I genuinely can't stand this series anymore because of the whole Akira Katsuya conflict. It doesn't make any sense anymore. They don't have any reason to fight, let alone do all this shit during combat.
I know what the author's getting at, but this is actual dogshit writing.
I think you're better off reading something else.
This story doesn't do anything new, which is totally fine by the way. Tropes aren't a bad thing, they're building blocks. Even something 100% derivative can just do it better than what it is based on.
But this doesn't. It's the same with the...