Man, this chapter makes me want to be deployed as an infantryman faster, so I can just play several updates instead of waiting for one. Chapter 4 have been fire so far. Few opinions and my own feeling on this update(Warning! Wall of text!):
1: Yumi is da best. She was always somewhat special in this game in my opinion and the fact that Akira lets say "opened up" to her first and most importantly the fact that she is the first one to have this serious and honest talk with Sensei says that Akira may have much deeper connection to her than anyone really realize right now.
2: Karin. Hahahahaha. I like Concerned one even more now, I did not want grandma to be corrupted, but it is inevitable and so setting things up that way? It is hilarious and it may make Karin events more interesting
3. Otoha. Meh. Boring. I dont hate her like others do, she is just normal. Thats it. Her events are still boring.
4. Tsuneyo. She really should be a comedian-philosopher. That wires bit is interesting. Could it be that old man is actually a vessel and not a Calm god?
5. Sekai. That shot of Kaori may suggest that Sekai is no longer just a "ghost" now, but a real manifestation through a vessel.
6. Tsukasa. Poor girl. I hope Sensei is castrated in the true ending.
7. Tsubasa. She really should have called the police. Not only on Akira, but also on herself.
8. Overall: it seems things are finally starting to get truly interesting and engaging. Only took 4 years for that to happen. My deployment is still some time away, but this update confirmed that I should take a hiatus from this game for a time being anyway. I will return to this chapter when its true glory and horror is unleashed. Things are looking good, so its best to read this when there are at least several updates worth of content. Best of luck to anyone who read it this far and anyone who did not as well. I would suggest to take a hiatus for some people as well, it looks desperate from the outside perspective