I don't know, Akane and Saeka seem like they care deeply for each other but they're bad at communicating, so they have a... turbulent relationship. That lends itself to feeling like having love troubles whenever one of those miscommunications happens.
"Don't you think it would be difficult hanging out with a friend you've had to turn down like that?" You ask. To your friend. Who you've turned down repeatedly.
I think it's clear Todou sees it as different, because she does feel something for Kurohime. If there was nothing there (like there's...
It's enough characters and plot threads it becomes a bit hard to follow reading a chapter every few weeks. Catching up reading in a block makes it much easier to remember everything. The plot has gotten pretty complex for a silly gag manga :LOL: