Ruka is still the MVP in my book. After all that good date chemistry, it was a bit of a shame. And then her mom later mentions the events of the story as if they were manga events, haha. i'm glad we got a chapter set some time after they got together. it really showed their back and forth with a layer of sweetness that wasn't there before, and made it feel like they could really last and be together. we got a nod to Ruka too.