So she got rejected in the past? Demnn, character development. But then again, I see the title "I always wanted to see you again" which means maybe that person would show up. Now I'm looking forward to this.
I mean, Mariya does make good points on Koto not just relying on her friends, but those reasons are just being used to hide her possible ulterior motives. Hopefully, she'll learn to let go of Koto and treat her as an equal