Inaka Nokoko

**Inaka Nokoko** (井 (い) 中 (なか)  のこ子 (こ) , *Inaka Nokoko*?) is a girl with a complex about her coming from the countryside. She later becomes friends with Komi Shouko.

## Appearance

Inaka has short, black hair and three freckles on each cheek. Unlike most girls in her school, she wears a longer skirt with her uniform, finding it to be embarrassing if the skirt is shorter than 3cm below the knees.

## History

Inaka debuted in Chapter 51, where she was very anxious about school and was worried she would be ostracized for being from the countryside. This leads to her not speaking until the school trip to Kyoto, where she finds out that nobody actually minds her accent. Due to her being from the countryside, she wants to be a "city girl" and observes Shouko's behavior to try and mimic her as she sees Shouko as the perfect example (although she ends up ordering food like a normal person) .

Inaka considers suggesting a discotheque for the culture festival, but can't muster up the courage to say it out loud. Tadano notices, and silently urges her to speak up .

Inaka appears in Shinobino's dating fantasy, in which she is his neighbour in the countryside, and makes him try a vegetable. The normie boys affirm how adorable Inaka is in how she thinks that no-one knows that she's from the countryside .

Inaka appears again in Chapter 93, as a shrine maiden running the souvenir booth with Shouko. She panics because she thinks Shouko will oust her at school for being a country bumpkin (which of course, doesn't happen). Like her classmates, Inaka believes Shouko will be able to handle everything with ease until she sees Shouko shaking. Then she advises Shouko to write things down on paper and the rest of the shift goes by with ease. Eventually, Shouko reveals that she knows it's Inaka but has no qualms about her being from the countryside. The chapter ends with the two wishing each other well for the rest of the year .

Inaka is sorted into a group with Onemine and Otori for the school trip to Kyoto, in which Onemine quickly figures out that she is from the countryside. When the class arrives, Inaka is nervous about getting off the train, unsure if she is allowed to enter the city . After the trip, she makes a photo frame with pictures from their time together for Onemine and Otori. She wonders if an imposition, but is overwhelmed when they love it, breaking down into tears .

Inaka appears in another of Shinobino's fantasies, in which she gives him Karinto cookies, despite not knowing what Valentines Day is. It is revealed that the normie group is imagining this, when they don't get any real chocolates for the holiday .

On the last day of year 1, Inaka says goodbye to Komi, before they are put in different classes for next year .

## Trivia

* Her surname, **Inaka**, comes from **田舎 (Inaka)**, meaning "the countryside,"
* Her idea for the Cultural Festival was a disco, despite not actually saying it out loud.
* Despite entering Yuiko's household many times, Inaka didn't actually realize that she is Shouko's grandmother.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 51
2. ↑ Chapter 62
3. ↑ Chapter 75
4. ↑ Chapter 93
5. ↑ Chapter 104
6. ↑ Chapter 114
7. ↑ Chapter 117
8. ↑ Chapter 129