If younger me had seen that panel where she slipped, he would have been like "what in the slapstick is this". Now I'm just like, "Fuuuuck, Makoto should take her to the hospital just to make sure she's not concussed"
"His gaze feels the same as a stalker's.." Would you say the same if it's a hot guy looking at you like a piece of meat? That said she finds him cute at least, so I can see in the future she may pair up with him when clearly Aki favors his teacher.
I'm up to date with the raws and let me tell you there is progress but it's indescribably slow. That's kind of the point of this manga I guess. Author's other works are much more into the weeds so it's definitely a deliberate choice.