- I cringed at the implied accident cliffhanger. Could we just not? I hope it will be subverted and that nothing serious actually happened.
Like I said, I have a strong feeling that this is just to stall Nikaidou and make her lose her deadline. It would be really out of character for this story if someone actually died. But, well, you never know, right?
- I'm way more distracted by the fact that somehow glove that Nika was holding got blown by the wind. Seriously never heard of that before and it hurts my suspension of disbelief so hard, it makes me feel like author didn't really think it through and came up with that sudden accident on a whim, just for a dramatic plot twist.
There's some significance to it. Like how Nika didn't fall off the bridge to save Jun's gift (she was all "oh, this was for the best"), but she jumped in front of a truck to get Kurumi's gift back.
I agree with you that a strong gust of wind suddenly blowing the glove away was a little far-fetched, but I'd be a hypocrite if I criticized author-sama for that, because I've done worse than this in my stories.