Nice episode. The best moment is with no doubts the Ayase / Shuu holding scene. It was handled perfectly, as perfect as Ayase is to Shu
Inori moments had less impact, it wasn't her moment yet.
The think I liked less is Daryl, what's that? A giant robot? meh
Yuu's role again looks half handled and in the end it isn't clear (among many other things ok, but contextually) if he let pass Shu to safe himself or because he noted how powerful Shu has become.
Now, the next will be the last episode and we have already Shu facing Mana and Gai. I'm expecting more flashbacks.