Probably because of the previous 2/3 chapters. People have forgotten about it I guess because it's been a while since the last update but something like Shinobu ghosting Hikaru and going no-contact for a few days despite being in a relationship really raised questions among readers. I honestly do not like him much myself lmao. But it's been over a month so everybody has forgotten that conflict
yeah its also why people (myself included) feel that shinobu isn't attached to hikaru as much
i thought it was cause Hikaru told him he likes him and his response was "I can see that" lol
i wonder why uploader thought people would hate shinobu more after this chapter? i didnt see anything worth hating for tbh.