So all Nozomi got for her birthday is appearing in the background of some group activities? not to be demanding, but don't she deserve to get some Nozomi-centered doujin once in a while?

Ready-to-Eat rice

Please tell me Nakane isn't referencing that infamous speculation of Rikako buying frozen steaks...

This is showing my age, but when the first chapter actually said Koto-Hono-Umi, and again when Mezashi's chapter featured them — well, every time the second-years show up as a triad, I think delightedly, "KonoHonoUmi!" and then immediately a Cartoon Network promo from back when they were 90% old Hannah-Barbera reruns gets stuck in my head:
https://youtu.be/nEc4gDFHEBw

Some of these are kinda gay ngl

That new look on Honoka wasn't that bad