Anyway, I don't get why people are saying that this chapter didn't progress the plot. It's the first chapter in the long time where Saotome and Hanako started to talk to each other and the another chapter where Saotome is forced to make a choice. I agree that the cliffhanger (nearly literal one) could have been avoided, but it's still clear that the emotional scene didn't end just yet. And that after that, we will need at least a chapter or two for the whole cast to process what happened that night.