Chapter 10

**Disambiguation notice for Chapter 10:**
*This article is about the manga chapter. For anime episode of the same name, see Episode 4.*

## Do you like Yamada-san?

* Japanese
* English

## Chapter Credits

### Publisher

Comic Smart (digital)
Media Factory (print)

## Chapter Chronology

**"Do you like Yamada-san?"** (山田さんのこと好きなんですか?, *Yamada-san no koto suki nan desu ka?*) is the tenth chapter of the *My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999*, written and illustrated by Mashiro.

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

## Summary

For those FOS players who enjoy playing the game, the Forest of Savior-themed café is a very heartening motif. Eita and the old man, who was conversing with Yamada earlier outside the cafe while waiting for Akane and Eita's arrival, are both thrilled by the cafe's cumulative adornment, as well as the menu, which is named after the dungeons.

Akane assesses each of them individually, and her attention is drawn to Eita and the old man, who appear ecstatic about the meeting. Akane asked the girl she addressed as Ruri-chan in reverent whispers who they were, to which the girl replied they were Eita, who Akane had been with earlier, and Takezo, the old man who had been talking with Yamada earlier. She stated that her character is not Ruri-chan and that Akane is mistaken, and that she is also completely unaware of who Akane is. Yamada, sitting in the middle of the two, listening to their discussion while looking at the menu, suggests to Eita that they consider introducing themselves before ordering anything.

Eita began the introduction. Eita Sasaki is his full name; he is 19 years old, and his in-game character is Princess Ruri. Akane, taken aback by the revelation, identified him as Nekama. While Eita explains that what he's doing cannot be rectified as Nekama, Akane is now displeased with what she's just learned, claiming she shared personal problems with him, particularly without realizing he's a male. Takezo Kamota, the old man, is the next to be introduced. He's a strawberry farmer, and his in-game character is Takezo. He usually camps alone in dungeons, so Akane has never met him. Takezo then introduced Runa Sasaki, whom Akane mistook for Ruri, Eita's younger sister. Eita based his in-game character on his sister. Finally, he introduced Yamada, who is obviously the only person Akane knows from the recent guild meeting. Runa reacted when he learned that Akane and Yamada knew each other. She appeared to be looking for details about how the two came to know each other. Runa is gazing at Akane, and Akane can feel her angry aura towards her.

Now that the situation had been addressed, Akane could speak with Yamada about her confusion. She told him she assumed Yamada and Ruri were dating because they were flirtatious in-game. Yamada describes Eita as a friend from his hometown. Eita occasionally invited him to play with him, especially when he was completely sunk at the game. Akane, who appeared relieved, blurted out that she thought Yamada was lying when he said he didn't have a girlfriend. Yamada then responds that he would never lie about that, to which she unwittingly responds, 'What a relief'. Hearing those words from her mouth made Runa, who is currently just listening to the two talking, wonder if Akane likes Yamada.

## Trivia

* **Catfish** (ネカマ, *or what they call Nekama*): Refers to the phenomenon of men who take advantage of the anonymity afforded by the internet to disguise their true identity and pose as women. The term is an abbreviation of "net okama," and has been in use since the days of PC communications, which predates the internet.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

**Takezo Kamota**
**Eita Sasaki**
**Akane Kinoshita**
**Akito Yamada**
**Runa Sasaki**
**Ruri-chan Character**Flashback
## Author's Postcard

*“Chocolate Rabbit Guild's Members Introduction:

Eita Sasaki (Princess Ruri)
Chocolate Rabbit Guildmaster. He is a college student and a gamer. He is looking for a girlfriend.
Favorite games: Sound games, MMO, FPS. He is Yamada's senior in his hometown.
Akito Yamada (Afro/Yamada)
Professional gamer high school boy.
Favorite game: competitive FPS.
Runa Sasaki (character name unknown)
Takezo Kamota (Takezo)
Akane Kinoshita (Akane)
A broken-hearted college student
Favorite game: Othello”*