So...wait....am I supposed to pretend that this guy and his pals, didn't outright try to use their superior physique and numbers to R@#e a seemingly defenseless girl ,a girl that he forcefully PULLED into a secluded alleyway clearly against her will? "just because they were annoyed with her 'presumptuous' nature"
And only got "remorseful" and submissive because he got his ass handed to him? Am I to pretend that he is truly a "kind" little brother now?
No, you can be like Eri and very much not like him.
Also, Haruka said "a kind
of little brother", not "a kind little brother".
Chances are, he doesn't like him either. It's just that she also doesn't like escalation of conflict, so she puts up with him.
What I do hope is that the sexual assaulter is forced to confront his f-ed up actions towards women, and actually has to fix that.
Additionally, I hope that Haruka ends up understanding that the thugs are being presumptuous about being around him and it is well within his right to make them stay away from him.
He thinks "he can't strongly tell them to stop", but he definitely should be able to. Making sure that bad actions have justified consequences isn't an escalation of conflict, it's literally justice.
If it's a problem of not wanting attention and not being able to speak up, he really needs to get help his self-esteem and learn how to be confident. Hopefully Eri and his new team thing do that.