Given the previous track record of this series, any prediction that there will be some kind of diversion or pullback is a logical bet.
But, as I've said before, this sequence of chapters just feels different than what has gone before, in particular Koguma's callback question about what Hino intended by that almost-kiss.
There have been plenty of previous occasions where Koguma has declined to follow up on having Hino clarify her meaning or has silently accepted an obviously lame deflection. The fact that she's insisting on cornering Hino this time feels very much like a new development.
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