#adashino kurou

[kaibutsushidousha]

Do you think there has been any notable change in quality from Case Files to Adventures? (Positive or Negative)

It's difficult to compare because Case Files tries to start episodic while Adventures is one long-term plotline from the start. In a way, Adventures works better as a mystery because the seeds are planted since volume 1, while Case Files makes you work only with the contents of each arc even after Heartless is established.

Even then, Sanda's mystery quality is still inconsistent. Latio got a lot of screentime in volume one, but none of it touched what would later become the core of her character, aside from her feeling bothered by Tangere calling her "Miss", which is not really a fair hint that Sans Undertale is a copy of her brother. Volume 1 does treat her ancestor as the real Crudelis villain, which proves true, but the setup required for this twist leaves both characters devoid of meaningful characterization.

But then right next to it, we have Ziz, whose old hints click so neatly. Ergo is described since volume 1 as a product of Crudelis's obsession, Wuzhiqi's curiosity, and Ziz's hatred. But Ziz's action don't feel hateful when we see him. He does a theatrical dance to make Waver oppose the other two masterminds, he appears totally plastered and gambles with Akane for Typhon-analogue's vessel, he throws riddles at Waver and invites him to play the Casa, he has sex with random women in Monaco to make a family to secure his land. At every point, the supposed hatred-driven Ziz appears as someone who accomplishes his goals through pragmatic means made to superficially appear fun-loving. That, in itself, fells pragmatic in the way makes Ziz's personality recognizable to Van-Fem, maybe. I genuinely believe Ziz's outward laxness and gambler spirit are him emulating the man he genuinely was before the end of the Age of Gods made him hate the world.

The way this look back at Ziz's character makes him more consistent and interesting is something you can't really do much with the characters resolved by Case Files, except maybe the Adashino siblings, which are not characters I care much about (although I'd probably feel a lot more positive about Heartless and Faker rereading Grand Roll now that I'm resigned to the fact Sanda will never keep Iskandar away from plot instead of heatedly rejecting it like the first time).

[lordelmelloi2]

Dr. Heartless' reveal in the latest Case Files manga chapter

[pan-gya]

anyways

[soulsbetrayed]

 wcndcrcr​:

The wayward figure lets out a slight sigh before perking up to being spoken to, his violet gaze looked at the stranger before replying.

“…A Wanderer such as myself doesn’t really have a true home to call their own and with the difference in scenery, yes, you could say I am lost as this place doesn’t look like what I’m usually used to.

Fate is sometimes strange and works in mysterious ways you could say, must be a reason for us to meet one another like this.”

The Wanderer spoke before noticing their next set of words, he then spoke more.

“My name? Although, I don’t have a true name to call my own, I do have one that I can respond to and that is "Fujin” so you may call me that if you wish. Now, what might your name be?“

“Fujin, that is the name of a Far Eastern deity who governs the wind.”

The mage tuts as he utters this bit of knowledge in response. “As for me well I had a name before.  Though the man that bore that name has been dead for quite some time.”  Kurou Adashino had died the moment he fell down a hole to the Reverse Side of the World, pushed in by his own students. Crimson eyes focused on the skies as he spoke calmly.

“They call me Heartless. And it’s not just figurative either.”

He quite literally lacked a heart.  It was taken by the Fae he had encountered while trapped in their domain, the Land of Faeries, on that ill-fated day.  The more physical evidence of his time spent in that place was his vivid red hair. Even his eyes and their power had changed, a blazing scarlet to match unnaturally red hair.

He was not entirely human despite what first impressions may say of him.  An unflinching smile appears on his face once more as he bows with a slight chuckle.

“Pleasure to meet you.”

[lordelmelloi2]

Really appreciate the animosity in his expression in the 3rd to last panel. The only other time he's made that face was when Reines was making her nasty joke lol

Some of Waver's exhausted and sternly angry confrontational expressions from this chapter of Case Files' manga

+ bonus quail

[soulsbetrayed]

fakcr​:

     Bringing  a  sharp  fragment  of  past  &. expose  it  to  the  fragile  fleshes  of  the  present  is  a  delicate  task,  for  its  shape  frames  beyond  the  fields  of  tangibility  &.  its  edges  can  cut  from  anywhere.  An  element  so  unstable  can  only  be  ( manipulated )  by  a  dainty  hand  &.  treated  by  a  cautious  mouth.

  The  Servant  has  NOT  forgiven  the  impact  such  questions  from  a  persevering  detective  shot  at  her  direction  have  caused  on  her,   as  if  he  would  lack  of  any  caution  in  making  them—  although  the  intentions  could  have  implied  to  not  be  harmful  &.  the  simple  thirst  of  knowledge  for  the  sake  of  solving  a  mystery  would  have  act  beyond  his  capacity  of  thought.  Or  possibly,  a  stratagem  could  silently  lie  behind  this  peculiar  way  to  having  become  a  living  obstacle  for  her  Master  &.  she  herself.  Which  means,  that  some  topics  are  better  if  they  remain  locked  under  the  bold  layers  of  SILENCE.

   …&.  still,  sometimes  it  doesn’t  matter  what  it’s  prompted  in  a  hoard  of  enquires—  but  where  do  those  words  come  from.  What  is  the  voice —&.  the  mind  who  serves  as  a  guidance,  but  also  commands  them  towards  a  safer  path.

║🍇║↬ ——❝Certainly…❞  A  passing  murmur  attempts  to  camouflage  with  the  rushing  wind,  but  failing.  What  stays  inside  her  mind  would  for  now  stay  stuck  in  there,  caged  in  the  depths  of  her  thoughts.

    Nonetheless,  having  witnessed  the  Doctor’s  lack  of  fear,  his  never  ending  perseverance  &.  his  calm  demeanor  at  the  moment  to  confront  the  obstacles  after  them…  he  somehow  reminded  her  of  ( him ).  That  blazing  sun  which  embraced  the  ocean  with  its  blinding  light,  unable  to  visualize  an  ending,  or  the  lack  of  it  as  well.  She  wonders—  if  all  this  time,  this  image  was  printed  on  his  mind.  If  he  was  aware  of  their  tragic  ending  while  the  threads  of  destiny  were  sewing  their  story.

║🍇║↬ ——❝…With  that  said…  if  I  may  ask.

      Have  you  considered  the  consequences  of  your  actions,  Master ?  Have  you  seen  yourself  ending  up  like  this ?❞    

He breathes in as she asked her questions that sullen look upon his face never leaving. “I never thought I’d be like this, wounded and hurting, to the point I’d rather see this world in ruins than to allow myself to be hurt again.”  he replied, strained and agonized. “There will never be a way to go back. After all the man I used to be is dead.”

He’s dead, and it’s all their fault.

He could never go back to being Kurou Adashino and it hurt how much he trusted them just to be left for dead.  His fury boiled in his veins his very being as he recalled his agony. Tears following freely he kept a hand to where his heart should’ve been.

“Ah, will you look at that? Here I thought my tears dried out for good.” He laughed trying to hide his pain from her as he used to.