After scolding the class, Yuu volunteers to be the other class rep, but Umi swoops in and draws the winning (losing?) lot. Hm, it would’ve been nice if she had defended him. Instead, she gets to have all the fun pairing up with Maki even though Yuu did all the heavy-lifting? Gosh, I dunno about that. Umi then tells Yuu that the latter had gone too far. Huh? Hold on a minute. Hoooooold on. Moments ago, everyone was trashing Maki left and right. Just straight up insulting the guy to his face. How is a little scolding from Yuu “going too far?” What the hell is Umi talking about? She then actually makes Yuu apologize to everyone. My gast has been thoroughly flabbered.

Again with the peanut gallery caring way too much about Yuu simply greeting Maki. Oh yeah, sure, kids totally react this way to two people potentially being friends. I’m sorry, but I don’t find this scenario remotely realistic. This is anime’s form of humble-bragging. “Ugh, now everyone thinks I must have done something to her! Being friends with the hottest girl in class is just so hard!” But fine, we’re in bizarro world where kids can’t even have lunch in peace. Taira in You and I Are Polar Opposites complained about school having a social hierarchy. This show takes that concept and pushes it to the extreme. As a result, Maki has to take the two hottest girls in class somewhere quiet — a place where they can eat their immaculate bento boxes in peace. See, you gotta hang out with the losers from time to time, ’cause they would totally know all the best lunch spots! On the other hand, if their classmates were that surprised to see Yuu and Maki simply inteact, one of them probably would’ve tailed the group there. But shh, let’s just brush that aside for now!

High schoolers overreact too much. Right off the bat, our protagonist Maki thinks he’s destined to a life of loneliness, because he was a bit awkward when introducing himself. Oh no, I was shy and timid, and I revealed that I like to watch B-movies! The horror! Bro, it ain’t that serious. Everything Maki said was completely innocuous. Nah, what’s holding him back isn’t his interests or even how he delivered them. Rather, it’s his defeatist mindset. Maki is only acting this way, so he doesn’t have to try. Welp, no point in putting in any effort to make friends, because I just know I’m already doomed!