After Moving Seats, the Boy Behind Me Has a Crush on Me Episode 5

On the day of the school festival, Mayama, despite suffering from a high fever, forces himself to go to school. Although Asamiya tries to stop him, Mayama decides to participate, saying, “If I can see this through until the end, I feel like I might be able to like myself a little more.” Respecting his feelings, Asamiya supports him by preparing cooling sheets and drinks, while making him promise to save enough energy for them to enjoy the festival together. When the haunted house opens, Mayama, playing a werewolf, works hard to scare the visitors and receives high praise from both his classmates and the guests. However, the strain gradually takes its toll, and his condition worsens. Seeing Mayama become unsteady on his feet, Asamiya firmly tells him, “Take better care of yourself,” and takes him to the nurse's office in the middle of the festival. When Mayama wakes up, he feels devastated, believing that he ruined the school festival because of himself. However, Sakaki and Tsunekawada greet him with smiles and tell him that it was a huge success. He also learns that Asamiya stepped in as Dracula and supported the class until the very end. Asamiya never took over the werewolf role, saying that “the werewolf belongs to Mayama,” and instead helped his friends in whatever way he could. When the two are finally alone in the nurse's office, Asamiya tells him that doing something like this for Mayama is nothing. He confesses that, for the first time, he has discovered the joy of doing something for someone else. Thinking about Mayama's past and the loneliness he learned about from his older brother, Ten, Asamiya looks straight at him and says, “Don’t ever say ‘someone like me’ again.” He then gently embraces him. Wrapped in Asamiya's warmth, Mayama realizes that his feelings for him have become a certain, undeniable love. On their way home, they promise that next year they will enjoy the school festival together. Mayama decides that he is finally going to give Asamiya an answer to his confession. However, as if cutting off his words, Asamiya suddenly tells him: “You don’t have to fall in love with me.” Stunned by those unexpected words, Mayama is left speechless, and their relationship enters a new phase. (Source: Japanese = FOD || Translation = kisskh)