I am very happy to see that Shura is saved and has broken the contract she was bound to. I am still not sure where I stand with Shima, though. He's a double agent and I really like him as a character, so I hope he's one of the good guys. At the same time, I don't completely trust him. I am also happy to see how much affection Shura has for the boys. She is willing to even threaten Mephisto when it comes to ensuring their safety. What most concerns me at the moment is that Julio seems to have some powers surfacing and isn't taking good care of himself at all lately. I'm hoping we aren't heading toward a hero turned villain storyline with him. I don't mind storylines like that when they are well written, but Yukio is in for a lot of suffering together with Rin if that happens. Lewin is finally finding information about what caused so many people to change positions or leave after the Blue Night. Bon is out helping him, but everything is super sketch around what happened that night. It seems that some people involved used to be a part of the Illuminati or something called Section 13. The guy that told Lewin this was bound by a deal that killed him, so other people that know more about Section 13 probably are too. Lewin and Non have a lot of work ahead of them. Now for the saddest part for me of this volume: Shiemi's rejection of Rin's desire for a romantic relationship. I feel like it made sense story wise for her to reject him at the moment. Shiemi and Run both have a lot more space to grow as characters and I would like them to develop individually before they become a couple. Yes, I still have hope they will become a couple in the future. Run deserved nice things, the boy has had a hard life. I think Shiemi does love Rin, but like she explained this volume, she doesn't feel ready for romance yet, and I think it's cool that she was honest and open about that. There is still hope for the future!