@TheFifth It is probably because of the sudden loss of their parents which caused a desperate fear of losing her elder brother and being completely alone. This chapter actually displays it quite well with the massive repetition of "I will be alone". The fear culminated to a point where she...
So many people hating on her, yet nobody cares about the dull as f$%k, idiot of an MC who doesn't understand either her or his actual GF and can't say anything worthwhile to either.
Well that makes the friction between Aoi and Akutsu clear. Aoi has something that Akutsu is trying to forget/rid himself of, not only that but Aoi draws mental strength from it. They are polar opposites on the issue of familial bonds.
Thanks for the chapter!
Sooo, Akutsu is being the exact opposite of himself. And the rest of the senior players who were supposedly meant to be teaching and supporting the first years turn on them the moment there is a bad result. Fukuda is up to something, probably the reason Akutsu isn't...
I was expecting a loss, but oof. That was a thrashing. Sure Esperion has players out, but don't forget, so does Ganon. So many possibilities for what future chapters hold!