We all know it's not gonna work since she's going overseas and having her give up on her dreams for a guy is something that would never do.
But dammit, I still had hope for her, especially after another genki ended up winning a different harem.
Normally I would've thought this either got the Axe or it was planned like this from the start as a "Read the LNs!" message, but apparently it only had one volume to begin with, so *shrug*
I'm not seeing this one as an instant loss just yet. Have we even seen any hints that Bandai might view him romantically? We could be in for a twist where she just views him as an academic rival.
The toe thing looks like a pretty cheap tactic (though it may not have been intentional either).
Definitely hoping Megumi pulls this one out, but I'd wager the more likely scenario is a realism loss and Megumi taking it well in front of her teammates but needing Manabu to comfort her later.