I don't know what people were expecting, this was a pretty sizable development and shows how much they can just get along together. It doesnt need to be some outright confession to be progress.
Heh, coming from this series, this much is totally enough for me XD they're really young, after all, and just seeing them having fun together like this is really cute. Plus, we got some sort of confession too haha. Now we really just need dense boi to snap out of it before the end of the series!
well, uhh...
I guess it's cute?
But at the same time, I've been spoiled reading manga that already has fixed pairings, or that already led to a fixed pairing, so I have this feeling of unsatisfaction after reading this chapter.
It's wholesome either way.