God, I always come back to re-read this. Because it's genuinely good. The novel gives some insight on other perspectives but the manga is the better and I like how this ending is much better written, so emotional
No. I'm afraid the girl herself will fall in love with him
Though technically, he's the one in danger due to the fact she's has grown rather possessive and loves the priest very much (it's not even his fault, it's just the girl likes him from what I remember so it's not like he rooming)
Be careful, just because it looks cutesy and easygoing, doesn't mean it's completely pleasant. The first chao already told me there are times we see some dark stuff
They're cousins from what I remember (Whether or not their blood is thick or thin, I wouldn't know). But, if he had been there to support Emi that day, Emi wouldn't have disappeared