I would be shocked if there wasn't a humbling moment for Gotou but the question is how far the fall will be. If it follows the original doujin it could be quite depressing, which a sick part of me wants to see :haa:
She knows where he lives but when he stopped attending school she never tried to visit him even once to see if he was okay? Considering they're children it is kind of believable except for them seemingly being friends since primary school.
This chapter was a bomb of information.
i wonder if his mother was always cold and distant. Then it would be believable why she'd shun Edo even if her reasoning was petty and irrational.
Story-wise, the "conflict" between Edo and his family regarding his upbringing does need to be addressed in order for him to progress his relationship with Wakamiya and develop as a character.