The last panel in chap 22 was so good. The protag says that he felt like a protagonist, but yet the author draws him away from the centre, small, to tell us that he is still a mob character
@Solipsist What a great summary. She gives me faint yandere vibes, as if she could become one but he is a such a safe bet that she will never have to go "full yandere".
He is slowly becoming more visible to strangers as he makes meaningful connections with others. So, by the end of this all of his classmates should notice him all the time I suppose?