And ALL of this could have been avoided, if Ririsu had been honest from the jump.
"Awww... Tarou still loves and remembers me, but Eve's imaginary tits make me feel insecure so let me lie to Tarou about everything through my teeth until it spirals out of control."
-spirals out of control-
Eve becoming the Dusk Maiden of Amnesia 2.0 AKA Best Girl? Could've been avoided.
Ebino developing feelings? Could've been avoided.
Crossdressing facade? Could've been avoided.
Tarou having to pick the lesser of three shitty outcomes because he actually stopped being an energy saving man to help people he actually cared about? Could've been avoided.
Ya'll give Tarou shit for comparing the original to a delusion, but I'd like to think that Tarou ain't TRYING to ruin everything. He's just running the Hachiman "directed hate" route. And I'd much rather he'd be happy with someone who is honest about her feelings than someone who can't pull her head out of her ass to stop butting heads. He was clearly upfront with Ebino. He's just metaphorically boned, right now.