I actually thought Hal standing might have been reality because Yakou responded to something Hal "said", but I guess it was a shared hallucination.
Heartbroken. I loved Souichi, and although I knew Baku wouldn't lose, it's sad to see the finality of the splash page for the final gamble like that.
Amazing story. Very good character moment for Baku to finally drop his guard and experience true fear, having seen a scenario where he had no answers for once. Hal was even crying as he told him to not look back and have no regrets.