Bless you, Mizusawa, for promptly and firmly calling Tomozaki out on his masochistic crap, i.e.
his tendency to believe no one would ever choose him.
She also concedes that as his philosophy of balancing process and outcome (i.e.

Mimimi really put herself out there, and if were honest, the ball is in Tomozakis court.
When Tomozaki and Mimimi meet again at lunch, its awkward again.
Maybe sheisbeing weird, and maybe Tomozaki is being weird right back.

But this initial discomfort and awkwardness is a crucial obstacle to overcome.
Tomozaki recommends that Fuuka bring back the short story versions of the characters.
Rejecting either of them would be tough, even for a higher-tier character.




