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At the very least I will say the author spent plenty of time to show us that Takoi has a very warped image of himself and is an insufferable people pleaser. I don’t know if we will find out why this is the case, but Takoi strives to be accepted and well-liked to the point of being fake with others. It’s no surprise why he would say these things about being perceived as gay. Think about it, he didn’t deny or say anything bad when the Izakaya owner or his coworker caught on. This was because they didn’t make fun of him. He only starts to ramble about it being disgusting or weird when people start fussing over him. Even with his coworkers, they were talking about him having a girlfriend and he still shot himself in the foot because he didn’t like the negative reaction. He needs to grow a spine and learn to live for himself. Typically this plot is very exhausting and boring to read, but the author actually made it part of his characterization so I’m not that annoyed.