Well...
Huh.
I kinda expected sh*t to go down after how the last chapter ended. I mean coughing blood for being hit doing a comedy is one bit and doing it to actually show sickness is another. By which I mean she should pretty much be a goner.
Then again, we do get some inclinations the problem is still there. I don't like the fact Ruka is in the harem but she is better than Hinagiku... Not much of an achievement, anybody would be, but still - we got a reason for why she likes Hayate, he helped her a lot. And probably will help twice as much seeing as she is going to need help real soon.
You know, Chiharu, she doesn't show it much, but I believe she really feels just like you imagined. Mostly because she really really needs you there, but still.