Just an FYI, but volume 9 seems to have been delayed. It was listed for 4/25 on the Media Factory release schedule last month, but then it vanished. It's not listed for 5/25 either.
I can't wait to see what happens after CONNECT. The anime showed Kodaka confronting Sena, but that wasn't in the books, so I expect that part will be in volume 9. I'm thinking it'll mostly be about them trying to get Yozora back.
http://www.mediafactory.co.jp/bunkoj/schedule/index
And my two cents about the CONNECT cover, it's Kobato and her mother, Airi. You can always tell characters by their hair.