Okay, this removed the bad taste I got from the previous chapter.
Hopefully we don't go back to that e-girl/simping joke again and just stick with normal Highschool things
Black haired girl really is the fmc while we are seeing them from the childhood friend's perspective. Chapter 4 is just too shitty but this chapter healed it
I get the impression, had she just arrogantly declared to Natsuki that they were dating now and he didn't have any say in rejecting it while furiously blushing, both would be happier.
Seems like everyone is on the same page with this. The last chapter was way too close of a drop for too many people, myself included.
Hopefully this chapter is a sign of better story to come.