Chapter 110: I Want To Tell Her

**I Want To Tell Her** is the one-hundred-and-tenth Chapter of *Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu*.

## Summary

Hanzawa is having her picture taken at the Torii of Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto. Yamada sneaks up behind Hanzawa while wearing a fox mask, making a fox "face" using her fingers, and making yipping sounds. Andou tells her to stop ruining the mood. Ichikawa follows closely behind them and the other students, while Yamada passes an extra mask over to Hanzawa. Andou says that if a couple exits this trail of Torii gates, legend says that they'll be together forever. Yamada acts with surprise behind her mask, and Andou jumps at the opportunity to accuse her. Hanzawa pulls out her phone and Googles that fact, but gets no hits, to Andou's aggravation. Meanwhile, Ichikawa is worrying about the fact that he called Yamada out today, but is still unsure on how he should broach the subject of her audition. Suddenly Yamada runs closely past him with a "yip," following the set of Torii opposite the other students, and turning invitingly towards him. He follows behind her.

On their own, Yamada comments on how it has been a while since they were alone, which he affirms. She asks if he's having fun, and he says that he's having more than he thought he would, to which she acts excitedly. She says that him having fun is what makes her happiest, but he clenches his fist, realizing that this is a forced statement, and asks for clarification. She insists that she is happy that he is having fun, to which he suddenly leans forward and grabs the fox mask off of her face, asking her why she has such a sad expression. She begins blubbering and trying to make an excuse, but he asks her straightforward if it's about her audition as he turns around to put his back to her. Caught off-guard, she apologizes, but when he asks why, she breaks down into tears, saying that she didn't want to cause problems for their precious school trip. She adds that she thought if he was having fun, that she would have fun as well, but the entire time she's only been able to think about the audition. She again apologizes for her "selfishness," but he, too, begins tearing up at her declaration, and suddenly turns around to face her, having put the fox mask on his own face. He points at her, demanding that she not underestimate him. She pauses her waterworks, looking at him, as he declares that he has friends, listing everyone he's gotten along with during the trip, and saying how he's really been enjoying school. He concludes that he'll be able to have fun, even without her, and she interjects, but he continues past her, saying it's all because she was the one who showed him that this world is so beautiful. He slowly removes the mask, revealing his now-crying face, as he declares that he likes her.

Meanwhile, Andou is asking Yamada's opinion on something, but Hanzawa, now wearing the fox mask that Yamada gave her, reacts with several "yips." Andou suddenly panics when she realizes the two lovers are not with them, and declares an emergency flash mob call, saying that the bells of celebration are ringing before rushing off to find them.

## Trivia

The Fushimi Inari Shrine is, of course, a real location in Kyoto, Japan. The spot where Ichikawa confesses is here.