Chapter 4 of volume 9 has huge character developments for both Adachi and Shimamura, wow! Maybe this is something I’d see more of if I reread book 6 onwards, but it feels like this is the first time we’ve truly seen Shimamura reciprocating Adachi’s feelings, and the first time we see her express the desire to not let her relationship with Adachi drift apart (like her relationship with Tarumi did). I think that having that talk with Poncho during the school trip really caused Shimamura to be more introspective about her relationship to Adachi.
Adachi too, it’s really cool that she’s starting to have more confidence in both herself and Shimamura. It feels like she’s finally starting to get used to/comfortable with their relationship. And that’s saying a lot from the person who accused Shimamura of cheating since she talked to Hino and Nagafuji too much. I was worried that Adachi would keep having those really unhealthy insecurities around Shimamura but it seems like they’ve both really progressed a lot.
And I don’t know when it happened, but it seems like both moms have some level of understanding that their daughters are dating each other. I have a feeling that they probably figured it out after chatting at the gym... I do wonder how much they’ve actually been talking since they exchanged phone numbers.
This christmas dinner party is going to be a crazy chapter, I’m really looking forward to it!
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