For the side couple who had the proper romance progress so far which is whats expected from grown ass adults. If they had their own story, it would be like 10x more popular than this trainwrack for sure.
I think one of the big problems is that the side couple had actual chemistry, and what Igarashi and Takeda have is a gimmick
But also let's not pretend that the side couple wasn't also just spinning on it's wheels until they got together out of nowhere
I am convinced that even Shiromanta doesn't know how Takeda feels, and now they've written themselves into a corner. This plot device is like Kool-Aid man busting through a the wall in that corner lol like seeya suckas!!