So there's no gag and she's actually genuinely in love with him? Huh. Well, this isn't going to turn into some serious romance manga, so I guess it doesn't matter? Though Saiki Kusuo did take the romance half-seriously by the end. In any case, I still ship Nao with him for now since they have the most intimate dynamic. (Though I also ship Nao with Inukai's partner whose name I forget. I'm silly for shipping so many characters in a gag manga!)