Tatara hearing the parents' story and giving him the idea of finding a way to stay in Yuriko's life is just an excuse for this series to hop on some bullshit. If Tatara starts working in the idol industry because of this I'm gonna be PISSED.
....But I'll still read the chapters lol. Thanks for the translations.
Can't help but find interesting how being an idol both helped and screwed over Yuriko: it managed to get the guy crushing on her (making her the initial love) but also prevented her from being able to go out with him openly.
Ranko on the other hand lost almost all contact with the male lead up until recently (makinh her almost a stranger to him now) but is making up on all her lost time by having the advantage and making "bold" moves.
It's literally early start with slow movement versus late start with fast movement.
@Tamerlane She'd had her arc. It was those two chapters at the beginning and, according to 100% serious mafs, that means Ranko gets about 57 before her next one... at a low estimate.