That was so good. Soujirou fights hard as a samurai and proves his honor by defending the princess. The princess accepts that Soujirou loves Chiyo and gracefully moves on. And Chiyo shows her love for Soujirou with a heartfelt confession!
Only a few pages more, and this could have been a one-shot, to be honest. But after all the shenanigans Soujirou and Chiyo went through, it's a welcome start to the end of the series. I'm gonna miss these two lovebirds!