Did the author just erase most of the previous chapters plot? I thought they were on the same page of liking each other already and just at the what to do next stage?
Not only the previous plot, pretty much 90% of what was established character, relationship and story-wise was dropped.
His trauma? Gone in a chapter. The random girl is a better reason to overcome it than Ibuki.
Ibuki declaring that with all her might she will make him fall? Scratch that. Zero effort for 5 chapters to go on a tailing mission with her stalker but he is hot so whatever (that guy just always appears to fuck with them! Such a wingman!)
Like, what a joke of a chapter was this? Him all cool putting his hat and coat on her… to self insert into the situation and tail them without disguise.
Next chapter just confirms EVERYTHING he does is to cause more misunderstandings and push them further apart/fuck with MC, evil mastermind type.
But he is a wingman god!! because.. erm, he wrote a lie on paper.. wicked