To be FAIR to this awkward girl... Haimiya is SCARY.

You need serious steel balls to approach her like its nothing.

Or have an empty brain for a head. Like that one lad with the bandana.

I reckon this is when we see how he is AN OLD MAN that also was HELLA RICH at some point, and he will show her you DO NOT MESS WITH THE ELDERLY.

They met each other through their siblings, so it tracks they'd reunite back through the siblings.

Well, DANG that was cute.
I love when an MC shows through actions why he is worth of the affection of the female lead.

The lad did EAT a ghost, so it might be that he can now do more than just swords.

This Student Council seems to follow a pattern:
Airhead president > down-to-earth smart president > Airhead president

Oh my WORD. She learned how to tease!!

He is so DONE FOR !!!!!!

I wouldn't be surprised if it started at 1, and the author saw the potential and went to 2.
He's always shown to be very shrewd, but what might've started as just a character trait could have evolved into actual character details.

I have the feeling that he sees the potential in crafters, since the world has evolved enough that advancement in technology is probably the next step, but people are too focused on the usefulness of battle skills to see the potential of the future that is crafting.

And the reason he asks for such eccentric works is to keep the crafters busy, involved, and active in the hope of seeing something that can prove to the world that his vision is right.

Might be reading too much into it, but I wouldn't put it past him either way.

I love this crafty lord who uses his smile as a sword and his words as loud cannon fire.
He has always been shown as smart, but I love when a manga is able to actually convey how smart they are in a reasonable way.
And his reasons are nice too: he wants to protect Miyabi, not just as a tool, but also because he fears he might be misplaced anywhere else. It's not about being a good person, or maybe there is some of that, but the logic behind it is the most interesting part.

What a clever way to bring the worlds colliding lmao

Depends on the person you ask that to.

Some folks would say "yes"
Others, would say "if ya were in university when she was a toddler, thats a no"

Personally I am for the former
But I feel the protagonist would go for the latter.

I thought he was closer to 40
Might need to do a re-read... did a quick google search and it says there's a 13 year gap. But that's the AI answer, so I might re-read it at some point to check it out.

For this author this ain't weird.

And it can often be a matter of style.

Imagine a Tarantino movie: one of its charms is the dialogue, so there's a lot of it.
But since people liked it a lot, some directors began trying to imitate it, and from time to time you get a number of movies with a similar vibe (different results tho) because of it.

Makes sense.

A good brain can get lost in itself when free time is at hand.

And the smarter you are, the more free time ya got in between tasks.

Dead by BUNNY BOOBIE might be a first for me.

How can someone so smart be so d--- drunk.

...actually, that makes a lot of sense.

Finally!!!

And, that's hella cute.
I worry what will happen when she finally learns the truth lmao

12 chapters to learn the name?
Damn.
This aint honna rush at all

She ABSOLUTELY is trying to get close to Haimiya but she would not notice until it literally hit her.