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uwusayssnake · 27 days
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KUROSHITSUJI SPOILERS: Chapter 212 Cover
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abybweisse · 27 days
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Ch212, Spoilers part 1
Our earl and Sebastian somehow manage to get two first class tickets from Reading to Brighton, despite the facts they are broke and are both wanted by the Yard.
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You can clearly see the difference between where these other passengers have no space...
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...and then the roomy first class compartment where our earl and Sebastian end up sitting.
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Sebastian says something about the time. Maybe something to do with the train schedule? 🤷🏻‍♀️ Or perhaps it's about the time of day and human needs...
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...because next they are in the first class dining car. I haven't completely figured out a couple of the items on the plate, but it looks like a full English breakfast: beans, sausage links, blood sausage slices (?), a tomato slice, sliced mushrooms, bacon strips, maybe mashed potatoes, too... and a sprig of parsley.
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Does Sebastian magic this into being, or did it really come from the train's kitchen staff? 😂
More in a moment or so....
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mqfx · 2 years
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Suddenly, Yin Yu’s dried eyes were filled with tears. He whispered, “I knew.”
He said, “Yizhen is a genius, I’m a commoner. The highest I could climb was only so high. I knew this.”
A sense of powerlessness and pain swarmed Xie Lian’s heart.
“Even though I knew, I still couldn’t accept it,” Yin Yu said. “In truth, I thought the same as Jian Yu. I felt even more indignant than he did. It’s not that I’ve never felt resentment, it’s impossible not to feel resentment. After the incident, I never dared to think why I told Yizhen to go die even though I knew he was wearing the Brocade Immortal. Was I really just driven to madness, or did I really want him to die?”
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“But…in the end, I…still think…it’s so unfair,” Yin Yu sobbed. “If I was already destined to be no one remarkable, then at the very least, I…wanted to be a kind and perfect person. But…I couldn’t even do that. It’s really…so unfair. And truth to be told, even in this moment, just thinking that I’m dying for Yizhen, this little dummy, I still can’t get over it. I can’t even let go and die with a heart with no resentment and no regrets, what is that.”
Xie Lian comforted softly, “Your Highness, you’ve already worked really hard. And you’ve done very well. You’re already much, much better than most people.”
Yin Yu finally gave a small chuckle arduously. “Better than most people, huh?” After he stopped, he sighed, and the sound of his last regret passed along with his soul as he mumbled, “But, I wanted to be a god…”
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gimyung · 1 year
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laindir · 1 year
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Me, staring listlessly into the void as I add yet another checkmark on my list of accidental-cursed-shitposting-tweets-turned-canon: /inserts [benafflecksmoking dot jpeg meme]
Lol while twatter fandom is collectively losing it over how Yuuji is willing to ingest anything—even the remaining Death Painting wombs since he’s now akin to a walking cursed object imbued with remnants of Sukuna’s own cursed energy—so that he can continue to fight Sukuna and try to save Megumi; I the fool, apparently share similar cursed brain cells as one (1) demon Cyclops Cat. I can probably make a bingo card for all my cursed tweets at this rate lmao
To be fair, Akutami has been planting his flags and hints everywhere and I spend too much time overthinking random details. Also, I’m bad at dodging Apollo's dodgeball ! Jokes aside, and moving forward with the plot: I’m guessing from here on Yuuji may eventually ingest Sukuna’s last five fingers, and if he and Maki can figure out a way to trap the bulk of Sukuna’s soul into... idk, one of Megumi’s finger (the right index finger with the small cut we saw before, perhaps?), or Maki can somehow sever that part of Sukuna’s soul from Megumi body using her Split Soul katana, allowing Yuuji to ingest it so that he can fully cage Sukuna back within him again… it's a possibility.
Since Angel and Hana are still (thankfully) alive and seems willing to help, Gojou may also be freed from Prison Realm soon enough down the road.
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honeyhop · 1 year
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MAKI NATION WE STAY WINNING
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itoshi-s · 1 year
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after seeing the new jjk leaks im 99% sure yuuji is actually the only one making it out alive < / 3
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drkmnms · 1 year
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Blue Lock's Chapter 212 is 🔥🔥🔥
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michinaranja · 1 year
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wait. what the hell is going on????
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maki is the cover of volume 22 !! pic below if you wanna see <3
the pinky intertwined with hers is probably mai’s 😭😭
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hollow-triad · 2 years
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[🇺🇸+🇲🇽]
Grimmjow: X
Ichigo vs Grimmjow [First Battle]
David Vincent & Edson Matus as Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez
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anqelically · 23 days
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A LOVE WENT UNSAID
WARNINGS. megumi fushiguro x gn!reader, 0.4k words, light angst
NAVI | JJK MASTERLIST
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“you’re injured again… what’d you do this time?”
a sigh escaped your lips as you took his pale, injured hand into your own. his knuckles were shining red, fresh wounds inflicted from his usual round of beatdowns. though, it normally wasn’t this bad, especially since the school year only began recently.
when you brushed your finger very lightly over the cuts, he let out a harsh snicker. he withdrew his hand immediately and hid it in his pocket. right, as if that was going to make it any better.
“megumi,” you frowned, “why? why do you always do this?”
the said boy stared at you, “if you don’t like it, then go away. what’s holding you back anyway, huh?”
you knew he didn’t mean harm, yet his words caused an ache in your heart. he was just defending himself, you thought. if there was anything you knew well, it’d be megumi fushiguro.
he acted alone, always seeming cold and distant, but you knew better than that. despite appearances, megumi was nicer than he let on. he showed it rarely and in very subtle ways, but there was still a silent kindness in his heart.
when you needed him, megumi was there. with his ears peeled and mouth shut, he’d listen to you talk for hours. and just like how talking to him eased your mind, listening to your voice eased his heart.
oh, he tried to push you away at first, definitely. yet, again and again, you’d come back like a boomerang. megumi couldn’t shake you away. your persistence to stick around someone like him had the boy surprised.
megumi was rough around the edges, typically following his own rules. and for someone who was like that, your heart would soften at the thought of him.
“what’s holding you back anyway, huh?”
“what’s so wrong about caring?” you shot back at him. “i care about you, okay? that should be enough. you should be thankful that there’s someone who looks out for you, you know. tsumiki really cares for you, yet you act like a little brat. you better get your act together, fushiguro, before it bites you in the ass.”
with nothing else to say, you turned your back to megumi and walked away. with furrowed brows and a heavy feeling in his stomach, he watched as you walked away. you’d come back tomorrow as if nothing had happened. that’s what always happened.
however, you didn’t show up the next day, laying in your bed with a cursed mark engraved on your forehead.
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NOTE. this was an old piece i started writing after ch212 and i don’t really feel like continuing so i’m dropping it off here before i sleep 🏃🏻‍♀️
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abybweisse · 27 days
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Ch212, Spoilers part 3
They recall what Finny was like when they first met him, and how he's become fiercely protective of our earl.
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Im not sure why Finny is shown surrounded by fire. Or what they say about Snake. But they recall past events with him, too.
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Basically, it looks like a lot of recap while they travel to Brighton.
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Then a waiter asks if they want anything, and our earl orders tea for Sebastian (according to @such-a-downer). Maybe it's to help him fit in. 😂
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And apparently Sebastian makes a slight dig at our earl near the end here.
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Quite a different train ride than the others had.
Also note that our earl has eaten his breakfast, and they are now both having tea. While the guy to the far left has been served the same breakfast but has his arms folded and doesn't seem to be eating any of it? Seriously, it looks like he hasn't even picked up a utensil. 🍽️ 🤔
I suppose next chapter they will arrive in Brighton and check into the hotel resort.
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mqfx · 2 years
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Jun Wu said, “What you’re doing is certainly worthy of praise, a man of class. However, is this your true heart? You’ve endured and aggrieved yourself for hundreds of years, are you going to keep enduring?”
“...”
“Do you truly not resent the one you are saving right now? Even if you do not resent, do you not hate?”
“...”
Yin Yu finally couldn’t take it anymore. He clenched his fists tight, his knuckles cracking, and he whipped around. “I DO RESENT HIM! I DO HATE HIM!!! BUT, SO WHAT??”
Quan Yizhen was flustered and ruffled, speaking as blood spewed from his nose and mouth, “Shixiong…”
“SHUT UP!!!” Yin Yu shouted.
He then turned to Jun Wu again. “My Lord…My Lord…YOU! WHY MUST YOU REMIND ME OF THIS?? SAYING IT LIKE YOU ACTUALLY UNDERSTAND ME OR SOMETHING?! YES, I HATE HIM! BUT, SO WHAT?? HE’S GIVEN ME SO MUCH TROUBLE, OF COURSE I HATE HIM??”
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Then, Yin Yu continued, “...BUT…But I only…I only wanted to just hate him, it doesn’t mean I have to hurt him. What’s that ‘should’ve been mine’? Other than natural talent, there is nothing that belongs to anyone from birth. OTHER PEOPLE’S POSSESSIONS, I DON’T WANT THEM!!”
Xie Lian’s eyes lit up and he shouted, “WELL SAID!”
Yin Yu continued, “I do want to return to the heavens, I do want to be ranked in the top ten! BUT! If I didn’t manage all that on my own, then it’s completely meaningless! I’m unlucky, I accept it! If I’m not as powerful as him, then at the very least I can admit I’m not as powerful as him! ADMITTING THAT I CAN’T COMPARE IS NOT THAT HARD!”
Such pride!
In that instant, Xie Lian finally saw once again on Yin Yu that glorious shine and pride of his youth.
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onomatopagu-et-cie · 1 year
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Again some other personal notes on D. Gray-Man (Link, part. 1)
First impressions after re-reading DGM Some theories and observations
And here's the part 2: Notes on Link, part 2!
A thought led to another, then another and then questions brought no answers and more questions… So here I am again, writing kilometers of notes hahaha!
I wrote A LOT so I tried regrouping some notes thematically, this post will be Link-centric along with another one!
Note: I’m sorry for the awkward lengthy english and name localizations!!
Have a nice week!
(SPOILERS UP TO CH247!!!!)
▶ Link, Mana & Cross
MANA AND LINK I’ll quote what I wrote in the previous post.
« Funny how Link and Mana can be associated in the manga: -> ch137, « Orphan and Clown », introduces Link to Allen when he’s still trying to figure out why the Ark’s partition uses the signs Mana taught him and is questioned by Link about it. It is later revealed in the manga Link was an orphan before joining the Crow. -> in ch183, Allen inadvertently voices his memories of Mana to Link. -> in ch212, « Searching for A.W.: Calling You », as Allen loses consciousness, fighting Neah’s awakening, he calls out to Link but instead is greeted by a vision of a young Mana, calling out to Neah. This chapter also introduces the importance of Allen’s name to save him from Neah’s dreams. The original version for ‘Calling You’ is ‘’君を呼ぶ ‘ (kimi wo yobu). ‘Kimi’ is the pronoun both Mana and Link use in the manga ; past!Allen also seemed to use it with Neah. Johnny and Kanda both use omae for Allen. EDIT: Allen also uses ‘kimi’ so the chapter’s title works both ways (in French, the title was translated as « Écoute ma voix » which is « Listen to my voice », I like the way the calling works interchangeably!)! -> in ch213, Link faces a mirror shirtless like Mana does later in volume 25.
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-> in ch220, « Searching for A.W.: He Closes His Eyes Tighter in a Vortex », Neah recalls the Earl he’s Mana but remains in denial and Link admits being conflicted over Allen and Neah. »
I also missed this when I was looking at this beautiful illustration of Mana and Red in Lost Fragment of Snow:
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CROSS AND LINK The original title for ch234 (« Observer »), in which we learn more on Cross’s protection and monitoring of Mana, is 監視者 (‘kanshisha’). Link is introduced by Luberrier as Allen’s observer in volume 14 when he’s being investigated, and ‘kanshi’ is also used.
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His role of an observer is reaffirmed by Luberrier in ch220. He also uses ‘kanshisha’, but gives a whole new meaning to this observation: Link is meant to protect the Fourteenth from everyone because he's the key to end this war. This strongly parallels Cross’s part of the promise to Neah: when Neah died, he was to protect Mana, observing him to that end so that Neah would return to Mana’s side one day. The verb ‘守る’ (mamoru, to protect) is used in both cases.
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Their observing behavior was ridiculed in the same manner by Kanda and Red (my handwriting is terrible i’m sorry):
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Link and Cross both have a morally ambiguous role they had no choice but to accept (in the CharaGray! fanbook, Hoshino said Cross got involved with Neah "unwillingly") but despite it all, Allen still cares for them:
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*in the bottom right panel it would be more « Perhaps that’s how it should be [Allen merging with Apocryphos to get rid of Neah] but [Apocryphos] destroyed what was dear to me. »
When Allen leaves the Order and thinks in anguish of what he’s about to lose, Cross and Link are grouped in the same panel.
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When Allen learnt Cross and Link’s ‘death’ (and the two of them are revealed alive chapters later), a similar framing is used, focusing on his blank expression and his eyes especially, highlighted in the shadow:
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Just as Link’s profile is separated from the Central Administration from volume 25, I didn’t notice Cross’s is too in the same volume:
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This could be explained by the fact both characters are shown conflicted over the path they’ve taken and still root for Allen in volume 25.
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Their character designs (with the rosary and all the equipments and straps on their legs, hidden by their robe/coat) share similar aspects:
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(Also bonus point, Timcampy is shown caring about them a lot and both are owners of out of ordinary golems)
▶ Future developments for Link
Apocryphos got from Kanda’s memories that Link was still alive… ? Hope he won’t escape the Noah and ambush Johnny, Allen and Link at the mansion (especially since the Saying Farewell to A.W. Arc has been going on for 21 chapters)!
Allen was able to remember, with a long delay, Johnny calling his name when it was Neah that was dreaming about Mana and Katerina and awakened: will he somehow catch fragments of Neah’s meeting with Link?
Will he find out about Cross and Luberrier’s secret agreement and Atuuda this way? He knows Atuuda heals with the life force since Zuu used it on him once, but he doesn't know 1) Zuu gave Link Atuuda & 2) it irremediably is fatal to the user's life. Kanda is hiding from Allen and Johnny that he’s becoming a Fallen One (not to burden them further, as he hid the fact that Link was alive until now), so it’s not that unlikely that Link also hides the toll Atuuda is taking on his life.
Why would Luberrier be hell-bent on needing Link, and nobody else, to ‘save’ (read: use lol) Neah?
Ever since Luberrier met Cross in secret after the Level 4 attack, he did everything to isolate Allen from the Order:
1) Around the same time, he pushed the 3rd generation project in secret for it to be conveniently blown away by the Noah, resulting in Allen also conveniently being confined for rebellion. This leaves him even more alone to fight against the Fourteenth’s memory, which falls right into his plan.
2) He made Allen’s identity as the Fourteenth’s host public to the exorcists, HQ executives and the Central, to officially ‘antagonize’ him. By leaving his exorcist title intact, this clears him from any suspicion of the real plan he carries on behind the scenes.
3) He reorganized the scientists sections and transferred a lot of Central scientists to the HQ to supposedly gain more control. I guess that’s how Reever and others were not granted permission to examine Allen’s state ever since the attack on the North-American branch.
Not to mention the story Cross told Allen was incomplete or even false (eg. Neah and Mana being biological brothers while he knew about the truth): he never told Allen the extent of Neah’s powers and role, that Luberrier, on the other hand, is aware of. I guess it was more to give the Order an official story without going into the real details: he must have reserved the truth to Luberrier.
And in volume 22, Luberrier asks Zuu to save Link because he seems indispensable to his plan.
How special is Link in Luberrier’s pov?
1) His infallible devotion to him: he is aware of it and exploits it, ch213 shows it fairly enough.
2) He would lay down his life for the sake of his mission/Luberrier without questioning it (eg. he was determined to use Apocryphos’ arm to pierce through his chest if it meant leaving a clue to identify the culprit). This could come from the extreme training to become a Crow and how he became Luberrier's 'personal Crow'.
3) His skills: based on Allen’s memories, Neah remembers he’s one of the most powerful of the Crows elite (eg. he’s strong enough to immobilize the Earl, face a Noah alone and hold his own against Level 4) even though he doesn’t have an Innocence
4) His mission to keep watch over Allen ; we don’t really know if he’s aware that Link wants Allen to overcome his fate as the host
« With Malcolm’s plans I thought I saw a ray of light for humanity’s dark future. The light of victory. But (…) I made you the Fourteenth’s— » This suggests that Link was vital for Luberrier’s plan to work: its success was made possible at the cost of Link’s involvement in it. In the original version, Zuu uses the adverb まんまと (manmato), ‘successfully, completely, thoroughly, nicely, fairly, artfully’ (‘I’ve successfully made you the Fourteenth’s—‘).
And the only thing we know he has done to Link was to leave him Atuuda: entrusting Atuuda to Link made him special enough to the Fourteenth somehow, other than simply aiding him. And this suggests that Zuu was himself aware of what was required to qualify as this special role at least.
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Luberrier swiftly cut him off before he could finish his sentence, so in addition to the fatal burden of Atuuda, there must be something even crueler in line for him in how he and Atuuda could work with Neah.
Becoming the final host for Neah would be logical: Allen synchronizing with an Innocence, which was something neither Cross nor Neah expected (and they never wanted it), is an obstacle to Neah. When Apocryphos attacked, only Luberrier was aware that he was targeting Allen at that time and seemed to be pretty much aware of his nature. So of course « saving Neah » could mean securing him, his memory, in somebody else.
And if Luberrier knew Link’s conflict, I can totally picture him using that to his advantage eg. persuading Link to become the new host because 1) it’s Luberrier’s order and it’s helping him and 2) Allen would be free. (Could the Phantom Thief G arc possessed!Link vs. Allen and Kanda be a silly little foreshadowing for what’s to come?? haha)
He must’ve had at least an inkling, especially if he’s known to obey every single order without batting an eye:
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(I expect this moment to be paralleled later in the manga, since trust and devotion is one of Link’s main themes, it’d be interesting!)
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Before learning anything from Jerry, Luberrier was probably unaware that Link asked for a meal that Allen would finally eat and brought it to him.
▶ The rosary and Atuuda
I find it interesting that Luberrier’s rosary overlaps the scar left on Link’s torso after Atuuda was passed on to him. The scar is also cross-shaped.
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While Luberrier loathes ‘God’/the Innocence, he deeply believes in Neah’s powers: he could bring an end to this war and Luberrier is determined to make it happen, no matter the atrocities.
It is strongly motivated by his desire to regain agency over his fate, controlled all this time by 'greater' entities: Innocence, God, the Pope, the Earl, Noah, as his confrontation with Hevlaska and the Destruction of the Black Order imply.
Interestingly, in ch221, Link is genuflecting on his right knee in front of Allen/Neah:
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Genuflection on the right knee is strongly associated to God, signifying worship (eg. before the Blessed Sacrament as you pass a tabernacle), while genuflection on the left knee used to be to honor political authorities, kings, emperors.
He trusts Link with this crucial mission and reiterates Link’s devotion to him.
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Putting on Link his own rosary, what you usually can say prayers with, he entrusts his ‘faith’ and set of beliefs to him. He places in words and act his trust in Link, sealed with the rosary.
It’s also a display of the power he holds over him: when Luberrier says Neah is now isolated (meaning it’s now time to help him), the reader’s eye path is also directed at the rosary he’s just given to Link.
The screentones highlight like a halo the rosary handled by Luberrier: he ardently wishes to have Neah’s power that he covets literally as ‘his’, and in doing so, the fate of the world in the palm of his hand, claiming it is for the sake of humanity.
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(If it wasn’t already a projection of his own hidden desire for power since he seemed to keep close tabs on the subject without even Cross knowing in volume 14, this was at least a foreshadowing of Luberrier’s future plan!)
And just like Allen before regrouping with Johnny and Kanda, Link is completely alone: he’s lost his official position as a Crow as he’s been publically declared dead. Now more than ever, Luberrier stands as his sole figure of authority and devotion.
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The rosary falls over the scar Link got from his fight against Apocryphos. It would’ve been fatal if he wasn’t given Atuuda at that time: if cross shapes can be associated to salvation, it’s a poisoned gift here that eats away at his life, defining his new special role he has no choice but to accept.
His soul, body and life are all sacrificed to Luberrier and by extension to Neah, Luberrier's personal ‘God’:
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(If anyone has the answer, I wonder if there’s a tradition for members of the church to gift their rosary to another member, I’m really curious!)
Also in this panel in ch213 Kanda uses ご主人様 (goshujinsama) for Luberrier:
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In French it was translated as « husband »: you can use ご主人様 as ‘husband’ if you talk about sb else’s husband and in polite situations. (I did a double take when I first read the French version haha)
Kanda is far from being polite here so this could be read with biting sarcasm, since he specifically calls him out on his obsessive devotion (that even Apocryphos picks on after damn). The ambivalence of this word was probably a very deliberate choice haha
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tempenensis · 1 year
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*reads ch212* Ah yes, the importance of wearing a c*vid mask...
Lmao, you're right, anon!
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