1 She must be afraid of how I look. I practiced for this…smile. Smile. -Raidou Matsuboshi
Raidou had hoped that his high school life would be an adventure just waiting to begin, but his deskmate, Aharen, who refuses to communicate with him, put a damper on that idea.
2 I can’t give up, though. My wonderful high-school life is riding on this first step! -Raidou Matsuboshi
The lack of response from Aharen did not deter Raidou’s determination to make sure that he makes the best out of his high-school life, and so he continued his efforts of trying to get her to respond to him.
3 I just want her to talk to me. Just once. -Raidou Matsuboshi
Raidou had been trying his best to communicate with Aharen, who had her own reasons for not acknowledging him and his greeting. All he had wanted at that time was to talk to her.
4 She’s right in my face, but she still sounds so far away! -Raidou Matsuboshi
Aharen spoke in an extremely low voice in the beginning, which is why Raidou initially had trouble determining whether she was even speaking to him or not. Even when she drew up close, he could hardly hear her.
5 But…I don’t want to bother you…-Reina Aharen
Aharen didn’t have a lot of friends previously because of her issues in determining proper distance while communicating with people, which made everyone avoid her. She didn’t want to cause anyone trouble in high school, so she kept her distance.
6 I’ve never been good with people. I don’t know how close to get -Reina Aharen
Aharen had depth perception issues, which made it difficult for her to determine how far or close she should be to people while talking to them. This made communication extremely difficult as her classmates tried to avoid her.
7 You’ve been trying all kinds of things for me. Thank You. But it doesn’t look like anything worked. I’m sorry -Reina Aharen
Aharen was grateful for the amount of effort Raidou was putting into trying to talk to her, but she also felt like it was unnecessarily burdening him, not to mention all those methods failed.
8 You seem to want to talk to me a lot, Aharen-san. And I feel bad for not always being able to hear you -Raidou Matsuboshi
Raidou understood that the problem wasn’t his face, or Aharen’s non-existent dislike for him. She genuinely wanted to talk to him, but her perceptiveness was making communication rather difficult, whereas the other methods were proving to be tardy and inconvenient.
9 She’s asleep with her eyes open. I guess this was inevitable -Raidou Matsuboshi
Raidou had brought melon bread for lunch the previous day, since his mother was on a business trip. So Aharen had woken up early to prepare lunch for him, which made her extremely sleepy, so much so that she fell asleep with her eyes open during the day.
10 Sorry, I’m no good with eye-drops -Reina Aharen
Aharen’s inability to properly gauge the distance between objects made it difficult for her to even use eye drops when she had gotten something into her eye.
11 Have I ever done anything to make someone hold that kind of grudge against me? -Raidou Matsuboshi
Raidou had been feeling a presence following him and Aharen, which immediately led him to assume that a hitman was following them.
12 I can’t believe I’m such a monster -Raidou Matsuboshi
Raidou recalled all his misdeeds which might have made someone hold a strong grudge against him, and realized that he, indeed, had been a very cruel person (yes, eating your sister’s pudding is counted as a felony).
13 I believe there are things that are hard to tell someone because they’re your friend -Raidou Matsuboshi
People share the darkest of secrets with their friends, which deepens their friendship, but it also makes you question your words and actions . You start considering the effect they would have on your friendship.
14 Death Metal is the embodiment of dissatisfaction with society. -Raidou Matsuboshi
Aharen’s unusual bedhead leads Raidou into believing that she had joined some kind of death metal band. He thought that getting into death metal was a sign of resentment towards the status quo. So he gets concerned and assumes that something must be bothering Aharen.
15 No one stays around forever. So I need to treasure this time I have left sitting next to Aharen-san -Raidou Matsuboshi
Despite all the problems they face on a daily basis, Raidou treasured his friendship with Aharen, so it was natural for the seat reassignment to bother him. He still tried to make peace with it.
15 Amazing Quotes from Aharen is Indecipherable
1. She must be afraid of how I look. I practiced for this…smile. Smile. -Raidou Matsuboshi
2. I can’t give up, though. My wonderful high-school life is riding on this first step! -Raidou Matsuboshi
3. I just want her to talk to me. Just once. -Raidou Matsuboshi
4. She’s right in my face, but she still sounds so far away! -Raidou Matsuboshi
5. But…I don’t want to bother you…-Reina Aharen
6. I’ve never been good with people. I don’t know how close to get -Reina Aharen
7. You’ve been trying all kinds of things for me. Thank You. But it doesn’t look like anything worked. I’m sorry -Reina Aharen
8. You seem to want to talk to me a lot, Aharen-san. And I feel bad for not always being able to hear you -Raidou Matsuboshi
9. She’s asleep with her eyes open. I guess this was inevitable -Raidou Matsuboshi
10. Sorry, I’m no good with eye-drops -Reina Aharen
11. Have I ever done anything to make someone hold that kind of grudge against me? -Raidou Matsuboshi
12. I can’t believe I’m such a monster -Raidou Matsuboshi
13. I believe there are things that are hard to tell someone because they’re your friend -Raidou Matsuboshi
14. Death Metal is the embodiment of dissatisfaction with society. -Raidou Matsuboshi
15. No one stays around forever. So I need to treasure this time I have left sitting next to Aharen-san -Raidou Matsuboshi