I enjoyed the end of the standoff at the ball, and Princess Septieme was fun, though I wasn't ready for a new character just yet. I'm still interested in staying focused on the Pumpkin Scissors unit and their characters and relationships with each other. Then the last chapter was puzzling, because I didn't recognize the "secret lover" guy. Is he a new character? But I guess I won't find out since this is the last volume Del Rey published before it closed its manga division. Or whatever.