Hitoribocchi no Marumaruseikatsu (ひとりぼっちの○○生活)

Come to me, fever!

I want to skip school tomorrow!

Well, for our next class, we'll have each of you stand up here and present a haiku.

Eh?!

I'm not getting a fever.

I can't skip school.

And if I can't skip, then...

I'll have to stand before everyone and present one.

I even took a cold shower,

but that just made me feel warm.

For now, I should come up with a haiku.

What should I use for the seasonal word?

Uh, it's almost summer break.

I hope I get to go to a lot of places this year.

Like the pool, or out camping.

I like thinking about these things.

First semester's ending.

I couldn't even imagine it when I started school,

but I made some friends.

First Karaoke With Everyone

Maybe I have managed to change.

But I can't present that to everyone.

Absolutely not.

Never in my life.

There. I finished my haiku.

All that's left is to sleep.

When I wake up tomorrow,

I pray my throat is sore!

Summer Comes in 5-7-5

Cock-a-doodle-doo. Kekokko.

You're half?!

Okay.

Yeah.

It's all good.

No.

I'm going to have to do this.

But Mom gave me a good plan.

A way to avoid getting nervous in front of everyone...

That way is...

Nako-chan.

Nako-chan.

Nako-chan.

Oh, Bocchi. Morning.

Nako-chan.

Nako-chan.

Nako-chan!

I hear you!

We're presenting our haiku today.

Oh, morning.

What, you're already stressed out over that?

Did you finish your haiku?

Yeah.

Let me see.

It took me over an hour to write mine.

How about you?

Three minutes.

Three minutes?!

You're really good at these sort of things.

I just tried writing a haiku...

about how even I made friends.

Wow.

That's great.

Nako-chan, you're so kind.

You're always kind.

Huh? What? What's wrong?

If only everyone on Earth were like you.

Huh? What's this all of a sudden?

If only everyone on Earth were like you!

No! That would be creepy!

Teacher's Office

What do I do?

I never thought this would happen.

Once I give this to her, I know...

I know...

And after all that worrying, it's already time for class!

No, I can't stay this way.

Today I regain my authority as a teacher.

I'm saying goodbye to my timid self!

Yeah!

Good morning.

G-Good morning!

In the end, I still bowed my head to her.

No.

My emotions still aren't settled yet.

I'll just set this aside for now.

Okay!

Well, let's start presenting the haiku you were assigned as homework.

The moment's finally here.

It's time to use the secret plan Mom told me about.

Master, what is that...?

My secret plan!

A secret plan?!

I'll do it, too!

What's wrong? Calm down.

My mother said I should move around, since my body tenses up

when I'm nervous and that causes me to get leg cramps.

Secret plan, secret plan, secret plan.

Secret plan, secret plan, secret plan!

You just look like a strange person.

Next up is...

Hitori-san.

O-Okay!

Good luck.

The eyes!

I'm sure they're watching me.

They're watching me.

They're watching—

Ah, my leg cramped.

It cramped?

It's all because I moved only my upper half.

My secret plan failed!

But I still have another secret plan.

Hitori-san?

Y-Yeah, I'm okay.

This is the last secret plan Mom shared with me.

Imagine everyone's a potato!

Everyone's a potato.

They're not people. They're potatoes.

Potatoes. Potatoes.

Potatoes!

They're not potatoes!

I'm betting someone like Nako

told her something useless like pretending everyone's a potato.

How unfortunate.

Hitori-san, would you please?

Huh? Y-Yes!

S—

S—

S-S—

Summer.

S-S-S-S-Summer.

S-S-S-S-S-S—

Blegh!

Hitori-san, are you all right?!

Summer is coming

Summer is coming with a brand new uniform

Summer is coming with a brand new uniform and a brand new me.

I couldn't change.

Oh, don't say that.

Just being able to stand up there was a huge improvement for you.

Nako-chan.

Besides, the teacher said it was a good haiku, too.

Nako-chan.

If only everyone in the world were like you!

I told you I don't want that.

O-O-One last thing.

Since your math teacher is absent today,

I'll be handing back your tests now.

U-Uh...

So, Kawai-san.

Yes, ma'am.

Tsuyoshi-san.

Yes, ma'am.

Minagawa-san.

Yes, ma'am.

S-Sunao-san.

Yes, ma'am.

Sensei, this grade is...

I've done it now!

I did it again.

I was too afraid of Sunao-san, and I...

No matter how much I think she'll be angry after seeing her score...

I've never seen a teacher embody a right triangle!

Right Triangle

Stupid Teruyo!

I have to regain my dignity as a teacher somehow.

But I'm sure Sunao-san's already returned to her own seat.

I just have to get through this for now, and then...

It's scary that she's still there!

Huh?!

Don't tell me our teacher's still afraid of me.

I guess I need to act friendlier.

The way Aru would...

The way Aru...

Give-It-Your-Best Beam!

What?

Damn it.

Sensei?

Let's have a nice long chat later.

All right.

Yeah, I'm dead.

Nako-chan?

Nako-chan?!

No way, you...

Nako-chan, did you get...

a failing grade?

Yeah, I'm not really good at studying.

But you got meat (niku = 29) when you're Nako-chan (Nako = 75).

"Meat"?

Well, you're Nako-chan, but instead of 75,

you got 29.

That's a weird thing to be shocked about!

When you get a failing grade at my school,

you have to take supplemental classes and a makeup test.

That means you're staying after school every day

until you can earn a passing grade above 70.

Which is why...

Sorry, Bocchi.

I have supplemental classes today, so go on home without me.

Wha?!