Bro is this a modernized version of the Hidden Lead Village? Because Kurokawa just overcame a lifetime of deep-seated self esteem issues in like 5 minutes through the power of Talk no Jutsu.
I’ve really liked how this manga was willing to portray how self-hatred and a defensive fear of others can distort the typical manga romance, but without showing Kurokawa realistically overcoming those feelings, it seems like I was wrong to give the author the benefit of the doubt and they’re just going for drama instead.
The only thing I can see saving this in my eyes is if Kurokawa shows up to tell Fujishiro about her deep-seated issues and how she does love her and lashed out because she was scared, and how she can’t believe herself to be worthy of Fujishiro but wants to work on it until she can, and they commit to work together towards letting Kurokawa heal.
Do I think that’s likely? I can’t tell. Probably not. But it would really be a treat to see.