Chapter 52: We're A Little Bit Alike

**We're A Little Bit Alike** is the fifty-second Chapter of *Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu*.

## Summary

Kyoutarou is trying to leave the house, but Kana asks him where he's going, since they just got back from Akita. He comments that he's just going to return some books in the bag in his hand, and she comments about the library. He claims that he wasn't technically lying, and heads out while thinking about how he's supposed to meet Yamada at the park to return her manga and the scarf. His thoughts stray to the Akita Dog Charm that he got as a souvenir and he doesn't realize that Yamada is walking up to him along with her pet Welsh Corgi, Wantarou. The dog barks excitedly at him, causing him to flinch, and she greets him excitedly. He brings up how they were supposed to meet at the park, but she says that she remembered his arm was still hurt and he couldn't ride his bike, so she felt bad about making him walk all the way there. He brings up that they could have missed each other, but she changes the conversation, saying they haven't seen each other in a while. He counters, saying it's only been five days, and she introduces him to Wantarou, saying she has to walk him on her days off. Ichikawa is initially taken in by his cuteness, and bends down to pet him, but he growls at him, and Ichikawa steps back, accidentally bumping his head against Yamada's chest. He apologizes and takes cover behind a telephone pole as the dog continues to bark, and she comments how he's usually good with people. He makes up an excuse about how his arm looks like the covers people have to train police dogs, and it's part of his biting instinct, and she comments how he'd make a great police dog. Wantarou barks pridefully in response.

The two pick a bench to sit on, and Yamada begins demonstrating tricks that Wantarou can do. She gets up to get him a tea drink, while he considers if getting her the souvenir was a wise idea, over something like candy, and begins to doubt if his "acting without thinking" has been wise. He thanks her for the drink, and she asks him to try and get Wantarou to do a trick. Ichikawa tries to get him to spin by saying "round," and doing the motion, but he just stares, and Yamada begins spinning instead. Ichikawa switches to "lie down," and again gets no response from the dog, but Yamada curls up into a ball instead. When he offers to shake, Wantarou initially raises his paw, but Ichikawa gets Yamada's hand instead. He offers that the dog was about to shake, and she asks if it was true, before sitting down beside him, still clutching his hand. He feels that her hand is cold, and asks her about it, to which she confirms. This makes him think of her scarf still in his bag, and she reaches over him to look inside, pulling out the muffler. She talks about how she was planning on giving it to him, but was afraid that she might not like it. He denies that, and instead pulls out the Akita souvenir, and her face lights up. She stands up and thanks him, exciting Wantarou, who begins running around her feet, and Ichikawa concludes that they are a bit similar. He clutches at the scarf, saying he's still in her debt, and she declares the souvenir's name to be Akita Kentarou, to which he calls her naming sense horrible.

As the two of them walk back, it is turning dark, and she asks him if he plans on doing the traditional first shrine visit of the New Year. He declares that he is going to it, but doesn't say that he plans on going with his family. She gets excited, saying she'll contact him with the time later, surprising him. Back at the house, Kana asks him what happened to the Akita souvenir he bought "with her," and he questions it sardonically. She says they should wear them together at the shrine visit, which gives him a foreboding feeling.

* A bonus page is Yamada holding up Ichikawa, in celebration of winning the Grand Prize for the Web Manga Category.

* Another bonus is Yamada making an announcement and Ichikawa warning her not to bite her tongue.

## Trivia

* Ichikawa's comment on them being similar is in respect to their wanting to give each other gifts, but being afraid that the other won't like it.

* Yamada and Ichikawa are wearing their respective gifts after both are properly given to them.

* Yamada reaches into the bag herself so that he doesn't have to free up his one good hand and break their hand-holding.