#I get barely anyone cares about Takaba in the Western fandom but that doesn't mean the conclusion of his arc is pointless

[cursedvibes]

I absolutely hate people saying this meant nothing, was unnecessary or led nowhere. This wraps up Takaba's character arc! It's his conclusion! That this wasn't the real Kenjaku (much less Geto) was pretty obvious, what matters about this is showing that Takaba went back to perform comedy, the fight against Kenjaku helped him overcome his mental blockades and he still sees Kenjaku as his ideal partner. We don't need a clear answer as to who this is, what matters is how Takaba feels about the encounter they had in Baka Survivor. In ch 249 we heard Kenjaku's side of things, how it moved them and this is Takaba's equivalent.

"What was that all about??" It was about Takaba and his connection with Kenjaku.

At best this would be an illusion fashioned by Takaba to imitate Kenjaku. Kenjaku surviving being eaten by Rika was very unlikely to begin with and even if this was the real Kenjaku, this would pretty much mean that they gave up on the merger plan and decided to join Takaba. Their last words when Yuuta stabbed their brain also teased them potentially changing their mind and this page would be the answer to this:

Kenjaku would be able to forget about the merger if they found something more interesting aka Takaba.

That page in ch 270 didn't really give me the impression there would be anything more, much less that Kenjaku was still scheming something. It was closure for the Baka Survivor arc and for that I think it was well done. There is much to criticize in the last chapters, but this isn't one of it. This was more about Takaba than anything or anyone else. I wish more characters got to have this kind of ending and wrap-up of their character arc, would certainly improve the ending we got.