I know translation makes it harder, but her having the half spoken "Tenri" almost makes it sound like she confessed to Tenri that she is actually into her Best friend. Like the reveal will be that she is actually gay and Yukari finding that out will be a moment of her realizing she has a chance...
So this has to be a "poor translation" thing, but looking up to someone does not in any way correlate to feelings of the heart in english.
looking up to someone is purely an idealization of the mind, like you logically think of someone as a role model or a goal in a logical outcome.
Heart =...
all the people complaining should lower their ratings, this shit is punching too high of a rating for how much everyone seems to hate its drama, short chapters, potential yuri baiting and 90 releases of endless drama cause they wont talk.
Middle schoolers to keep it pedo friendly.
A stupid worthless stereotype tsun as the love interest.
Everyone is an orphan to eliminate back stories.
Setting up a premise, expositing that premise ad nauseum and then ignoring it completely for a pretend forced cliff hanger ep 1...
Author is...
Straight out the gate has 2 huge issues: MC uses the "I'm not a lesbian I just end up liking girls" line and trope. Which is trash tier.
Additionally has the other Love Interest MC sleeping with men. So off to a terrible Yuri start and incapable of being truly masterpiece level.