Hitorijime My Hero Volume Three

Hitorijime My Hero Volume Three Cover

The third volume of the manga series *Hitorijime My Hero* by Memeco Arii.

## Back Summary

### Spring Awakening

Masahiro is starting a new school year, and with it comes all kinds of new experiences and acquaintances. Now that his friends are in separate classes, though, the peace between the rowdy bunch gets harder to keep! Seeking stability, Masahiro falls deeper into Kousuke as comfort. But when the secret of their relationship gets out, does it spell doom for their love...?

## Table of Contents

* Chapter 2.5
* Chapter 10.5
* Chapter 11
* Chapter 12
* Chapter 12.5
* Chapter 13
* Chapter 14
* Chapter 15
* Bonus
* Afterword

## Characters

* Masahiro Setagawa
* Kousuke Ohshiba
* Kensuke Ohshiba
* Asaya Hasekura

* Mitsuru Fukushige
* Tsuyoshi Yamabe
* Jirou Yoshida
* Ayaka Houjou
* Tsunehito Houjou
* Natsuo

## Detailed Description

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**Warning: Spoilers Ahead!**

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Masahiro and Kousuke in their class for the new school year. Masahiro is glad Kensuke passed, but Kensuke is thinking about how due to their new classes, Asaya is in a different class from him and they won't be together. The conversation causes Masahiro to acknowledge that he no longer has Kousuke as a teacher, causing him to be filled with dread because he won't get to see the math teacher that much now. Fukushige comes into the classroom with Yamabe and starts talking about how all the girls this year are tens, and that Masahiro should be more excited about it. Fukushige states they will have a special meal, Masahiro wants to make a plate for Kousuke but Shige doesn't like having a teacher around. Masahiro receives a phone call from Kousuke, causing him to excuse himself and give money to Kensuke to buy meat at the market for the special dish the friends planned to eat.

The volume switches to the friend group at the market excluding Masahiro, with an upset Fukushige complaining about how Masahiro seems to have a better time when he is with Kousuke rather than them. Asaya interrupts Fukushige's ranting by dropping a large number of bean sprouts in front of him. The two confront each other, but it is quickly ended by Kensuke shouting that Chairman (Jirou Yoshida) is going to be late because he got caught up with work at school.

The volume switches again to Chairman walking through the hall, and he sees through the window, Masahiro speaking to Kousuke in the other hallway. The couple is speaking, Masahiro is upset that he won't get to see Kousuke very much. Masahiro comes closer and pins Kousuke against the wall, while Chairman watches hidden in a closet because he thinks the two are fighting. Masahiro kisses Kousuke causing the teacher to drop his binders. The faux blond instantly becomes flustered after the kiss and leaves, which Chairman witnesses.

The volume then switches to the friend group at the Oshiba home, all helping to make the food. Fukushige is questioning why Shigeo has such a similar name to his, and Kensuke is stating they can't until Chairman and Masahiro arrive. Chairman arrives looking like he has seen a ghost, and drops the statement: that he saw Masahiro and Kousuke kissing at school. Fukushige yells "Disgusting!" as a response.

Masahiro returns from school after his heated "conversation" to the Ohshiba home, where he enters slightly flustered from his encounter with Kousuke to an upset Fukushige. Kensuke is yelling at Shige, because he called his brother and best friend dating "disgusting", and demands Shige leaves. Kensuke defends Masahiro and his brother because they are family for him, and is very offended at Shige's words.

Asaya informs Masahiro that his secret is out (in regards to him and Kousuke dating), chairman apologizes for accidentally causing this mess for Masahiro. However, faux blond says it his own doing that this happened. Masahiro apologizes to Yamabe and chairman, for if they find his relationship with Kousuke disgusting like Shige, but asks them to not tell anyone about it. The two friends explain they would never, and that they can't judge because they have never been in relationships. Chairman apologizes for outting Masahiro, as he believed that everyone else had already known except him.

Yamabe questions Shige's reaction, and if their friend likes Masahiro because his reaction to Masahiro and Kousuke dating was extremely harsh in comparison to everyone else's and unlike him. Asaya states that the love Shige has for Masahiro is "the kind of love he hates."

The volume switches to Shige at home, providing insight into the fact that his mom is not home very often with a note from her that she is out working late as well as his father. Shige has a flashback to when he first Masahiro with Yamabe, and he considered him a punk who would help them get girls. He soon found out that his new friend was simply a nice guy who would not help them with getting any girls. Shige had noticed from the beginning how close Kousuke was to Masahiro, but thought they were simply friends (which had true in the beginning).

Masahiro has an internal monologue about how he would be okay if Kousuke left him, but he quickly ends this thought because he knows it isn't true. It ends quickly, moving to Masahiro entering class and acknowledging the tension: Kensuke is still upset and Fukushige is separating himself from them. Masahiro doesn't want there to be conflict between him and Fukushige, and wishes him a good morning which Fukushige doesn't respond to and quickly evades by calling Yuusei Yuge. Yamabe recommends that Masahiro let the anger Fukushige is experiencing blow over. Masahiro receives a message from Kousuke, that he heard about the Fukushige situation. Upon Kousuke's request in the message, Masahiro makes his way to the counseling room.

Kousuke hints that something is going to come up later, and Masahiro won't be pleased with him but doesn't elaborate on what after listening to Masahiro explain the situation with Fukushige. He asks Masahiro what he will do in relation to the situation to make it better, to which Masahiro replies that he doesn't know what to do. Kousuke explains that Masahiro needs to stop blaming himself because it isn't his fault. He suggests that Masahiro be more aggressive, and simply grab Fukushige by the collar if he continues to refuse to speak to him. Kousuke requests that Masahiro be the one to make a move next, before leaving the counseling room. He leaves Masahiro with a note stating that the boy has to write an apology letter for being so cute.

The volume then switches to Fukushige hanging out with Yuusei Yuge and his friends. He looks unimpressed as they talk about asking out girls and such, and states that he doesn't understand what they are even talking about. Yuusei Yuge walks over as he sees Fukushige's expression, and states that he knew the other would be bored, and he asks if Fukushige got into a fight with everyone (aka the friend group). Fukushige decides to explain what happened with them, and that Masahiro is dating Kousuke, which is what upset him so much. Yuusei Yuge is surprised Fukushige didn't know that Masahiro and Kousuke were already together because of the way they act around each other. Fukushige explains that he wished Masahiro had explained the situation to him, rather than leave it a secret because he is his friend to which Yuusei Yuge replies: "he couldn't."

After this interaction, the volume moves to Masahiro who is working at Shoufuku Ramen and cleaning up outside by bringing the shop curtain inside. He is talking aloud to himself about he can only do certain things because of Kousuke. Fukushige is walking by the shop and hears Masahiro saying this becomes upset. Masahiro tries to ask why Fukushige is there, but the other tries to get away instead of answering to which Masahiro grabs his shirt to keep him from running away again. Fukushige becomes even more upset by this, and punches him away.

The volume suddenly switches from their conflict to Kousuke who is drinking coffee because he couldn't sleep and decided to give up and just work. Kensuke also was struggling to sleep, and wakes up on the couch. Kousuke wishes he could intervene between the conflict between Masahiro and Fukushige but he can't.

After this short moment, the volume goes back to Masahiro who is shocked that Fukushige punched him. Fukushige disses Masahiro with the fact that the punch wasn't even that hard so he shouldn't be upset. Masahiro returns to the comment very angry and yelling at him because he feels he does not deserve the attitude Fukushige is giving him just because of his relationship with Kousuke. Fukushige finally stops, and explains to Masahiro that the relationship between Masahiro and Kousuke upsets him so much because he thinks Masahiro is too good to be in a relationship with Kousuke and who in his words is a "geezer." In the end, Fukushige explains that he wants Masahiro to talk to him more, and that his slightly envious of Asaya because Masahiro has been spending more time with him than Fukushige.

The two make up, and have ramen together as a treat from the Shoufuku Ramen manager who saw the two get into an argument.

Fukushige begs Kensuke to let him back into their friend group and have dinner with them in the Ohshiba home, because he has made up with Masahiro. Kensuke banishes Fukushige to eat dinner on the patio, and scolds him to communicate with Masahiro next time rather than cause such a large conflict. Kousuke enters asking Masahiro if he can join, the two have a nice conversation while the friends observe.

Kousuke laughs that he is glad he didn't mention to Masahiro that Yoshida was watching them make out in in school in the shadows which Masahiro becomes angry at, he banishes Kousuke to the patio as well. He instructs Fukushige to be good friends with Masahiro who is annoyed at his existence.

The volume then switches to Kousuke asking Masahiro to be free from work on a day so they can go on a date, which causes Masahiro to be all shy. He ends up denying the date offer, because the day Kousuke wants it on is the day Fukushige invited Masahiro to go to a theme park with him and the others. At the theme park, Masahiro spends time complaining to Asaya about how Kousuke is going out for a drink (since he denied the date offer) and he is worried about who with. Fukushige scolds him from afar to stop talking to Asaya, and spend time with him.

The volume switches to Kousuke who is at Relax Bar Mary, he is speaking to Ayaka who is questioning him on how he treats Masahiro. Kousuke explains he is taking too much care for Masahiro, and Ayaka scolds him for that. She explains that she doesn't want Masahiro to hate her, because they were drinking together, and to mention that Natsuo was there too.

The volume moves back to Masahiro who is at the Ohshiba home, and is sad over the fact that he has received no messages from Kousuke the whole night. Kensuke encourages Masahiro to spend the night, in this moment Kousuke returns home from the bar and jokes that child services will get Masahiro if he is out so late at night. Kousuke acknowledges that Masahiro seems like he has something he wants to saying, while Masahiro refuses to simply ask it: "Were you with Ayaka-san"

Switching back to Ayaka and the bar, she converses with Natsuo about how messy Kousuke's relationship with Masahiro is, and wondering how it will go. Natsuo's expression to the question reveals tension about the questioning.

Masahiro would like to ask Kousuke if he spent the night with Ayaka due to jealousy. Kousuke informs Masahiro that he could have messaged him, which of course he disagrees with but does not say audibly. Masahiro says the amusement park was fun, but the vibe is off between the two because it is so obvious that Masahiro would like to say something but is too afraid to do so.

Kousuke becomes frustrated as Masahiro recalls the fun he had at the amusement park with his friends. This is especially due to him recalling Fukushige, and how Shige got afraid in the haunted house at the park. Kousuke states that Masahiro speaks too excitedly about his friend, and is suspicious about what truly occurred when they made up at Shoufuku Ramen. In the middle of Kousuke's jealous rant, Masahiro interrupts with his own jealousy due to being upset that Kousuke had been drinking with Ayaka.

Kousuke sees that they are both jealous, the two makeup and realize the irrationality of their attitudes. He notices that Masahiro does not have the ring he gifted him on his necklace, and asks where it was. Masahiro replies that he put it in his wallet, due to not wanting to lose it on the rollercoaster at the amusement park.

Masahiro initiates a kiss, as Kousuke asked him to do so during a prior conversation.

The volume ends with a single page page showing Houjou arriving to the bar late, realizing Kousuke has already left. With Natsuo analyzing Kousuke's used cigarettes and pondering Kousuke's relationship with Masahiro aka "that kid".

## Trivia

* Fukushige is afraid of haunted houses
* Kousuke chews on his cigarettes a bit when smoking them