Chapter 332 is now available. The conclusion of the fight went longer and differently than I had planned, but it worked out for me. Seiji's part was already finished and he was out of the fight. So having Nerine in was good, she just had more of a role than I had originally planned. It just flowed better as I thought about it.

Nerine's part in the fight laid down a good a little hint to what's up with Takako. More obviously will be explained later, but it was a good opener to start getting the pieces laid out for Takako. And like better, Nerine is for Seiji, what Saki is to Yuki. Nerine's already showed herself willing and able to kill when Seiji was unable to do so. There's still going to be a little more remaining with Katsumi, she's got one last story to tell.

The bigger part of the chapter though is Seiji. He is finally acknowledging what he had been ignoring since the first arc. He's got shinto priest powers that he has to face. And there are some good developments as a result of this. Seiji is actually well versed in things, but has ignored or tried to forget it all. However, it doesn't go away so simply. And now he is forced to confront a part of himself and his past that he has otherwise been running away from. This is the true start to his character arc, the rest up to his point was just prologue and introduction.

Enjoy!