Wow...wow

Me? No. Just because the outcome turns out "all right", it doesn't mean the method is acceptable.

When Hoizumi realized everyone knew abt his past but didn't tell him the truth, the way he linked it to betrayal is expected - not normal but expected. Until this day, Naru has partly made Hoizumi how he is, how he thinks and acts - Naru actually spoiled and kinda manipulated him. So except the brothers, Naru has no right to teach his friend "a lesson" that way - and this lesson was schemed for quite a long time. A friend doesn't do that to his friend, at least that's how I live.

To me, "tough love" shouldn't invole other's feelings - I'm talking abt the older brother's. Playing with other's feelings makes Naru no better than the past-Hoizumi.

Yup. I hate, hate how people excuse cruel methods just because the outcome turned out all right, as you said. Especially when they, as is apparently the case with Naru, have barely any skin in the game, so to speak. Yet this kind of thing happens more often than not.

Actually I don't think Naru had a plan to teach Masato a lesson . I think he did it all on a whim... Never mind , I don't actually care about Naru, I am more concerned about whether Masato and Asahi get happiness. ⁄(⁄ ⁄·⁄ω⁄·⁄ ⁄)⁄

I care more abt the couple too. But I don't think Naru did what he did on a whim bcuz you don't make plan for that long just on a whim : ))

He mentioned Kousei in front of Masato in chapter 2 before interrupted and warned By Asahi. I don't think He was planned to hide Kousei's existence for that long at least.