You can bet your ass Mami or whatever the fuck his ex-girlfriend's name was is going to pop out from whatever abyss she was hiding in and ruins whatever miniscule development this chapter had made
Aaand just about time to choke on his drink. And his words too
----- @Saury says what tho? he's not allowed to touch the subject... That's why he's scared of losing even the contract relationship by being honest
And chizuru (and agency) is the one who drew that boundary so she has more power to reestablish that distinction. She knew that kazuya was burdened by his feelings that conflicts with the 'contract' so she takes the initiative here to underline that fact
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She probably wants to shut him down tho cos of uh, reasons. Or kazuya confesses and they have to cancel his membership due to an unprecedented exposure. I think they'll finally break it off for a while here and mami arc will return i can smell it
I've been following this for years, through its ups and downs but if this turns out to be another bait and MC chickens out again, I'm dropping this shit, it's like the author thinks the readers are stupid or something lmao
I watched the anime then read all the way to get caught up to chapter 168 and now I know how you guys feel. The ones who started out fresh with the manga each week are the true mvp's. He better not ruin this!