A little late to the new chapter cause I've been busy but!!! ABEL'S RELATIONSHIP WITH 32!!!! Tbh first thought was that he's some kind of science experiment to recreate Mizuha to be bigger and stronger than previous Hayase descendants, but then it wouldn't make sense for him to be a guy
The knocker in Mizuha's arm already bolstered her strength like tag-chips do now, which is why she was so good at everything she did, but now I have the image of a buff Mizuha in my head (like, Anton buff) and I can't get it out.
I thought that there was no way Abel could get to the fifth level, or that 32 was allowed to leave the lab, but I guess she did sneak out with the doll or something and that's how they met. And I'm really happy with this chapter too! Seeing Abel's face and hearing him speak when he's not in battle mode makes me like him a lot more. Like, how when he slicks his hair back it makes him look stern and serious but when it's unstyled it makes him look younger, like how he looked when Anton was born. It helps me connect Abel as a kid to Abel the stoic pick-up hunter.