I see now. There was minimal interaction between Tadano and Komi in the Rei arc to make a mere lack of Tadano-kun (Komi-san) in the audience a severe lack thereof, which the author resolved in one fell swoop with one chapter but still left the audience thirsting for more.
178th comment of the 178th chapter goes to me! Wow there's so many comments!
Also i love how they started to miss each other at the same time.. such a cool chapter