Whilst I do understand both sides of the story here, Karin was rightfully incensed at being groped so suddenly after all, her insistence on making her relationships as they used to be is rather grating. Despite her claims to the contrary, Karin’s lack of understanding regarding the other side really makes her annoying to read.
For lack of a better term she carries this sort of… entitlement the way I see it. Like she’s entitled to your friendship, entitled to your praise, entitled to a clean conscience on her part, and most importantly, entitled to YOU. And this really cuts in this chapter, she seems incapable of understanding exactly what kind of damage she inflicted on Riona. This is best seen in how she tries to convince Riona to come back to school, not for any academic or logical reasons, she does so solely to clean her own conscience. As if to assure herself that “It’s not my fault Riona isn’t going to school anymore.” “It’s not my fault that the other girls are outright saying ‘I would throw her in a ditch.’”
And THAT is what really grinds my gears about her, her inherent selfishness that she mischaracterizes as kindness and justness. It IS her fault, and until she realizes that conclusion, she shouldn’t be trying to repair her relationship with Riona.
Now then, I understand she made a few steps in this direction late in the chapter, but forgive me, however I’m still suspicious that her logic for doing this is solely for her own benefit rather than that of Riona’s.