When he believes this is too good to be real he backpedals terribly and when he finally has the guts to confess, the universe finds a way to cockblock him, lol.
That meme "this close to greatness meme" is so accurate & I was at the edge of my seat reading this. The art & the pouts are still top tier regardless of this outcome. Thanks for the translations.
I wouldn't hate this trope so much if the MC simply confess in the following chapters the next time he sees the heroine instead of resetting all the progress for 50 chapters until he is again in the perfect situation and mood.