I like where this is going. I mean, it’s kind of a lot, “turns out Nekozaki’s being investigated for murder” isn’t what I thought was going to happen, but I can see it. (And I’m glad that teacher like, has a reason to spy on them and isn’t just a complete creep, setting aside that she’s also dating her student—is she doing that just to get closer to Nekozaki? That’s still creepy.) There’s always been an air of dark mystery around her family—if you go back and look, this sort of revelation was set up pretty well. And combined with her emotional issues, I wonder what it’s all leading up to. I wonder what happened.
I like that the Shōwa records club got some more characterization.
Also, did anyone notice that that listening device is a flapjack octopus cell phone charm? I wonder if it’s a reference to Bloom Into You.