#ch 185

[onepieceanimals]

Hachi and his panda shark friend <3

[sunflowercider]

It was fine!

Uh oh(?). Damian followed.

[every-god-usopp]

[every-chopper]

[everynart]

[toixxx-ace]

very excited that ciel and sebastian have come back to the focus of the manga but i am fighting for my life as a person who reads the english volumes

[hirookouji]

i am soo normal abt slam dunk chapter 184.... its so gorgeous

[startswith0]

Yeah it's mostly because of a case or whatnot but most of the time Kogoro really be hanging out with the teens xD

There's a lot of instances of this lol

Ch 185, 279, 445, 1116

[finalvortex]

also! here is an alternate take on my relationship chart

Mostly did this because it will be easier to keep updated, but I was also curious if i could get it to work without any lines crossing:

The answer, surprisingly, was yes, although I did simplify it a bit.

Breakdown:

❤️A connection that is definitively meant to be read as romantic in the text. These are Mai/Mei, Hakari/Karane, Karane/Ahko and, uh... Mimimi's whole group.

💜Also definitely something going on here, just... not a romantic something. That's Rin/Iku/Mei, Hahari/Kishika, Mei/Hahari, and whatever Momiji is doing.

💙 Kissed once, but I can't say that the relationship is canon. That includes Hahari/Naddy (ch 59), Hahari/Kurumi (44), Mai/Momoha (170), and Ahko/Uto (111 omake).

💚 Had at least one yuri moment. I'm not going to list all of these.

🧡There's maybe something here if you really have your shipping goggles on.

Some further rambling under the cut

Kusuri and Yaku are the only ones that I feel don't have any connections here. Well, neither do Saki and Meru, but that feels like more of a recency thing. Eira almost wasn't on here either, but then we got chapter 185.

The highest density of yuri (assuming you don't consider Usami x everyone canon) is Hahari at 6 pairings. Following that; Mei, Ahko, and Mai are all at 5.

[extraordinarilyextreme]

today, i wanna talk about this point that i've referenced a couple times across my yrzx fics:

For the fate of the world, Wang Ye relinquished his days of peace and tranquility. To save Zhuge Qing’s life, Wang Ye could sacrifice everything beneath the heavens. (from 岁月不待人 | the moon and the tides, you and i)

i'll start during Beijing arc, when ZCL asks why WY doesn't just give up Feng-hou Qimen to the ppl who want it.

in the manhua (ch. 185) & donghua (s3, ep. 3), WY's response is vague: "for various reasons, i can't give out [that power]."

(note that the dialogue differs slightly btwn these two adaptations, but the meaning is the same)

but in the live-action (s1, ep. 22), WY clearly explains that "it would throw the ways of this world into greater disorder. this calamitous fate must be shouldered by me alone."

these lines perfectly demonstrate one of WY's most defining traits: 心怀天下 / a heart that cradles everything beneath the heavens.

we see it first during the tournament arc, when WY admits to ZCL that he didn't need to get involved in this mess—but did so anyway because the fate of the world was implicated.

WY: Actually, whatever happens to you all has nothing to do with me. No matter how terrible the world ends up, I can still protect myself and my family and keep us unscathed. So, actually, I shouldn't have come here. [...] ZCL: What you mean is that if I continue my investigation, the future of this world may very likely develop in a bad direction. Daozhang, who this "bad future" impacts isn't limited to only me, right? The two of us are neither kin nor kith; you wouldn't have come to get caught up in these troubled waters because of me, right? WY: This, involves another concept. I call it the weight of fate. [...] And you, Zhang Chulan, you hold a high ratio of that weight. Your choice will change the fates of many, many people. (LA s1, ep. 14; see also manhua chs. 121-122 & donghua s2, ep. 12)

this is the extent of WY's selflessness. and as his conversation w ZCL continues, something else is revealed to us.

ZCL: The you who could have stayed out of this matter entirely chose instead to come here and persuade me. Did you also not choose the future that would have been best for you? (LA s1, ep. 14)

that 'something' is none other than WY's conduct: 明知山有虎，偏向虎山行 / knowing full well the mountains harbor tigers, yet insisting on traveling deep into the mountains anyway. or, in other words, the practice of forging on into promised danger.

which, coincidentally, is exactly how WY praised Zhuge Liang's character during his match against ZGQ.

可他却放弃了作为一个修者该坚守的一切。就算逆大势而行，也要投身到乱世当中，只为了去救那个明知已无可救药的天下。/ But he chose to give up everything that a cultivator should uphold and protect. Even if it meant opposing the momentum of the times, he threw himself utterly into chaos of the mortals—all to save a world he knew full well was beyond redemption. 为了那个天下情愿去和天理和大势对抗 / For that world, he was willing to hold off divine order and destiny itself. 明知不可为而为，这就是他那个级别的术士作为。/ To do something knowing full well of its impossible nature—this was the practice of a sorcerer of his caliber. (LA s1, ep. 13; see also manhua ch. 110 & donghua s2, ep. 10)

with such a heart of compassion (怜悯之心, HMH's words) and sense of responsibility, WY is unlike anyone else in his generation. instead, it can be argued that the character most similar to WY is in fact one of his seniors, lao-Tianshi.

they are, at least in the LA, the only two 麒麟 in the story after all (s1, eps. 8 & 20):

and just like lao-Tianshi, it's easy to think of WY as a saint (圣人) or a god—something "above" mortal humans. he's operating on a scale (格局) far greater than anyone else in our main cast; WY is always taking the whole world into consideration, even if that's the choice least favorable to him.

(LA s1, ep. 23)

and then Beijing arc happens. and by the end of it, WY has an epiphany:

“The me who has always avoided involvement with worldly affairs has no right to speak of leaving them behind.” (manhua ch. 196; see also LA s1, ep. 23 & donghua s3, ep. 7)

he's begun to have a reckoning with his own human-ness. he's starting to realize that he's fallible, that he's ordinary and secular, that he has attachments—and, importantly, that he wants attachments. that he desires companionship (just as humans are wont to do).

and it's with that moment of enlightenment that we dive into Biyou Village arc.

because, overall, WY has not actually changed that much. he still feels responsible for the peace and safety of the world; he still wants to figure out how ZCL and FBB are related to the Jiashen Calamity. he still remembers clearly what Hong-ye said: "you are the chosen one." (LA s1, ep. 4)

and even ZGQ himself remarks (manhua ch. 228; see also donghua s4, ep. 5):

yet when ZGQ's safety is at stake, WY doesn't hesitate for even a moment:

(donghua s4, ep. 5; see also manhua ch. 228)

that is not the conduct of someone who always thinks about the bigger scheme of things. that's the conduct of someone making a choice for himself, an arguably selfish choice, to save his friend and doom everyone else.

WY would sooner give up his Feng-hou Qimen and restart the Jiashen Calamity than see ZGQ in danger. that is how important ZGQ is to WY.

在王也的心中，诸葛青的命比天下苍生还重要。/ in Wang Ye's heart, Zhuge Qing's life is more important than everyone in beneath the heavens.

and that's because ZGQ is the first of his generation to approach him. to make an effort to befriend him. to look beyond the power he possesses and also see him.

(LA s1, ep. 15; see also manhua ch. 131 & donghua s2, ep. 14)

in other words, it was ZGQ who made WY's godlike love for the world human. WY is no longer an outside viewer looking down on the plane he feels beholden to; WY is a part of this secular world, and that is why he should want to protect it.

because the red dust realm is where ZGQ exists. here is where their bond exists.

(unrelated pic from manhua ch. 196; see also donghua s3, ep. 7)

tldr: Wang Ye places the world before himself, and Zhuge Qing before the world.

— all this to say, i really am excited for s2 of the live-action, even though the casting rumors have been disheartening. Biyou Village arc is a climactic chapter for YeQing, so i hope the adaptation does it justice.

(LA s1, ep. 27)

[sudaca-swag]

tgcf ch.98 (185-186)

[onepieceanimals]

bestest boy

[shumshumshum]

CH. (RH)

Character name:  Roderick Hawl

Age: 22

Species: human

Height: 6'7" (185 cm)

Occupation: Crown Prince of the Aelgrin Empire

Likes: Shin, swords, reading, hunting, ???, ???

Dislikes: Mabon, ???, ???, his father, rumors, unforeseen circumstances, his title and future

Short backstory: ???

Status a.t beginning : alive

Status a.t end: ???

[every-god-usopp]

[every-chopper]

[plantcrazy]

2005 Toppat Clan Elites Reference

Leader - Terrence Suave (Age 38) -> Current leader of the Toppat Clan. He's starting to regret his choice of Right Hand.

Right Hand - Reginald Copperbottom (Age 24) -> The clan's youngest Right Hand, and son of the former one. He's not been very impressed by the actions of the clan's new leader.

Head of the Airship Division - Apple Seed (Age 32) -> It takes 185 apple seeds to kill an adult. In the Toppat Clan's Airship division, it only takes one.

Head of the American Division - Danny Danger (Age 29) -> Farther like son, a born leader and jerk. He doesn't like the new Head of Transportation.

Head of the EU Division - Wilhelm Krighaus (Age 54) -> He's the oldest elite and division head in clan history at 19 years. He's looking forward to retirement.

EU Division - Ahnoldt Schwarz (Age 27) -> The future head of the EU division. He's currently learning the ropes from Wilhelm Krighaus.

Head of the Asian Division - Mr Red (Age 41) -> No one knows his real name, but he always wears red, whether that's his own, or that of his division's enemies.

Head of the Oceniana Division - Hōkū (Age 37) -> A vocal member of the Toppat Clans Manipulator community. He got his name for being there to guide his kind in the dark.

Head of Transportation - Mr Macbeth -> Trained by Tim Smith, he joined as the clan's new Head of Transportation. Despite this, the other elites don't like people who jump the ladder of power.

He doesn't like the Head of the American Division.

Head of Communications - April Mayday -> She's in charge of the major comm line, relaying messages between divisions & clan leader.

Head of Finances - Albert Poshley -> He's a descended of one of the original clan founders, funding the Toppat Clan for generations. Needless to say, he's the unofficial head of finances.

Hello folks, I wanted to get you guys some content since it's been a while since I've had any art or writing. So here's some concept art I needed to make for Ch.10 (I bet you can't guess what that chapter is going to be about).

These turned out really nice, and I love how cute young Ahnoldt looks. I'm also very happy with the colour pallets. I did a bit of experimenting, pushing beyond my normal colour choices, and some of these are REALLY good.

This is 13 years before the events of Lost Children, and I also threw the ages of everyone in there since I figured you guys would find that fun :)

Alrighty, I'm off to write chapter 10. Enjoy.