#retrace lxi

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Man, Retrace LXI was Vincent's chapter!

hype, hype, all through I was cheering for him: you go, little murder funky rat boy!

after more than 3 arcs of stepping in at the last moment to reap the reward, he is finally stepping out on the center stage lol

it's like he is the sole executioner in this ring!

look at this angle tho, he looks so dangerous from up here like this while Duke Nightray, who is facing him, has no idea what he is up against--

kicking ass, taking names heads lmao

my favorite expressions of his in this chapter—

the author really worked a lot on his character to make me go from I-can't-stand-him-at-all to okay-I-might-be-warming-to-him to oh-I-am-cheering-for-him-now

but what really sold his character to me were not all those action scenes from this chapter but this scene btw:

when he says he liked Elliot the most because it was only because of him Gil was able to smile in the Nightray household,

when he says Elliot was the only one that kept the honor of the Nightrays up until the end,

when he kneels down to listen to Elliot's last words and promises him to pass them on to Leo

Vincent keeps saying his life and his existence must be of no use to anyone and that he can never be good but in such split moments, we do get a glimpse of his good nature that might have manifested more in him had only he been nurtured in a better environment and not surrounded by literal snakes right from a young age. here too, and in the scene from Retrace 54 with Ada, where he subconsciously, automatically calls for Echo when he sees someone was about to attack Ada from behind.

I just hope Leo doesn't actually go through with the request Vince has made of him because one, Jack isn't what he thinks he is and two, Gil might have wanted to up and leave him several times, but he didn't because he is all he has in this world. I don't think Vincent really understands Gil well so I would rather he talk it out at least once with his older brother before he gives in to such a drastic decision. Vince is trying to play the game all by himself now without taking into account other factors too. He blames himself solely for the Tragedy of Sablier when in fact, he was only a child whose naivety and power of Misfortune was made use of by traitors.

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Rereads Retrace LXI

[leavesofmaple]

I wish my first breath had been my last. That way, Gil could've always stayed in the sunshine.

Vincent Nightray, Pandora Hearts

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something I really don't understand is why Vincent is so antagonistic toward Break, of all people.

Him wanting to defile Ada because she has never known suffering and if only to see Gil making an angry face, is well, part of his character... he always tries to torture weaker things than him like the Cheshire cat or Echo or all those dolls he cuts up.

Or, even him being bitter toward Rufus Burma (bc he is the descendant of Miranda Burma) might be understandable...

but why Break? Break has no connection whatsoever to the Tragedy of Sablier? plus, it isn't even like he wants to torture him or simply toy with him for his own enjoyment or something.

Nope, he straight up wants him dead.

the only reason he does this:

is because:

this hatred didn't start after Break revealed to Gil that Vincent met with the Will of the Abyss alongside him when he was recounting his backstory, it was well before that but ofc some time after this:

(little Vincent seems friendly enough here)

Break and co. even gets Gil to join the Nightray family after Oz was dropped into the Abyss so, then why?

is it because.... he is bitter that Break did get to change the past but he didn't erase the Tragedy of Sablier from history? or, is it because he possesses the Mad Hatter chain (a chain that kills other chains)? But isn't the B-Rabbit a similar chain iirc?

idk, but what I know is that it is Echo who has been coincidentally thwarting Vincent's traps set for Break and saving him every time. Had it not been for Echo, Break might have lost Sharon (in Retrace 23). Here too, had it not been for her, Gil would never have known that Break was taking on two Baskervilles by himself and never rushed to help him out. So, I guess Break had better thank her properly the next time he meets her.

I thought this panel is just there for fun, filler and gags:

But turns out Gil is actually really seriously dead scared for his life of Break lmao

Break was kind of out of it here what with him declaring Elliot is the Head Hunter and then finding out it isn't the case, then Gil getting on his nerves, Vincent distracting him from the distance etc. etc.,

that the random strike Gil didn't think would land actually landed right on his head

and immediately Gil goes

uh oh

look at that face that's literally his oh no I am gonna die I am gonna die good bye world good bye oz lysm please remember your loyal valet even after he is buried six feet into the core of the abyss bye bye

I have never seen Break this annoyed before and this sure is a face to behold *eyes emoji* ....

but let's zoom in to look at Gil shall we?

[alt text: gil.exe has stopped working.]

[Image Description: Gilbert Nightray is standing frozen, his legs apart and obviously shivering. He hasn't unclenched his fist yet. His gun is currently useless as it is hanging loose in his other hand. His eyes have turned into dots and his hair is standing up in all directions like a scared cat. Three speech bubbles can be seen all around him with no relevant dialogues in particular. One has a dozen ellipsis, another has !?, the third has a large HUH...!?]

anyway

Gil got away with lesser than he probably expected because Break was in a hurry to deal with the other problem,,

but my question is: what even happened in the past ten years that Gil is this scared to annoy Break? Annnnnd how much scary can Break get when he is super pissed off? I kinda wanna see that

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PH MASTERLIST

(aka I wrote a lot of stuff about this series now trying to put all of it in one place so I find Things when I search for it)

CHAPTERS

retrace i | retrace ii | retrace iii | retrace iv | retrace v | retrace vi | retrace vii | retrace viii | retrace ix | retrace x | retrace xi | retrace xii | retrace xiii | retrace xiv | retrace xv | retrace xvi | retrace xvii | retrace xviii | retrace xix | retrace xx | retrace xxi | retrace xxii | retrace xxiii | retrace xxiv | retrace xxv | retrace xxvi | retrace xxvii | retrace xxviii | retrace xxix | retrace xxx | retrace xxxi | retrace xxxii | retrace xxxiii | retrace xxxiv | retrace xxxv | retrace xxxvi | retrace xxxvii | retrace xxxviii | retrace xxxix | retrace xl | retrace xli | retrace xlii | retrace xliii | retrace xliv | retrace xlv | retrace xlvi | retrace xlvii | retrace xlviii | retrace xlix | retrace l | retrace li | retrace lii | retrace liii | retrace liv | retrace lv | retrace lvi | retrace lvii | retrace lviii | retrace lix | retrace lx | retrace lxi | retrace lxii | retrace lxiii | retrace lxiv | retrace lxv | retrace lxvi | retrace lxvii | retrace lxviii | retrace lxix | retrace lxx | retrace lxxi | retrace lxxii | retrace lxxiii | retrace lxxiv | retrace lxxv | retrace lxxvi | retrace lxxvii | retrace lxxviii | retrace lxxix | retrace lxxx | retrace lxxxi | retrace lxxxii | retrace lxxxiii | retrace lxxxiv | retrace lxxxv | retrace lxxxvi | retrace lxxxvii | retrace lxxxviii | retrace lxxxix | retrace xc | retrace xci | retrace xcii | retrace xciii | retrace xciv | retrace xcv | retrace xcvi | retrace xcvii | retrace xcviii | retrace xcix | retrace c | retrace ci | retrace cii | retrace ciii | retrace civ

some Serious posts: may-reads-ph | some Fun Posts: ph musings

MY ANALYSIS POSTS

1.] Lottie | (add: re: real reason why Lottie changed sides in the last arc)

2.] Noise | (add)

3.] Alice(s)

4.] Lacie

5.] Glen, Children of Misfortune, Juries and the Baskervilles | (Part 1 : Glen, Jury and Knowledge of Abyss) | (Part 2 : Choosing a side) | (Part 3 : Oswald and his sin of passivity) | (Part 4 : Oswald and Lacie)

6.] Core of the Abyss and "her" Children of "Misfortune"