sorry for sounding so down (and bitter) in my
post earlier, but i think i feel better now after reading the
translation. even though yuushi won, this was obviously a momo-centric chapter. the flashback of tezuka telling ryuzaki-sensei how momo is like a volcano about to erupt, the flashback of momo asking tezuka to play a match with him (and obviously losing), and how even yuushi acknowledged momo (yuushi: but you don't come across a guy like this too often.) that he is the only guy he must defeat for him to be able to reach the top -- all of these just prove how konomi-sensei is showing us that momo is real, and how he is growing and evolving. and yes, he may have made him lose this game now, but now i can't wait to find out what konomi's plans for him are.
and listening to rajipuri 119 definitely helped as well~ hearing morieiji laugh and sing happy birthday would lift any sad fangirl's spirit :P
and
zauberer_sirin will be writing momo/an smut for me, so that makes me feel even better. ^^