Yeah. I'm weirded out that I brushed passed that.
In my opinion, it's definitely not justifiable, but I can see why she did it. She's probably been replaying that moment since it happened, reliving the fear and powerlessness. Doing it to Sumika was probably a twisted, desperate attempt to escape those replays- to exert power where before she was powerless. It could also be her taking that bitch's "lesson" to heart. I can see both ways, but in either case it's still a fucked thing to do.
Again, I'm not sure if Sumika did the best thing here, but she's decided to stay with Kanoko. I hope Sumika can teach her what a healthy realationship with healthy boundaries looks like. Otherwise, I hope Sumika can find the will to cut Kanoko off if she can't change or, worse, starts to resemble that bitch
Nah, I think Kanoko wanted to do it because she still thinks "it's not a big deal". She's still in denial that something meaninful happened between Yano and Hime, so she wanted to give her body to Sumika to prove to herself that kiss meant nothing.
Sumika was a total angel this chapter. When she thought Kanoko was assaulted, she even searched what to do to help her heal.
The way I see it, we have two total opposites here: Sumika, whose driving force in recent events has been her mostly selfless love towards Kanoko, and Kanoko herself whose driving force has been her selfish love for Hime.
I'm sure those two will end up together, I hope we get a redemption arc for Kanoko where she realizes her toxic behavior, just like Nene did, and changes for the best. But I still wouldn't hate it if we get a surprise heroine that comes out of nowhere and snatches Sumika away, this time with straightforward love instead of the selfishness she suffered from Nene and now Kanoko.
You could say Sumika has really bad luck when it comes to the ladies haha.
