That was an INSANE development. I'm still piecing it together, to see if it all makes sense. At the very least, looks like Ichihashi will be an actual character, not just a bully. All self-pitying and seeing only his side as the wronged one is ALREADY more than what I expected him to be. I might be invested in seeing him develop farther. Maybe he can actually acknowledge, that he kinda brought it on himself and that he would be in jail for what he did to Maru and the other kid, was he 18?
And Runko too - didn't expect that at all. I wonder what her plan is. Maybe she's just saying shit, because she knows all the thugs are somewhere close? Maybe she just wants to find Tobio, but won't let Ichihashi get to him? Maybe she thinks that - worse case scenario - she can just call adults and they will take care of everything?
I don't know if I like this or not, I need a bit more to make my decision.