They really took their new year resolutions to heart ! Chidori being more forward is a nice change of pace for her, she really does need to be more honest about what she wants in general.
It really feels like they are finally moving toward confession. To their friends, that is.
I'm still in the '' they all know already'' camp, FWIW. It would make for a funny moment, with how the main couple has been trying to keep it a secret and all. Time will tell I guess !
It's good to see that even professionals and their editors sometimes miss the obvious with Chidori being in a uniform while she checks her uniform to "see if it's dry" and asks if she can keep wearing Nanoha's tracksuit the rest of the day! LOL! (Makes me feel better about all of the stupid errors I found in my self-published novels after publication. Good thing you can push updates.) A small "oops" in an otherwise fantastic chapter!