#unfortunately i cannot confirm if the chinese line in this chapter is accurate or not

[teecupangel]

Here I'm once again, thoughts on the new chapter?

The woman with the tablet on chapter 4 gives me a vibe of Lucy idk why.

My thoughts on Chapters 1, 2, 3 and 4

Official English translation (the free chapters anyway) here

The woman with the tablet, for me, feels more Vidic at the moment. Maybe if we get a scene with her being nice to Noa, she’ll be similar to how Lucy acted around Desmond (especially if she implies she’s working for Abstergo because she has no choice).

Ngl, depending on how she treats Noa, she could turn into either Vidic or Sofia Rikkin. Speaking of which, Sofia Rikkin is still alive, right? Why isn’t she the one doing this shady Animus project? XD

I can say for certain that this would be a shorter ‘thoughts and analysis’ than usual, mainly because a large portion of the chapter focuses on Edward being a badass. As much as I love seeing Edward being a badass, there’s really not much to analyze as I focus more on the story XD

I will say that Edward getting sanctuary from the Chinese is funny considering he’s running from the Japanese. XD

Also, it might be because I’ve been talking about Jade a bit and I’m reaching but if they get a Chinese character to join their quest, this might become connected to AC Jade.

(But I still think the focus on Noa’s quarter-Japanese ancestry and the villains being the Shimazu clan points at this being a prequel/set-up to AC Red).

Anyway, main takeaway:

Edward’s character development from Black Flag is intact:

The fact that this comes at the cost of so many lives will always be bittersweet to me.

Oh, also…

He hunted 2 crocodiles and if we based it on AC Black Flag Crafting (from IGN):

I’m betting Edward’s gonna get another pistol but I would absolutely love it if it was for a rope dart pouch. The panel would suggest either a belt or a holster though. :(

(Meta: I'm sorry, Edward, are you saying that you didn't load up with your max upgrades before you went on this mission???)

And to end this short-ish thoughts and analysis:

See? This is the kind of thing that would be the same as ‘rejecting the memory’. If ‘Shimazu’ Sei keeps saying that this is all dandy and a good thing, I’m calling bullshit and think either she’s actually deliberating keeping things from Abstergo or this webtoon is trying to push an Animus theory that contradicts what we know of how the Animus operates using genetic memories.

Btw, does anyone know what she’s supposed to be making here? It looks like soup and skewer with perhaps rice wine(?) but the 2 uncooked garlic bulbs make me go “???”