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I spent all day waiting to sit down and read this chapter. I haven't even looked at my flist in like 24 hours out of fear that I might be inadvertently spoiled. So... NO PRESSURE, AMANO.
1. Who is this woman and what has she done with Hibari? Seriously, if it weren't for the lack of giant breasts, I would almost suspect that Adelheid had secretly done away with him at some point during the battle and is now disguised as him. Oh KHR, your fair and sparkly bishounen are getting fairer and sparklier with each passing day.
He's so gorgeous he's making poor Tsuna have hormones! TSUNA, CALM DOWN, YOU ALREADY HAVE LIKE SIX BOYFRIENDS.
ANYWAY.
2. "VINDICE!" You know, the first panel was vague enough that for a short while I thought Tsuna actually screamed that before they showed up, and I was already speculating about whether his hyper intuition was finally being useful again, or whether the previous battles had conditioned him to freak out and cast about wildly for CREEPY SHADOW PEOPLE every time they finished a fight, or (the most interesting option) whether he was actually calling for them. And I was all set to go, "WHOA, TSUNA, THEY'LL BE HERE SOON ENOUGH TAKE IT EASY THERE!" but I guess it turns out that I'm the one who needs to calm down and actually READ THE CHAPTER before I jump to stupid conclusions!
That said, BONDAGE ADELHEID both makes me sadface and PISSES ME THE HELL OFF. I don't even know why, but I'm way more pissed about her getting hauled off to jail than I was with anyone else, even Shitt P and Ryohei. It's like, who the hell do these guys think they are chaining her up and inhibiting her ability to kick ass, WHAT IS THIS. 8|
3. BUT BEHOLD, THE FOURTH KEEEEEEY
IT'S A FANCY INKWELL, PRESUMABLY CONTAINING FANCY INK INTENDED FOR USE WITH THE OFFICIAL VONGOLA FANCY STATIONERY! INSERT JOKE ABOUT HEY REMEMBER HOW THE OFFICIAL VONGOLA STATIONERY IS PINK HAHA, MORE IMPORTANTLY WHAT'S THIS, IS THAT A DISTINCT LACK OF OXYGEN MASK ON THE FACE OF YAMAMOTO "IN A COMA FOR LIKE 10 FUCKING MONTHS NOW" TAKESHI??????? OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, REMEMBER TO TAKE BREATHS, THE FLASHBACK HASN'T EVEN STARTED YET FOR FUCK'S SAKE, oh lord at this rate I am not going to make it through this whole chapter.
4. OKAY! FLASHBACK! HERE WE GO!
The Primos appear to be playing and possibly losing at a gentlemanly game of Risk, when who should come running up but Knuckle! The following conversation ensues:
"TERRIBLE NEWS GIOTTO, YOUR ON-AGAIN-OFF-AGAIN LOVER COZART IS STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF ENEMY TERRITORY!"
"WHAT THE HELL IS HE DOING THERE? ACTUALLY, FORGET THAT EXTREMELY PERTINENT QUESTION, LET'S JUST SKIP TO THE PART WHERE I RESCUE HIM."
"NO, GIOTTO, SOMETHING SOMETHING EXCUSE, YOU CAN'T! BUT I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT, DON'T EVEN WORRY ABOUT IT!"
"THANK YOU, DAEMON! SINCE I TRUST YOU IMPLICITLY I'LL JUST LEAVE YOU TO THAT!"
"VERY WELL. ... ... *SMIRK*"
5. I have to say, I was really expecting a more betrayally flashback in a chapter entitled "BETRAYAL." Anyway, the guardians fall to discussing these new and intriguing developments, and I guess Giotto's Good Guy Aura must have been so clear and shiny that for once even they couldn't miss it. Even Adelheid stops arguing, having seen the sense in Reborn's theory. MAYBE WE CAN SORT THIS OUT LIKE REASONABLE HUMAN BEINGS AFTER A--
--*facepalm*
6. Whoa, hold on a sec, though. I actually did not see this one coming! Spade, did you just make a mistake here? It still seems just a bit early in the game to reveal your hand! Then again, I guess that flashback did kind of screw you over a bit. THANK YOU, FLASHBACK.
At least he's prettier this way. Note to self: Do not stare into his eyes for too long. IT CAN AND WILL WEAKEN YOUR RESOLVE TO HATE HIM FOR ALL ETERNITY.
7. Spade is now monologuing but I don't think he took into account the extreme thickness of his audience. You kind of have to beat them over the heads with the information, dude. Otherwise they will just stand there and say the same obvious things over and over. YES, GUYS, HE'S DEAD BUT YET SOMEHOW STILL ALIVE, CAN WE PLEASE GET PAST THAT AND MOVE ON NOW THANKS.
8. Anyway, Spade you suck and your rationale is flawed and your plan is lame. GO BACK TO LOSERTOWN, LOSER.
And how the hell could Cozart ever have been considered a threat?! He was just sitting there twiddling his thumbs on Nowhere Island for 10 years and then when he finally did jump into action he got himself good and dismembered! Really, was that necessary at all?
Speaking of things that weren't necessary, does it strike anyone else as ironic that before Spade intervened and turned Enma and Tsuna against each other, Tsuna was actually going to turn down the title of Vongola X? If Spade has issues with the Giotto-brand happy fluffy bunny path, all he had to do was sit back and watch as Xanxus or whoever the hell took over the family instead and turned it back down the PATH THAT ROCKS.
9. OH MY GOD JULIE FLASHBACK! MINI SIDE RANT AHEAD.
- I SHIP IT!!
- oh my god. "I JUST FELT YOU UP WITH BOTH HANDS, JEEZ! HOW COULD YOU HIT A GUY WITH GLASSES ._."
- I LOVE HIS LAME HATS!
- "I'M OPENING UP TO YOU HERE...!" OH MY GOD OH MY GOD HE REALLY IS A GIANT WOOBIE, THAT ONE FIC WASN'T OOC AFTER ALL! ROMEO AND JULIETTTTT
- FFFF HE HAD TO TURN HER BODY SIDEWAYS JUST SO HE COULD STRETCH PAST HER ENORMOUS RACK TO ACTUALLY KISS HER
- I SHIP IT!!!!!
--OH MY GOD
NAMETWIN YOU WERE ACTUALLY A SEX GOD ALL ALONG! 8O 8O 8O
THIS MAKES ME SO HAPPY AND YET SO SAD AT THE SAME TIME OH MY GOD SPADE PLEASE GO DROWN YOURSELF IN A CEMENT MIXER YOU RUINER OF THINGS!!
10. ...OR!
That.
... :o
You know, I thought it was a little odd that everyone had just forgotten Kaoru had ever existed, but WHOA, was not expecting that oh my goodness.
Well... well done, Kaoru. I might have even forgiven you after this good show, had you not chosen to use the exact same method to dispatch Spade that you used on Yamamoto, YOU SICK BASTARD.
God damn it why does the chapter end here! Agh... it's probably just as well, since if I use any more exclamation fees in this post, the Internet is probably going to start charging me overage fees. XD
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It also shows that if Kaoru lashed out on Yama this same way, he and the rest of Simon have really been get wrong information.