Found it. Chapter 5, Page 10, festival arc like you said.
She also appears to not be wearing a long sleeve undershirt in this scene but rather long cuffs, seeing as she's pulling them down from the top slightly.

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So I assume she has scars on her arms. Question is are those from the accident or from self harm attempts.

IIRC we were shown the scars in an earlier chapter, and I think they were burn scars. Don't have the time rn to find the relevant page, sorry.

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For proof, read any comments section here, particularly one with an exasperated Blaastar, and you will see readers make up any story they want.

Hey, I like reading Blastaar's comments. I think they're one of the most enriching commenters on the site, occasional sharp tongue notwithstanding.

I guess my point is that whatever the author is thinking is always irrelevant because we only have the text.

Largely yes, but it's sometimes prudent to have at least some awareness of who's written the text and what views and experiences may have informed its inception – even though that can never really refute what is clearly shown/told in a work, mind you. Context beyond the presumed intention – like time, culture, personal experiences both of the person interpreting as well as the author – is still relevant to an interpretation, whether we like it or not (which does not mean that it validates or invalidates an interpretation. It's just reasonably helpful additional information towards understanding how different people might arrive at different conclusions from the same text).

Woah, Hino really made it with the exams!

With the power of Koguma's panties, anything is possible.

The power of lewd love

I like this. The art is really appealing, and the second chapter had some decent explanation of Serina's background and motivations. Just hoping it doesn't turn too wholesome or soft too soon. There's this unfortunate trend lately that the dark-haired girl always turns out to be a big softie, and it needs to be reversed ^_^

Knight Heron seems to do a lot of good stuff.

I also want it to really lean into the drama and be utterly unhealthy for a good while, but I wouldn't worry. Sometimes the dark-haired girl goes hard instead, even today. Admittedly, though, she is set up to soften eventually in this series here.

And Knight Heron has indeed been doing some good stuff (and doing it well) this year.

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I just had a thought that this series might end with Hino telling Kogu that she will go to class every day, as long as she goes out with her.

Followed by a sequel where she promises to enter and graduate from a quality college if they get married?

God I fucking hope so.

I'd like to pre-order this, please and thanks.

Count me in.

So...are we getting this bonus chapter just to see her ripped apart and killed next chapter? Because that would be depressing.

I'm not sure it'll end after just two volumes, seeing as it indeed has a physical release now. If it does, it's gonna hurt, even though it would kinda fit the story, which was pretty bleak from the outset.

^ I feel the need to point out that she actually has no buttons. :P

Also, pretty sure Hino would faint first, based on what we've seen so far.

Pretending to faint, Koguma landed on the bed. She realised that Hino's lips had still been attached to her body, right there above the chest. In fact it was not just the lips. Hino's entire body was now pressing heavily from the top. For a while, nothing else was happening. Only that sweet enamouring scent of Hino's hair was slowly getting Koguma drunk. She opened one of her eyes to look around and check what's going on. Hino was lying on top, motionless.
'Wait, did she collapse? That idiot!', Koguma gave it her all to roll over to the side together with the practically dead body of her schoolmate. She was now sitting on top.
'Hey, wake up already! Stupid Hino! Are you alive?', Koguma was in panic.
'What should I do? Do I give her the CPR?', she was dying from embarrassment when that thought reached her head.
'Kyaahh!! What shall I do? Damn you Hino, please don't die on me here!', Koguma breathed in as much air as she possibly could and bent forward - Hino's beautiful face was now right in front of hers. She then opened Hino's mouth with her hands slightly shaking, closed her own eyes and let the air flow between Hino's soft lips.
She was about to bend backwards for another round when Koguma felt two hands interlocking behind her neck, keeping her head close to Hino's face.
'Ha, caught ya - someone's looking really embarrassed now!', Hino whispered with a grin.
Neither of them could sleep that night.

okay-okay, I should stop with this nonsense)))

I really want to see a date or kiss scene at the end of finals
That would be really sweet

Dangling that as a carrot in front of Hino might be too much motivation, though (see Motivation Button). Maybe if Hino asks for a reward only after passing (or at least doing her best and getting a decent result) it might be possible.

I think it's not yuri. IRL, I'd assume someone who felt that crossdressing "suited" them who preferred to socialize when others saw them as the opposite gender, was not cishet, but this is manga, so... it's whatever the author is thinking (unless you're pro-death of the author, then there's no definitive answer).

I'm more a "Death Of The Author"-guy myself, but even so the characters make it pretty clear that it's "just" a cishet couple with him crossdressing. I think "crossdressing suited me" refers to it befitting his physique and appearance, as specified in the next sentence, less so internal his self-image.

Either way, cute little story.

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To quote another post I've seen before:

That's lesbian!

-snip-

She's so proud of (her beloved) Hino.

Next thing you know is that Hino will say "fuck me" and Koguma will just go and do it

I'd think she would want a kiss first. After all, she didn't get one in the ice cream chapter despite her best efforts.

Hino just uses being overly naughty to conceal/rationalize her affection anyway! She's just as embarrassed as Koguma (as per the scene from my avatar), she just deals with it by making Koguma run away before letting it out :D
Which is not really much of an option in this current situation, hehe.

Also yes, Kogutop please.

Getting one chapter of fluff late at night and one chapter after I get up in the morning, is this heaven?

Koguma's eyes in the last panel seemed like this strange mix of affection and love as well as a bit of Yandere to me... but I think they're mainly supposed to be affectionate.
Technically you could argue that Hino also still has that motivation button, but that might be overkill/counter-productive after all. So no panties it is, because that's another reasonable request Koguma naturally follows!

Koguma dressing passed-out Hino might be a x.5 chapter that'll come with a volume release.

Ending was a bit corny, with the confession and all.

And no sex in chapter 3? What a letdown.

From the last page I gather that it's supposed to be more of an epilogue than a real chapter, but yeah, some tentacles, tails and wings monster on "human"(?) action would have been sweet.

@luinthoron you reiterated just yesterday: Koguma never declines a wish from Hino.
Hino really should get the idea by now :D

Kumakooo... - No, it's me, Hino-san. - That's even better!

Also I really doubt that Hino won't ever ask Koguma to sleep together with her again... or maybe she just won't have to?

This was fun. Great art, fun interactions, and horny galore.

Why are you interpreting everything I say sexually?!

In-universe reason: She's a sex-robot, duh.
Real reason: It's more fun that way.

[snip]

Blursed image.

p.s That blush and 'i'll show you my body one day' and how Hino is all what does that mean? and why am i thinking this stuff really makes it clear to me Hino is mostly clueless- but that I think Koguma is NOT- I think she is aware they might become a couple, or is hoping they will?

Hino's more clueless than Koguma about their feelings. Koguma is mainly held back by being shy right now, I think.

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Honestly, seeing (again) just how tiny Koguma looks in her swimsuit I do get why she's self-conscious about her body, but Hino obviously doesn't mind. She'll tell her that in no uncertain terms eventually, I'm sure. Her line "[...]I'm not disappointed or anything[...]" could already be seen as a throwback to Koguma's remark last chapter, but I don't think that's what Hino was trying to get at here.

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And look at Hino trying her absolute best to be a good girl!

I don't think she was trying to peek. She just wanted to tell Kogu she's pretty. Then she instinctively looked over when she was talking to her, saw her half undressed and got really shy and had to look away lol.

Exactly! She was trying not to peek, or even make Koguma feel that she's peeking. I think she stopped because she caught herself "(almost) peeking (inadvertently)", in addition to just feeling shy at Koguma undressing. They're just so precious.

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GAY PANIC INTENSIFIES

Geez, that was just what I needed after that job at work. Thank you so much for the extra effort.

Also:

Why did I have to think about that stuff?

Yes, why would you ever do something like that, because it's totally not like you actually want to do those things with Hino, right?

And look at Hino trying her absolute best to be a good girl!

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Notice how almost 20 minutes pass before Mina responds... she enjoyed this...

Aww. Cuddling is just the best.

A full week, eh? There's only so long Hino (and even Koguma) can resist doing something more when they'll be together for all that time.

Ara...

Well, that'll be some motivation... :D

Koguma thirsty a.f. I bet she's gonna be taking the initiative during this week. She's on her home turf, after all.
Don't underestimate the little bear.

It's the fourth time I've come back to this mini oneshot and it's worth it every time.
-*dies of preciousness*-