@havelmom
I have a problem with interpreting this as a sign of affection, sure she gets a kick out of it and sometimes gives him some attention to get him back on the self destruction path, but I don't think we see anything that would suggest she likes him romantically.
I was wondering when will this finally happen ever when Masami got her own serialization, he definitely was relying on her much and it was bound to go tits up at some point.
So this is probably how that girl will get involved with Masami's place. He'll take the playboy back and recommend her...
@gsimy
For the girl: Technically he rejected her, because he was in love with the other chick, so maybe for that.
For the guy: Fuck if I know, I guess he's just frustrated and cannot think straight.
It makes a bit more sense now I guess.
They put Tachibana on his team, so they could use him to find leads and to control him. Since they didn't want an unstable element driven by revenge. That's also why he is now a top target, it's not malice, but common sense. Jokes on them an even more...
What relationship though? Other than a physical attraction to the opposite sex of the same species there really wasn't anything between Hitomi and Jin. She turned Jin down early on, firstly trying to use an excuse, but then she actually told him what she really thought, something he never...
@jak
He is still like a kid, he's growing, but will take a while. Though that's not entirely true since when she took of her shirt like she would do if only her son was around, she quickly realized she made a mistake.
Cannot shake the feeling that she is better off with the delinquent girl than with senpai, but there is no real indication she is interested, maybe it's only design wise or that her chapters have a quicker pace than the senpai ones.
@R4ampage
The arc introduced two things her father and that their world has some demon king, so it probably won't end before he proves himself to him, which will probably involve dealing with the demon king.
inb4 the demon king is actually a queen and has some gorgeous abs.
@JavelinJoe
Not to mention the way this was handled doesn't address his insecurities about being behind his girlfriend and not having any goal in life at all, or really resolves anything. It's just a very tension free way to end this.
It's quite jarring how it goes from the MC despairing...