....Man, I can't stand it if people continue spamming the forum just to vent off their disappointment, especially when they don't actually argue, but simply repeat their initial point over and over and OVER again. You don't like the manga. That's fine. Everyone has their preferences and nobody has any right to judge those. But we really can do without you telling us 20 times, thank you.
Now, about chapter nine. ...
I do agree that Citrus is becoming predictable. However, somehow this doesn't make it boring for me. I knew at the end of chapter 8 that this girl (Matsuri) would be used to create a love triangle. So when reading chapter 9, I already knew what was gonna happen, but I still enjoyed reading it. (Most certainly cause I'm a total sucker for drama. XD) Well then, now to wait for chapter 10. * will sit down right here and wait for 6 weeks *