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Maturing is understanding that Kou is a realistic flawed teenager who made mistakes, learns and grows from them. The guy got emotionally manipulated by a toxic friend who triggered his PTSD, felt guilty for moving on from his mother's death and thought a relationship whilst he was stuck in a dark place would harm Futaba. He even asked Futaba to comunicate, what he should do but she refused to because Touma and Narumi messed with her head. Only thanks to Kominato and his friend did Kou realise time doesn't stand still, that it's okay to be happy, that he can make Futaba and tried to fix everything again. He literally looked for Futaba in the crowd but Touma noticed that, hugged her so they wouldn't meet and demanded a YES as an answer