The stocks finally came into play but not only did he manage to buy the land, as a bonus, he won the hearts of Mao & Ririka & the favorability of all of them. Thanks for the translations.
the shitty old man have a dysfunction obsession
and this prove that some people born evil toxic
*even after all this time and on old age, he would change to be better, but he's not
he's should kick the bucket ASAP
These panels are from the start of the chapter with the Fuuka bait (as in the chapter 75 where Ami almost became Truck-kun's newest victim). But in all honesty, I don't think they are part of the bait but a reference to something we still haven't seen.
To be clear, I don't want anything bad to happen, but with Fuwa back in the picture I'm losing hope that something not so savoury won't happen to our gang.
I'm starting to think Hayato has a relative studying fashion at an all girls highschool. That would be a great crossover, Ouka hires a fashion designer straight out of high school and he comes with his harem.