Not only does this guy look pretty girly, that tsundere head-turn-aside he did on page 6 was incredibly girly. Whether this individual is male or not, he's got a bit of a reverse trap vibe going on.
... Wait, is Baek-Kyo giving him hints to reach the 7th Harmonic Layer? Something about being completely at peace within yourself regardless of what occurs? This silliness is obviously far too excessive for something simply regarding scholarship.
Hm? Was referee lady this hot before?
So is he just immune to the poison, or is the pearl healing him or something? He did get hit by one of those needles, right? (Ah, I notice previous commenters have already mentioned this!)
Looking forward to more, thanks for the good-quality scans...
Weird that spear guy is so adamant about stopping the fight now, when previously he initiated a fight with him after he went through a tough fight already. (Also, I'm super curious how that kid thought no one was going to notice his attempted assassination when everyone there was watching)
@Epicredeemer I also tend to prefer higher-quality scans and better translations + editing. Sometimes mediocre scans actually make it so that no one who is competent enough to do a better job feels a need to step up to the plate, which can be annoying. : / (Fortunately this does not appear to be...
Huh, well even if he's kind an annoying twat, at least he paid up when running.
And yeah, obviously getting tied down by a group of sub-Houtians would ultimately be a waste of time as long as there isn't actually a strong connection of family or friendship already.
@InfiniteVerisimilitude...
That's actually a pretty cool mask now that I get a good look at it.
I can see why a translator might enjoy a chapter with little to translate, haha. 😋