Yjh is NOT gay bro, it's just his bond with kdj is that special, in other words, it's the complicated feelings/relationship between a reader and a self-aware protagonist.
Those cult bast**** are so stupid. Who kills an S ranker during a crisis? Are they that desperate to die while causing a mass genocide through monsters?
It's like Asagiri gave us hope with Bram in the previous chapter and then crushed our hopes by making Bram AND Kunikida disappear for good.. And a fcking cliffhanger-