The first three chapters of origin story were pretty interesting. We finally get to see the "I like you" that Tachibana said he never heard from Ootani back in high school.

And then we seem to jump forward in time again to catch up with what Shou and Alfred are doing. This time, Alfred has planned a surprise trip to Japan to see Shou and it was a rollercoaster of bad decisions, one right after another. I feel so bad for Alfred who found himself in such a difficult situation out of desperation... and then, despite his clear trauma, gets chastised for it.

Of course, Tachibana and Ootani are there to help make the situation better in their own way, and it was nice getting to see them break in the New Year together at the end.

Overall, this was a much more enjoyable volume than the first one was.