This manga is really great at creating unique and believable characters, and of focusing on just a handful makes for a lean plot, but still it's kind of a waste they don't explore the others as much.
I want to enjoy this chapter in a pervy way, but even with a Yotaka bating scene it's too wholesome of a friendship and a bit sad too when I think about it
That almost looked like The Cigarette Kiss from Black Lagoon.
Regardless this manga has iconic cinematography if it ever had it. I can already hear Ami Koshimizu in her Neru or Ryuko Matoi or Mugino voice for Yotaka!
The translation is actually great! The font choice and layouting not so much, but I'll usually let it pass if the TL is this nice.
Though I prefer something like Anime Ace CC or maybe Bubble Sans over CC Wild Words Roman hahaha
Zurikishi makes top tier relatable side characters 😭
They honestly could've made Kurokawa a guy and her character dynamics would still stay the same, making her a smoking hot asexual/nonsexual is frying my self-inserting brain a little bit