i don't think the situation is being played off as a joke tbh and their responses felt pretty realistic especially considering their personality and how they're still currently were facing endo, slow talk isn't rlly the time for it. them punching sakura (and let's be real, it doesn't even look like it hurt) is more like smacking sense into sakura so he would temporarily shake out of doom state and it also seems like nirei have a lot more to say. it's kinda like how anzai handled it, i feel like it's realistic enough.
like ngl sometimes when my friend tried to slow talk or consoled me, it rarely ever work bcuz my brain will find ways to counter what they say or just psyched it as "oh, they're lying to you" "they just don't want to be mean" but when my friend say shit like "girl, if you're such a pain in the ass and useless then i wouldn't have go out of my way to spend time with you, if i didn't like you, why tf would i hang out with you???" while looking at me like im stupid and that's work more for me at least
Nah it's pretty realistic because I'm a self depreciating person and everyone around me always said they I piss them off by always saying gow unworthy I am while everyone never really think that way of me. As the perosn above me said, "stfu bitch, you are so annoying but I love hanging out with you cause I find u to be fun. So swallow ur pathetic self depreciation and just eat with me" works much better than "Its okay, I will still love you whatever happens!!"
Apparently they got pissed off because we cannot see their feelings and affection for us even though it's obvious. They say me blaming myself sounds so annoying and depressing because they always act so relaxed with me and never blamed me yet I blamed myself. They care for me and often call me kind and pretty because apparently they do see me like that fr, but then I go "omg why I'm so ugly and my personality sucks, nobody will love me. I should just die...". They would immediately go "do my words never actually reached you and my opinion didn't even matter to you? Will my honest praise for you will ever get planted in your head?" Kind of thing.
I'm speaking from a real experience by the way.
I'm kinda disappointed with how author handled this situation. Fun and giggles and everyone including usually reserved character punching mc is all cool, but the impact of Sakuras struggles feel diminished after that. and it seems like we gotta make a joke out of this entire situation. What Im trying to say is when a person is insecure and/or ungrateful, or acts stupid, saying "you're so stupid for saying stuff like this! here let me punch sense into you" does never work and it feels like the type of advice you wouldn't get from people you're really close with. Like, I'd not open up to people who loose their temper with me like that. Not saying I'm disappointed with the entire manga, but this last chapter really made me not look forward to the next one. guess i'll just not read until there are few more chapters