Chapter 50: I'm In High Spirits

**I'm In High Spirits** is the fiftieth Chapter of *Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu*.

## Summary

The Ichikawas exit out of their family vehicle as they make it to Akita and the home of Kyoutarou's grandparents. The kids are greeted by their grandmother, who initially comments on how big Kyoutarou is, but decides halfway through that maybe he hasn't grown. The siblings go upstairs to unpack their things, and he laments the prospect of sharing the room with Kana as she brings out the futon. Sensing his displeasure, she asks if she brought it out too early, and he confirms. She teases him, reminding that they were in the same room last year, and he thinks about how things have changed since then, just as his phone notifies him of a message from Yamada where she has texted him an image of food. He quickly snatches up his phone, not wanting his sister to find anything out, and he flashes back to Christmas Eve, when Yamada talks about his future trip, and her desire to see Akita and the snowy scenery. He promises to send her a picture of one.

Back at his grandmother's house, Kyoutarou is looking out the window with his phone, but is dissatisfied with the shot. He puts on some snow shoes and tells his mother that he's going out for a walk. He goes through the streets near a line of trees, and takes a few snaps of the serene countryside, and steps up on a mound of snow to get a picture of the mountains. As he prepares to take the shot, he suddenly loses his balance and slides down the embankment.

Later, Kana is following his footsteps, and sees his dropped phone in the snow, calling out his name. She looks over the snow pile, and sees him lying down, asking if he's okay. He tries to play it off cool, saying he's just taking a nap, which she doesn't buy, and she grabs his arm in an attempt to get him back on the path, which causes a bolt of pain to shoot up his arm.

At the hospital, Kyoutarou has his arm in a sling, having fractured his arm. His mother and sister question him on what he was doing on the embankment, but he ignores the question, just saying he got too excited, and neither believe them. His mother drills him further on his actions in the car on the way back, calling him daring, which he again denies, and they have a luxurious family meal back at the house. In the bathroom, around bedtime, he takes a picture of himself as his broken arm. He goes to lie down, with Kana already asleep, and sends it to Yamada, figuring she'll get a laugh out of it. As soon as he sends it, she responds with a video call, and he glances over at Kana before answering, getting a full view of a panicking Yamada in glasses and low-cut loungewear. They have a conversation about how he fractured his arm, while he tries to avert his eyes from the screen, and laments that he's going to be unable to masturbate tonight. At that time, she realizes the state she's in, and frantically covers up with a jacket, and he explains that they'll be going home early tomorrow, due to the circumstances. She offers to do something when he gets home, but at that moment, an awakened Kana appears, looming over his shoulder, and staring into the screen. Yamada offers up an awkward hello.

## Trivia

* The Ichikawa family vehicle appears to be some variant of the Honda N-Box.

* The real-world location of Ichikawa's grandmother's house can be seen here, and the real-world Tazawako Hospital is here.

* The chapter confirms that both Sanae and Yuki are from Kanto.