#The recent mikayuu ones killed me I had to do this

[princettegil]

They say if you say "Laamgarnas" 3 times in a row at midnight that you'll hear a voice saying "Please say it again."

[rev3rb]

Hi! It’s me again, here to ask you how you felt about the most recent chp. I genuinely appreciated the background info given/refreshed by reading it. However, I am SOOO bitter about them switching from what’s going on with the main crew + MikaYuu. Waiting another month to maybe get back to the demon world/fight is gonna kill me after being excited to see it in this release. Also the feeling that I can’t pin Rigr’s motive. Idk if I just missed it somewhere, but I’m still pretty confused on the goal for our main antagonists (if he’s considered one). Ik it’s somewhat purposeful with the 1st to keep it under wraps but at this point my brain just sums it up as them wanting power for power’s sake?? I’d like a lil more info in order to be engaged with that plot line so I’m hoping Rigr does reveal stuff.

Welcome back anon! So yes, let me start off by saying that the fact that we're swapping focus in this chapter is SUPER annoying. I was trying to recall if this had happened once before, and I realized that the exact same thing happened when Ferid and Crowley actually caught Rigr. That chapter came right after Mika exploded.

The way I see it, this is an important perspective and Kagami likely needs us to know what's happening here with the vampires simultaneously as whatever is going on with the rest of the cast. I can't imagine that what happens here won't hold any significance to what's happening over there. After all, Rigr seems to be one of the only characters that actually has an inkling as to what Sika Madu's plan actually is. HOWEVER. God, does it feel like they pick bad times to swap perspectives. It's like every time we hit a climax and are going to get some juicy content, the perspective swaps on us. I wish it flowed better.

Enough complaining though. It's not like it'll change anything, so let's just focus on what we got.

Rigr's motive. It's another thing that's super in the air. If memory serves, he's stated he wants to stop Sika Madu, but beyond that, we have no idea. Rigr has been a very mysterious character and still is. I haven't the slightest clue what he's actually trying to do past what I already said. Hell, the Resurrection at 19 novels show that Rigr had some influence on Guren picking up Yuu from Sanguinem. It was his plan in the first place. However, it didn't work out the way Rigr planned it since Guren didn't get Mika as well. It brings into question just how involved Rigr is in Ferid and Guren's plans. It doesn't seem like they're working together, but who the hell knows how this all works. So many questions. So few answers.

I really enjoyed getting some back story. I don't quite want to call Urd and Rigr flat characters, but unlike a lot of characters, they really haven't had a ton of time in the spotlight, so it's nice to see their characters get expanded upon, even if just a little. This chapter gave Urd some good emotion. Yes, I know vampires aren't supposed to have emotion, but you can't tell me that Urd and Rigr weren't feeling things in that scene. Where are all my angsty Urd/Rigr fics now? I mean come on.

"I liked the face you made when you won, so I always let you win." "I'm sorry. I didn't intend to hurt you." "I didn't care if you hurt me, but if you leave, what do I have to live for?" "If hating me gives you a reason to live, then go ahead and hate me."

LIKE?? What kind of fanfiction bullshit is this. Maybe I'm just a sap, but that scene did play with the heartstrings a little. Not too much mind you as I was pretty neutral about them prior to this scene, but this is the exact kind of angst I love to see. It was good stuff. I can't wait to see what it's like when Rigr and Urd properly confront each other.

As this is getting long, I'll try and wrap up the rest of my thoughts succinctly. 1. I was always wondering if Kiseki-o and Noya were 3rd progenitors since they have that young appearance going on, but brushed it off as I thought there were only 3 3rd progenitors. I can't remember whether it was stated that each progenitor level only had that many progenitors (so like there are only 2 2nd progenitors), or I made that up in my mind. Either way, it's wild to find out that Byakkomaru, Reimeiki, Gekkouin, Noya, and Kiseki-o are all 3rd progenitors. 2. Nice to see Lest Karr and Ky Luc back. Doubt Rigr will kill them as he probably already would have if he wanted to, but I hope they don't die. Also where’s my art of tiny but powerful Lest Karr physically holding back a Ky Luc that is doing his damnedest to take a swing at Rigr? 3. I'm not surprised the prison didn't hold. It's no fun if it did huh?

Overall, it was a pretty good chapter.

[mikaisabottom]

rants&raves

So, I left again, with good reason, mind you. I've been dealing with some things BUT I think (I THINK) I'm finally back to stay, hopefully! Moving on to the good stuff...I finally caught up to the new chapters and OMG WHAT

I've complied my favorite moments below with some of my usual (highly biased) opinions on the last few chapters of the manga. Spoilers!

AH this scene! Yuu telling Mika "Let's find the map together again." It made me feel all warm and fuzzy. Yuu's dedication is beautiful! Through out these last few chapters he is so openly caring towards Mika I had a hard time reading it through my silly smile! Also, I don't have a mangacap of it but I also wanted to talk about Yuu's overt greed. He displays it so fully in the chapter where he claims he doesn't care about the rest of the world if he can save their dead family (also Akane's head in a jar freaked me the hell out WOW) and (my problematic fav line of his rant) "I'd sacrifice the entire world in order to turn you human again, Mika" (not is exact words, I know, BUT BASICALLY UGH) Yuu being greedy AF is all I ever wanted!!

MIKA! ACKNOWLEDGES! SHINOA'S SQUAD! AS! COMRADES! The bits we saw of him interacting with the squad were great! The discussion he had with Narumi, the hope and despair parallels, Narumi slicing his arm to test Mika, KIMIZUKI STEPPING IN LOOKING CLEARLY DISPLEASED, just everything, the progress they've made, the way they've learned to fight together! I was in tears. Also! Mika losing his "emotions" is something that legit broke my heart even though I knew it was coming. His affection for Yuu, his strong attachment to him, makes so much sense to me now. I mean, obviously he loves Yuu because...well it's Yuu, his family, his childhood friend, and all that, but Yuu is also keeping him human. The very last threads of his humanity are solely attached to Yuu. He says so himself, his feelings for Yuu have not lessened. Mika's emotions run high when it comes to Yuu, the impulsive anger, the tears he shed when they reunited, the affection he radiates when holding Yuu, he's so protective of Yuu, not only because he is the most important person to him, but also because if he were to lose Yuu, he'd lose the last part of his humanity.

Moving on from my unintentional mikayuu tangent...Ferid. I am really liking his entire storyline, the jokester of the characters finally shows his true face in a few moments of these chapters, but this is the one scene that hit me the hardest. I believe he was ready for Saito to kill him, he wanted it. He is tired of existing, tired of the same blue sky. But he didn't just want any boring old death, not Ferid who has to do everything with grandeur. He wanted his "father" his creator to put him out of his misery. I could be waaaaaaaaay off the mark, but that is what I took from these recent chapters.

Yoichi...not the pure cinnamon roll I though he was, and I am so pleasantly surprised. The mask he wears is superbly made because I had no idea this was lurking underneath. Obviously I thought there would be a strong reaction when he was Lacus, but his desire to torture Lacus as revenge was not something I saw coming. That Yoichi was able to control himself, control the demon inside of him, speaks volumes. He is one strong guy and I cannot wait to see where his character will go.

Pretty, so pretty.

To conclude, Kureto killing his dad (not a shocker, totally saw that coming a mile away but still DAMN), but then this thing shows up. The first Vampire? So vampires do come from fallen angels? Had this been established before?? I've been gone for so long I have no idea...but if this is the first vampire, the "father" of the vampires, is he Lucifer? The manga has been packing on a lot of religious content. God growing angry when Guren performed a taboo ritual to revive the dead (another WTF moment for me, if it's true, which judging from Gurens reactions, it is.), so humans were punished with a deadly virus (the start of the apocalypse). There's so much that doesn't make sense to me, and each chapter seems to give us more questions than answers. I'm not even gonna talk about the while shinoa thing because no, just no. I can see where her character is going and I want out! I'll stop now because I've typed way too much and my head is just spinning with so many theories and questions. If y'all have any thoughts, questions, or theories, send them my way because I am so lost rn.