Agreed. That just seemed totally random and a bit forced. It got better near the end, and page 21 made me laugh my ass off (I think I'm going to like Sakuraba).
For some reason, the end makes it seem like Hatakeda is going to run into them, but I guess not, that would be weird.
Also, I kind of want to punch the managers in the face.
XLG had better start start releasing chapters of this faster, or give the project to someone else. Two chapters in 14 months, seriously?