Putting aside how ridiculous is the whole "I blackmailed you by showing my panties because I'm interested in you", having Saotome still in denial of Takae's feelings is insulting the readers.
I mean, can you blame him after the bullshit she pulls out on the regular? She and Yuna are primary reasons he even has these issues with accepting girls' feelings in the first place.At least someone finally punched him. "She's not serious about it because she only said it once." What a shitty thing to say. It's so disappointing it's regressing this badly.