@anideki Yeah I agree with that. The author should've made the rival having a little bit of good part on him to make him an even slightly good story booster, but at this point, this new character ruins the mood instead. Brash, rude, jealous, obsessed, and possessive, with a delusional mind too, which part of him is "He looks and acts like an ass but he is actually good"? He's not even sincerely apologizing for his rudeness.
@Kuraiaku EXACTLY, to me he feels like a character from another manga, in which the author felt like there needed to be a rival and just dragged him there for no reason other than "the cliche".
I do not see any logical reason why this rude prick should be entitled an exclusive relationship with our tomato. Its not like he's her best friend, let alone boyfriend? She stated he's just a friend she really likes.
I don't like him. So he thinks he can just barge into her love life when he is too much of a stuck up duck to say to her he likes her? And then he proceeds to try to bully her crush in an effort to make him back off? This guy is an toxic asshole.