I deadass need this dude to kill himself, im so tired of the fuckass trope "oh i was betrayed but i got lucky and a hot girl fell in love with me". No. Kill yourself. let me read about the aftermath of suicide. better than dissolving into another trashy harem manga
it feels like the author is doing everything in their power to avoid developing kaoru and souta's relationship
A wistful glance every 5 chapters is not relationship development
does she care about him or not? she's so unclear about this even in her own private thoughts you'd assume it'd be atleast addressed a little but no not yet