Chapter 083 (Beastars)

A Hug from You is Worth More than My Bed (ただの抱擁は布団にでも託します) is Chapter 83 of the manga Beastars written and illustrated by Paru Itagaki, published in the Weekly Shōnen Champion of the Akita Shoten publishing house.

Synopsis
One morning, after waking up from a nightmare, Legoshi cleans up and attends his classes, where he feels terrible for having a dirty dream about Haru. Feeling that having eaten the larva only served to recover his hair and while he laments he is surprised by Haru who visits and surprises him. Haru tells him that she wants to talk to him since they have not done so since he proposed to her. To avoid the attention of the other students around they both go to their usual place to talk.

While Haru thinks that Legoshi is burdened by some kind of promise and that he is very good to her, he is sometimes extremely overprotective; the opposite of Louis who was a spoiled little kid who acted tough despite how unstable he was. It was what bothered her a lot, and he always seemed lonely, and upon seeing Legoshi, she collapses in tears as she embraces Legoshi and tells him that she loves him, making him nervous (and happy). Haru tells him that he is strong, nice and reliable, revealing to him that the more she falls in love with him the more she worries about Louis, which puzzles Legoshi. She nervously tries to clarify that although she was in a relationship with Louis but no longer has feelings for him anymore, she is still worried about him and when she tried to call him, she was cut off and feels that something bad might have happened to him. Haru reveals that she is frustrated that a weak animal like her can do nothing but worry and cannot even help a good friend. Legoshi not knowing how to respond to Haru's feelings and wanting to hug her back, remembers the words Louis said to him "You can push yourself towards the path of light! Be a hero!", and says to himself that he is not a hero, just a self-indulgent and hormonal teenager. Legoshi tells Haru that she is very small, remembering how her small stature is what brought him to the turning point of his life. Legoshi tells Haru to leave it to him and that he won't let anyone make her unhappy. He leaves determined to bring Louis back and to hug Haru only after he solves everything while leaving Haru with a handkerchief.

In the male changing room, Legoshi waits for everyone else to leave until he is left alone with Riz.

Characters

 * Legoshi
 * Collot
 * Jack
 * Haru
 * Louis (flashback)
 * Bill (cameo)
 * Aoba (cameo)
 * Riz

Important Events

 * Haru reveals to Legoshi that she is worried about Louis.
 * Legoshi prepares to bring Louis back to school.
 * Legoshi and Riz meet.