Furthermore, in retrospect, when Pareidolia messes with Akira's head by showing him alternate past Yumis, he shows him the rapey detention Yumi, and wouldn't it be weird/beyond what Pareidolia can do to show him something before the cycles? (Edit: that was not in Frog Boy, if someone remembers, please point it out).
However, what's confirmed to be before the cycles is Akira going after Yumi to pull her away from her life of petty crime, and that's confirmed to be before the cycles because she wasn't alone in the arcade (stealing from pachinko machines), and this level of normalcy doesn't exist inside the cycles (Yumi is always alone from the beginning of the game).
In conclusion, this heavily points to Akira's concern with Yumi being genuine in terms of trying to save her because he saw himself in her (the reason he became a teacher), or, at the very least, not realized in terms of malicious intent.
I'm taking whatever evidence I can get for the Yumi/Akira wholesome ending.
Damn, Yasu, at this point I'm starting to think that your wings just as Ami's breasts will never appear.
Selebus is really taking his time with her story. I'd even say he hasn't started laying the groundwork in that direction. All their interactions with Sensei are always about him and never about her.
