Aki is stunned when Masamune tells her hes therealMasamune, but she doesnt disbelieve him.
Shell go out wit him, the real Makabe Masamune.
Shes done shitty things, but her sister was never an excuse for those things.
Her sister is everything to her, and clearly the opposite is also true.
But no, hed not dead, hes just dating!
And before they parted that night, Aki makes it clearhesthe one who askedherout.
That gives her the upper hand.
And while Masamune senses Neko is down, she doesnt want to hear his official rejection.
Shes still holding out for the possibility he ends up single again, and then shellstrike.
Nekos position isnt entirely unreasonable when we watch Masamunes first day as a kept man unfold.
Her demands forhimto go on the school store bread runs are immediate and insistent.
And who should be working at the store but Kanetsugu, now presenting as a woman?
This caught me completely by surprised, but I loved every minute of their subsequent conversation in the hall.
Thats something I dont think I could have said even last week of these two characters.
But as Kanetsugu says, shes basically free now.
This is why when she jokes about him makingherhis wife, it only seems likehalfjoking.
But now that revenge is unnecessary.
Yoshino is doing fine, especially considering Masamune didnt tell Aki about what she did eight years ago.
But I dont want to jump ahead or be pessimistic.
Its weird and awkward, but itsfartoo early to say Aki x Masamune isnt working.
