Decided to read the manga instead of watching the anime since it works better with the current time situation(lack of free time is killing me ).
And well, its those typical story I guess. I'm honestly surprised how fast the relationship between the two 'improved', though I think its a bit too early, it kind of kill the harem genre to me. But the story has some interesting characters which is good. With how the story goes so far, I will not be surprised if at some point* in the manga Ikki lost a battle to someone and make it like a typical sports anime, where he will try again next year/competition and succeed. I like the battle for the most part and the villain have some interesting abilities too, so yeah looking forward for the coming chapter.
*(if its a knockout type of competition which it is so far, he will probably lose in semi-final)