These are mostly my observations and interpretations of scenes that may suggest romantic implications between Yuu and Mika.
(I also enjoy writing analyses or random commentary outside of the ship, so when that happens, you'll find a * symbol in the...
Once upon a time, we all witnessed a "personality switch" between Yuu and Mika.
Yuu suddenly became the more cheerful one and Mika became the more grumpy one.
Chapter 1:
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Chapter 39:
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So, it's obvious Yuu has indeed changed pretty drastically when compared to his 12 year old self.
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But why does Mika say that he hasn't really changed?
Fortunately, I have an explanation, which I hope will provide a new way of looking at the scene for some of you.
We'll have to jump back to memory lane: aka the feels-fest called chapter one.
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Ever since chapter one, we could see that our smart dude Mika likes to think.
If he's gonna think, he has to have Yuu shut up before he goes crazy.
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((This is the legit first thing Mika says to Yuu in chapter one LMAO)) -------------
Take a look at the pic below:
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This is the scene in which Yuu asks Mika about what to do to save Guren.
So here's what I hypothesized:
What I circled in blue shows that, maybe rather than hesitation (which I initially assumed) in actually telling him, Mika could actually be thinking about the plan at that moment. Mika thinking of a plan shows a strong parallel to the first couple of pages of chapter one.
Mika going into thinking-mode is so familiar to Yuu. The latter finds this adorably hilarious, so he starts teasing Mika by acting out the loud, annoying kid he was back then (though he technically still is one). In the end, Mika's reaction is absolutely priceless.
In the end, taking into account Yuu's unchanging kindness and annoying inner-child, Mika may have found that the small, but special aspects of Yuu have never really changed.
