@LayZzz It is best possible and common outcome to be honest, best for everyone, unless the author tell otherwise..... which is my greatest concern right now.
If you have to say that the series overstayed its welcome 226 chapters in you're probably the one that overstayed despite disliking a basic piece of the puzzle for a long time. Obsessive completionists that sit through things they don't even like seem pretty common in fandoms for some reason.
That freaking abomination of a creature sits in the upmost list of the thing never to be mentioned in the next chapter! Like hell I accept that downgraded-hideyoshi-wannabe ruin everything!! If the author does that, I'll spam his twitter with Komi NTR links.
Thank the fucking lord someone finally called her out for this, literally this whole damn manga in a nutshell. Sucks that she took 2 steps back right after though.