➽ I loved seeing Komi actually get jealous of Tadano's friends for the first time, especially as he was her first real friend! Onemine Nene is a very mature girl and a good friend to Tadano. She's sceptical about Komi and mistakes her anxiety for arrogance. In the end, Tadano urges her to give Komi a chance and Onemine becomes her friend! (She also ships Tadano and Komi, so I immediately liked her!)

➽ A big part of this volume is the school's culture festival! Komi's class is deciding on what to plan and ends up choosing Komi's idea of a maid cafe! During the preparations Komi ends up spending more time with Onemine and Otori, the latter is always doing something dangerous when you're not looking 😂

➽ The maid cafe itself is a huge success and of course, everyone is swooning over Komi wearing a maid outfit! There are lots of shenanigans as Najimi tries to monetize the cafe to an absurd degree and a maid cafe expert called Akido is absolutely floored by the class' performance! Tadano ends up wearing a maid outfit as well at Najimi's insistence and despite being embarrassed, I thought it suited him!

I’m really enjoying this slice-of-life series, and as someone with social anxiety myself, I can relate a lot of my high school experiences to Komi’s. Love the strong friendship elements in this series too.