I'm so happy to see kanako again! She's always been so supportive of them! Also don't forget volume 8 guys,. That's where we see a lot of senpai true feelings and him being vulnerable. He also mentioned at various times that he wants to be exclusive with morinaga. He explicitly said that he likes him but he just shows love differently. Isogai even talked to him when senpai and morinaga were having issues.
