@Pedroca95 indeed. I also think it's because she has 0 feelings for him, (doesn't see him like a man) that's she always forgets and act that way/careless with him. And that's what irritates him, and so he acts that way to make her wary of him.
Indeed, really a cheap drama.
Exactly, Naruse didn't need a rival, I mean he's not that typically ml (that I really dislike BTW) that needs a rival to push him to realise his feelings and confesse, plus he treats Yuki so well, so !! We really have hakamada as a rival just because this is romance/shoujo story, sadly, sighh.
"This is a false love triangle, because hakamada is not in the picture to stay with yuki here, he is someone that happens to like her" , omg, you're so right in this !!! Can't add more, you explained it so good. I've always thought so, glad someone does too 🙏🏻 that's not even a love triangle actually, and it wasn't supposed to (unnecessary and unneeded)
Plus, his love (base) for her is shallow, he just liked/likes her cause he thinks she's perfect (that's how he wants ppl, so it's a suggestively love) , he never get to know her real self and I bet he wouldn't have liked her if he does, like knowing she joined the club for kido/a guy, when he thinks of her as 'perfect' , just like how he hated Naruse, when he discovered that he's not perfect (as he thought) I mean, when Naruse told him "if I continue playing" when they were young. Hakamada's way of love is so shallow and immature, it's like "he idealisze ppl, and love them just because they're great and perfect, and if they make a mistake, opps, he'd drop them" (just like fans/girls with celebrities/idosl, hate on them when they make a mistake and turn to be different than what they thought they're)
So I always thought that what he has for her isn't love but just admiration. And my prove of that too is what Yuki had for kido, she thought it was love but later on she discovered that it's just an admiration (she said it herself, it's on Ch 14 - page 16 ) the way she was feeling towards kido is the same as what hakamada feels for her (like, she thought he's mature and capable captain, so she thought of loving him, just cause she thinks this is how guys should be. And also his type is just different to her immature siblings, like, so that's not really love, but just a subjective love - at the very last we can say it's admiration)
That's why Yuki and Naruse love for each other is real, cause they just fell for each other, without being each other type, without preparations, expectations.. they just love each other and fell for each other self and qualities ☺️❤️
Sorry, talked too much,,