Chapter 74/Side Story

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## Chapter Chronology

This chapter serves as an extra addition to Chapter 74 within the series *My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999,* written and illustrated by Mashiro.

## Summary

Presently at Yamada's place. Akane is admiring the wallpaper on Yamada's mom's phone, Reiko, which happens to be a picture of Yamada when he was younger. When Reiko thanked Akane for the praise, she mentioned that Yamada has always been quiet and reserved, hardly sharing anything about school unless asked directly. Akane wondered if Yamada takes after his father, perhaps a cooler version, to which Reiko shared that her husband is also not much of a talker. She showed pictures of him, describing him as tall and athletic from his student days, where he was deeply into sports—a real old-school guy out of sync with modern trends. Observing Yamada's mom reacting to her descriptions of her husband, Akane remarked that Yamada really resembles his mother.

Reiko then revealed that she and her husband had debated about him working in Singapore especially since she initially wanted to stay in Japan, but Yamada convinced her to go with him since he knew his father would struggle alone. Since Yamada is technically an adult now and was admitted to Tousei Academy, they decided he would live in an apartment owned by her brother-in-law alone. Reiko once visited Yamada, thinking he'd miss her, but he advised her to shorten her visits, wanting to create more longing for her. She's unsure if he's trying to act cool or if that's just his straightforward nature. Akane suggested that Yamada might be putting on a tough facade.

Initially, Akane thought Yamada would be like most kids nowadays, but she found him surprisingly old-fashioned, which she finds delightful. Reiko was happy hearing Akane's positive remarks about her son and enjoyed discussing her family with Akane. This made Akane eager to chat more and offered to help Reiko with messaging apps despite Reiko's admitted lack of tech skills.

Several months have passed. Currently in the streets of Tokyo, Yamada is wandering around with Akane, Eita, and Runa. While they were together, Akane sneakily took a photo of Yamada eating ice cream and decided to send it to his mom. She also wanted to take a picture with Runa and Eita to send along. During a phone conversation with Yamada's mom, Reiko mentioned how Yamada never sends pictures to her, something Akane empathized with. She indicated to Yamada that his mother feels sad because he doesn't send her any photos of him at all.

In Singapore, Reiko received the photos sent by Akane and showed them to her husband. The pictures shows Yamada in one and another featuring Akane, Runa, and Eita. Akane's message mentioned that they watched fireworks with the Sasaki siblings. When Yamada's father asked if Akane lived in Gunma, he suggested they should introduce themselves to Akane's family. Reiko mentioned that nowadays, kids generally dislike it when parents interfere in their relationships, so they have to wait until the kids ask them to get involved. This conversation ended with a sweet bantering exchange between them.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

**Reiko Yamada**
**Akane Kinoshita**
**Akito Yamada**
**Eita Sasaki**
**Runa Sasaki**
**Yamada's Father**