Well her route is definitely painful, but I love the story, and don't care so much for the lewd stuff. If I have to wait another couple of episodes for the relationship payoff that's fine. But in the Ep. 7 preview picture of her in the lingerie store, she's obviously buying to show to somebody, right?
She might be comfortable with the MC at this point to follow the unwritten third-date rule. It's strapless, and much more "revealing" in a sense when it relates to her character. For her, that's a big step forward.
Just speculation at this point, but I think it's possible.
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