My heart almost sank when it looked like this was going to be a fake-out, so glad it actually stuck as a confession, great chapter.
Thanks for the translations~
Yeah well, not every manga is a flaming chernobyl dumpster fire like Kanokari or kills the series off once the confession drops. The good ones tend to close the gap fast and still manage to keep it interesting - Bokuyaba and Useless Prefect being good examples. Hopefully this one evolves to be on the “good” aisle.