Gotta agree with you. Author made too many high notes but didn't give them proper resolves, it is becoming predictable and tiresome. Not to mention the limited time dating was the most climatic they can get emotionally, drop it and go for sport festival cliche kinda kill the vibe. dating arc was...
It is average Asian folktales, to be honest. But on the “modern”, sjw view it can be seen as “ancient typhlosion drugged and groomed possibly underage girl and made her pregnant”
Imagine this: a woman kick a hole in your door, open it with her feet and chokehold you with her leg
It either some of your worst nightmare, or Juri fan fever dream. Gladly I’m the latter