Thanks so much for the chapter! Please don't worry about uploading consistently if real life stuff happens: I'm sure all of us readers would agree that one should prioritize taking care of themselves.
Kitaooji is really great at interacting with others. It's interesting how he gets to be both happy and effortlessly liked when he is his true self, but when he acts as "the prince of the sales department" he's only effortlessly liked and not happy. Some people are just born extroverts.
I wonder what will happen next chapter. Kurone has definitely changed Kitaooji's outlook on life, so I would expect for the inverse to happen as well. I think Kurone will probably realize that communication is a two-way street, and talk to Kitaooji about her feelings instead of pushing him away further. Yes, she's very big on keeping things to herself, but Kitaooji does fine when he presents himself to the world and unleashes his inner rakugo nerd; he becomes happier when he does so.
Speaking of rakugo, I looked up 「時そば」– the rakugo story mentioned. It was pretty funny, and I was astonished by how interesting and expressive rakugo is. Thanks for introducing me to rakugo, Kitaooji!
Also, a small correction: there's a minor error on the bottom of page 13: "by the way, do [you] know the info?" is what I assume it is supposed to be.