Can't wait for the big chapter where MC actually confesses to Chizuru, but [insert trope here] interrupts or otherwise makes her unable to understand. Then MC runs away embarrassed, leaving a trail of spaghetti in his wake. Then MC's friend, now brimming with self confidence, comes in and cleans...
MC needs to shit or get off the pot. Dragging his spineless behavior this long is pointless unless the target market is masochists and/or aspiring betas.