I'm fine with Fujishiro, but the fact that the author is using her childhood friend as a mere backup plan for when she eventually loses pisses me off. He is a good guy and deserves far more than that.
IMO, this seems kinda bad for Aoba. She came so close in the first competition, somehow losing in the second one, and now just get picked without having to face anyone at all. I'm glad she gets the position, but this feels kinda unfair.