What the heck's up with Yuuya's friend? The dude who just pops up during those interminable, several-page scenes featuring Yuuya's insecure and jealous facial contortions to say stuff like: "You seem depressed today." "You seem different lately." "Wanna get some food?" And inevitably Yuuya blows him off. Seriously, who'd continue following Yuuya around? The narration of Yuuya's inner state, perfectly evident on his face, is just annoying. Phew! Glad I got that off my chest.

ummm i'm surprised kiriya-san wasn't jailed and was allowed to apply for a position at tokyo uni. what he did was pretty much illegal.
and i was confused as to where exactly did Yuuya lived. i'm guessing he was boarding or something (i think they did sort of mentioned it in the passing in the manga) but it was pretty confusing.

Kiriya is shockingly different in his behaviour towards Yuuya after he realizes he has been lied to about Yuuya's age and academic level. I believe the power that this story plot could have had was completely underused. The feelings Kiriya could have felt, evoked from memories of how Yuuya treated him during the time they were 'free' with each other, seemed minimized or unexplored. I know the danger of having an illegal relationship in society would have crushed his feelings, but their was no scenes of him trying to repress these feelings. Did he even have them? He seemed strangely unemotional for such a previously emotional man.