I loved those last three pages. I think I read them over several times. :)

And yeah, romantic rival plots bug me, but I liked that we actually got to see Yoh's perspective and how upset he was at her contacting him. I liked his firmness in dealing with her, and that following Haruna's advice left him at peace with his past.

It was a romantic rival plot with a point, kinda. :)

Also, I liked the Haruna/Makoto stuff for a somewhat shallow reason—Haruna looked all manly and cool next to her!