At first I wanted to finish CotE as soon as possible but after the past 2 volumes I think I'll be sad by the time I catch up. I'm also starting to like Kei a bit. I was playing Kaine Salvation during the last bit of this volume and it thoroughly fit with the atmosphere
slice of life really is peak. It's great when a long af series doesn't immediately start with stories like these but breaks them up between intense arcs. So you could yearn for the simpler days when it goes batshit crazy