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Jun’s birthday arrives and Minato experiences an uncomfortable emotion.

Impressions:

Well we’re finally getting into the romance part of the story. I was a bit surprised by Jun’s maturity at the cake eating scene. Normally I’d expect him to at least embarrassingly say it was an alright meal. But he actually stepped up and said something that most would call corny in that situation. Obviously it was a bad cake but guess when someone works that hard for your sake the least you can do is be appreciative for it. But this was a huge step forward for this couple. Honestly wasn’t sure if they were ever going to give up on the comedy and come into it like this. It’s a pretty important step when Yuuhi is actually being nice and not hitting Jun. Even if it meant being pushed into it she is definitely not as anti-Jun as she was at the beginning. That call to her mother definitely shows that she wouldn’t completely fight the marriage. Now she’s not going to admit yet to liking Jun, but that’s what her character is like. Interesting to see if she gives in and says how she feels before the end.

Sadly this situation was also expected for Minato. She should have known that constantly pushing those two together would leave her in this painful situation. Always knew she had the least chance of getting together with Jun for a few reasons. Her personality to support others would put her in a bad position when those two started to get closer. But also the fact she is a nice person who doesn’t take the initiative in getting what she wants. So now she sits there seeing Yuuhi get the smiles about the cake that she used to get. Only question is what will she do now? Jun is getting closer and closer to Yuuhi which doesn’t leave her in a good position. Even if she pushes towards getting closer to Jun now it doesn’t mean she has a chance. Hopefully it goes alright for her, but just feels like this will naturally go toward giving Yuuhi the win. The best she can hope for is an ending that is less that concrete.

This really is a turning point in the series. We’re moving closer to the end and now the romantic situation has to be resolved. I can’t see us giving another episode to a friend or side character at this stage. Only question really is whether it’s a concrete finish for JunxYuuhi or just something more ambiguous. Maybe extending the time Yuuhi has to decide or letting her live with Jun and Yuuhi indefinitely. Regardless we are definitely getting closer to the end.