Great chapter. I really like play between what he’s say and what he’s thinking.
As far as the pinups go, if I’m being honest they always throw me off a little in this title. I think it’s the juxtaposition of the overall wholesomeness of the series with the blatant fan service. I’d be a hypocrite for getting bent out of shape about it though, since there are high-school-set titles I enjoy which have plenty of fan service that I don’t think twice about, probably because it’s not so incongruous with the rest of the work.