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Prison School Kurihara Mari

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Mari's reaction in this scene is huge and very important, in my opinion.
She was genuinely moved by the kissing attempt and it's visible in the way she looks in these panels. She also never reacted this heavily to Kiyoshi grabbing her boobs or similar. Additionally I like how it zoomed in to her face, what shows how big of a reaction she was having. 
For several panels, the two remained in that state. Kiyoshi because he reacted towards surroundings but Mari, because she was simply not able to move. Instead she was blushing even more and her face went increasingly shy as she trembled a bit. For sure, rage was building up inside her, too, but it doesn't change her initial reaction. 

What I find important and sad is that it shows the potential Mari had for character development. She isn't aromantic and it didn't seem impossible for her to get closer to a man. There's another reason to believe it, which is her reaction when she heard that Kiyoshi saved a baby crow. It even made her question her hatred towards a man. 
I am sad that the author didn't develop her feelings at all, despite having such good reasons. It would have been nice to see her softening up a bit and reacting more genuinely and innocently towards complicated feelings. Really a shame. Although it can be argued that Prison School doesn't have good writing anyway, *especially* when it comes to character development.