Mone freezes. Mone: Ah.
For those who need a quick refresher: the entire premise of this glorious dumpster fire of romantic tension is that Mona Kawai, the most popular and self-assured girl in school, cannot for the life of her get Medaka Kuroiwa, the stoic, temple-raised transfer student, to blush or show any reaction to her “perfect” charm. It’s a battle of Mona’s relentless offense vs. Medaka’s iron-clad vow of celibacy (courtesy of his monk training). But over the last 30+ chapters, that iron has started to rust. Mone freezes
Medaka’s training is officially failing. His internal monologue suggests he is no longer fighting off "temptation" but rather fighting off "love." It’s a battle of Mona’s relentless offense vs
Chapter 170 of Kuroiwa Medaka ni Watashi no Kawaii ga Tsuujinai , part of Volume 19, was released on March 12, 2025, in Weekly Shonen Magazine Medaka’s training is officially failing
We get a full page of Medaka’s thoughts, which is rare. He thinks: “Father said women are a distraction from enlightenment. But if enlightenment means not caring that her hand is cold... then I don’t want to be enlightened.” EXCUSE ME, SIR? THAT IS A CONFESSION. That is a man choosing the girl over the gods. This is huge character development for someone who started as a wooden plank.