Scummy Gap Student ch42: Friends Are Complicated For Scumbags

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>Well then, lets get straight
>to making a reserv-

>...Wha-

>WHAAAAAAAT!!?

>Mashiro
>But don't make a reservation with me.
>Since we've become friends and all, I want to think of our time as Makino-chan and Mashiro as hanging out in private...
>Is that okay?

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>P-P-P-Private time!?
>With Maron-sa... no!! Mashiro-san!?

>A p-p-p-p-private date
>with my fave... for free...?

>Is this okay!? Should this be allowed!?
>That's just...

>!!

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>Mashiro
>If you'd like, wanna come to my house?
>~~~~!!!

>Her house!!
>Kya~

>Hold on...

>Does she mean going to her house as a "friend"...?

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>In other words,
>it's not this

>but this?!!?
>Something like a girls' hangout...

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>Hrmmm~ It's lacking, but it's nice in its own way...

>What
>the?

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>Maro-...
>Mashiro-san... What the heck is this...?

>I was thinking about stuff friends who are fellow exam-takers would do
>and figured studying would be one of them...

>S-Sorry. I don't really know much about having friends...?
>Was I wrong?
>N-No!! You're not wrong at all!! Everybody studies!! (Really.)

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>Wait.
>"Fellow" exam-takers...?
>...Yeah.
>I figured I'd take an exam.

>I may have given up on my dream of working with sis,
>but my desire to become a psychologist and all the work I've put in so far is real...

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>I figured
>I should keep at it a little longer.

>...I see.

>...
>I really don't wanna study,

>but this is for Mashiro-san...
>I've got no choice!!

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>Let's do this!!
>Yeah~!!

>Which one should I borrow...?

>Ugeh
>It's all complicated stuff!!

>Mashiro-san
>sure has a nice face...

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>One hour later.

>Ah~~
>I'm exhausted~

>Is today seriously gonna be
>nothing but studying from start to finish...!?

>I mean, yeah, I'm in no position to flirt with her since I'm not paying anything...
>but she did say we'd be "starting off" as friends, so it's kinda...

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>Don't tell me Maron-san
>wants us to be "just friends"...?

>I really
>don't want that!!

>Um!
>Hm?
>Is there a part you don't get?

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>Would it be okay if I
>gave you some money so we can flirt!?
>Eh?

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>...I see.
>Let's see.

>Maybe if you try a little harder.
>Okay!
>Yay~
>I'll do my best!!

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>Afterword
>I guess I've answered all the questions? Always looking for me~
>So with that said, here's the next chapter preview!!

>"Female friends"
>aren't all that great, though~...

>Makino's past & "that woman" make a return appearance...!?