Chapter 48

## The person on the other side of the screen

* Japanese
* English

## Chapter Chronology

**"The person on the other side of the screen"** (画面の向こうの人の, *Gamen'no Mukōno Hitono*) is the forty-eighth chapter of the *My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999*, written and illustrated by Mashiro.

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

## Summary

While walking with a friend through the city, Hasegawa noticed Akane not far from where he was strolling with Yamada, who appeared to be laughing with each other. This leads him to believe that Akane is with a different guy because he was unaware of Yamada's existence as Akane's real boyfriend.

While the two were working, Hasegawa queried about Akane's previous meeting with Yui. Yui has mentioned how nice Akane was and how enjoyable their meeting has been. Hearing that Hasegawa appeared to know Yui, she asks, prompting Hasegawa to reveal that he, too, plays Forest of Savior and uses to be in the same guild as Yui and her girlfriend. Because of Yui's recent request to join the Chocolate Rabbit Guild, she was puzzled and asked if it was okay because, according to Hasegawa, Yui and her boyfriend are both members of the said guild. Despite this, Hasegawa shrugged and said Yui could do whatever she wanted.

Hasegawa receives a call from Eita, who is waiting outside for Akane, thinking he is Akane's boyfriend, leaving Akane confused as she leaves work. As she walks out, she notices Eita waiting for her, and they both greet each other. Eita apologized to Akane for turning down her friend's desire to join their guild. Akane was okay with it because she hadn't discussed it with Eita before agreeing, but Eita insisted on a proper explanation.

According to Eita, the Espion Guild has a previous issue with the Chocolate Rabbit Guild in which they compete viciously and tricky. Eita would have been okay with other people joining if the guild was only for him. Still, he formed the guild for Runa, where Runa could play a game conveniently around people she could also be comfortable with, making him very restrictive about who would want to join them. With that clarification, Akane completely understands the issues and agrees with Eita. She understands that the best part of playing online games is interacting well with the people you play with, and Eita wants to protect his young sister.

While the two were eating the meat buns, Akane had managed to bring with her to the seat inside the train station. While waiting, Eita stated that it's never wrong to be wary of people you meet, particularly given how unreservedly Akane accepts Yui's friendship. While eating the bread, Akane asserted that even if they didn't know each other in-game, she would still be friends with Eita. This surprised Eita because he was aware of Akane being on alert with him before learning his identity.

Hasegawa was currently sitting in his living room, texting with Ren, who was also at his house. Hasegawa mentioned meeting Akane the other day with another male, which was a total misunderstanding, to which Ren commented that it was awful. At the same time, he received a message on his phone from someone named Nana. Although he may dislike it, Hasegawa has stated that Ren prefers bad girls. And with that, the two are looking to steal Akane from Eita's guild, particularly "Nekama's" guild, as Ren stated.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

**Hasegawa**
**Akane Kinoshita**
**Akito Yamada**
**Yui Kurata**Mentioned
**Eita Sasaki**
**Runa Sasaki**Mentioned
**Ren**Debut
**Nana**From Text
## Author's Postcard

*“Thank you for reading Chapter 48. This time, the author is working on a book, so please excuse the text-only postcard.

Chapter 48 was Eita's turn. He has a strange position, but when Yamada is not around, he naturally becomes the hero of this manga. He was modeled after a guild master of an MMO I used to play.
The female character, with the ♡ symbol at the end of her name, is a blatant reproduction of the character. She was a gorilla, half of the guild members were her sub-characters, and all of them had a high turn-in rate, but despite her snappy tone, she was a solitary soloist who did everything on her own, a manly leader who did not negotiate more than necessary, but helped when needed and led others to solutions. He was a manly leader who did not negotiate more than necessary. He was a manly leader who never negotiated more than necessary, but helped and solved problems when necessary. Although the guild was small, he was greatly respected by everyone and kept it alive until the end of the service.

I draw Eita with respect for her.”*