[Mahou]

Originally Posted by Waven

A lot of wishful thinking going on around here... probably the same people that thought Asuka from KNIM had a chance

Now really, this kiss happens before Utsumi can get over Yuki so this situation mirrors exactly what happened with him, Shou and Kento in the past - Someone is forcibly trying to comfort him-/herself with someone that wants a serious relationship while at the same time not having resolved his/her past affection.

Shou shippers may hate this but point is if Yuki came and testified her love for Utsumi, don't you think he would turn around and be all over Yuki in an instant just like Shou chose Kento over Utsumi? It's the same situation and I think that's what SK wants to show here. Question remains whether SK is going to portrait the characters to have learned from this past experience or not.

If there were more chapters showing Utsumi x Shou development as well as more distance from Yuki then I'd admit that Shou might have a chance but this kiss (with a vulnerable Utsumi) happened way too fast to be considered a serious turning.

Spoiler for 104:

Bingo. Even as a major Shou fan, I have decided to remain very wary of this development. The kiss did feel of being done in the heat of the moment or something like that which itself worsened the whole situation. Combine that with Utsumi's confession how he "hates" himself or dislikes how he acted and the alarm bells for Captain Drama may already ringing >_<. And notice Utsumi's last words pre-kiss "Why ... Why is Sempai always able to fill the hole in my heart ..."