Now she got the most dangerous hairstyle.......
The ultimate death flag... that's it, folks, no deus ex machina here, she's a goner.
In any case, a lovely chapter, honestly. Some good fluff and some setup/developments. Shizuku's reservations about opening up hit very close. The series has done a great job of describing and displaying Shizuku's anxieties. Simultaneously impressively convincing and captivating and far too convincing for comfort, but I also love the payoff of her very noticeable progress. Her telling Kaori she wants to tell her but doesn't know how was incredibly sweet.