Really glad to see this update again, curious where it's going. The first chapter had a bunch of really nice moments that stuck out to me. This chapter was more focused on explanation/setup and less focused on the dynamic between the protagonists so it felt more like a series of necessary road bumps (to me), but I'm looking forward to seeing future chapters now that the setting is set up a bit. It's really nice that it's got that Reiwa Era aspect where the protagonists start dating very early in the story and are more up front about their feelings instead of dancing around them forever.