Rob and the girl in the rice fields

Rob and the girl in the rice fields (jap. ロブと田んぼの少女 Robu to tanbo no shōjo) is the first chapter of the entire series. Like the next two chapters, it serves as exposition, and introduces the main characters Rob and Karen.

Synopsis
Rob was getting ready to leave from school when Tom came into his classroom to remind him of the hangout they're holding at Under the Basswood cafe. He then leaves the classroom but overhears a conversation between three girls in the hallway. They were trash-talking the Meme Queen. Not aware of who it was, he requested that the girls tell him everything or one would go down with a punch. Once he heard everything, he was advised not to approach her, but Rob only pretended to understand and went out to try and find her, curious about her whereabouts.

He took so long that he practically missed the hangout hour. It was finally night time when he finally found her laying in the rice fields. When she sees him, she says, "welcome to the rice fields, motherfucker."

From that point, they both try to get along but fail due to her behaviour which forces her to spew out memes (which are mostly spot on). Because he has no idea what any of this means, he's labelled as a normie by the Meme Queen and keeps insulting him. To his defense, Rob reads her some of the rumours he heard from people, but then asks for her actual name, which she doesn't have. However, she makes fun of Rob's name for "being too normie."

He then asks her if she wants to be his friend, which she declines once again, but Rob asks her if she's familiar with where she is. She realises that he is right, and that all she remembers was that she was chased by someone. As a last ditch effort, Rob offers to help her get acquainted with the everyday world, but in exchange, she can teach him about the memes and the Internet phenomena that they are. She agrees wholeheartedly and thus they become friends. With the help of the Meme Queen's chubby, furry friend, Chungus, they arrive at Rob's apartment where he suddenly realises he completely forgot about the hangout at Under the Basswood cafe.

Before heading to sleep, Rob gives her the name Karen and she promises not to take any kids (in a joking manner). Rob falls asleep on top of her, and thinks that she isn't all that bad now and that he'll be looking forward to the times he'll spend with her, but isn't aware what she packs.

Memes/references

 * The Bye-Bye Man, a bad Hollywood film.
 * The "gender equality" bit was inspired by Satou Kazuma's behaviour in Konosuba, saying he "yearns for true gender equality."
 * “Welcome to the rice fields, motherfucker.” - Filthy Frank reference.
 * “Who yo callin’ young miss, huh?!” - Altered version of "Who you callin' Pinhead?" from Spongebob Squarepants.
 * “What are you doing at my property?”
 * “Dumbass motherfucker...”
 * “Oh, are you triggered, maybe?” - Rob has never heard of this phrase before, therefore it's been included here.
 * "Why don’t you skidaddle, skidoodle, before your dick becomes a noodle?” - Altered version of the "Skidaddle, skidoodle, your dick is now a doodle" meme.
 * “Shut you mouth, liberal." - A known insult to actual liberals, usually used in humorous purposes.
 * "Are you assuming my gender?” - A question every third-wave feminist asks.
 * “Ah shit, here we go...” - From Carl Johnson's quote "Ah shit, here we go again." from GTA San Andreas.
 * Bruh - her catchphrase, also quite popular in everyday culture.
 * "Dude, that’s some HS-grade BS!" - A reference to Gal Gun: Double Peace.
 * Rob mispronounces the word "memes," like many would when they're hearing it for the first time.
 * Oof - a.k.a. the Roblox death sound, also very popular.
 * Partially, the part where Rob asks the Meme Queen for her name is reminiscent to the "When nobody knows what 6x3 means" video.
 * Capitalist pig - an insult.
 * "Don't fuck with me! I have the power of God AND Anime on my side!" - A Twitter video.
 * Big brain alert - reference to "this is big brain time" meme.
 * The Meme Queen briefly mentions The Sims when she's trying to get out of the watery fields. She also says the lyrics of Linkin Park's "Numb."
 * Chungus, the fat rabbit creature that resides in the Meme Queen's crowm, is also a reference to Big Chungus, and even she herself admits she calls him that because of his strength.
 * “Nyeeeh, what’s up, Doc?” - A Bugs Bunny quote.
 * Chungus mentions how he can use 5% of his power to carry the two anywhere, similar to that of ultra-instinct Shaggy.
 * There's a brief reference to the Bee Movie script.
 * Karen is often associated with entitled, obnoxious, middle-aged white women. In this case, however, this gives the Meme Queen a chance to redeem herself.
 * "Your name is now Karen. Take it or leave it.” - Another Spongebob reference. Original quote: "Three. Take it or leave it."
 * "I will show you that just because my name is Karen doesn’t mean I will take your fucking kids." - It is also important to mention that Karen is also associated with child custody.
 * Senpai - a Japanese word for "upperclassman."
 * Desu - "to be" in Japanese. Often used by weebs unironically.
 * “Guess what? We’re going shopping tomorrow.” - "Get in loser, we're going shopping," altered version.
 * Boiii - boy, also a meme.
 * "Oh, but you can use me as your personal mattress, I don’t mind!” - Behaviour similar to that of a masochist.
 * "Jigglejogglers" is a weeb term for "boobs." Usually pretty large boobs.