Ahhh, I hoped this extra chapter would show us Merry again one last time... Didn't think it would be that short.
Still nice that we finally get an answer to that question though.
Some general thoughts I have with the ending.
I believe some things could have been better in the end, Hercules' fight remains superior in how Ushiki handled all the characters (it really should have been a full fight against Kyou from the start, with John and the others joining in).
The way they strategised how to beat him was so cool that I would have liked to see something like that again, instead of having separated battles.
Dividing them only weakened the flow.
And all that preparation with the mushroom sisters wasn't necessary and kinda wasted John and Engi's final moments due to annoying they were.
That said, I still liked the ending quite a bit.
There are quite a lot of great moments, and Ushiki even managed to add more personality to some side characters like Sonar and Yumeji and Isana's cat and its funny looking eyes.
Kyou's part is terrific and the ending itself is beautiful and heartfelt as well.
It's more that I wish some things were done a tad differently and we had a better lead-up to the final battle.
@w33btr4sh If you're talking about me yes, and I'm pretty happy it was mostly what I had in mind haha.