It feels like Nao and Onibi might happen after all... would have never paired them together before
Really? I've seen it coming for a while now since the two of them were featured on the vol 12 cover together, (the volume this chapter is from). Still always nice to see new pairings come up though, they should have a very nice dynamic given their personalities.
It's always so satisfying to see how far a lot of the characters have come since the beginning of the series, the manga has only gotten better as it has gone along because of that.