Well, well, well. Is this chapter an excuse to why Hifumi was out for multiple volumes or everything was planned and this was an explanation? We never know with Tokutaro.
Either way, we're back on track with the main duo. Hazuki is the best person to give advice because unlike everyone else that interacts with Aoba, she's the only one who knows what Hifumi truly wants and she's too shy to know she needed to make an effort to reach her goal.
Go Hifumi, please don't fall back again.
(Hazuki looks 20 years younger without glasses and that Hifumi smile made everything worth it).