Woah, yes, I like that more. They're just teenage wannabe gangsters - when shit really hits the fan, they just scatter around, running to mommy. THAT'S realistic to me. All the posturing, no actual (thank all the gods!) will to pull through.
Ichihashi is growing on me more and more. It doesn't even feel like he wants revenge anymore. He did, when he was still surrounded by his worse-than-trash friends, but without them, without his body, being bullied by the new top dog and all - he didn't want anything anymore.
Renko and him getting together makes sense here, it just does.
And THE GOAT, Paisen "Daddy paid my bail with his lunch money" Kosaka is back too. He's an absolute fkn idiot, but I love him.