Of course Hitohito will be on denial and assume she was only acting. Rumiko will confess and Shouko will overhear and flee. Hitohito will turn down Rumiko and maybe chase after Shouko after all his classmates and Rumiko tell him not to be dense? That or Kata x Tada ftw.
I'm starting to believe that all mangakas named Oda are geniuses. And they both have ships in their stories. Ships that sail and ships that sink. I just hope Tada x Manba doesn't just sink without a fight. This was an awesome chapter. 😍