Just as an aside, the Bible never taught geocentricity. It did deal with appearances, as we still do today with the words "sunrise" and "sunset." And it had phrases that were poetic, "The world is firmly established. It can not be moved." (1 Chronicles 16:30, Psalm 96:10, and Psalm 104:5) But still God sent earthquakes at various points, so it was not positing an Earth that never moves. Earth can be the center of God's attention, because mankind is there, without it being the center of the cosmos (however such a thing could be defined).

The Medieval Roman Church had many teachings that did not align with Scripture, which eventually got corrected by the Reformation. Some of them were accidental, like geocentricity. Others were more malign, like saying you are saved by the good works that you do, rather than by the grace of God manifesting through your faith in Jesus Christ, with his perfect life and sacrificial death.

One more note: beauty isn't a criterion for truth. Geocentricity looks like a bunch of Spirograph drawings, which are indeed beautiful. Heliocentricity is beautiful in its simplicity, and explanatory ability. But is this a theological issue? No, it was a human interpretation and control issue for the Roman Church, which was hyper-controlling and hypocritical (consider the scandalous lives of the Popes).

I think it helps the story to learn that she wasn't always so cute.

Well, Ken's name has some ability to protect him in some circles.

Tomatoes in Italian cuisine date back to the 1600s, when they arrived from America. They got pasta from the Arabs in the 19th century. Italian cooking is not a monolith; they have dishes that do not require tomatoes or pasta. So don't worry for our friends here, they should do fine.

But, Kuroiwa has not yet decided whether he is going to abandon being a monk or not. It's not a likely a popular end to the story, but a possible end is that he gets sick of all these pesty girls, and decides to be a monk. Personally, I think that would be a fun ending, leaving all the girls high and dry. None of them are that great, looking at their personalities.... And to all men everywhere, the personality of a woman is the most likely thing to survive over decades, so if you want a happy life, pick the woman with a good personality, rather than the pretty or sexy one. Beauty fades, and the willingness for sex does also, unless she has a good personality. You should want a woman who will support you under all normal conditions.

He loves her. She loves him. The happy ending is coming soon.

Well, that was short, but if we were getting potato gratin, we might have been in a hurry to get t eat it.

This is the sort of talk you would hear when Chinastu will win. I could be wrong.

Nagumo does not want vengeance to consume him, and thus he wants his teacher to be his "Jiminy Cricket." (Conscience: ancient reference from the old folks... "I'm no fool, no siree, I'm going to live to be 103. I know what's good for you and me, and I'm no fool.") -- Recalled from a movie I saw 55+ years ago...

She has wanted the marriage to be a marriage, but they haven't consummated the marriage yet. Am I wrong? (I read enough manga, that I sometimes lose track of details on individual manga.) He is an "innocent" guy who thinks his marriage is just an economic partnership. He may not even think about sex. His manager may think about sex, and that may be the turning point for this manga.

As the wife, she is properly jealous, as another woman has taken notice of her husband. In my own life as a husband and a businessman (38 years), I have never spent time with another woman out of public sight. My wife deserves that loyalty.

I think it is likely that this plot device will frighten him, and push him back to his wife, and the relationship gets consummated, and normalizes.

What not load the bases, and face the sixth hitter in the lineup? Or just fight the fourth batter? You can get out of the inning with no runs scored.

Taiki has overcome competitors. So must Chinatsu, who has gained some strength by watching Taiki. This isn't just a romance manga, but a sports manga also -- unusual in that it has more than one sport, with one team sport, and a mostly individual sport, though you can do doubles in badminton. These chapters are not a waste of time.

I was only making a general statement about the girls in such manga. Yes, Rintaro is aiming to be a pâtissier. I am not talking about the men; they don't hand over chocolate on White Day.

Not gay, something that is lost in life. Friends.

Kim is crying because he fought alongside his opponent in tough times. He does not want to fight him, much less kill him, but his former comrade is a pale shell of what he once was, and so he must fight, even though he might kill his friend. Would you not cry over that?

Ya try ta hep, and dis is da tanks ya get?

The old friend who died, but didn't die.

This is a battle of aces, and so far it's pretty even. An idea: Yumeka doesn't have the equivalent of Taiki or her somewhat estranged Dad to cheer her on. That would make a good plot element near the end of this game.

We could be nearing the end, though I doubt it. Points in favor: next title is "The beginning and the end." The new character with the mask comes from Kim's beginning. If the greatest thing Kim could do is end the black market, well, this could be the end. Points against: I can imagine bigger things than ending the black market, e.g., dealing a significant blow to North Korea. Also, most good stories have some element of redemption. Going back to the beginning, his relationship with Minji is vital, and has driven him in this arc to take more risk so that he can earn enough to send her to college in the US. Okay, I have convinced myself, we are not near the end of this Webtoon/Manhwa. Now watch me be wrong. ;)

The thing that surprises me about high school romance manga is the difficulties over making homemade chocolates. That's not a hard thing. It's easy to create special chocolates that will impress almost any young man with little effort.