Souchiro did not hurt Aya on purpose. He felt the calling of his heart, and it was with Maya. Aya just assumed from the beginning that Shouchiro will be her man. If anyone is to blame the sadness right now, it's Aya for being presumptious and acting on her own. Souchiro has been trying to avoid Aya since the beginning.

I just finished episode 18, so spoilers ahead.

**Episode 18 Spoilers**
It looks like they are going to finally finish up the flashbacks. I guess it will be good news for some, and not for others.

I have been enjoying the humor that they have brought back lately in the last few episodes, but this time, with Takayanagi looking like a demon wolf horny bastard just didn't look right. I thought he was more respectable.

I am sure Maya will become stronger after all these events. Furthermore, Mitsuomi wanted to test Souchiro and Bob for the prelimaries. It looks like there is going to be a bigger story for them after the flashbacks. I just don't see how this series can end in only 26 episodes. A lot of intense action/story with a bit of humor. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]