Idk what mr. Holy Knight will find off-screen, but surely it will advance the plot.
Meanwhile, we feast on premium muscle mommy content. Also casual foot play. To quote the most famous foot lover we know:
I ain't saying it's right. But you're saying a foot massage don't mean nothing, and I'm saying it does. Now look, I've given a million ladies a million foot massages, and they all meant something. We act like they don't, but they do, and that's what's so fucking cool about them.
The chapter was straight fan service, but held back enough to be "suggestive" instead of "ecchi." Even as it was the most sexual fan service part of the story so far, it still felt reserved compared to the breadth of things I've seen in manga before. It all comes back to how successfully this artist balances seductive artwork (wicked monster designs, exquisite line work, and yes, lightly sexualizing the MC) with a heap of heartwarming character interactions.