Tonari no Kuuderera o Amayakashitara, Uchi no Aikagi o Watasu Koto ni Natta - Vol. 2 Ch. 6

[infantrysmarties]

It's weird when a MC tells the FemMC to keep their relationship a secret. So what if rumors spread around? Circumstances aside, they both enjoy each other's company, so may as well make school time enjoyable.

The justification usually seems to be that; because she is SO popular among the students, her new friendship with the cliché loner instead of anyone else would cause him problems. And maybe bullying.

 

[Shuu-chan]

It's weird when a MC tells the FemMC to keep their relationship a secret. So what if rumors spread around? Circumstances aside, they both enjoy each other's company, so may as well make school time enjoyable.

I think it's more to because he doesn't want her to have a bad school life from bad rumors (she's called the Kuuderella for a reason, anyway). Unfortunately, even if you have a friend or two in highschool, bullying will still happen when your friends aren't around.

 

[dbzclamp]

while the karaage scene shows up in Ch 1, it is chronologically after the end of ch 5...

The meal he serves her in chapter 2 is also karaage, isn't it? Looks like it to my (admittedly untrained) eye...

(yes, I know they talk about nikujaga and minestrone, but that's the leftover food he offers from the refrigerator and not necessarily the food they end up eating together)