I reread Shiramine and Kurosawa's chapters and I'm just kinda like...wait...there actually was some deep stuff going on. When on earth is that going to be resolved?
The main conflict is that Shiramine wants to be special to Kurosawa aside from their competition. Kurosawa started to think about this in Chapter 12 but then she saw her registration form outside the window (what the heck, I know).
Shiramine resists actually liking Kurosawa because Kurosawa has led her to believe that what is between them is really, really shallow (and therefore, from that point of view, it is a terrible idea to fall for Kurosawa. Terrible and stupid). Kurosawa needs to rethink her motivations and then be serious with Shiramine or they're not going to get anywhere.
So I'd say it's a rare case of the tsundere NOT being the one preventing the relationship from continuing. Shiramine is being a tsundere to protect herself from what she perceives, and rightfully so, as a bad idea. It's pretty much the ultimate way to lose, especially considering how Kurosawa comes on to her (the closest to NSFW we've ever gotten I think) and the way it implies that she would like to get physical (as in, claim your body or dominance = winning).
I was actually really surprised upon rereading that it was this way. I think I got used to the tsundere being the relationship roadblock, instead of a genius airhead who is giving the wrong impression.
Can anyone else go back and reread to see if it was the same for you?
The way I see it, Yurine just wanted someone who could match her, and our Generic Tsundere Girl here just happens to have an obession with being the best & hates to lose. Thus, Yurine was attracted to her. While I think Yurine's character is a bit dull since she hardly tries anything yet she never loses, it's not the main issue; Generic Tsundere Girl is. See, Generic Tsundere Girl (who doesn't have any experience in romance) acts all tsundere around Yurine as a reaction to Yurine's advances, which is no problem at all. I love tsundere characters. However, the problem with Generic Tsundere Girl is that, ever since Yurine became attracted to her, she became a shallow character; her hard-working personality was overshadowed by her tsundere personality (which is very weak). So, yes, I share your opinion that Generic Tsundere Girl's tsundereness is something that is a bother, and should be dealt with swiftly.
P.S. : Shikinami from "A Doujin Where Shikinami Became the Secretary Ship" is a good example of a good tsundere, which Generic Tsundere Girl should look up to as a model.
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