Author really derailed the relationship between Miharu and the main guy. Hope it gets back on track, otherwise this manga's going to disappoint me.
If he follows through with this, then rather than respect him for doing something different, I'm going to be chagrined that he doesn't understand why feel good fiction exists. It's doesn't exist to show you the same disappointment and bad decisions you see in real life that lead to regret later, it exists to show people overcoming bad decisions and making the right ones instead, to make the readers feel good and to inspire them to try to do better in life instead of settling.