Chapter 2

This is the second chapter of the *Hitorijime My Hero* manga series.

## Summary

Masahiro is working on his new job to try to forget about Kousuke. At school, he is very tired but he tries to act normal. He tries to avoid Kousuke the whole day, but Kousuke sees him after school. When nobody is looking, Kousuke kisses him. At the Ohshiba household, Masahiro has a blank look on him. He cooks, but the food is mixed with all the wrong things. He then leaves right after. At his part-time job, he meets the gang he hasn't seen in a long time. They plan to take down the "Bear Killer", and ask Masahiro to go with them.

## Characters

* Masahiro Setagawa
* Kousuke Ohshiba
* Kensuke Ohshiba
* Asaya Hasekura
* Mitsuru Fukushige
* Jirou Yoshida
* Tsuyoshi Yamabe
* Toru
* Ayaka Houjou
* Tsunehito Houjou

## Plot

### **Chapter 2**

The beginning of chapter 2, has Masahiro being shown extremely stressed while at work, struggling to understand why he didn't deny Kousuke's statement. Masahiro cleans intensely at his job at Shoufuku Ramen earning praise for his boss who doesn't realize he is so hard at work to distract himself from what happened. In addition, Masahiro rambles in denial that he is into girls and that Asaya and Kensuke must be rubbing off on him.

The next day shows a still stressed Masahiro in class with his head down while Asaya and Kensuke question him on his behavior, while Asaya indirectly mocks Masahiro and then admits he is no longer angry with Masahiro because he is "pitiful". Masahiro decides to go get lunch because he hasn't eaten yet, upon purchasing a fruit sandwich and beginning to return back to class he runs into Kousuke. Though he tries to avoid Kousuke, it fails as the man grabs him by the collar of his uniform and has him against a wall.

Kousuke questions Masahiro on why he has been avoiding him and states that he can sleep with him for Masahiro's sake rather than his own. Masahiro still in denial of his feelings denies liking guys until Kousuke eventually kisses him for a short amount of time until he leaves him with the suggestion of getting a girlfriend.

Kousuke kissing him causes Masahiro stress over his emotions to build up further as his inability to do basic tasks such as cooking becomes an obvious problem for the group. As seen when Masahiro stops by and makes a half-hazard meal before leaving to go to Shoufuku Ramen for a shift.

As Masahiro is working hard and still stressing over what is going on between him and Kousuke, Toru and the gang stop by as they have found where Masahiro has been all this time by discovering that a blond has been tagging along with the Bear Killer a.k.a. Kousuke.

### **Chapter 2.5**

Chapter 2.5 is within Hitorijime My Hero Volume Three and begins with the friend group (Mitsuru Fukushige, Kensuke Ohshiba, Masahiro Setagawa, Tsuyoshi Yamabe, and Jirou Yoshida) sitting around the Ohshiba dining table completing the summer homework they had received, it being the final day before the next school year starts causes them to be panicked about getting it all done that night. Kousuke watches in indifference while reading a book about famous carps. The friends try to copy off each other, causing Kousuke to state that he used to come together with his friends very last minute and do the homework the day before the first day of class as well. However, he states he would fight those who asked him if they could copy. The friend group is shaken Kousuke has friends, causing him to explain he has friends, which includes being friends with Asaya's sister and her husband.

The chapter switches to Kousuke recalling a memory of when Masahiro was with his friends at Relax Bar Mary. Kousuke is explaining that Masahiro needs to relax more and worries about him too much to Ayaka, Houjou bursts into the bar and says he assumes Ayaka was cheating on him in a joking fashion despite knowing she was just talking to Kousuke. Houjou sees Masahiro and questions him about his punk hairdo, stating that he is a police officer and demands to know what is troubling Masahiro. Masahiro looks to Kousuke for help he is just watching in amusement. Masahiro awkwardly blushes while stuttering and trying to answer a confident Houjou. Masahiro asks: "What should I do if I struggle to assert myself because I lack self-confidence." To which Kousuke states he is trying to fix. Houjou explains how easy his life is, and how Masahiro's will get better. Kousuke ends the flashback with that they listened to Ayaka complain the rest of the night.

Masahiro says he is going to make chestnut rice, while he gets up to do so Fukushige tries to copy his work but realizes he is doing different questions are harder ones made by Kousuke. The flashback then continues with a sleepy Masahiro pretending he isn't tired when Kousuke asks. Masahiro states he was happy to meet Kousuke's friends. The chapter then ends with Kousuke mentally saying how he wishes he could coddle Masahiro.