Ok lemme think
We getting lots of Kozu-nee (im eating good personally) and clearly all the bells are ringing for her loss in this race so it would normally make sense to think that she's well and truly out
BUT
what if actually that was what the author wanted to make us think but she's in truth the one most likely to win? The whole point of the manga is literally "You can't have a romcom with your childhood friends" but it never said anything about... cousins and... teachers...
but wow saying it out loud it sounds a lot more wrong
but fuck it im way too invested in this and I love her, and all the other girls too, oriana's idea of a polyamorous relationship sounds literally like the least damaging thing for him at this point anyway but my idea's out there at least
if only this dense fucking neutron star could open his eyes and grow a titanium spine too