They chapter shows the strange interaction between MAV/Souta and Kaoru, but left a lot unexplained. Kaoru is used to the cringey perv stalker Souta from the game, but he's been very respectful since the school year started. She's starting to look closer at him to see what has changed. The events of the class competition are too much for her to ignore. How did he win deepest floor/best gem, why is he skinny?!, Why is he not creeping on her like he used to? She's both curious and wary because he's clearly hiding something. Souta has an "inner piggy" who madly loves Kaoru, but Mav is suppressing it. He's torn between letting piggy out and revealing his secrets to Kaoru, and keeping the plot on line and letting her go. This contributes to their weird tension.