@Koin - "this entire chapter's purpose was to tell us that no progress was made..."
Which then leads to the conclusion that no progress *will* be made. We have moved into the eternal stalling phase of this manga where everyone will clumsily avoid understanding themselves and each other to...
Hard for me to put a finger on it, but I'm sticking with this one because it seems to be a little different. A beta MC who's trying to man up. A slutty FMC who doesn't even know what she likes. This s kinda quirky and wholesome and a little bit raw. Hard to describe.
Am I the only one that thinks that the mangaka has made a better case for the childhood friend than for the FMC? I mean, the title alone tells us Tomika is doomed, but I don't see how that's gonna happen in a logical way.
M: Don't go out with, or be alone with, any other guy but me.
F: Okay.
In the crazy rules of modern Japanese dating, doesn't that count as a mutual confession? Never mind the late-panel fashion show.