Man, this thing is not cancelled... It's just soooo fuckin long to update 😭 IT HURTS
I mean, in a way, he's kinda keeping her in check and stopping her from doing anything drastic, and by doing so, he would be protecting Naoya. Who knows what she would pull next if left completely unchecked? What she did is absolutely disgusting and I am not here to contest that, but at least he has an excuse to keep monitoring her so she doesn't do more stupid things that harm herself and others.
Well to me, Minoru isn't really doing much "stalking". He only knows what he sees with his own eyes and has pretty much said that he's not pressing Naoya for details unless he himself tells him. At this stage I think he's still around Ikuno to watch over her so she doesn't make more mistakes, though he might also be in danger of that one trope I really dislike (being used by the other to forget their love for someone else), depending on how far Ikuno spirals downwards. Idk tho just my two cents. Am I reading into this a little too positive? Maybe, but I prefer to keep things at least a little positive until the worst case scenario is laid right in front of my eyes.
Ya know, that's probably what the author was going for, but the kindness she is being shown after what she did doesn't match the gravity of what she did because of her feelings. That lack of punishment makes me dislike her. It also makes me dislike any character who runs interference for her, hence my dislike of Minoru.
Well, Minoru's role here isn't exactly the best one: He is now stuck between Ikuno and Naoya. He has to try and balance these two and figure out how to keep Naoya safe while not having Ikuno cut him off so he can no longer monitor him. If I remember correctly, so far all of the meetings between the two were initiated by Ikuno, not Minoru. He can't be too hard on her, or he runs the risk of Ikuno cutting him off and he loses that last excuse to monitor her. She's not in the right headspace currently. One wrong move, and he'll either have to play stalker or stick by Naoya 24/7.Ya know, that's probably what the author was going for, but the kindness she is being shown after what she did doesn't match the gravity of what she did because of her feelings. That lack of punishment makes me dislike her. It also makes me dislike any character who runs interference for her, hence my dislike of Minoru.
Rest assured, if I were in Minoru's position (if most normal guys were in his position, actually) and I found out that Ikuno had such strong feelings for Amane that she was willing to sexually assault Naoya over it,in his own damn house, I'd tell him for his own safety going forward. It's not like Minoru can watch the little psycho 24/7. Fuck being kind to her. Fuck keeping her secrets by telling white lies. She went too far, and he's a bad friend for coddling her and not telling Naoya exactly what is going on.
But this is manga world, where logic, justice, and common sense often take a backseat to the plot. So I'm left to rage impotently in the comments.
