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I mean, at this point this development isn't even too crazy. Completely unnecessary IMO, but I can see why Tsukada would want to put a bow on the Asahi storyline. Either way, I wasn't expecting a truly satisfying ending to this manga after the last couple arcs, particularly since there are only three chapters.
I didn't expect a great conclusion, we're well past that, especially in 3 chapters. But Asashi is a truly awful character. Wasting panels on him and giving him this shallow and ridiculous redemption was completely unnecessary. He could have dove deeper into Jou's past or Soma's mom if that's what you want to use the chapter on. Or use the latter half to detail some of the side characters you threw away in the last arc. At a minimum the least he could do for the epilogue is give fans fanservice on the stuff they've wanted to see most or bring back the favorite side characters one more time. Instead we get this. So it's not unexpected or crazy, it's just another complete disappointment by Tsukada and it's a pretty stupid plot point. It should be expected though, he's obviously lost his touch at least when it comes to this series.