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No Pukyuu... only Questions (Akatsuki no Yona Ch 185 SPOILERS LONG POST)

Literally just my thoughts immediately after I read the chapter:

I DONT KNOW HOW TO FEEL!!!

Soo-won is clearly sick or maybe it’s stress exacerbating an illness that may have otherwise been fine???? Like:

Idk if the whole “pain abates” thing is an indication it’s a mental stress/breakdown sort of thing that’s worsening a physical condition or it’s just him finding comfort in a familiar presence, and him just being lonely and wanting to reconnect with Yona and missing his friends... the latter seems more likely but you never know... having Hak and Yona in the castle must be mentally taxing on so many levels...

All that said...I mean he has been talking about how he never anticipated staying on the throne long and has already picked a goddamn successor... I’ve always wondered if Kusanagi would go down the “main antagonist dies” scenario but via illness???? Idk how I feel about that... “a final confrontation between childhood friends turned enemies where the antagonist inevitably gets defeated but they all hover over his dying breath and reach a moment of understanding and redemption” seems to obvious an ending??? Doing battle only to kill off Soo-won seems like a disservice to his complexity and story... but idk illness??? IDK IF HIM DYING OF ILLNESS WOULD BE BETTER FULFILMENT?!?! ULTIMATELY I JUST DONT WANT HIM TO DIE BUT I DONT KNOW HOW ELSE HIS STORY WILL END?!?!

and now Hak is a soldier in the sky tribe army?? His reaction to that was fascinating... his pained collapse aside, he was confused obviously but the eagerness with which he wanted to tell Yona, and also the kinda heartbreaking recognition of how happy Gulfan was in seeing Hak again... could not tell if he was pleased or sad with Hak’s decision... everyone keeps making decisions around him but not really discussing them with him??? Kye-Shook really allowed Hak to enlist in the army without discussing it with the supervising general OR his king... he’s been allowed mostly free reign so far and idk about that...

Then there’s the Yona side of things where she witnesses this whole breakdown... she immediately reacts to him fainting bc what can you do?? She’s not gonna shove him off her and walk away... but obv the big bad between them can’t be forgotten and though Yona’s compassion overweighs her bitterness... damn the conflict she must be feeling in comforting him...

Hak is also seeking out answers... given Yona’s... “receptiveness” to trying to understand Soo-won, and Hak struggling with even staying calm in his presence, it’s fascinating to see him taking that step in seeing what was going through Soo-won’s and the other generals minds when Il was murdered and they quite readily decided to follow this new king, despite the OBVIOUSLY SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES of Il’s death...

I think that’s always bothered me that they were so ready for a new King, albeit a very capable and charismatic one... and it’s not like Hak can blame them... he also wanted Soo-Won to rule by Yona’s side... because he had faith in them both... and knew Soo-Won would have been right for the kingdom...

I’m glad Hak managed to convince Joo-Doh though... if theres one thing they can both see to eye to eye on... it’s faith in the master they’ve sworn loyalty to...

Speaking of... they’re not the only ones with an infallible and fervent loyalty to their master...getting some backstory on Kye-Shook and how he was a soldier in the past and Yu-hon took him in despite his injuries is fascinating...you can’t hate him for his loyalty either... maybe you can dislike him for his general skulkiness and thus far wholly antagonistic attitude to the HHB and Yona and Hak in particular... but you can understand that it’s because they jeopardise the vision he’s had in putting Yu-Hon’s son on the throne... Gobi really is the only un-complex character in the whole damn series huh?

So basically... it boils down to the role of one mega dead dude with some splainin to do...

I wanna know what Il’s role in everything is!!! His choice of meek pacifism and not fighting back other countries or making active strides in improving the lot of his people... smothering Yona... isolating Soo-won... killing Yu-hon...DUDE IS DEAD BUT WE NEED ANSWERS!!

And my final thought:

Is Soo-won interested in Zeno’s immortality because he’s sick??? Maybe not with Mizari-obsessive psycho fascination... but... a way to possibly extend his life??

Just something to think about...

Idk if any of this made sense but I finally got to read the chapter after avoiding spoilers on here like the plague and needed to air my thoughts...