#chapter 525......

[soupandflowers]

Our father,

who art in heaven,

hollow thee thy name,

thy kingdom come,

thy will be done,

as Earth as it is in heaven,

give us this day our daily bread,

and forgive us trespasses,

and lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

Amen.

[amphitriteswife]

They’re so cute as kids 😭🙏💞

They could be matching pfp-

[melljam]

playing outside is more fun, isn’t it?

[nothingbutavocaloid]

[chaoticfandomthot]

The 0th turn's ending had me crying loudly enough that i scared my rabbit and my gecko

[pttucker]

[Your Incarnation has forgotten your Modifier.] [Your Incarnation has forgotten all memories related to you.] [All information related to you are now marked as '???'] All of his memories that couldn't be recorded anywhere would now be lost forever. In that case, where would all those memories go? I stared at the flickering light for a very long time. --- "Hey, Yoo Joonghyuk! Why aren't you saying anything?!" Yoo Joonghyuk ended up staggering after receiving a loud impact to the back of his head. He turned around to discover Han Sooyoung and her deep scowl. "I said, how do we do this 'group regression' thing?" "I can suddenly remember." "Remember what?" Yoo Joonghyuk stared back with a stupid face, and muttered in her direction. "The 0th turn's memories."

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!

Wibbly wobbly, timey wimey stuff!!!

Older Dokja did end up being his sponsor & allowing him regress!

Oh man, but the fact that Joonghyuk has been trying to get to the end, has been trying to save everyone, has been utterly hating his life and how he keeps having to regress, has been wanting to die, has been wanting to kill the person who did this to him...and he literally lived the perfect life in his very first turn!

He chose to see what was supposed to happen without Dokja. He chose to go looking for his past and his reason for existing. Oh man, I wonder what our Joonghyuk is going to think now that he has all those memories back.

At least now, 1864 regressions later, Joonghyuk knows where to start looking for his oldest companion.

[lrandconkdors]

The extremely minor character who I thought had a cool ability made a return appearance in a chapter illustration series 🎉

[algumaideia]

Robin became a slave 😭

Nice that he sent Perona to the place she wanted

Hum Mihawk also went

I respect the Shichibukai who didn't go

Garp punching you

[everykillerbee]

[calechipconecrimes]

on my knees shaking and crying after finishing the available chapters of the Korean webcomic Inso's Law (aka My Life as an Internet Novel)

[everydayspamton]

day 525 of drawing spamton every day until deltarune chapter 3

[soupandflowers]

CHINAS IN CHAPTER 525.... THERE IS A TOTAL OF 35 DIFFERENT CHINAS IN THIS CHAPTER!!!! i think i just experienced the most ethereal feeling ever in my entire life

couldn't fit all the chinas because of tumblr's limit... so here is the other post with the last 5.. thank u to ramen on discord pointing out a china i have missed

[hetalianhistorian]

Hetalia Gangsta Fanmade Translations Masterlist

This is the first collection of translations for the Hetalia Gangsta arc made by fellow members from within the Hetalia community. This post is made with accessibility reasons in mind for anybody looking for English/Portuguese translations of the Gangsta arc in one place. If you know any or have your own translations that you would like to share, please send me a message, tag me, or email at hetalianhistorian@gmail.com.

Thank you so much to users zakuramochi, verusmayaii, withnofreetime, hetalvetia, genet-brained, and hetalia-trad-fr for your hard work!! If you use any of their translations, please show them your support!

Read more below to see the full list!

Main Storyline

▪️ Chapter 511 English: zakuramochi - verusmayaii Portuguese: genet-brained (1/2) - genet-brained (2/2)

▪️ Chapter 512 English: zakuramochi - verusmayaii - withnofreetime (1/2) - withnofreetime (2/2) Portuguese: genet-brained (1/2) - genet-brained (2/2)

▪️ Chapter 513 English: zakuramochi- verusmayaii - withnofreetime Portuguese: genet-brained

▪️ Chapter 514 English: zakuramochi - verusmayaii - withnofreetime Portuguese: genet-brained (1/2) - genet-brained (2/2)

▪️ Chapter 515 English: zakuramochi - verusmayaii - withnofreetime Portuguese: genet-brained

▪️ Chapter 516 English: verusmayaii - withnofreetime Portuguese: genet-brained

▪️ Chapter 517 English: verusmayaii - withnofreetime Portuguese: genet-brained

▪️ Chapter 518 English: verusmayaii - withnofreetime Portuguese: genet-brained

▪️ Chapter 519 English: verusmayaii - withnofreetime

▪️ Chapter 520 English: verusmayaii - withnofreetime

▪️ Chapter 521 English: verusmayaii - withnofreetime Spanish: withnofreetime

▪️ Chapter 522 English: verusmayaii - withnofreetime

▪️ Chapter 523 English: verusmayaii - withnofreetime

▪️ Chapter 524 English: verusmayaii - withnofreetime

▪️ Chapter 525 English: verusmayaii - withnofreetime

▪️ Chapter 526 English: verusmayaii - withnofreetime ▪️ Chapter 527 English: verusmayaii - withnofreetime ▪️ Chapter 528 English: withnofreetime ▪️ Chapter 529 English: verusmayaii - withnofreetime ▪️ Chapter 530 English: withnofreetime ▪️ Chapter 531 English: verusmayaii - withnofreetime

Bonus Content

▪️ Illustration #3 English: withnofreetime

▪️ Illustration #4 English: withnofreetime Portuguese: genet-brained

▪️ Liechtenstein and Switzerland's Reference Sheet English: withnofreetime- hetalvetia Portuguese: genet-brained

▪️ Liechtenstein and Switzerland's Bonus Strip English: withnofreetime - hetalvetia Portuguese: genet-brained

▪️ Canada's Bonus Illustration English: withnofreetime Portuguese: genet-brained

▪️ Moldova, Czechia, and Slovakia's Reference Sheet English: withnofreetime Portuguese: genet-brained

▪️ Hungary, Netherlands, Austria, Romania, and Bulgaria's Reference Sheet English: withnofreetime Portuguese: genet-brained

▪️ Chapter 524's Japan Bonus Illustration English: withnofreetime

▪️ Chapter 525's Big 5 Bonus Illustration English: verusmayaii - withnofreetime

▪️ Spain, Netherlands, Austria, and Hungary's Colored Illustrations English: withnofreetime

The masterlist will be updated as long the Gangsta arc is still ongoing or the release of any new translations. This post has been last updated on 10/03/2024. You can find part 2 of the masterlist here.

[mixingandmelting]

Hand Hygiene

Summary: You're his crush. Problem is you care about hands staying sanitary before going in the mouth

A/N: If I had a nickel every time a character from WindBreaker puts their hand in their mouth, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice feat. chapters 525 and 529

Wooin: 

“Why? It’s better than being ignor-“

Appearing out of nowhere, your hand tender yet firmly grips his hand, pulling the finger hooked inside his cheek out of his mouth. Then, taking a pack of sanitary wipes out of your pocket, you grab one and wipe his hand down. Bewildered and pissed, it triggers him more that you only raise an eyebrow in response, lips staying curled down in distaste to the look he gives. A bit away, someone starts suspiciously coughing. He’s going to give them hell later. 

“Seriously, you’re not a kid. What are you going to do if you get the stomach flu before the race?” 

Plopping both the used wipe and sanitary pack onto his lap, his eyes follow your movements, getting up and heading towards Hyuk to get a drink. All nonchalant, as if you hadn’t just babied him in front of everyone. It gets him to bite his bottom lip harder, his mind supplementing you’re his crush. 

“Fuck!” He only muttered it under his breath but a can gets cracked open louder than it really should. Flinching, he slowly turns his head towards the vending machine, his eyes meeting yours. Great. he’s completely screwed now.

Hyuk:

History repeats the same night but later, when he and Vinny confront over who’s going to mark the rookie. Blood pumping, body shivering from the thrill of excitement of going head-to-head with his target when he suddenly feels something dropping on his head before hitting the ground. Looking down next to himself, there’s a familiar pack of wipes that was used on Wooin a while ago. 

Slowly, the two males turn around and jump. Right behind them, you’re standing on the other side of the chained fence, arms crossed and unamused. Hyuk and you continue to stare at each other, one with unease, the other passive. Your eyes then flicker between him and the pack. Petulant, he takes his time grabbing it and pulling a wipe out. Slowly and methodically, he cleans every millimeter of his hand under your watchful gaze. 

“Keep it.” Shaking your head, you leave, grumbling about having to take care of man-children after refusing to take it back from him. 

Well, he might as well since it’s from you, his crush. With that, the pack slides into the pockets of his sweats. All of this happening in front of Vinny, who questions again why he joined the team again.

[rrrandomism]

Chapter 525 thoughts

SHINGEN-NIM!!! 🥹🥹🥹

YES YOU SHOULD. DON'T LISTEN TO THAT SCUM THEY CALL YOUR SUBORDINATE

NOOO MY HEART 😭

"Your name....."

is Shiro Oni (prediction for the next chapter)

Must be hard being born into such a brutal yakuza system where little Gun soon learned that he had to beat up others to be acknowledged. And I guess neither Shingen nor Shintaro would want to be trapped in the system if they were to be given a choice, too.

I mean there's no way these adorable little kids even had the willingness to study "Organized Crime 101" or "Yakuza Protocol: The Fundamentals". They just wanted to play outside in the sun, chasing butterflies. But they couldn't, could they? Because the system puts such pressure on them. They carried that pressure into adulthood. And as a result, Shintaro turned into a ruthless Rule Maniac ™️ (Shingen, 525). Meanwhile from all the fighting he had as the president of the most notorious syndicate in Japan, Shingen turned into an emotionless robot. Almost. Because apparently Shingen still had a little bit of compassion left for his brother and Gun.

I really wanted to put a few more screenshots to back up my thoughts, but tumblr doesn't allow more than 10 images in one post. But it's written in the chapter that Shingen did feel sorry for Shintaro and understood why he was furious.

[whencyclopedia]

Herodotus on Burial in Egypt

Herodotus' section of his Histories on burial in ancient Egypt (Book II.85-90) is an accurate description of Egyptian mummification, but he purposefully omits the spiritual significance of embalming in keeping with his commitment to refrain from discussing the religious beliefs of other cultures. The spiritual aspect of embalming, however, was central to the practice and is addressed indirectly.

Sarcophagus of Kha (Detail)

Mark Cartwright (CC BY-NC-SA)

This is not to say that Herodotus' account is wrong, only that it may seem incomplete as he clearly explains how embalming was practiced during the Late Period of Ancient Egypt (525-323 BCE), but not the reason for it. Embalming was intimately associated with Egyptian religion, which Herodotus seems to avoid addressing for his own reasons. Herodotus (l. c. 484-425/413 BCE) makes his policy on religious discussions clear, however, earlier in Book II when he deals with the sacred aspect of animals in Egypt:

All the animals in Egypt are regarded as sacred. Some are domesticated, and others are not, but if I were to explain why some animals are allowed to roam free, as sacred creatures, my account would be bound to discuss issues pertaining to the gods, and I am doing my best to avoid relating such things. It is only when I have had no choice that I have touched on them already.

(II.65)

Herodotus actually addresses religious issues frequently throughout his Histories as in the case of Croesus (I.47-91), Cyrus (I.124-126), Persian religious customs (I.131), Themistocles' speech to the Athenians (VIII.109), earlier in his discussion of the Egyptians (II.36-37) and elsewhere. When he claims to be avoiding religious issues, then, what he means is he will discuss practices and events relating to the gods but will not comment on their spiritual significance, though he sometimes slips and does this as well.

It is possible, as some have claimed, that he simply did not understand the religious significance of embalming to the Egyptians, but it is far more likely that he omits commentary for any number of reasons including the personal nature of religious belief and how a discussion of Egyptian beliefs might affect how his audience received the culture. His passage on Egyptian burial is in keeping with his tendency to emphasize positive aspects of a culture he wants his Greek audience to either admire (Egyptians) or understand better (Persians) in the same way he advances a negative narrative concerning those he does not seem to care for (Lydians).

In his section on burial in Egypt, then, he stays close to the actual practice in the interests of informing his readers on funerary rites but omits the deeper meaning as it might have offended the Greeks' own understanding of death, burial, and the afterlife. A reflection on the structure of the chapters in his burial passage, however, suggests he knew the spiritual significance of his topic and did address it, only obliquely.

Book of the Dead (detail)

Mark Cartwright (CC BY-NC-SA)

Spiritual Significance of Mummification

The Egyptian understanding of the soul was far more complex than the Greek. The Egyptians understood the soul as being comprised of nine aspects:

Khat was the physical body.

Ka was one's double-form.

Ba was a human-headed bird aspect, which could speed between the earth and the heavens.

Shuyet was the shadow self.

Akh was the immortal, transformed self.

Sahu and Sechem were aspects of the Akh.

Ab was the heart, the source of good and evil.

Ren was one's secret name.

After death, the ka and ba needed to be able to recognize the khat in order to travel from the other realm to the tomb to receive the prayer offerings and sustenance that enabled their continued existence, and comfort, in the afterlife. The deceased needed to be remembered by the living in order for their akh to remain vibrant in the paradise of the Field of Reeds and the deceased needed to be shown proper respect upon their departure from earth for the same reason. Mummification and an elaborate sarcophagus in the image of the deceased were thought to provide for the soul in this.

Egyptian Mummy

Justin Chay (CC BY-NC-SA)

The practice of mummification also served as a cleansing ritual, purifying the body of the sins of life in preparation for the soul's journey to the Hall of Truth to stand in judgment before Osiris, Lord of the Dead, and the Forty-Two Judges. Scholar Jan Assmann explains:

Guilt, accusation, enmity, and so forth are treated as forms of impurity and decay – as, so to say, immaterial but harmful substances – that must be eliminated so as to transpose the deceased into a condition of purity that can withstand decay and dissolution. Vindication was moral mummification. When the embalmer's work on the corpse was done, the priests took over and extended the work of purification and preservation to the entirety of the person. The Egyptian word for 'mummy' also meant 'worthy' and 'aristocrat'. In this last stage of the mummification process, the deceased experiences the Judgment of the Dead and received the aristocratic status of a follower of Osiris in the Netherworld.

(Chapman, 81)

If the body of the deceased was not treated with the proper care, the soul might return to earth to haunt the living, causing all kinds of problems, until that wrong was righted. Scholar Sarah Lynn Chapman notes how the judgment of the soul in the afterlife was believed to begin during the embalming process when the sins of the righteous were removed with the organs that would have been tainted by those sins, thereby making the soul's spiritual heart lighter and prepared for judgment; for the unrighteous, however, the embalming process would have been a torture as they were thought to cling to their sins and so the removal was a painful experience.

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