It feels rushed. I'm glad she is not gone, but I also did not like this arc at all. The author is good at manipulating emotions, but if you step back a bit, it doesn't really feel earned, especially with that ending. Why does Piona know how to do all that? It looks like she is doing FMA or Atelier series type of alchemy, where she just puts the ingredients together, and they magically combine in a bright shiny light. Well, overall, I am happy we are giving the side characters some extra screen time, so I can't complain too much. Next week, Neet is revealed to have part of the soul of an eldritch horror from another dimension, and our protagonist will have to battle with her evil self in order to bring her back to normal while also saving the world and being home for dinner before Nanawatt starves to death.