Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian manga, My Deskmate Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian, Tokidoki Bosotto Roshia-go de Dereru Tonari no rya-san, Masachika Kuse sits next to Alya, a girl of Russian and Japanese descent. She's beautiful, haughty, and an exceptional student, while Masachika is nerdy and known for being a slacker. He's an easy target for her comments in Russian, which she's all too happy to translateexcept he can understand what she's really saying!