I forgot about this, I actually liked the premise quite a bit and I'm glad it continuedMan it had been a while.
I'll yoink that theory to not be so insanely confused on what the hell is happening with this mangaBut I remembered now. My theory is Hayasaka actually liked MC from the beginning. She watched their soccer practice for him, not the senpai. But when MC asked if she liked senpai, plus she knew MC liked Tachibana, she had to say MC is second.
So, the letter guy is probably right.
Well, human psychology is weird. Just because someone doesn't want to lose their current status and situation, they will do something even more unimaginable, taking all the wrong steps to stay in status quo out of something so easily resolved. I've seen a lot of examples, including myself... So I understand quite a bit about holding tight the status quo, afraid of change and future...I’m at the point of “why in the flying F won’t you just date her openly?!”
I mean you spend(t) more time with Hayasaka. Neither one of you confessed your feelings to the Number1 but confessed your feelings to each other. You do more relationship-like things with each other.
At this point, the Backup System is coming off as being made for Kirishima’s selfish benefit. There is no way unless he is SUPER DUPER ELITLY DENSE that after what Yamanaka said, what his friend said AND the things Hayasaka has been doing recently that he(Kirishima) doesn’t realize that he became Hayasaka’s Number 1.