@Doodads What I mean is that they are in elementary school, they are literal children so that means that every single friend that they have at that point of their lives is a childhood friend by definition.
@Nobi Did we read the same chapter? He was wearing a shirt with "I love you" written on it and the girl said me too, that's not just progress, it's a mission acomplished.
It really shows how much the author improved his art, especially while drawing character's faces from the side, it was offputting how some characters looked at the start, Hshiro looks much better in this chapters.
Are people giving Kariu shit in this situation? She's his girlfriend but he can't even spare a little bit of time to hang out without giving her even the slightest explanation? Why doesn't he break up with her?