers were first mentioned in the Volume 6 Extras, where the main cast had the number of family and their relations explained.
* This is the second time it is implied that Yamada wants children in the future, the first being Extra 86.1