Sayaka is trying really hard to get Mako to admit her feelings, maybe she should just take the first step?

...what?

Ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh?

This mangaka... is realy bad at finishing.
Her chapter wrappings, her punchlines, are always so weak.
Like this one: incomprehensible, not even funny.

It was a subversion of expectations, how is it incomprehensible?

Mako isn't in love, she's NORMAL

Oooh girl I wanna normal you so bad
Sayaka probably

Maybe Sayaka is trying to get her to confess first because she thinks whoever confesses first loses

That wasn't normal.

Clearly it's time for some Bugs Bunny tactics:

-"You are totally normal, aren't you?"
-"I love you!"

This mangaka... is realy bad at finishing.
Her chapter wrappings, her punchlines, are always so weak.
Like this one: incomprehensible, not even funny.

It was a subversion of expectations, how is it incomprehensible?

Sayaka has asked that question scores of times. Typical answer is "just normal" but "yeah" is possible too, she said it once. (In her dreams, if she was to say it knowingly the manga would end.) What doesn't make sense is for her to get angry our of the blue and refuse to answer. Since when Sayaka's question is so insulting that it prompts that sorta reaction?
Weak finisher: for the sake of a subversion of expectations, she makes a development like this with no explaining and no understanding.

Weak finisher: for the sake of a subversion of expectations, she makes a development like this with no explaining and no understanding.

So uh... you ever read manga before? It's not funny because it's not a punchline, it's a cliffhanger. First time you've ever seen one?

It's not funny because it's not a punchline, it's a cliffhanger.

In a 4-koma?

In a 4-koma?

This isn't a 4koma, and even 4komas can have cliffhangers at the rare times they decide to progress the plot.

This isn't a 4koma

A 4-pager then; even tinier.

and even 4komas can have cliffhangers at the rare times they decide to progress the plot.

I don't find even the tiniest hint that this is a cliffhanger. All I see here is a cheap weak joke. You're supposed to think 'oh, she expected her confession and instead got her irked ha ha how funny' and next chapter we are be back to statu quo. Where did you pull that cliffhanger idea from?

A 4-pager then; even tinier.

I don't know what you think a 4koma is, but koma means "panel". It refers to a shortform comic format in which each segment is 4 small panels, not unlike many Western newspaper comics and webcomics.

Where did you pull that cliffhanger idea from?

This is the first sign of relationship advancement in the entire series; an attempt by Sayaka to see if Mako's actially interested. That, combined with the unexpected and unexplained response, leaves the reader wanting to know what happens next and why Mako responded in such a strange way. I don't know how you can call that anything but a cliffhanger. What do you think a cliffhanger is if not that?

Edit: Although on rereading I think it might actually be a punchline after all. My guess is that Mako is annoyed because obviously she loves Sayaka so why would she even feel the need to ask such a question? But Sayaka doesn't realise that and the joke is that misunderstanding of each other. If this turns out to be the case I can understand the disappointment with this chapter, but this is mid-story-arc so I was assuming the next release would continue from here and not revert to status quo.

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a twui

Silly girl, you can't assault the willing!

Also, laying together back-to-side in her room every day through summer. #JustGalsBeingPals

A love hotel mood. <3
Well tbh a lot of people rent karaoke rooms to do naughty things. With the door and curtains closed and the music at full blast you have complete privacy, and it's usually cheaper than a hotel room.

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"Why arent you assaulting me? Are you gay or something?"

its getting steamy my friendos

Surely any assaulting between you two would go the other way...

What if she had said “and what would you do if I did assault you here?”

Sayaka's wearing some top tier lesbian fashion this chapter

Mako feeling naughty....that's just normal

That was a good one! We haven't had a "normal" joke in a while.

she just normals her.