Advice from a Friend (友人からのアドバイス Yūjin Kara No Adobaisu) is the twenty-fifth chapter of the manga series Renai Daikou, written by Aka Akasaka and illustrated by Nishizawa 5mm. It was released in issue #7, 2024 of Weekly Young Jump on January 18, 2024. [1]
Plot[]
Seki has come to meet Kengo on the roof. After an awkward exchange, Kengo is still bothered seeing Seki and Kokon together, which Seki notices. Unaware of the cause, Seki decides to ask Kengo about it. Kengo tries to deflect, but Seki is speaking like a normal person rather than his usual happy self. As Kengo tries to explain himself, Seki asks if they only have a working relationship, saying that he is willing to hear Kengo out as a friend.
Given Seki's frankness, Kengo bluntly asks about the girl he saw with Seki the other day, particularly the kind of relationship they have. Seki recounts the story of Kokon losing her money and accusing him and his friends of stealing. When he found her money, he returned it, and she offered him a burger as a reward. Kengo apologizes on her behalf, but as he does so, Seki questions his action, but then realizes that Kokon is the girl that Kengo previously described to him, i.e., the girl he likes.
Connecting the dots and having witnessed her behavior firsthand, Seki warns Kengo to stay away from her, asking if the love is real if one simply falls over actions that are designed to do so. Kengo understands, stating that he has fallen for her like a fool and for such a trivial matter as well. This is why he has been wondering what “true love” really is, whether falling for fake gestures would make love fake, or whether the feelings that come after the realization are also fake?
After hearing all of that, Seki decides to lend a hand. He pitches the idea of having a BBQ and hitting the beach. Kengo hesitates on the suggestion, and then Seki offers to accompany him on a diet. Kengo should only be a last resort, as Kokon's type are those that who don't fall for her. So one must not go overboard when trying to woo her as she can sense it. Therefore, he cannot lose weight without a reason, or she will be wary. Seki sees through his excuses and demands him to lose weight starting that day and besides, it's nearly summer, does that not justify losing weight. And so, with Seki's push, Kengo starts exercising.
Characters[]
- Masaya Seki
- Kengo Matsuda
- Kokon Aikawa (imagined)
- Love Agency President (imagined)
Trivia[]
References[]
- ↑ 第25話 友人からのアドバイス (in Japanese). Young Jump. Retrieved January 18, 2024
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