Welcome to light novel club’s reading of クラスで2番目に可愛い女の子と友だちになった | L27
あらすじ
顔見知りすらまともにいなかった俺・前原真樹に、初めてできた友だち・朝凪海。 男子から『クラスで２番目に可愛い』と噂され、天真爛漫なNo.1美少女・天海さんを面倒見良くフォローする朝凪さんは―― 金曜日の放課後だけ、こっそり俺の家に遊びに来る。 映画にゲーム、漫画の趣味も合う彼女との楽しいひととき。 無邪気で甘えたがりな素顔は、普段のしっかり者の姿からは想像できないな。 「早く隣に座りなよー、一緒に漫画読むんだから」 「ここ俺のベッド……」 「今だけは私のベッドなの。ほら、おいで？」 距離近くないか、朝凪さん？ 日陰男子と２番目ヒロイン、等身大の“友だち”ラブコメ！
English summary
From MAL (originally web novel description):
I, Maehara Maki, someone who couldn’t make any acquaintances or friends in high school, finally had someone to hang out with outside of school. A girl. Her name was Asanagi-san. The boys in my class called her “the class’ second cutest girl” behind her back. On Fridays, she would refuse her best friend, Amami, “the cutest girl in class” invitation just to hang out in my house with me. Together, we played games, watched some movies, read some manga while eating junk foods like pizza and hamburgers, and chugging cola without a care in the world. To others, we may seem sloppy, but it was a precious, secret time together for Asanagi-san and myself.
Natively translation (DeepL) adds:
It’s a fun time with her, who also shares my taste in movies, games, and manga. I can’t imagine her innocent and pampered face from her usual firm and solid character. She says, "Hurry up and sit next to me, we’re going to read manga together. This is my bed. … It’s my bed for now. Come on, come here. Aren’t you too close, Ms. Asanagi? A love comedy between a loner boy and the second heroine, a life-size “friend”!
Schedule
| Week | Chapter(s) | End Page (physical) | Percent (Kindle version) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Prologue | 18 | 5% |
| Week 2 | 1 (1/2) | 29 | 8% |
| Week 3 | 1 (2/2) | 45 | 13% |
| Week 4 | 2 (1/3) | 62 | 18% |
| Week 5 | 2 (2/3) | 82 | 24% |
| Week 6 | 2 (3/3) | 102 | 30% |
| Week 7 | 3 (1/5) | 116 | 34% |
| Week 8 | 3 (2/5) | 135 | 40% |
| Week 9 | 3 (3/5) | 152 | 45% |
| Week 10 | 3 (4/5) | 172 | 51% |
| Week 11 | 3 (5/5) | 185 | 55% |
| Week 12 | 4 (1/5) | 200 | 60% |
| Week 13 | 4 (2/5) | 210 | 63% |
| Week 14 | 4 (3/5) | 231 | 69% |
| Week 15 | 4 (4/5) | 249 | 75% |
| Week 16 | 4 (5/5) | 262 | 78% |
| Week 17 | 5 (1/3) | 279 | 83% |
| Week 18 | 5 (2/3) | 308 | 91% |
| Week 19 | 5 (3/3), epilogue | 334 | 100% |
Ending Lines
| Week | Sentence |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | End of prologue |
| Week 2 | こうして、学生はほｔんど足を踏み入れないような薄暗い店の片隅、俺と朝凪さんは静かに、しかし楽しく趣味会議に花を咲かせることになった。 |
| Week 3 | End of chapter |
| Week 4 | ひとまず、引かれないことだけを願っておこう。 |
| Week 5 | そうさせてくれるのは、多分。 |
| Week 6 | End of chapter |
| Week 7 | 走っているせいか緊張のせいかわからないが、半歩先で俺の手を強く朝凪の手は若干湿っているように感じた。 |
| Week 8 | こういう時こそ、俺の出番である。 |
| Week 9 | 腕組みで俺のことを見下ろしていたのは、本来は仕事で帰ってこないはずの母親だった。 |
| Week 10 | その後、話を聞きたがる空さんと秘密主義の朝凪の間に板挟みになって苦労しつつも、その空気感を意外に楽しんでいる俺がいた。 |
| Week 11 | End of chapter |
| Week 12 | こうして、俺と朝凪、二人の文化祭がスタートした。 |
| Week 13 | 本当に俺や朝凪と同じ人間なのだろうか。 |
| Week 14 | 今の俺には、その答えを出すことができなかった。 |
| Week 15 | 今の朝凪なら、天海さんともきっと仲乗りできるはずだ。 |
| Week 16 | End of chapter |
| Week 17 | まあ、朝凪にだったら別にいいんだけど。 |
| Week 18 | やっぱり、いつもの二人きりの週末だった。 |
| Week 19 | End of book |
Discussion ground rules
- Spoilers behind spoiler or details tags
- Always mention where you are in the book when discussing, ideally by chapter so people reading different versions have a clear point of reference.
- Feel free to read ahead if it’s exciting! But please refrain from spoiling ahead of the appropriate week
- If you have a question about grammar, vocab, cultural things, etc - ask! That can be part of the discussion too and I’m sure some folks would be happy to help.
Polls
- Yes
- Just following the discussion
- I came along later
- Physical
- eBook
- Both
thx
I was thankfully able to understand the way Yuu explains her name this time
