The main point of this chapter is the crows fighting behind the scenes..
This Mist Pillar is strong, man. He looked weak from his appearance.
Striking the last sentence after the following chapter, as Kotetsu revealed something the Mist Pillar doesn't know.
So, he still looks weak to me, right now at least. Even though he's supposed to be the genius who became a Pillar just 2 months after touching a katana..