Lol. BUT THIS IS SHOUNEN. You know there's gonna be fights like this eventually. WITH SHINY POWERUPS AND UNDER-THE-BELT TAUNTS AND THE GOOD GUY GETTING HIS ASS KICKED AND THEN MAKING A COMEBACK AND TURNING IT ALL AROUND. Even KHR has to succumb to the cliches that form the backbone of this genre sometimes.

And hey, at least we got that little tidbit about a traitor in the Vongola's midst. That was unexpected; I'm glad we got even that much plot now that we've entered the fighting phase of things. So I guess the best we can do is just hope that Amano tosses us a few more tidbits like that in the coming chapters. Aside from that, we've just got to wait it out and try to enjoy it for what it is. ...and hell, I'd be lying if I said I didn't have fun with this chapter. Sometimes retarded boyfights are a nice change of pace.