Eh, feels like pointless drama. This is just such a chiche’d route any romance like this takes. Random ex love interest pops up -> shakes up relationship with a couple of words both of them would have thought about many times by now (so forced drama; doesn’t even make much sense; would have been better if the characters came to this conclusion and pushed the other away on their own) -> pointless drama/misunderstanding pursues for 3+ chapters. And I could have told you this was gonna to happen when that new teacher first showed up. It’s just boring; it’s expected. I enjoyed reading this series (actually just read up to this chapter in one go), because it felt like a fresh take on a very overdone premise/set up (teacher x student romance). It was wholesome (neither party was being seriously overly pushy, feelings were mutuals, and they were doing a good job of holding back until he’s an adult) and enjoyable to read. It wasn’t boring and without conflict entirely, but it just didn’t use the SAME conflict that every other story with this premise does, which is what made it a good read for me. I didn’t have to sit through the same old boring drama or the cat and mouse game or someone finding out and blackmailing or threatening them or the teacher (usually male) being sexually harrased (basically) by students that knew no boundaries and constantly in danger of being fired or the hiding in tight spaces or the other ways I’ve seen this go down a million times. I thought it was interesting (and enjoyed reading) all the other challenges and conflicts the author threw at the couple and characters, that generally wouldn’t be seen in this type of series. They may not have been unique on uncommon in the romance genre, but it was refreshing for this premise. What we’re in right now is what I was happy this manga was avoiding. It’s not interesting when I’ve seen it a billion times and know the outcome before it even began. It feels like the author thought things were getting boring or temporarily ran out of ideas, so they threw in the most generic drama plotline they could think of.