Chapter 97: I'm Just Worried

**I'm Just Worried** is the ninety-seventh Chapter of *Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu*.

## Summary

Ichikawa is pacing his living room, worrying about what problems this @pig\_man1209 account could cause Anna. After considering all the rumors that could pop up about her because of this one unhinged fan, he creates his own Twitter account, @thanatos\_moros, and politely requests they delete the post, for Anna Akino's sake. He is immediately blocked for his efforts, and, frustrated, he makes another account to keep track, seeing now that Pigman is in the throes of a mental breakdown, typing things like "die" over and over again, and adding that she is currently filming in Onomichi, their home-town. As he walks back to his room, he considers how Anna needs to be more careful on the internet, and also how in a way they remind him of himself during his dark period.

Meanwhile, Anna is out with her mother by the sea, and she asks if this is a good date spot. Sanae makes the excuse that she has to make a quick work call and walks off. Anna calls up Ichikawa for a video call, and when he answers, she shows him a picture of the sea. He asks if she's by the Shimanami Kaido, and she says she's not sure, which he calls her out for not knowing. She asks if he thinks the island is Shikoku (it's Mukaishima), and he says he doesn't know. He asks if she is currently alone, and she affirms, saying she was out with her mother walking, but that they start filming again starting tomorrow. He suddenly gets serious, telling her to be careful, and surprising her. He considers how best to dance around the topic of a dangerous fan being nearby, and lists off general safety advice, but she largely ignores what he says and goes on about having a bad horoscope for Virgo today. He adds how you can never be too careful, and she looks into the water, asking in a local accent if there are any fish inside. He asks about the accent, and she continues saying she just wanted to try one, and if he's making fun of her. At that moment, Sanae appears behind her, obscured by the shadows, and he panics, calling out for her to watch out, and she drops her phone in surprise, with it falling into the water. Both of the Yamada women scream in surprise as Ichikawa loses connection on the call. He tries to dial back, but gets no answer, wondering if her battery died, or if she has bad reception. Through his evening meal with his family he continues to worry, and gets unread on all his texts.

Ichikawa awakes the next morning, looking like death. He tries to remain calm, but runs through how he said them sharing the bathroom the previous morning was a death flag, and how it might have been for her. He reprimands himself for thinking such awful things, then decides to text Moe, asking if she can reach Yamada. She replies, asking if he got dumped, and saying "so sad," which causes him to throw his phone onto a pillow. He questions if that's a possibility as well, then looks up the Hokkaido Bullet Train on his phone, with the two sides of Nigorikawa telling him to calm down and to go for it respectively. He determines that it's fine if he hates her, as long as she's safe, and runs to her house despite the rain. In time, he runs into Yuki walking towards the apartment, and awkwardly walks up to him, trying to play things casually by implying it's a coincidence he's there.

## Trivia

The dock where Yamada drops her phone is a real-world location, in Tsuchido, seen here, with Mukaishima Island visible.