All about Kazuya's emotional dishonesty - On "The Girlfriend and the Move" (Rent-A-Girlfriend Chs. 249-255)
Greetings, friends. The Lungfish Diaries has been on a bit of haitus due to vacations and various other things, but I’m happy to be back to talk about Rent-A-Giflriend ’s latest concluded arc. What may surprise people in this arc is just how much of an obstacle Kazuya’s emotional dishonesty with Chizuru is. It’s well established how dishonest Chizuru is—including some prime examples this arc—but Kazuya’s reluctance to be open and honest about his feelings is part of what keeps them from moving forward, and it’s his one moment of true honestly—given while too passed out to be aware of his words—that convinces Chizuru to move forward. Let’s take a look. To some, Chizuru acting like Kazuya might not take her up on her offer may come as strange, but indeed, from Chizuru’s perspective, it may seem a real possibility. (255) Kazuya has long kept his fullest, truest feelings under wraps Kazuya has held back from Chizuru for a long time. He famously denied being in love w...