Totally agree actually lol
I think the series is super solid but if I had one major complaint it would be that Naoi hasn’t gotten much time/development since the end of vol 3 or so and while her current depression is very understandable it’s hard not to miss her chaotic gremlin energy from...
I think it’s between Mine and Kudou, and I’m leaning towards Mine as well.
Isanuma was likely the last person there/is in charge and was involved in the previous ‘incident’, so the class might turn on her first, which would be to Mine’s advantage. The class was already polarized against her...
We actually kind of got that arc in Vol. 3, which focused mostly on Kurumi calling out Naoi's hypocritical behavior and refusing to let her push her away, but I think you're probably right that's where it's headed. Kurumi's been pretty aggro towards Kudou (rightfully so after she refused to help...
Kurumi's mom remains an outstanding X-factor lol. She has to come home at SOME point I assume. Maybe she comes home while Naoi is over and reacts poorly or something but who knows. And on the other side of things, Naoi's dad being who-knows-where is pretty terrifying. He knows where Naoi works...
We’ve got two more chapters in this volume assuming we’re following the 5 chapters per volume model, though the past three chapter have been a bit shorter than average (21, 28, and 28 respectively, they’re usually around 30-35 pages with some in the 40 range iirc), so the next two chapters could...
Gonna try to condense all my rambling thoughts about Kokoro since it seems like we are reaching the apex of her character arc (it'd be pretty hard for her to come back at this point but I suppose it's not impossible lol maybe Akane can fix her) please ignore the incoming wall of text if you so...
I think that’s the most likely route for sure. I don’t think Kurumi would just totally give up at this point after all she’s been through, but I could definitely see her having a moment of weakness and initially capitulating before rallying and telling Kokoro to fuck off
But yeah, two chapters...
Lots of plot threads going on currently to end the volume lmao we have:
-The situation with Isanuma and the Teacher is up in the air right now and Kurumi could get dragged into that drama again, especially given how nonchalantly Mine started a rumor about her to begin with.
-Kurumi’s mom...
Just to slightly push back on this, I feel like Naoi has actually shown herself to be fairly capable of violence, especially in the first volume (sucker punching Kurumi in the first chapter, roughing her up in chapter 2, choking her in the bathroom in chapter 4, grabbing her to keep her from...
Yeah I don’t think there will be any sex next chapter haha. I think it’ll be a backstory dump from Naoi and that she took them to the hotel to primarily show Kurumi her scars in private. At the most Naoi might try to do something because she seems to handle kindness and her attraction to Kurumi...