I am 100% sure that Kobayashi's reason for not wanting Elma to go is that she needs her at her company XD
I honestly love Tooru's reaction, how far she is immediately willing to go without hesitation. Terune is on par with Tooru's dad, so she should be way too powerful for her, but she actually managed to hurt her! Tooru really values Elma that much.
Yeah I kinda expected some sort of plot of this kind to rear its ugly head. There is a reason romance and who Elma loves has been brought up so much lately. All I hope is that Cool-sensei doesnt go for the "realistic" outcome where in the end Elma actually goes through with it and everyone learns to accept it, just to teach us a lesson about accepting people's wishes.
That loser that beat up Iruru when she was weakened is from the "Dragon Slayer" faction? Isnt that an odd name for a harmony dragon clan? I'm kind of anxious who the marriage candidate is gonna be. Political marriages even among dragons... makes you want to support the Emperor of Demise.