fUCK, what a curveball. YONA, QUEEN, she was doing so good. F for Lan Tan, it seems he was doomed to be a puppet to the Kai empire's ambitions all this time, and they might have wanted to get rid of him all along for being unable to stomach the south's corruption...
YO, yo yo, we're really digging into the other side of this story's cosmological tangles now. Pretty chilling, the closing sequence of the chapter with Yuri.
This is taking a fucing turn. Pretty much confirmation that she's done this *whole song and dance* before, but the anxiety and stress on display this chapter are fucking heavy.
Well, ignoring that whole mix-up with the embarassing touches...
It occurs to me that the goals of the insurgent conspiracy aren't necessarily antagonistic to Melida's per se, and if they succeeded in upturning the current hierarchy, Melida would probably have more chances to prove herself along...
Well this was an unnerving chapter, especially when you think of the parallels between what Thistle did and some elements of the dream the Winged Lion showed Laius... speaking of, the Winged Lion. Mm. It's kind of insidious how easily it can make itself sound well-intentioned by saying what's...
SHE JUST BROKE THE GUN, LMAO.
But mmmm, Ian showing the start of CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT? Say it isn't so! That's interesting, and surprisingly... satisfying? Ever-so slightly. I wonder what kind of worrying development this is anticipating...
I can't believe that this scumbag who textually just wants to coerce Sayu into sex is telling Yoshida he's a shittier person for practicing basic altruism, and this is treated as an even slightly impactful argument.
The best I can say is that Yoshida didn't take it lying face down, but BLUGH...
Is the (hypothetical) ship sailing?! Some Hifumi development/focus again?! I've been waiting for this!
Hazuki deserved that, but she still gives good advice.
God. This arc. There was a lot of *heated* dissatisfaction and arguing in the comments throughout it, but I think by now it has spoken for itself. Everyone involved made mistakes, and tragedy followed. That they were biased, that they were flawed, or that they were strong, didn't protect them...