@Antyl I mean this is just a side chapter. I think they're progressing pretty well in the main chapters. They may not be specifically dating but they're making a lot of progress in their emotional development. imo
Dang, a lot of people are calling the trainer racist already? We just gonna ignore the fact that he said "no offense" so it probably means it's more to do that he doesn't want him to risk his life and not just him being inferior
I think the pacing is fine. Even though it feels like the MC is solving this really quick, I'd rather him feel anxious and try to cover all his bases as soon as possible, then go through 50+ chapters of random shenanigans
@ThatOneJester You are literally ruining it for yourself. Cock is another name for a chicken and the manga obviously doesn't acknowledge it in a humorous way since you even admitted that it was probably just the translator that added that.
Say what you will about the quality of the story once Melon was introduced but I'm just glad the story concluded while I still think of it fondly and even with a sorta Disney ending for some characters
@SuperRobotSolo Lets be real, no one really cares about the ethics of lolis. People are more worried about anime girls with big boobs on twitter than they are about lolis