Yeah, dude has my condolences after the recent chapter. And I'm not only talking about his death. He was used as a plot object for a very disastrous and disappointing cause.
Although, it still confuses me on why he would help Anna pilot Christina..
If he didn't help her out, then Anna would have failed to drive Christina into Acnologia. Not only would I be laughing at Anna's massive failure, but Acnologia would also have not touched the dumb timelapse.
But I guess Ichiya couldn't help it.
Erza never gave him the romantic attention he desperately needed, so he had to resort to Anna to fulfill his desire of being loved...
He must've loved it when Anna called him handsome, so it wasn't entirely a lost cause
for him, I guess..
Me, on the other hand, I really paid a price for it.