Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii

All right. Penalty.

Haven't you had enough?

President, it's almost time.

Oh, it's already late.

Thank you!

See you later!

Keep up the hard work this afternoon!

Do you know those people just now?

Know them? He's my brother.

Really?

But you guys seem so different.

You think so?

Nao, you can go on break now.

Okay.

I'll check the seating area before my break.

I wonder if Nao would look cool in a suit.

We're talking about Nao here.

Studying hard...

What a hard worker!

TA-DA!

There's someone in my family just like that. I feel like I've seen that game before.

It's the one where I died after one punch!

CLICK CLICK

My brother had fun playing it, so I wanted to try it. I wondered if it'd be too hard.

But it looks easy enough.

He hasn't even gotten any damage.

Oh, he won.

That game's really fun, right?

I've played a little bit before.

Sorry.

Oh, no!

That's not what I mean.

That was fast.

Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku

Now, let's get started

Where we left off yesterday

There's no pleasure without pain Let the story be

Getting out of the deep sea

Leaping to the flying city Now we can't get down

A plot with no coherence This story is one and only

Always remember the good times

Brace yourself for letdowns It'll come in handy

Gently, softly

Turning pages of the story Story

I let my emotions flow

Gently, softly

Turning pages of the story Story

It seems never-ending

Will it ever come to an end?

I have no clue

Too bad I don't

It's a small world.

What happened, Nao?

I met that guy at work yesterday. The one playing games over there.

That's Sakuragi! I didn't know Sakuragi goes here.

-Yokkun, you know him? -Sakuragi was in my high school class.

-Ken, you were in the same class too. -Really? I don't remember.

Sakuragi wasn't the type of person to hang out much.

Sakuragi's the type of person who's fine being alone.

Nao?

What's so important that you had to interrupt me?

WAITING

Hi! Thanks for yesterday.

Sorry.

Oh, wait! Wait!

Don't run away.

I have something to give back to you.

Here. You dropped this, right?

We go to the same college, so I held onto it. I'm glad I found you before looking all over.

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I'm Sakuragi. Kou Sakuragi.

Sorry.

Maybe saying "sorry" is just a habit of his.

I'm Naoya Nifuji.

Sorry.

Excuse me.

Oh, wait!

Do you have something else to say?

Sakuragi wasn't the type of person to hang out much.

Sakuragi's the type of person who's fine being alone.

But...

Do you want to play games together sometime?

I want to...

become friends with you!

Do you mean...

you want to send a friend request?

HM?

If that's what you mean,

then take a screenshot of this and search for my ID later.

I'll leave it unlocked.

Oh, okay.

I didn't mean I wanted to become gaming friends.

Nice to meet you, Kou!

Uh... Yeah.

-Sakuragi is a girl? -I'll send a friend request.

I wonder if Nao knows.

We're talking about Nao here.

Your screenshot has been saved.

Our main character today is late.

Hey!

Sorry to make you wait!

Sorry to be late.

The lobby is so large that I got lost.

Nao!

Where did you get those crazy ears?

Oh, these.

I'm from a race of werewolf-like creatures.

-Can I touch them? -Go ahead.

They have good stamina and work well for beginners. My friend recommended them.

Cute!

By the way, I haven't seen the older Nifuji brother yet.

I bet he's coming later.

Nao, did Hirotaka say anything?

My brother?

My brother's sleeping right behind me.

What do you mean? Details!

Nao, don't say it that way. People will only misunderstand.

Aren't you coming, Hirotaka?

You can log in on your phone, right?

I'm busy.

You're just playing a different game, right? I know how you are.

Nao started playing online games with his friend recently.

But leveling up is hard in the beginning.

Yeah. I feel bad making my friend help me out in the easy areas.

So, today, we're all going to help Nao

and try to complete an advanced quest! Okay?

Even if he levels up,

if his skills don't improve, you're just wasting time.

I've had enough of you.

Playing without Hirotaka isn't a big deal at all!

Let's go, Nao!

Wait, Narumi!

Sorry. It looks like I ran out of strength.

Damn! Nifuji's seriously not coming?

We might not make it.

No! We've come so far!

Hirotaka!

Who's that? Could it be...?

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Just got here. Explain, please.

What? Everything's done already.

I didn't have to come and help.

Hirotaka!

You didn't have to change into your joke costume.

What?

I got a rare weapon.

Really?

Oh, well.

Anyway, her costume is cute.

Kou! You logged in just now, right?

Thanks for helping us!

That quest you were trying just now...

You should level up more before trying it.

Sorry.

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Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku

This is bad.

This is so bad.

There's still five minutes. It's too soon to give up!

Narumi, be like the wind!

No way. That's unusual.

Good morning! You look pretty calm, Hirotaka.

Narumi? Good morning.

Hirotaka? You...

You're early today.

Not at all.

Check your watch.

So Hirotaka finally switched to contacts.

No, he didn't.

-We'll be late. -Right!

Let's run, Hirotaka!

-Be like the wind! -Wait, I can't see the road.

He stepped on them when he woke up.

He said he'll get new ones at lunch.

His eyesight is really bad.

He's about to kiss the computer.

I wonder if Hirotaka's okay.