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Originally Posted by Wolfenstein
Look, I completely agree on the point that the story has utterly failed to develop/showcase Zenkichi's feelings for Medaka, just leaving a gaping void where an explanation is supposed to be.
But you can't possibly argue that Medaka isn't romantically interested in Zenkichi. You just can't. I agree that her reasons for it are childish delusions of impotence and fear, ones that she can(and I hope she does) overcome, so Zenkichi can finally move on with his life - his life which is not tied to Medaka's every whimsy and cathing up to her - but you can't argue that she regards Zenkichi and Kumagawa with equal standards.
This coming from someone who thinks ZenxMedaka is the worst written romance he's ever seen.
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Medaka's own feelings do not matter, because it is specifically those feelings that (as you've mentioned) she's trying to overcome.
Udou Bukiko noted, "So long as [Medaka] values freedom over happiness, [Zenkichi] stands no threat to us."
As a human (Medaka, that is), of course, it is difficult to be completely confident that Medaka will choose freedom over happiness. Changing her mind/direction would make her a pathetic character though, and if Nishio was planning to go that way he wouldn't have even bothered to bring up Medaka's development this chapter about becoming a human who doesn't need to depend on Zenkichi.
I don't mind being seen as "optimistic", lol, but as I noted previously I don't actually bother hoping for things unless there's a realistic chance of them happening.
I fully expect Medaka to stay true to her character development. And I also fully expect, at some point in the future, for Zenkichi's "love" for Medaka to be explored and developed thoroughly.