There have been many things I think horikoshi wanted to do with the story but for various reasons had to abandon or maybe even wrote himself out of... but yeah I hope he addresses the dad issue since he did say he was going to do something with/about it...

Dude's locking down his political ties by way of family ties.

He recognizes how great an asset ars is.

We are seeing some incrimental character growth.

First she learned to make items tailored to the user, which now has lead to her making an item tailored to the user and specific situation.

At the very least she has her very first customer.

Though you are right, had she been an apprentice to a proper weapon/black smith... perhaps it has to do with her still being a kid/presumably an orphan now? perhaps the proper smiths/weapon shops would not take her.

Or we may learn that down the road she was kicked out of all the shops in town due to her wacky designs maybe?

Early in the series, hope a bit of that back story is filled and she continues to hone her craft and win new customers.

So final chapter of MHA will be... 430?

NGL think blindfold dude has some resentment.

The king or w/e was really harsh on his ass and felt a bit to front and prominent to be a throw away, at the very least there is more to that.

Way the king spoke it sounds like he was intentionally blinded for a... mistake? of some sort even. either way itll be interesting to see where this goes from here.

Pretty sure this character never said that HOWEVER, that is Code Gease

You mean about to be revived and gender swapped.

Basically said as much, that character at end of chapter seems to be hinting at an arranged/political marriage.

Considering the MC is not only strong by himself but also has a small army and the ability to grow it at a whim... (not that carlos knows the later part)

I smell a political marriage.

CATHARTIC, fucking leech burned off before it caused any serious damage to the company. A vile viper and back stabber, the worst kind of "co worker"

At the very least I think the vice chairman has taken a new "interest" in their standing within the company.

Its kind of funny watching this... remember when touch only phones started becoming more and more main stream... I was resistant to them... honestly still miss physical keys/keyboard to a degree ESPECIALLY because my fat thumbs got me constantly mistyping when I try to write/text/comment from my phone but over all can't say I hate smart phones now a days... if only micro transactions from phone games didn't infect the regular gaming industry...

Please, ruin this shitbag's life.

He's less that worthless, something that is worthless has no value, people like him are a net negative, they are less than zero, they detract value from others and the company itself.

Love how the MC basically has the janitor lady spy group going for him.

I get your point but you also made a slight error in your examples.

Or rather I think you have a slight misunderstanding. Water resistant got replaced with "water proof" a while back and going to assume due to law suits, generally, something that is water resistant is water resistant UP to a certain depth (which is usually printed on, and prominently displayed), this has to do with the relationship of fluid height and pressure, (4.44psi exerted per 10ft of water depth, I.E. 44.4PSI at 100ft of depth) basically if anything goes deep enough the water pressure will overcome the seals keeping the water out of it.

But he has poison resistance though?

Fucking uno reverse card.

Hmm... more like, instead of redeeming himself, at least makes the effort to right his past wrongs... eventually...
Bitch however:
Unless you want a really really major spoiler, I will just leave it at, there is a lot more going on with bitch...

Problem is:
There is more to bitch, doesn't absolve the king fully mind you, beyond spoiling bitch rotten and going along with her on everything, as previously mentioned his own bias' against the demi's helped drive him to his actions. Trash does EVENTUALLY grow out of his retardation, bitch however... even after her "ultimate" fate manages to linger...

Subversion of expectations, looks evil and we were set up to think demons = evil by standard isekai tropes and the demon rampaging earlier in this story.

Doesn't help he has an innate evil/demonic look lending credence to "evil" bias.