Chapter #137 - Fork
>>292003076Cute wedding photo
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>>292003083They look so great together.Shame.
>>292003098Hokazono you fucking pussy.
>>292003098
>>292003083>dicked her down instead of handing her overBASED kunishige
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>>292003123>>292003142Guess this is where they captured glasses dude.So much wormrape
>>292003159
>>292003159These two...
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>>292003217Akemura looks so happy here.Poor kid.
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>>292003259Amazing how Ichiki knew about all this.
>>292003240Little bro is a prodigy.
>>292003271How much does that midget fucking know about?
>>292003259
>>292003287Moemura
>>292003287>>>292003259(You)
Akemura is too cute to be wrong
>>292003313END
>>292003159Why does Chiaki fear the beard?
>>292003353Beards are scratchy
I'm not a fan of Kunishige and Chiaki chapters. I'm so fucking tired of them, where the fuck are the wielders. WHERE THE FUCK IS LOLIBABA.
>>292003343So the question right now is if chiaki is still alive?
>>292003217>finally able to sleep wellIf by sleep, you mean fuck all night
>>292003343>chiaki is alive>she can project herself into her visions>chihiro develops some soga powers and they meet in a dream
>>292003378Of course not you fucking retard.
>>292003390Forging during the dayFitting during the nightThe forging never stops
>>292003343She probably will talk to him once he faces our hero Akemura again.
>>292003217No wonder she's so fucking happy, she's getting a consistent dose of dick to calm down her visions.
>>292003419>kill my brother chihiro
>>292003377next week
>>292003410Then is she going to be a force ghost or something?
>Chihiro's name is a literal time paradox
>>292003456Never ever.
>>292003456Every time you post her she gets delayed by one week.But it seems the swords are finally done.
>>292003083Akemura is right, nothing beats traditional nip clothes.
I am no longer asking, Takeru. Hand over her intro scene now.
what a chill thread...
>>292003456>>292003525She got sent to the shadow sumo realm.
>>292003525NO
>>292003469>his parents never got the chance to name him despite his name being representative of them both
>>292003287>>292003313Somehow this kid got radicalized.
>>292003343>Chihiro getting his name is a closed time-loop
Well... at least chiaki got to meet her son at least once before she got murdered by filthy mikkkers.
>>292003343Chihiro is Alia Atreides
>>292003592It's not radicalization if they deserve it.
>>292003083hope this shuts down the ntr tard
This shit is Alma Torran all over again. I don't care about this shitty flashback. I already know how it ends. Go back to the present already
>>292003627>no five year old chihiro jumping around murdering people with a knife
>>292003640He died this sweltering summer.
>>292003217>jealous akemuraKEK
>>292003653You can always drop it until it ends.But I don't know why even read it if results are all that matter to you.
>>292003687He's happy and blushing, man.Akemura likes it when his sister is happy and he genuinely likes kunishige.
>>292003688It's not that results are all that matter. It's more that the characters I care about are in the present. I wanna see what happens to Chihiro. I don't care about his dead dad
>>292003682ok, made me kek, have a (you)
To think the war could have ended nicely had they not murdered chiaki
>>292003714You are going to be eaten
>>292003717Skill issue I guess
>>292003343Why were tards in the leak thread assuming it was some time travel shit when she's a seer? Maybe because she said "I talked with him"?
>chihiro has soga prophesy powersChihiro has the soul of a woman...
>>292003717good thing there's more than just his dad that's important like, you know, one of the main antagonists
>>292003717Take a break, I did it when SBA was boring me a bit, came back for the hotel and it was worth it for the complete KWABning of Hiruhiko.
>>292003768She met him somehow.Probably some bloodline fuckery where she meets him in his mind or something
>>292003240At times it's hard to gauge how sick Hokazono really is
I don't care about KuniSHITge and his extremely generic wife. Give me Yura or the wielders or literally anything else.
>>292003882Yura was the definition of generic guy until the war ended.
>>292003343chihiro yeager
>>292003914Yeah but at least Hokazono wouldn't use him to self insert.
>>292003920This is more dune than anything in this arc
>>292003939Are you seriously complaining that he's self inserting now?
>>292003944haven't watched dune, well tried to but fell asleep in the 1st movie
>>292004010Lots of dune aesthetics this arc.
>>292003343This means Chihiro inherited his mother's sorcery, which means he won't be able to get Kurotsuchi, so Akemura will be the one to get it, meaning as soon as they break Magatsumi they will also have to deal with the gravity attack.IF we reach the final battle, it's going to be a long one.
>>292003343I'm guessing we'll only see this meeting right at the end.Chiski couldn't even remember her dream before this moment or she didn't connect it with Chihiro
>>292004108It should be impossible for him to inherit it, he's not a girl and it's hinted the one baby soga girl is alive.
The chapter wasn't bad, but i understand why this manga start having low rating, unfotunately.
>>292004169Hokazono really REALLY shouldn't give his mc future sight.
>>292004200It's a terrible rabbit hole.KGB limits to dreams but it's better if it never happens, in general.
>>292004199ToC has nothing to do with rating.Do you truly believe Kagurabachi actually has a lower rating than some of the latest axebaits I cannot even name? Kagurabachi is at the bottom mostly because Hokazono is always fucking late because he's a zoom zoom and he only actually draws at the end of the week.
ok so what will be the remaining powers?>enten, kuregumo: generic axebait builds>tobimune: support>kumeyuri: manipulation>magatsumi: life force
>>292003343His Uncle needs to stop acting RETARDED, and stop trying to kill his Nephew,
>>292004200>>292004242Chihiro getting even more bullshit powers would turn him into black hair Ichigo.
>>292003939>anon is mad hokazono writes about a successful man, his horny wife and her pregnancy
>>292004306Lolibaba will get poisonSushi shields
>>292004306snek
>>292004322At least it will all come from a single marriage instead of all the bullshit ichigo developed.
>>292003196Giyuu is actually a pretty good guy
>>292004108Let's be realistic, Chihiro SUCKS too much to ever unlock Kurotsuchi.You need to be at the pinnacle of bare handed and sword fighting.
>>292004372>this kid is crazy>just send him to the safest place around where he can just be quietAkemura basically spent months watching a romcom instead of taking part in the war.
>>292004372Still waiting for him to get murdered.
>>292004380This, Tafuku will be the one unlocking Kurotsuchi.
>>292004419That's for the end of the arc, we just need to wait.
>>292004419The only real question is if they get murdered by mikaboshis or by akemura because they actually sold chiaki out
>>292003287He was so fucking happy.The mikaboshis are to blame here.
>>292003343CHIHIRO IS PART OF A PROPHECY, the future is predetermined and he is the chosen one to defeat the antagonist. There is nothing Akemura can do to break the prophecy since there is no free will.
>>292004463They did deserve the genocide>happy swordsmith>princess wife>brocon uncle>deadpan kid>homosexual dad friends Perfect family
tuff shirt
>>292004471You could say chihiro is the main character of the manga.
I guess they are wrapping it up from the flash back arc
>>292004520Yeah, nothing says wrapping up like... the enchanted blades finally being ready after like 30 chapters.
>>292004520This arc is like 50+ chapters long considering only now we will be starting the fights again at the princes.
I'm guessing either Chiaki is still alive in the future, so "I talked to him" means that flashback Chiaki witnessed present Chiaki talking to present Chihiro, or there's some past interacting with present bloodline bullshit with her powers?
>>292004517Oh you
>>292004568It'd be nice if chihiro had a living family member, but nothing can explain Akemura chimping out outside of the mikaboshis killing her.
>>292004568The first episode of the anime has a praying scene, so she should be dead dead.Bloodline bullshit meeting him in a dream is the most likely choice.
>>292003343PATHS
>>292004517No way, the main character is Tafuku.
>>292003343Chiaki saw the golden pathShe knew the genocide and japan being fucked to hell and back was the only way to fix everything
>>292003259>>292003287>15 pages>use the same pic of Akemura 4 times in a rowHow fucking lazy this faggot is?
>>292004601Someone should give akemura a chiaki daki.
>>292004690He'd never get out of his room.
>>292004671Jihad...
Man, I wanted to see what open warfare with sorcerers is like.
>>292004725Akemura already took care of the jihad part.We're in children of dune in the present.
>>292004471>the future is predeterminedWe already know that isn't true.
>>292004803
>>292004567People severely understimate how long this arc will be>start of the EB fights>meeting the rest of the bearers>the natsuki and uruha chapter>finally murdering the princes>MAGATSUMI>the peace talks>the genocide
>>292004744>kill s bunch of Mikaboshi soldiers>SUMIKA>they all revive>Japan loses 1/3 of their soldiers in a few monthsI get why it got skipped.
>>292004803Urufaggot...
>>292004785Chihiro, you can't shonen talk no jutsu your way out of future sight
>>292004803If you don't get a GET before Kunishige says THAT phrase, there WILL be consequences...
>>292004877They do it all the time in anime, it's ok.
>>292003217this arc has truly endeared akemura to me so much that i am not looking forward to going back to the present day where we'll have to yet again hear a bunch of obnoxious lectures about how he totally shouldn't have nuked the mikaboshiggers. i cannot conceive of a way that hokazono can get me to root against OUR HERO, who did literally nothing wrong.
>>292004744I wonder if we are going to see something like this
>>292004905He'll show a bunch of innocent kids getting life drained to death.If he's smart hell spend a whole chapter on it.
>>292004916This is probably the actual EBs fighting>tobimune top right>thunder and hail from kuregumoI wonder if one of the blades summons beasts
>>292004905Akemura's problem was.l waiting until the peace treaty to genocide the mikaboshis.Had he done it before the war ended it would have been less objectionable.
>>292004975ALways commit war crimes during war time.That's the takeaway lesson from this manga.
>>292004916I hope we see Samura's super suzaku, which I'm guessing happened during his fight against the prince.It's basically a fuck you to their sumika healing.
>>292005060>YOU ARE NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO LOVES HIS COUNTRY>SUZAKUCome on hokazono, do more samura wank, I know you want to
>>292005082I want a good show from every bearer in the war.
>>292005082Hopefully since every prince has a different bug they all have different sumikas beyond the regen.
>>292003083Is it a Japanese tradition to not smile in wedding photos?
>>292004916I cannot fucking wait.
>>292005117I guess?Also it's war times, having the princess smile is bad.
>>292005134SOONish
>>292005117You'd be surprised how recent the smiling in your wedding photos isNevermind portraits
>>292005111I want to see a proper display of mikker power, I'm curious what they can do.
>>292005220LA MIKABOSHI better be good.
>>292004419>>292004440Giyuu-sama fought like a hero and died while apologizing to Hiroto, Chiaki, and Akemura
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>>292005253Giyuu got anally raped by bugs
>>292005253He better apologize like the bitch he is.Only akemura lived up to the soga surname.
>>292004380He really is fucking bad at fighting. Can you imagine chihiro boxing?
You know, as a Youjo Senki, Legend of the Galactic Heroes and Kingdom fan I'm really disappointed in the so called "Seitei War Arc". Obviously I didn't expect this arc to be even remotely the same level of quality as any of the titles I mentioned, but the Seitei War Arc is probably the most bland depiction of a war in animanga I've ever seen.
>>292005253He will die knowing Akemura was the superior soga.That is all
>>292005332Better not laugh at him.
>>292005397Hokazono wants to focus on the romance stuff which is not very interesting to be desu.
Could it be that the last placements are hokazono having made a deal to do 15 pages but always having last placement?Saito wouldn't be so retarded as to drop its second best seller on j+, right?
>>292003343I'm glad chiaki's mom was there too.If only she was still alive to dote on her grandson.
>>292005397Should've called the arc something else, I don't mind what we got but it's no wonder some people expected more.
>>292004893He won't, he's had what? 5 right guesses?
>>292005472He's probably delivering extra late.Jump can't afford to get rid of it.
>>292003098>a quarterJesus christ. Another 5% and that effectively should be treated as a loss. How many are the swordbearers going to be killing to turn things around?
>>292005472I wouldn't mind 19 pages once every two weeks on j+, maybe the art and pacing would improve. No way he'd be moved there though
>>292005514Jump proves ranks mean nothing lately.
>>292003271I hate that fucking fencesitting midget.
>>29200555538 pages a month means less than 2/3 of what he's doing already.
Holy wow! Kino alert!
>>292005580>fencesittingHe was in favor of the eb plan and against sending chiaki off from the get go.
>>292005580>fencesittingHe's like he only ally the rokuhiras have in the kamunabi, in both time periods.
>>292005656Kek
>>292005656She's never appearing, she's a DEI hire who never took part in the war but was used for promotion.
>>292005580Tafuku...
>>292005706The flattest...
>>292004108He's carrier for the gene at least. Probably some bullshit by one of the swords that let him link up with his mom in one of her visions. She doesn't seem to know her little brother is going to commit a genocide though.
Bros, I think we forgot someone.
>>292005713Man did that look rough.
>>292003217This image makes me think I engage in NTR too much. They're brother and sister. he should be happy for her.
>>292005743Why would Tafuku's wife be relevant during the flashback?
>>292005740They already said she can't see the number of casualties.Hell, the other prophecy that yura told Samura was that the kodoku would be unleashed in Japan, and it was right, but it had zero victims.
>>292005768And he is>yay my sister is happy>yay her husband is awesome>yay they're having a kid
>>292005809She didn't get that much fanart for the obligatory female compared to shuurin
>>292005830He was cuter.
>>292005830Fujo manga
>>292005830>low self esteem otoutoMoe incarnate, like akemura.
>>292003287>>292003313HQ Akemura's behavior looks retarded on the Hokazono's writing level given these pagesit's believable that he is an asshole in general after getting jaded and cruel over Chiaki's deathbut it's not believable that he'd just murder her kideither you keep HQ trend here and makes Akemura jealous over the unborn kid that will take away sister's spot from himso it would make sense that he showed zero brackes and remorse murdering Chihiro while mocking himor you should not have done all of that shit in HQ battle and make Akemura incapacitate Chihiro without killing himanother big L writing moment
>>292005809I hope she has SEXO power
>292005986Stop writing like a xigger plebbitor if you want people to read your bait.
I DON'T GIVE A SINGLE FUCK, WHERE IS TAFUKU???
>>292005986I know you are baiting, but he puts the wellbeing of the country above chihiro, and destroying the blades goes against that purpose.So chihiro's life directly opposes the wellbeing of japan and should therefore get killed.
>>292006026>He doesn't know
>>292006055Ariu... your dad had his wife fucked by a japanese CHAD swordsmith...
>>292006055Ariu's depressed face is genuinely hot
>>292003083There was no reason to not make this a double page especially when you churning 15 pages chapters
>>292006171He already did for the irishima talks photo.
>>292006171There's no reason to make this a double page if the amount of pages is limited
At this point I'm starting doubt we'll actually get PEOPLE FIGHT kino chapters...
>>292006171They look nicer printed.You basically get a photo sized photo.
>>292006338>cute>handsome>apex soga>completely rightWe need more of him.
>>292003159>the air of a true sword smithHe's talking about him not being a virgin anymore, isn't he?
>>292006375Having a woman he wants to protect by his side.So yes>you FUCKED
Will Tafuku and Hiyuki's child inherit Enkotsu?
>>292006375Nonvirgin mc with a cute wife....
>>292003083Makes you wonder if Japan wanted to sell this stuff after the war
>>292006430Just like the irishima talks one>never used
>>292003259>even midget is hereit's weird that in the current timeline no one knew Kuni and Chiaki had a sonit made sense in Part 1 cause we didn't know who chiaki was and assumed she was basically a citizen, so the circle of connected people would have been relatively smallbut this whole thing happened in the biggest clan with shit ton of peoplethe only explanation i can offer would be when Akemura had Chihiro in his arms right after Chiaki gave birth, they were attacked and everyone thought that the kid has died with Chiakiinstead Akemura passed the kid to Kunishige and Kunishige/Shiba/Midget hide him
>>292006471Literally only the very inner circle knew, and the sorcery bureau tops aren't there in the present.Ichiki and Azami are probably the only people left in what became the kamunabi who knew
>>292006400>>292006422Then how is Chihiro supposed to become 'a true sword smith'.
>>292006580Hakuri is right there
>>292004108It's pretty obvious Akemura was the one to inherit kurotsuchi considering all the gravity related bs he does
>>292005555>extra week for only +4 pagesuhm nyo thanks
>>292006627Every male soga can unlock itThey are just A BUNCH OF SHITTERS
>>292006127Why does he always look so depressed anyway? Even when he was beating up Shiba & co., he didn't look particularly enthused.
>>292003083Yeah this pacing is insanely bad. This is a major moment and there's no leadup to it.
>>292006688... aside from the forging arc, directly leading up to this?
>>292006660He doesn't want to go to war
>>292006660Would you be hyped to fight a bunch of people who murdered your ancestors 1000 years ago when you have already a working society and they don't even know you exist?
>>292004625Zookbros...
>>292003098Is Gojo here?
>Kunishige agrees to give Akemura a sword>Since Akemura never manifested his own sorcery so Kunishige doesn't bake the same no-magic-for-you into his sword>The sword Kunishige gives Akemura is designed to sap life force from the enemy and enhance his own>The physical buff from magatsumi awakens kurotsuchi within Akemura
>>292004975>>292005004My guess is that it's going to be something along the lines of Akemura was going to along with the peace treaty but then a radical faction within the Mikaboshi who want to keep the war going pull some shit which ends up with Chikai dying. At which point Akemura decides that peace is no longer and option and decides to wipe them all out.Similar to when a faction tried to keep the war going for Japan in WW2 and tried to stop the surrender from happening, if it's going for the parallel. Only in this case, they succeeded in their plot, but in exchange got their people completely wiped out for it.>>292005986He tried to immobilize him and made it clear that he didn't particularly want to kill him, which for present Akemaru is a pretty big concession already.
>>292003123Remind me again, what the fuck are we fighting over?
>>292006847Datenseki rights and the soga princess.
>>292006847It's a generic American war>give us your oil or else!Except they actually bothered taking over japan
>>292004108Prophecy manifests only in women of the Soga lineage and he wouldn't have it nor Kurotsuchi since he's contracted to Enten anyway.
Don't worry guys, the anime will fix it.
>>292006886no it's not, maybe if the american government got driven off to hawaii and came back to the mainland a few hundred years later
>>292006933Don't you have a thread to shitpost in?
>>292006933there's nothing to fix except takeru's habits/health
Not bad, but it's starting to feel like A Feast For Crows around here: Nothing but build up. I need my release and I need it soon.
>>292006471Well they were probably in a secluded area, kept the pregnancy secret early on and the Soga have probably been decimated in the war.Before the Kamunabi was a thing, they were the ones controlling the sorcery underworld yet we never saw them mentioned ever again.
>>292006660That's the face of indifference, really. But Ariu can probably see where the wind is blowing, from that first contact alone he realized that his people weren't as invincible as they originally thought, and the japanese have been consistently matching his troop's combat prowess, which means this whole thing could turn into a war of attrition, which they have no way of winning because the japanese have the overwhelming numbers advantage.
>>292006995Hokazono not thinking up the sogas early on genuinely worked on its favor, they are THE clan but the fact no one has mentioned them again shows they got ass raped
break next week?
>>292007030no?
>>292006961It's steadily moving forward towards the first deployment of the sword. Giyuu is gonna get his first?
>>292007075yeah it's just a matter of how long he takes to do the actual forging. maybe it'll just be next chapter since the steel stuff had a bit more going on
>>292007075If he's getting magatsumi no way in hell, either he can't use it or it backfires spectacularly (and they blame the mikaboshis)
>>292004601>It'd be nice if chihiro had a living family memberHe does, though?
>>292007030There should be no random breaks any time soon considering Hokazono is at most delivering 15 pages AND he's doing it late too.
>>292007216That doesn't want to kill him due to political ideas.
Akemura looks pretty reasonable, I think you could talk no jutsu him into being less extreme while keeping his purge plans.
>>292007319Chihiro doesn't want to randomly murder people because they belong to sorcery clans
>>292007336Chihiro already randomly murders "bad" people.
>>292007336Uncomfortable family dinners
>>292007336Well, he should.
>>292007128Magatsumi was forged last I think, there's little chance Giyuu waits that long. At most he lets one guy test the 1st full blade and he goes second.
Tafuku? Joining Akemura.
>>292005117It's an everywhere tradition to not smile during official ceremonial stuff like that. It's serious business, y'know.Used to be that getting your photo taken was a once-in-a-lifetime thing, so it was also serious business.
>>292005004Arigato gozaimu to the Japanese for sharing their ancient war-crime techniques. They have much to teach.
>>292005768The first step is recognising you have a problem.The second is recognising you are the problem.
>>292007005Honestly i can totally see Ariu playing the straight man and actually being the one to sue for peace once the old man mikaboshi dies. The albino twin will probably lead an insurrection against him which will ultimately what convinces Akemura that the war can only end with mikker genocide.
>trees in the background aren't pine trees to emphasize the doomed marriagemissed opportunity
>>292007665It's a happy marriage
>>292003076I fucking hate prequels
>>292003240>couldn't do a single thing for her>...>her son? kek, better chop him up to death while boasting how fucking shit he isAkemura is quite retarded character.
>>292007767I fucking LOVE prequels
>>292007806He ended the war, single-handedly
>>292007806you're retarded (ruby text: ESL)
>>292007241Akemura doesn't want to kill Chihiro. He has to.
>>292007847Chopping his head off counts as wanting to.
>>292007665Honestly, they are pretty aesthetic together, the rugged handyman and the delicate princess.
>>292007665>1st photo (Irishima)>all dead but one>2nd photo>one confirmed dead, the other probably deadIt doesn't bode well for anyone in the next photo (probably the assembled EB bearers).
>>292007885he wants to for a specific, noble goal that requires his death, not an empty meme justification to cover up pure malice towards him
>>292007968>uruha dead (sadly came back to life)>samura dead>ibuki deadNope, not looking well
>>292003410Was it ever confirmed by the author? Or has it only been characters that could be lied to or tricked that have said she's dead?
>>292008038Can you stop being retarded and stop making retarded posts?
>>292008038>lie to and trick kunishige and akemuranonsensical and retarded for the greater plot
>>292008038Chihiro grew up without her and the issue of her fate was never brought before the flashback.
>>2920056564chan edit
>>292008038It's kinda evident and would be a shitty plot twist, everything points to chiaki being dead.
>>292008064>>292008074Actually, did his dad even tell him she was dead? I don't remember if they had a shrine for her at their old house
>>292008212I won't entertain your retarded idea.
>>292008212no. the anime added a shrine tho
>>292004322what bullshit powers does Chihiro have other than top tier eyesight?
>>292008212There's strictly a single conversation between chihiro and kunishige about chiaki and she talked about her in the past tense.
>>292008248He can transform into Tafuku, don't ask how.
>>292008182How is she supposed to have a conversation with Chihiro in the present day if she's dead? Force ghost sorcery?
>>292008277Dream fuckery sorcery.
>>292004601>It'd be nice if chihiro had a living family memberSpeaking of this, I wonder if the new Soga princess (who is around the same age as Chihiro) will become a relevant character and if she will have a relationship with Chihiro considering theyre technically family
>>292008330Theyn should get engaged.Keep that soga bloodline pure.
>>292008330I hope every single Soga is fucking dead.
>>292008346Incest, so good
>>292008330Yura supposedly had his prophecy about another malediction so it's possible they're working with or controlled by the Hishaku.
Chiaki will appeaar in front of chihiro as a force ghost.
>>292008624Wouldn't they have heard it from the government (leaked)?I imagine yura was already working with kasen back then.
>>292008220>no one has ever said she's deadShe's coming out of hiding once the prequel arc is over, it'll end on her going into some kind of bunker so that she can pass on crucial knowledge to her son when the time is right
>>292008678And she immediately dies right adfter, in front of chihiro, akemura kills her to prove the country is the only thing that matters
>292008678
>>292008699>>292008703She gets him to join them against the sea people who are about to come back
>>292008624Ichiki confirms the new prophecy and Samura has heard about it, given how the Soga prophecies work in the flashback with a meeting to inform the main clans I think its possible the information just circulated from there
>>292008699Also before she dies it's revealed that Tafuku is Chihiro's actual father.
>>292008745Chihiro's real mom is lolibaba!?
So cute
>>292008038people who watched the preview said they added a scene where kunishige and chihiro pray at a shrine
Shame this chapter didn't have much to discuss after the previous chapter thread flew by.
I feel this chapter would fit better right after the smelting arc, then flashback you ibuki or something.The wedding is basically the payoff
>>292009042Hope we stop having Chiaki chapters soon, none of them are very good compared to Mikaboshi focused ones
>>292009042Not every chapter can be a big talking point. Centuria is also similar, some threads archive so fast while others sputter and die in less than 200 replies.
