Do you think it's possible for there to be love triangle where the person sought after chooses someone outside that triangle in the end without it becoming out of nowhere, rushed, senseless, etc?
It would seem this version chose to sacrifice Killian and Edith's characterizations in the novel in order to address some plot holes / story points that some novel readers didn't like...
And honestly.... I don't know how to feel about it
I'm just reading this now for the sake of reading it since we’re so close to the end
Aww, I was hoping this was going to a rare direction where the CP broke off their engagement and took the fall so that Chris will be freed from becoming an empress and become the knight she always dreamt to be
(AND took a chance since he also found the love of his life who is willing to be an empress for him. So it'll be a win-win situation thingy)
Too bad he's the stereotypical wimpy type who's naive, blind to consequences and can't understand what went wrong
Definitely not emperor material
Niiiceee~
that exposition kinda clarified why the movements of the shadow warrioirs were sketchy as fuck
Like, really, the reason for trying to kill Serie at this point in time isn't solid and for me, is kinda useless? 'Coz it's not like the association is posing any solid threat to the empire at the moment, and in any foreseeable future (if I remember right)
Killing her is kinda like the ideal of a supremacist and a paranoid individual <- a probable action by a twisted extreme patriot <- a commander of shadow warriors
Also, it's a god damn shame gorilla became a part of this mess......
Sure hope they can reconcile and he doesn't have to be put down or anything
Sorry. Meant to like.
Also Agreed with what you said. It feels clear now with your comment. Thanks
Omg your comment literally clears everything i had in mind as well
Wait.... so this is sensei's first official manga?
Is that why it's a bit all over the place
With regard to their rebirth, is my understanding correct that it was something of whimsical curse/blessing of Fate, after being called by Eishin's deep despair?
And the thing that lifted it are 2 things:
1. Eishin was finally able to have the courage to not kill Houri, overcoming the deep fear and anxiety of what if they never meet again.
Which also have an implication of accepting that they have to accept the risk of focusing on their one (present) life, regardless if they live or die thru the ordeals of fate
2. Surviving Fate's attempts to kill Houri until they reach the age of 21 -> that also means they kinda got lucky since it happened soon
For a first manga it's really good. I liked it a lot esp the angst, turning into happiness thereafter.
If you think about it, the whole country at the time of betrayal was complicit to the genocide of her clan because they supported the 1st emperor's witch hunt (if I remember correctly)
If I was blinded by rage because of that magnitude of betrayal and harm, I would've wanted to take revenge on the whole country too, especially if the blood of my brethren were used to support the foundation of a country
And that's what makes this story unique and interesting for me. It's not wholly about who's right or wrong anymore, but of survival.
If you ask me, if the unconfirmed story of how their God manipulated the 1st Emperor to betray Anita was true, then THEY are the true villain here and not Anita.
Yup, and even then its so complicated because we know that the first emperor didn't do it just because he wanted to. He was mandated by the god in their world and only time will tell how much influence that entity had on his motivations to carry out the genocide.
I wonder if it will make an appearance through regina as all of his descendants carry 'gods mark'
Wait, it's been a while and my brain's fried from acads and staying up late
I thought Leo was the Duke's niece? Like his sister's daughter
Turns out she's not?? 'Coz she's actually the old guy's (Marquis?) granddaughter???
So.... Leo's like from a vassal / branch family???
Was her mom a cousin or something??? (So their family power isn't strictly for direct relatives?)
Yea she was his annoying cousin's child from what I remember.
Leo is Phileo's niece. The daughter of his cousin (that grandpa's daughter, Phileo's aunt married that grandpa and had her cousin who is Leo's mother)
Do we call it them being second cousins?
Sounds like they are 0_0
Wow, it's pretty interesting to know the boleoti power can be inherited by almost anyone who has enough boleoti blood (even a distant niece)
I think it was already said that the said cousin do have the beast fang too, that's why she stayed and grew up with Phileo. So Leonia inherited the beast fang from her mom. Seeing that most of them have the characteristics of black hair and eyes which is only Boleoti have, indicates that the Boleoti blood is quite thick/strong.
Also, Pelio do really love and cherish Leo so much. Even when he met and fell in love with Barria (Leo’s future mom), he told her that if he have to choose between Leo and Barria, he’ll choose Leo. That’s how much he loves Leo
and that's the right answer as a parent...i'm glad. the child should always come first if need be
I was expecting it to end at when they're finally able to do the deed
Also, for some reason, I forgot this was japanese :)))