I guess it makes sense that things would progress slowly. Beach parties, buses, romance…it’s all on Okinawa Time.
Most of us were expecting the fakeout, but maybe we can hold out hope that we see some lasting effect — maybe Kana will learn from the scare and take Yae’s advice to heart. Or Teru will take Hina’s panic as a preemptive rejection and start getting over her.
Probably not, but hey, we’ve at least been introduced to a traditional sign of romantic love that can be brought back later, Chekhov’s-gun-style!