Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki, Vol. 5 (light novel) by Yaku Yuki

Author:Yaku, Yuki [Yaku, Yuki]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Yen Press
Published: 2020-11-30T00:00:00+00:00

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The next morning, with no meeting to go to, I got to class earlier than usual and sat at my desk, grappling with the Tama-chan issue.

There were two main questions I was struggling with. One was what specific vulnerability she might be able to create. The other was how to deal with her lack of interest in other people.

Hoping to find some new hint in the actions or conversations of our classmates, I shifted my gaze, observing them carefully. Mostly, they were talking about TV shows and online videos or casually teasing each other according to established conversational etiquette. If there was a solution here, it must lie in how they were each creating their own vulnerabilities and familiarizing the group with their character. Hmmm.

As I was processing everything, Mimimi walked in. That’s when I had another idea. If observation wasn’t helping…it was time to gather some intel. Past experience led straight to that conclusion. Mimimi in particular seemed like a prime source. She was equally good at messing with people and being messed with, so she could probably provide lots of new ideas. She’d also helped Tama-chan become more integrated into the class when they first started high school, which meant she likely held the key to getting us out of this dilemma.

I left my bag on my desk and walked over to Mimimi, who was looking around the classroom.

“Mimimi?”

“Huh?” she said, turning toward me with a blank look. “Oh, Tomozaki! You’re here early! What’s up?”

She giggled and punched my shoulder. She sounded happy, but I could tell from the strength of her hit that she was actually a little bit down. It might be a dumb way to judge someone’s mood, but as the Brain, I could tell.

“Um…,” I said, pulling my thoughts together. I wanted to figure out how Tama-chan could create a specific vulnerability and get everyone familiarized with it. Like Mizusawa said, it would be best if she had a classic pattern, so it’d be ideal if I could find some ideas on that front. Which meant the first thing I should ask was…

“You like to mess with Tama-chan a lot, right?”

“Wait a second, Tomozaki, I can’t let that slide. I’m not messing with her; I’m just expressing my love!”

“Oh.”

“That was weak. I need a stronger comeback! Don’t kill the joke!”

“Now, now, Mimimi, everyone needs variation in their comebacks.”

That was a lesson I’d learned from Tama-chan. Mimimi seemed at a loss for words.

“…Indeed. Count on the Brain to be a little different!”

“R-really?”

“Of course! I’ve only got one partner, and that’s the Brain!”

“Next thing I know, you’ll be making me do comedy routines.”

Mimimi pounded my shoulder again, still a little more weakly than usual.

“Um, but anyway, when you teas—I mean, express your love for Tama-chan, what parts of her do you, uh…express love for?”

Mimimi smiled with satisfaction at my self-corrections.

“Hmm…how cute she is, and how small she is?”

“Huh. That’s what I thought.”

I reflected on what I’d just learned, hoping to find some new angle,

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