>In Arboral Year 1294, the world is dominated by nine massive towers known as the Spires, remnants of an ancient civilization. Filled with lost secrets and powerful knowledge, nations struggle to possess them. Luca is a bugler in a mercenary company who wants nothing more than to leave the battlefield behind and become a true musician, a maestro. But marked as one of the enigmatic Branch-hexed, and gifted with the strange ability to see the sound of his instrument, Luca finds himself drawn reluctantly into a war of epic proportions
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>>285975749Yay I was waiting for this! Love you OP! This is quickly becoming one of my favorite fantasy manga I've ever read.
>>285975749I was wondering if you died.
>>285975914That's kinda neat. Quite nice if it's hard enough to rival steel.
This chapter is basically a D&D session
Thanks for dumping!!
>>285975874>forced to look at your reflection before you dieDamn. Psychological torture until the end.
>>285976187The faggots in my tabletop group can't even make a passable plan even when their lives' depend on it. I'm always playing the tsukkomi.
>>285976055Hanna was a hard one. It looks like she was preparing to slice her own neck here.
>>285975813Demi is the true leader of this pack of morons.
>>285976338So some of them are one way.
>>285975874>>285975882>>285975898These guys would be super fun to fight against in Elden Ring.
>>285976453>>285976471That's some bullshit. Let's try putting Zahid in the town meteor guy is going to nuke.
>>285976531HELL YEAH WE DOOOOT NOW
>>285976486>>285976500No, seriously. I want to see the meteor suddenly stopping midway and go back where it comes from when it sees Zahid, ala Looney Tunes.
>>285975971Luca piss.....
>>285976548As zombie man's regeneration starts to slow down the more damage he takes, presumably lucky guy's luck powers become weaker the harder and longer they're pressed, meaning that something like an asteroid strike would probably just ignore his abilities entirely. At best he might fall in a well and survive or something
>>285976140I really don't see how just being immortal would help him that much here.
>>285976588I think the best outcome would be the meteor veering off the course because miscalculation. But I do agree his luck might run out the next time.
>>285976260>>285976273Zahid's growing on me.
>>285976651He is a lot more reasonable than I first thought.
>>285976667Shit, of course. How could I forget about the damn mirror.
>>285976453>>285976471This guy... Haha, incredible
>>285976764>>285976797I'm not comfortable with how much I relate to Poppy
>>285976707100% authentic kid behavior
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>>285976797Now wait a second, when the hell did she touch the damn barrel? She was planning to do that before those to passed by.
>>285976855Thanks, OP
>>285976842>my first act as an uncle is to set some money aside for his otoshidama giftFuck, I'm an uncle too now. I should probably do something similar.>>285976855Thanks for the dump.
>>285976166Why? It'd make way more sense to put the mirror in a super safe location in a fort. Connected to some secret sewer or pit dug by the troops that no one can get near.
>>285977182Since the mirrors are failing, maybe keeping them closer together lets them work longer
>>285977182They are just that retardedly confident.
>>285976667Mirror mommy... please touch my wee wee....
>>285977182Too much confidence makes you lax.
>>285976866Oh, so it was just random mischief. I thought she was pissed to see happy people.
>>285976866
>>285976515He'd probably fall in some hole and survive while everyone else died. And he can still run out of luck theoretically.
>>285977221Imagine a mirror just big enough to fit in your crotch area for her to tease and blow while you're going about your everyday stuff.
>>285975787I hope you stick to the end because I think the current chapters are the best of the manga so far.
>>285976478I am almost sure that their armor is inspired on Garl Vinland from Demon's Souls. I say this because this manga does have a bunch of armor from Souls in it as easter eggs or inspiration.
>>285976855Thanks OP!
>>285976667>5 million mirrors and nothin' to watch
>>285976633Best distraction for a first encounter.
>>285976667Fucking Zahid tapping his feet like a kid.
>>285976866If I had poppy's power I'd be brushing against everything I can as insurance but yeah I think it was just premeditated spite in this case
>>285976739Kinda feel for her, not gonna lie.
>>285977182A lone, heavily guarded mirror would get spotted by Demi eventually. Of course, they'd have to get past the guards, but it'd stick out. Hiding it among more mirrors out in the open makes some amount of sense. Besides, they may not have a location as suitable as you describe close at hand.
>>285976594When reading the newest chapter I had completely forgotten how close Zahid and Oskar had been
>>285977598Demi didn't bully this girl hard enough.Fuck Poppy, all my homies hate Poppy.
>>285979478They wouldn't know Demi existed.
>>285976324>>285976338Luck wins again!
>>285976084Why rivalling steel, if you can just send it to another province instead?
>>285978518Oskar walking around as a human pincushion via archers certainly make me think of my character after a fight with archers.
>>285976822>spires are full of souls>"information" can be extracted from spiresSo, can the hex transfer work on similar basis? Just good 'ol soul transplant...
>>285981160To be fair, I don't think the anon who mentioned the mirror in question should be hidden and guarded is wrong. Logically, it would be the best option. But well, the author needed to showcase Zahid's luck. Sometimes you gotta throw logic out the window in favor of a cooler scene.
bump
>>285976338Demi is surprisingly battle proficient
>>285985353Demi is so competent and by far the most normal of the group>>285985044
>>285976071>sacrifice yourself to protect your imouto>she dies anyway and now you find out you're immortalThat's sounds unfathomably traumatic
>>285976707Zoe is adorable.
>>285985044Writing this word auto-sages your reply.
My branched power is... to bump a thread.
>>285993660I love Coura
>>285990382
>>285995276Zoe is really cute but she radiates too much imouto energy
Where is it
>>285997905Where is what?
>>285997935You know what
>>285976420>missing two limbs>still manages to break an elite soldier's neckI would like to remind everyone that Oscar's power is ONLY regeneration. No pain resistance or super strength. Even without his power, he would be an absolute badass.
>>285999440It's sort of implied most rami have at least some capacity to have or develop superhuman physicality.
>>285999838pretty sure that's only near or during flowering
>>285999990Nah, for example, Miura would break his wrists with his high speed attacks and his ankles from high jumps if he didn't have some superhuman strength and resistance to back up his speed. Also that magnet guy could halfway keep up with Zoe despite his ability having fuck all to do with strength. A more extreme example is the mirror knight, who actually used to be even stronger than she is during her boss fight, despite her ability having nothing to do with athletics.
>>286000119You could be right, though it's clearly only applying to the "combat" Rami. And I suspect it's a plot convenience to make their fights work properly, though not really a plothole. Especially given that their powers are clearly intrinsically related to their psychology, so it's not a big leap to think that Rami with "combat" powers also get their physical abilities buffed (offensive, defensive or both).
thanks for keeping alive this
>>286001640I wondered why we were back at chapter 2 for a second
>>286001816>Luca isn't a potato anymorecute
>>286002175Mommy's here.
>>286002192>>286002201>>286002214>>286002220>>286002238Now thats thinking with portals.
>>286002140Gee pontiff, they let you have TWO spires?
>>286002192>>286002201>>286002214>>286002220>>286002238>>286002252It's shit like this that makes the series work, they treat the powers like real people would and explore the consequences and potential exploits of them in a very rational and clinical way.
>>286002192>>286002201>>286002214>>286002220>>286002238Ah, Portal.This took me back.
>>286002305It feels like video game logic, more than real world logic. Its good, but how characters use their powers reminds me of metagaming in vidya over reality where people are typically less efficient.
>>286002379>>286002386>>286002398DOO-T, DOO-T motherfuckers
>>286002365>>286002365>>286002379Demi is the GOAT once again.
>>286002466Lucas gets praised a lot for his tactics but they never give Demi credit for giving him complete view of the battle fieldTogether they are playing an RTS with no fog of war, it's a busted ass combo
>>286002556Zoey is a good girl
>>286002691>last panelVERY cute.
>>286002685>comes out suited upLet's fucking go
>>286002325I need to HUG Zoe
>>286002701Will she pull a Waterfowl Dance out her ass?
>>286002749Finally, a face reveal, and she's a cutie.
>>286002764>This really is...shit...Getting early Luca vibes from this one. Can't wait until they meet. >>286002777Thanks OP
It's time for KINO
>>286002364She's supposed to be a legendary hero with an entire civilization thriving on her power. Plus they'd get help from the King in how to use the power effectively.
>>286002777Thanks OP! And nice numbers. I feel like the following part is the tipping point where the series starts improving like crazy. I'm excited
>>286002749Traumatized girl moe
>>286001816Even the other branched companions are potatoes...
It's never been clear to me how Zoe barely gets hurt in regular skirmishesSuperhuman strength and reflexes may be one thing but when you have a couple of guys swinging at you with spears and swords one of them is gonna hit you
>>286002238I'm impressed. That's more complicated than I thought. I was thinking they simply put a big mirror under a high cliff.>>286002305You hit it on the nail with that explanation. A lot of manga tend to do the most basic bitch imaginable when dealing with potentially interesting powers.
>>286002379Heh, exploiting the quest marker for distance is simple yet effective.
>>286005967She does seem to have superhuman endurance as well, remember when she swats away magnet man's railgun that blasted a hole in the ramparts and cried when she gets a scrape?
>>286002508You simply got attached. Knowing the drawback of her power, it's very understandable.
>>286002749>what the fuck do you mean that's Garland?
>>286002758Kek, she does look like Malenia, down to the long blade.
>>286002364Like what anon said. They got years to bounce off ideas, explore her power, and build crazy stuff to exploit it with the backing of an entire nation.
>>286002777Thanks for the dump.
>>286002122>>286002131A thousand years of tardwrangling would be hell on anyone. I can't fault him for wanting to say fuck it.
>>286002749That was one hell of a reveal.
Zoe v Garland is actually one of the most peak moments in all of shonen. I cannot wait
>>286007986I assume you mean Zoe v Looking Glass?
>>286005967Her defense gets buffed as well. Something that people miss about series is that the powers are supernatural in nature so some of them don't rely on perfect rational rules. Well, at least some of them like Zoe's. I feel like the start of the manga doesn't really express this well. It's only when more esoteric ones like the mirror power shows up that its clearer.
>>286002050Why not aiming the trebuchets at the mirrors?It'd shatter them or at the very least get the projectile reach the archers, innit?
>>286002335Lmao.Makes me wonder, could (can, did) Garland mix his schtick a tit like so? Instead of going nuclear with one big meteorite, just bring a rain of smaller ones over an area. What exactly is the limit of their power (if established at all)?
>>286009070The mirrors can be one way and there's so many they'd have to pelt the walls with trebuchets, they can't do that fast enough, that feels like a huge effort. And the arrows crowd control soldiers getting close.
>>286009432I wrote this as a spoiler but its never really revealed or anything, it's just something you can deduce and I feel like it's not something you should be able to get yet, I think this arc has the first major clue.It's not directly stated but it's heavily hinted at that their powers are determined by their psychology so she probably just doesn't have the ability to be restrained.
>>286002398Too easy.Also, Mirror Lady should just keep one (or more) Big Cannon deep withing the keep and fire on a steep trajectory (mortar style), just to fuck with them.>>286002725>HispaniaWhat?!>>286009494>one wayYeah, but it would still shatter them.>too many and too much of an effortMaybe, but it could clear a piece of land to mount siege construction eventually. Unless Mirrors have some other bull in their sleeve (other than just venturing outside the walls, which I reckon is the dumb idea).Cheers.
>>286002379Not quick math man!
>>286010055>What?!We already have a version of Gallia and Italia. Why not?
>>286002758She doesn't have a secret move but she does have a secret weapon
>>286010055>Also, Mirror Lady should just keep one (or more) Big Cannon deep withing the keep and fire on a steep trajectory (mortar style), just to fuck with them.Did they have mortars in the middle ages? Also keep in mind it will always come out in a straight line out of the mirror. I say this but I have no idea how mortars work.
>>286011860Just tilt it slightly forward. This would require careful testing though, as any calculation error could easily mean they demolish their own walls (and troops)
>>286012931mother is a prositute count: 2
>>286013117Not much for a woman to do in those days besides whorin' or housekeepin'
>>286013256Sounds retarded.On both sides.
>>286014135"FORESHADOWING IS A LITERARY DEVICE IN WHICH-"
>>286014238Here we fucking go
>>286014317I don't get how it worked
>>286014458Bitch tried to toss out a gdorf up tilt in doubles lmao
>>286014505She prepared thousands of mirrors and stacked them and then activated them to cause mirrors to fall through the mirrors on the club, with those mirrors allowing other mirrors to fall through those, in a geometrically expanding chain reaction
>>286014505Each mirror blade is still a mirror that another mirror blade can come out of, repeat a few thousand timesHow does she hold it up?Idk, mirrors or something, branch magic
>>286014317wtf?!
>>286014749ZOE NODON'T LET HER GO INTO PHASE 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cc6o9P9Vj-Y
>>286014838Aw fuck.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cc6o9P9Vj-Y
>>286014880>>286014886Lmaoooo
>>286011860You would think people would think of it the same time cannons got popularThe problem would be the payload they shoot to be worth it and mirror lady doesn't have a problem with that
>>286013444
>>286014903
>>286013898>Rub rub
>>285975749>The Bugle CallNice, very goodI probably won't participate in the threads because I read this up to tls very recently, but it's good seeing it dumped
>>286012984These guys just pop up whenever a branched awakens. They must have some way to sense them.
>>286015248Thank you, I didn't get the reference
>>286013314That boy was raised by mercs, he has seen his fair share of shit.
Man this arc is so good, chills
>>286014838>>286014880Its on now.
>>286014684Well if the mirror blades are resting on something on the other side of the portal, the only weight that's actually going through her body to the ground is the base club thing, right?
>>286014505Fractals
>>286013861It always bugged me how the guys holding the chain aren't getting dragged to the ground. Even with so many of them, they would still feel the impact of the chariot.
>>285976550Luca's trapification is finally complete.
>>285979020kek
Are there many new readers here?
>>286018338Me. I got luck and saw it on the front page as OP was posting the first chapter.
Hi, op here. I’ll be busy by tomorrow so I’m gonna dump next chapter today
>>286017245It really really is not
>>286018338I was a new reader for the first few chapters but then I got inpatient and read the whole thing.Will OP dump the whole manga? I have some questions about recent developments but don't want to risk spoiling others reading for the first time. I know how tempting it is to peek at spoiler text.
>>286014182Only read this if you caught up. Seriously. I just thought it was too important to mention for Anons that reread since I believe it's pretty subtle and ties to the previous to last chapter.I always wondered why the soldiers have such good morale to the point they are rather euphoric and feel no pain. All the other times Lucas uses his emotional manipulation / "power to compel empathy" make sense, as you can see which emotion he's broadcasting directly (he has to be feeling it) but his effect on the soldiers isn't really explained. However here right after the first time we are introduced to it, you can see him looking happy with ominous smoke at his back. In my opinion he always enjoyed commanding (like he recently mentioned to Coura), he just didn't realize it until recently. He always enjoyed "watching battlefields" even if jn a different way than Coura but thats why he empathized with her. The soldiers have to be feeling his emotions, so...
>>286019221That was close I nearly post an image during a dump again by complete accident>>286019327What a memorable fight. I'm excited
>>286019307Literally phase 2 of the boss fight
>>286019379I wish they translated it differently because it sounds gamey.
>>286018338Judging from responses, I'd guess we're 50/50.
>>286019428The paneling in this manga is something else
>>286002050Wow embrasures, they're not one way right? There's nothing stopping them from firing back? Isn't just a massive opening?
>>286019732I still don't understand what happened here
>>286019797When she cuts she breaks reality like a mirror and whatever is behind the cracks gets cut after a short delay. The "break reality" effect warps the paneling. Zoe got "cut" by the reality shatter but she grabbed the shattered hole and went through it to dodge the effect. You can see how it looked from the outside in the next page.
>>286019732It's almost worth splitting up the pages so the second one has more impact.>>286019797time-weaving
>>286019909Cainhurst
>>286019589>>286019612One of my favorite parts of this scene is Zoe's perpetual panicked expression.
>>286019856'hate him so much lads
>>286020262Lucas looked so masculine in these early volumes. The artist really got into traps.
>>286020746Zoe is a cutie
>>286014458Does she have massive defensive capabilities? How did she survive an attack from Zoe? Zoe just slayed hundreds of steel clad soldiers like it was nothing and came charging at her.
Zahid the straight shooter, jeez
>>286013160Yeah, they seem to have their base strength enhanced as well.
>>286013186I want a Zoe gf bros...
>>286013283Motherfucker, at least doot your trumpet to tell the soldiers to kite the mirror lady. Like playing Death Tag.
>>286013341Can't she just throw the mirror like that one scene?
>>286014238I can't help but think of Gilgamesh.
>>286014317Enuma Elish...?
>>286021532Thanks. Quite the volume.
>>286014458Oh shit, Zoe coming in clutch.
>>286014544Was Zoe holding back?
>>286014838>>286014880Oh shit, that doesn't look good.
>>286012960Damn what a shitty mother.
>>286018338Yes. I've been planning to read this but put it off for a long time now. Decided to read along when I saw the dump.
>>286019327>>286019358I see how she can redirect a meteor now.
>>286019597Some are one way, like the one connected to the mirror-blades. If that mirror isn't one way, then Demi's thrown knife shouldn't break it. Those ones are probably one way.
>>286019612Can Zoe swim? If she can't, teleporting her on top of the ocean is an instant win.
fuckin' hell i've been sleeping on this, what a volumethanks OPi will wait warmly for the rest of the dump, lately i've been feeling you lose a little something when you binge it all in one go
>>286022035Same with the garbage disposal mirrors, wouldn't want the stink coming through
>>286019732Oh shit.
>>286013341These guys are exceptionally trained in readiness. They have to be, given that the mirror branched can come out of any mirror at any time and give orders.
>>286020102Mushi- I'm sorry, different series.
>>286013444Respect, honestly.
>>286020169So it goes back to the tower where it originates.>>286020189The Pontiff absorbed the other guy's body or something because now he's the owner(?) of this tower.
>>286020337The first few chapters made me think Luca is a girl.
>>286020725Zahid you dumbass, until Zoe is awake of course.
>>286020918I mean, Luca is 14.
>>286022495>tfw I didn't have a little sister big sister mommy daughter wife when I was 14
>>286020765That is sweet.
>>286021532Thanks OP.
>>286014317Can't imagine staring this down multiple times in battle during her prime.
>>286014684>>286017061I'm thinking she can manipulate how big the portal holes are. First, let slip the mirror blades with big enough holes. Then narrow the holes down to hold the blades in place. Repeat.
>>286014544only one punch?
>>286014838>>286014880Second health bar just appeared!
>>286019327>>286019358She's absolutely broken now wtf
>>286023070She was already injured and was taking continual damage from her new power
>>286012931She's more than cute enough.
>>286013444At least this Malenia didn't destroy a country with her AIDS.
>>286013861Its silly that the Charioteers aren't used to tricks like this.
>>286014259>>286014295Just like in Dark Souls, you only fight the boss once they're passed their prime.
>>286020765>Luca waited for Zoewholesome
>>286023070Mirror Lady is theoretically mostly human, physically. And is probably pushing 45-50 or so. Given that 20 years prior she looked like 30 year old woman. Zoe is also just insanely physically strong. That punch could have been equivalent to a thousand of her, given that the strength only needed to last a second.
>>286014880Even the fucking flower petals, lmao.
Someone animate the battle and insert Judas at the background lol
>>286023827>>286019909There's also this
>>286019441Its a shame that this happened at her old age and not her prime.
>>286019732This to me is really the most interesting part of the fight because it implies that Zoe's powers work entirely differently to how anyone actually thinks they do.
>>286019797Zoe can control timelines, I think. She basically unconsciously undid her death by warping timelines, is my view.
>>286019856The worst and most annoying character in the manga. Genuinely wrecks the entire tone and style of the series whenever he appears.
>>286020814Demi's spite is fun.
>>286020814Subtle PTSD.
>>28602249514 and 9 is pretty weird.
>>286021197Pretty cocky.
>>286021362>>286021384How can you not love her? She should have won. Zoe and Lucas can go to hell. Mirror Mommy earned that victory.
>>286024133
>>286024110I don't really think she can do something like that. I do feel like we have the proper explanation of how her full power works and that there's no twist. She could just interact with the damaged reality due to her ability to fuck with her own time (as part of her price) but I really don't think she can do any crazy time things aside from getting "extra time" from her sacrifice "mechanic"
>>286024133I mean it's kinda like that when he appears but post-twist he fits right in with the rest of them. I also feel like he became way more interesting the more Kayano got focus, since he's kinda a satellite character to her and she's getting a ton of characterization
>>286024328Don't worry, she will win despite everything
>>286018338Reporting in. I've seen some newer chapters being dumped and was interested, but I never got around to starting.
>>285975898Totally not Malenia and her cleanrot knights by the way
>>286025028The style of helmet remind me a lot of Garl Vinland's, but unlike some of the other armor like the Cainhurst earlier it's clearly just some light inspiration.
>>285975898Might have been less accurate but I loved the Wizard TL version
>>286018338yes i am
>>286021532Thanks OP. By the way remember that once the official TL ends, comix has the Wizard TL, because the start of the MTL is extremely rough.
plap luca
PLAP ZOE
>>286026461>>286026478get a room damn
>>286026513Plap (You)
I hope this results in dump threads becoming more active.
