DUDE, I straight up yelled "WHOOOOO" at page 38. Fuck yes! I made the right choice in listening to "Kimi ni Furete" while reading this chapter! So many chapters of build-up just leading to this moment I've been waiting a whole year for.
Also, I'm not too worried about the "new enemy" character. Takeshima has already shown she's aware of the common tropes of the genre. I'm... 85% sure this new development won't be trash.