[Shikijin]

Originally Posted by Aleister

My question is, didn't Araragi realize in the end of Kuro that what he felt for Hanekawa wasn't love?

Spoiler for nekokuro:

It was a breakup for something that wasn't Araragi's first love.

You could basically say Araragi was in denial about the whole thing.

Araragi's debt to Hanekawa comes from Kizu. Since then he has been indebted.