Boy, do I love me so good old-fashioned drama. While this particular drama isn't original and, quite frankly, is what you would expect from a story like this, I am enjoying it and am curious to see where it goes.
One thing that I am curious about is Hinana taking charge in the relationship. Shige mentions that her relationship with Ayase "fell into her lap" when he's discussing Shu wanting to get back with Ayase. This is a very interesting line because, at least to me, what Shige is saying is that Hinana didn't have to work to enter into a relationship with Ayase. Yes, she confessed her feelings and made time to see him, but she hasn't been as proactive as Ayase and Shige's effectively calling her out on it. Since he knows Shu WILL go to whatever lengths to get Ayase back, Shige's essentially warning Hinana that if she doesn't step up her game, she could lose Ayase. This is interesting and I'm curious to see whether she will or not. That being said, I'm not terribly bothered that Hinana hasn't been as proactive as Ayase seeing as Ayase is so happy just to spend time with her, but I'd be impressed if she took Shige's words to heart and tried harder in her relationship with Ayase.
Ah-chan was also proactive in this volume and while he didn't piss me off nearly as much Okomon in Takane and Hana, the fact that he refuses to give up on Hinana despite her relationship with Ayase really bothers me. I know he thinks Ayase's hurting her, but so much of that is taken out of context and he's conveniently not seeing the numerous times she is happy with him. Whatever, I've resigned myself to tolerating him since this is a rom-com manga, but still.
That's really all I have to say. This was an adorable, fun volume that I thoroughly enjoyed. Right, onto volume 6!