the way he confidently tell Makoto that he wont be able to see her makes me think he's going overseas. but he is an idiot, so it might just be a different prefecture school
unfortunately(?) Sakuranomiya station is an actual stop in Japan. Osaka area to be specific.
although im not sure if the other manga occurs in same place, havent read that one
its more than dumb though. trying to be sleek and made one plan but then they have zero backup plans and contingencies. For people with their ranks, an ounce of intelligence would be the least they should have. plus they have no idea where MC is but other countries are already on his tail...
imagine something like the sensei's house somehow got destroyed and when Kazama finally got home being greeted by the girls... he carries the sensei princess style wearing a bridal gown because thats the clothes she got left.
is the anime skipping those or do they just shuffle things around? i was looking forward for the "oops i forgot to hold back" scene though, that would be a huge let down if that is skipped