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「君の嘘、君の願い」 (Kimi no Uso, Kimi no Negai)
“Your Lie, Your Wish”
Ahh new year, new anime season, and another six episodes of everyone’s favourite chuuni mastermind. We’re well past the point where what Eminence in Shadow has up its sleeve is known, yet as repeatedly shown there’s plenty of fun to still wring from the idea as this week proves again. After all, nothing says entertaining like setting up the harem showdown.
With how ridiculous in ability Cid has proven to be, I doubt anyone is shocked the latest duel with the Cult wound up getting a little atomic. Crazed overpowered memory of a hero doing the dirty? Not in this company boys and girls. If anything the only disappointment from how this arc turned out was Cid’s finisher lacking the oomph of his first explosive display, but eh, cannot have everything. Plus I’d call Beta slyly ensconcing herself in with the princesses victory enough since you damn well know plenty of bust jokes (and panty discussion) will soon be forthcoming. No better way of keeping those two distracted from the truth I tell ya.
As for actual story, it’s going to be a bit of a wait to find out the next target for chuuni annihilation. While fairly well teased that Rose is set for some demonic shenanigans, the question as always is who exactly is setting the latest duel with Shadow Garden. Or in other words, which Knight of Twelve is now up to the chopping block. Laity? Royalty? Probably the latter given we just had the former, but given most – if not all – things come down to what Cid’s imagination cooks up in a given instant, safe to say the next target (read: victim) could be anyone both known and unknown.
All I know for certain is that I don’t envy their chances against the Cid in the slightest. Just need to ask one poor archbishop about that.
Aurora looks more affectionate than novel and manga, webnovel seems to portray her more clingy. In vol.5, she is always playful character, so it is sweet to see her a bit attached.
It is nice to see an aftermath of something not being forgotten in the next chapter of story and still had lasting effect to the story, as seen that the I Am Atomic in Midgard still left a gapping crater and groundzero not being immediately fixed by extraordinary efficient government. Also, we were given chance to see the aftermath and the effect left to the livelihood of Lindblum.
Yay, Real Estate Property Bubble (either lost decade or 2008 subprime) ! Petroleum industry! Foreshadowing of Ford Model T! Eta either drawing Zeppelin Airships or some kind of Jules Verne Rocketship! But goddamn when they meant Eta having appearance, i expect more than split second frame…. that chess pieces reek of self aggrandizing. … Alfa as Queen? Delta as what? Knight?
That home the seven shades built looks like generic house freely distributed cg background often used in netorare game or cg, though…. but man, Alfa sure loves to portray and fantasize herself as the wife and the other girls as her children…. especially when in gacha she casually snort talked at some newlyweed couple sweet talk love nonsense, yet when Cid teases her using the generic lines, she immediately used the generic reply herself… and immediately dismissed the idea using some tsundere-ish pouting…. well, the doujin made her look so eager to the idea of being Cid’s children’s mother, even when she tries to play it cool…. sooo….
Do-eMu Kettsu-Batto! (A masochist who relishes the idea of getting their butt spanked), that’s the name worth to remember. Iris reasoning and monologue gave weight to her character. Glad the director did this, the novel and manga neglect to do this and made her character seems petty, dumb and obsessed with a selfish pointless goal (being strong for no reason). I don’t wanna see someone resemble Rias to be too narrow minded and unpleasant. I hope vol.6 will make her entertaining to read.
Paperbag atop his head….. i guess Cid used it after eating his Tuna Sandwich.
I knew they bought the land for oil, but didn’t really noticed they had a model car already. Was actually wondering what they planed to do with it. Might save some marine life from early extinction, but clearly that isn’t the goal.