The fact he was controlled this entire time wasn't surprising. I am just annoyed at the arc. Rubia has been done dirty. He should've taken her with him.
The chapter was great. It seems like most people here read the LN and because of that spoilers and people that know the results are in the thread. I guess no reason to speculate on anything. I was looking forward to reading the comments.
This 2 pages format doesn't fit longer stories. God damn it feels super slow!!! I think this is one of those I have to drop for 6 months before I return for the whole story. Or at least they would've gotten past this street crossing arc by then.