Chapter 29: The Half-Dragon And The Vessels Of Life
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>>289629018>Lilisen chapterLovely
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>>289629351>>289629421>>289629443>KWABmorph
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>>289629018This dumper is doing it raw without a 4chan pass. damn. respect.
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>>289629119i know it's not her bare ass, but man.
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>>289629119So fire magicians go through inverse breaching, it seems
>>289629965These are all the Tower Dungeons for today. No break next month.
>>289629712I respect it, though i hate it when people backlink to each post. Just looks ugly.
Honestly i just want more about the setting. Have Yuva and Lilisen travel somewhere after this ordeal, just have a good old school jrpg adventure or something. The setting is fascinating.
Woah, I was expecting a multi-chapter flashback, didn't think we're gonna be back to the story this very chapter. I was actually annoyed about it the last time, thinking just as the plot picked up we're getting a flashback arc. But no, it actually advanced even further than I anticipated. Some metal as fuck imagery this chappy.>Karash is back
>>289629242That's one of the most pathetic metamors we've seen.
>>289629095Little pompous bitch boy
>>289629242HAHAHAHAHA
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>>289629793uh oh.
>>289629443All these oversized lizards do is lose.
Lilisen my wife
>>289629728Rare vertical spread.Nice.
>ACK
>>289629845I have been complaining about this manga's direction in the previous threads but this chapter is awesome.
>>289630581never doubt Nihei
>>289629728great redesign, really looking forward to any future monsters.
>>289629516Christ have ANY of them been worth more than shit
>>289631078My wife Ieoa
>>289629936I didn't entirely understand what was happening at first but you can see Karash's head on the (viewer's POV) left side, and the King's up and to the right, then it's the Kusomancer further up and to the right still. So, the Half Dragon being used as a gatekeeper wasn't actually the Necromancer's plan. He wanted to use a combination of the revival spell, the necromitized corpses of the army and the half dragon to create some new monstrosity he can pilot like a gundam? That's pretty sick actually. But didn't you need one of the special stones for the revival spell? I thought they had used the spare one already (the one that the Necromancer originally tried bargaining with Yuva for). Good chapter, mildly worried this becomes the final boss fight somehow. We still haven't seen the cover-art drac-metamor from that one volume cover!
>>289631078They're too strong, that's why they lose.
>>289631749>mildly worried this becomes the final boss fight somehowNah, there's a 100% surefire way to know it's not which is the magazine not announcing any type of climax, final arc etc.
>>289632508He's just like me
>>289629242So he is clearly over compensating because of how lame he looks right?
>>289629351>Brain boilProven as a fact that he had a brain. Despite other evidence.
>>289631859>>289631078I think them being wrecked so often has to do with what the necromancer has said in the first chapter.
>we didn't see Lolisen burning her pantsuboo
>>289629421Lilisen… strong…
>>289629421Cutesen.
>>289629351I know that in universe dracomorphs are supposed to be strong but did he really think that there would be no a single person that would be able to challenge him at the school for gifted kids?
>>289633974He is just a spoiled rich kid. Dracomorph are not only strong but also have nobility status, and are protected by the royalty. Part of it is why Karash was able to get away with murder and eating people. The students at the school are more afraid of getting in trouble with the authorities than standing up against a Dracomorph.
>>289633974>there would be no a single person that would be able to challenge him at the school for gifted kidsLike who? Lilisen is a breast herself.
>>289630003Thanks for the dump. Great chapter all around. Things don't look good for Sargan, so lets hope he doesn't bite the dust here. Would be kinda ironic, since his brother is there as well. The Lilisen flashback was badass. Imagine winning a death battle on your first day in school. The leadup to the Necromancer showdown was absolute kino. Damn shame the followup is once again a month away.
>>289634370Sargan's death flag is kinda a writing on the wall at this point. He literally taught Lilisen his magic, plus he's the old guy, plus a tragic flashback, plus Karash suddenly appeared, even if as just a head. I'd prefered he stayed of course, but having two super powerful fire mages is a bit redundant to the story.
Hmm, do you think Lilisen and/or Eriquo's full names will have some play in the story? Like their families. Seems odd to give them full names when 99% of characters in the manga have only their first name. Does it then imply that other characters have full names as well?
yeah i'm thinking toha is back
>>289629242not the shoes!>>289629351holy shit
>>289629868He's back baby! The jobber who just wont quit!
>>289634370Don't forget, the slimes like to stick live prey to walls to keep them fresh. It's an easy excuse to get Sargan and Krogi out of here alive.
>>289629351Based Lilisen
>>289629351We need a flashback to when Lilisen discovered that going commando is preferable for fire mages.
>>289629119from a glimpse she looks to have a giant ass
Character chart.
o, my tower dungeon
This is cool as fuck.
>>289629095Glad to see the smug fuck get put in his place.
>>289629242LMAO
>>289639538Yeah, it was kinda mind-blowing.
This is like if Harry Potter killed Draco in the first movie.
>>289629351>>289629421Lilianoretta "Never Caught Laggin' to Slay a Dragon" Serendane
>>289629793>>289629845Damn, what a cool reveal. I've been waiting on the half dragon sense Yuva, thrower of salt and I'm not disappointed.
>>289630003Metal
>>289639612I'm surprised he wasn't in the flashback
>>289629018Jarnathan!
What's gonna happen if they actually defeat the necromancer?
>>289641149They find out that the tower goes much higher than 80 floors and Yuva has a destiny to fulfil at the top
>>289629036None of them are wearing underwears.
>>289629351This was her peak. She literally never did anything this cool again.
>>289629793I'm claiming the body with the fattest ass.
>>289629242your entire race are jobbers
>>289632797you are implying that the geneartion of jobbers exist because they got spoiled rotten
>>289642755Good times create weak drakmetamors. They need the necromancers to whip these sorry lizards into shape.
>>289642755That's doesn't sounds so wrong when comparing what we are seeing in the manga:>princess doesn't know about necromancer>draco-morph getting KWAB for being too arrogant (countess brainlessly charged into the tower, the imprisoned king underestimating the eastern samurai mech, the draco boy lilisen defeated)>weak genes (iscale)>corrupt (karash)>the older stronger generations either dying off (the king, imprisoned king) or going insane from old age (karash/Sargan's mother, karash)The dracomorph will become a minority by the end of this manga. They were simply the icon of the old age.
>>289643123>The dracomorph will become a minority by the end of this manga.Yuva and his harem will fix the problem.
>>289644374Reproducing like that will thining the dracomorph blood, making new gen dracomorph even weaker.
>>289631749The cover art drac is Yuva's sister.
>>289643123>the imprisoned king underestimating the eastern samurai mechBy the theory that only the current generation are jobbers, the imprisoned king should have actually accomplished something.
>>289645809which is being a tyrannical asshole to the eastern people, and that's what got him locked up in the first place.
>>289629544Noooooooo not the crowgoat!!!
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>>289629152Why is Eriquo at the magic academy? Isn't he just some good archer?
>Necromancer gets inside the dragon>Now he's vulnerable to the dragon killer thing that Eriquo carry
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>>289641346>They find out that the tower goes much higher than 80 floorsThey already know this.
I need some games that evoke this same level of grandiose adventure. I don't want to replay the souls series again
>>289650094Just play any 90s CRPG.
>>289631749>We still haven't seen the cover-art drac-metamor from that one volume cover!anon...
>>289650094If you don't mind going old school, Might & Magic 4+5 (which combine into a singular game called World of Xeen) or Wizardry 8 can convey that type of feeling. Depends a bit on what you're looking for and willing to explore. >>289648721Take a look at what birbdude says on page one again. The royal academy is more of a general school, that educates you in all kinds of fields. This particular class seems to check whether you're a fire barbitos and haven't realized it yet.
>>289648721Holy fucking speedreading.
>>289650094Elona+
>>289629845For some reason i always assumed half-dragon was some kind of species designation and not the fact that it was a literal half dragon body missing everything below the torso.
>>289651405What's with speedreading today?
>>289651470idk man dragons are all over the place in this series, half the drakmetamors look more like reptiles, so i assumed it was some kind of mutt and for all i knew the rest of its body was hidden in the background.
>>289651580Nigga this isn't some background lore, the half dragon has been the main roadblock since chapter 2 and its halfness has been very explicitly shown and explained. You have to speedread like crazy to somehow miss all this and think it's just a dragon species.
>>289629351Total Scalie Death
I think Nihei lost himself in the plot, what's even going on again?
>>289652402try not speedreading
where is he
>>289653110If you decide to read the chapter, you might be able to see her on pages 15 and 17.
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>>289649540Love how you miss the last part
>>289630003thanks for dumping.
Thanks for the dump>>289637259and the chartI love Lilisen
>>289654439Sillysen.
>>289654189It has nothing to do with the first part.
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I think Yuva will become a dragon by the end. No way Nihei will resist the temptation of a dragon vs dragon pseudo mecha fight.
>>289655711I dunno, Yuva riding on dragon Funapa is also good.
>>289651405I have assumed it's a half-dragon because it's an offspring of a human and a true dragon initially.Kinda like it was in Dragon Quarter where all humans had a D-Ratio going from 1/8192 to 1/4 depending on their ability to link with a dragon.
I thought the Necromancer wanted azza-lugh-novael on the 100 floor?
>>289629845I wonder if, because of how its being reconstructed using humans, this dragon will end up standing up on its legs like a human. I can't remember if all dragons in this universe are dracometamorphs or if actual dragons are completely different (it's been a while since I read it), but this might end up being it's own kind of zombie dragon-human hybrid.
>>289657605There are regular ass dragons too. In fact up there in the tower. I wonder why the half dragon is the strongest one.
>>289658341Oh yeah, I forgot about those guys.
will he come back?
>>289660431>another fire barbitosWe need him on the team!
>>289630003Are we at the end? Or will Nihei extend it past this arc somehow?
>>289661516This is clearly not the end. The magazine has not announced anything about a finale. Also why end it? Nihei finally got another hit on his hands.
>>289661516I feel like this whole half-dragon showdown we've been building to is probably the halfway point, where a new goal will be set (even if it's just going to the top of the tower or whatever). It reminds me of Dungeon Meshi in that sense. If you've read it you'll know what I mean. We have our party pretty much locked in know. If I had to guess I'd say some of the minor characters will probably die in this upcoming fight, and maybe an important one too, and then the party will be a manageable size.
Can Iscale fix fried brains?I can see that event being when he was introduced to Lilisen
>>289629036This is the most Eriquo has said in a while. I knew he was gonna piggy back off her flashback.>>289629351Lilisen doesn't play>>289629845>>289629909>>289629936Super metal
>>289661964>minor characters will probably die in this upcoming fighthmm, I wonder who will be the first to go
>>289662324Does Excavator chick have a name yet?
>>289662357No, but don't you go having any ideas.
>>289662111Iscale is the headmaster
>>289661964I doubt Nihei has any overarching plan in mind where you could say this is the half point. Hopefully he just keeps going for as long as possible, because why end a popular series, outside of like health issues?
How are we not even 30 chapters in? So much shit has happened, feels like 100 chapters..
>>289662646I hope he does have a loose plan at least. Structurally speaking, this showdown would be a good point as a series midpoint. Think of the Red Dragon fight in Dungeon Meshi, which was set up as the main goal from the start and then stuff happened and the story opened up big time. The way I perceive Nihei, is that he tries to better himself with each new manga (with varying success), so I hope TD is the attempt where he finally goes in with a gameplan.
>>289662792That's what happens when you actually do shit instead of spending six months on a single fight
>>289663565Truly. Reading too many mangas where that's the case.
>>289664913I think I've genuinely come to hate the pacing in manga. Exceptions exist and it's always just a matter of individual quality but when I spend years with a book I generally like there to be more of a sense of progression
>>289664913>>289664980stop reading shonenshit
>>289663565>spending six months on a single fightThat's why I never got into dragon ball. I have no clue why it's popular. Back when it was on TV I got the impression it was:>episode 1 bad guy shows up>episode 2-25 goku and bad guy fight>episode 26 goku wins fightAlso it seemed like they primarily kept running the one with the pink guy.
>>289663209I don't want the series to be just 60 chapters
>>289666535I'd rather the series be shorter and more focused than drawn out.
>>289666780Nah, there's already barely any manga worth reading fantasy wise, I'd rather a drawn out Nihei than nothing. Also it will bear tears before it's drawn out.
>>289667331Perhaps, but I want good fantasy over any fantasy at all. If it's just going to be padded fluff I'd be more content with something I can look back on with fondness. The need for constant mindless consumption is why so many things are of poorer quality
>>289667472We're already reading good fantasy, it's not going to become bad by being hypothetically drawn out.
>>289668096Yes. Yes it will. That's one of the things that very much cause a story to go south.
>>289668131Nah, most stories go to shit almost immediately.
o, my toha
>>289668241the worst part of the manga was that long stretch where they kept adding characters
>>289671075There was no stretch like that, retardo.
>>289671565did you just start reading today?
>>289630003Thank you for posting!
>>289657605The coolest/creepiest would be if it crawls like a baby.
>>289658341They probably have different levels of strength just like Drakmetamors and that one is just an especially powerful dragon. By the way, I wonder if they'll kill the necromancer early and the rest of the manga will be uncovering something dragon related on the upper floors of the Tower.
>>289668096The strongest stories are the ones that start with a planned ending. It's simple. A story is good when it has strong themes that permeate it, when characters have good arcs, etc. you can't write these well if you don't know where you're going.>>289667331I love The Bugle Call, it is my favorite fantasy manga.
>>289671075I honestly was disliking the most recent chapters. It was discussed to death already, but it was the abuse of the telepathy rings plus the character bloat causing the manga to shift from a more minimalist exploration and survival to a much larger scale. I didn't mind moments like the army going in, but the large scale should have ended there. That said this chapter was a fantastic return to form, it didn't fix those issues but it was just really high quality.
>>289663209Wouldn't be mad if this was a solid final battle and then we had some kind of epilogue or sequel series.
>>289677796Why don't you?
my wife lilisen
>>289675581>minimalist exploration and survivalThat was never the plan for the series, it's based on classic RPGs where a party always grows. Just by chapter 10 the party expanded greatly with team Churafi arriving, so the "minimalist exploration and survival" was only a small portion of the manga.
>>289672585did you, fag?
>>289680908The cutest
>>289680908Churafi would never.
>>289682277Don't click.
>>289629119>Lilisen bloomersWhat went wrong with her that she turned into a flasher in her adulthood?>>289629242>>289629351Oh...
>>289684199Fire burns them, so what's the point in wearing them?
>>289679528No, she is mine
>>289662792Long chapters. We're on volume 7 or 8. The first volume is only two chapters if I remember correctly.
This is my chance to dig out this old DS comic.There was so much OC when that game released ...
>>289686945Ah yes, the Behemoth special.
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>>289631859Even so, when they do it's by a razor thin margin.
>>289675439What if they have to force the kusomancer into their party, what if he turns into a cute girl and Yuva has pity
>>289629421I wonder what the in-universe ramifications of this were. Shithead or not the kid was still a noble and it seems that the gov't at large will bend over backwards to defend them.
No one has mentioned vice chief's sexy shoulders
>>289629351lelBased Bloomerilisen
>>289686301Only the first several chapters are long, the rest are normal length.
>>289682277she's a rat tho, now that's racist, also rats hate miceggers
>>289690851Yuva has enough girls to think about
>>289684199University, unironically. All women turn into whores when they enter and exit it.
>>289629351>>289629421>>289629242BASED and KINO chapter.
>>289629728>>289629771>>289629845>>289629909>>289629936SO fucking cool.
>>289690970They said he fell from the stairs.
Anime soon.
>>289690970>Shithead or not the kid was still a noble and it seems that the gov't at large will bend over backwards to defend themIt's probably why she's on this suicide squad even before Yuva joined, everyone knew the little freak was a problem that needed to be delt with but nobody wanted to deal because of face culture
>>289686945I remember these! Damn, it has been so, so long. I enjoyed 4chan way more back then.
>>289698014It will be another CGIfest, so who cares?
>>289683636You fucking tricked me
>>289701211you shut up
>>289705803Yeah? And what are you gonna do about it?
>>289705803It's true, though. As long as Nihei is tied to Polygon Pictures, all of his works will be animated by cheap and crappy CGI.
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>>289705884Nah, the volume preview told us everything we need to know.
>>289706287This doesn't seem too bad?
>>289705906bunta
>>289706287The next big fantasy thing.
>>289701211>>289705884stop that you malicious crone
>>289710890>still no name
>>289703975gottem
>>289714919I forgot all of the girls had the hammerbuns.
Pubes
>>289716253*moving pubes
>>289716253post combat Minserbel pubes...
>>289716253the scorn of the servant women is hotter than Minserbel in this image
>>289716253brainlets seriously think this may be the final battle when Minsaber isn't even at the tower
Aridelia.
>>289717530cute!
>>289717530I like her tube.
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>>289719506zesty rat
>>289717530My cute and lovely wife, wisest thing the King ever did was allowing her to live so she could bless the Tower with her pressence.
>>289717530How much do you guys want to bet that she's responsible for the current situation the story is in because of her careless discarding of her previous dragon host body?
>>289720390How so?
>>289720534The spawn she left behind with that corpse ended up becoming the piece-of-shit-mancer
>>289720583She didn't leave any spawns. She went from one body to another.
>>289720672Are you forgetting how she's been regularly jizzing babies out left right and center at that point in the story?
>>289720772You mean the larvae? They burned the house where she birthed them.
>>289720889You do know that nothing indicates that she just stopped making them then and there, right? And that she also killed the ones she was producing immediately after that.
>>289710890>Yuva losingImpossible, he has tard strength.
>>289721118>You do know that nothing indicates that she just stopped making them then and there, right?
>>289722635Did you forget that it's an automatic process and she still does it? It's how the group learned of her nature in the first place.
>>289722635>>289722720You're both right, she does do it but she also eats them immediately, as we've been shown.
>>289722720Did you forget that she eats them to avoid leaving any?
>>289722789We don't know when she started doing that though. There's a very strong possibility there was a lag between her possessing her current body and deciding to eat her young as to avoid leaving traces of her existence around. Are you telling me she immediately decided to start doing that and acting upon her thoughts in the middle of everything else that was happening to her at the time?
>>289723013To be fair the larvae need to find a host to survive, and not all of them will find one. And even if they find a body, nothing says they will find a strong as fuck body as Aridellia did.If any she was lucky as fuck she could find two perfect bodies in a row.
>>289723789But that's the thing. The dragon body was/is perfectly serviceable and was only abandoned because Aridellia wanted to be closer to her dying husbando. It's not a stretch to think that there were some larvae around when the body swap happened and one ended up taking control of the original body.
I don't remember but did they say why the necromancer wants to fuse with the dragon? Like what is his ultimate goal?
>>289724697Apparently the Necromancers have been in war against the Dracometamorphs since forever, but Dracos supposedly decimated the majority of them years ago, so this specific Necromancer wants to take revenge and do the same thing to them.
>>289629351>>289629421BITCH. go be edgy...IN HELL!!
>>289629771>>289629845>>289629909>>289629936Nihei still got it
>>289719506ratto
>>289707572Still my favorite chapter
>>289721137He's looking at boobs
>>289629242You ruined your shoes, dumbass
>>289629218Things normal people say.
>Huge BLAME! fan>Read current Nihei work>It's actually good and people enjoy it
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>>289731025>her smile and optimism, gone
>>289731884Never!
