I also have a problem with "Mr. Brother" but I can probably ignore it eventually

If I remember correctly she did in fact say that she was a casual player and reached max level because Cross Reverie's popularity was in decline and the developers made the game far easier.

@arghc said in The Apothecary Diaries Vol. 3 Discussion!:

The phrasing is just so weird. It merges what's happening now with the flashback ambiguously because we know that Jinshi is with her and he's not a stranger to her, so "a man by the name of"?

I totally agree with you on that.

@arghc said in The Apothecary Diaries Vol. 3 Discussion!:

Anshi has 2 legitimate children by the emperor, even if some consider the second questionable. What are the ages of Jinshi vs younger imperial brother?

As @kuali pointed out, Anshi and Ah-Duo were pregnant at the same time.

@arghc said in The Apothecary Diaries Vol. 3 Discussion!:

Other than the many insinuations that Jinshi is the emperor's brother, what's the "official" story on who his parents are?

We don't have an official story yet, but the many insinuations point in either of two directions:

Jinshi is the current emperor's brother, son of Anshi with the late emperor; Jinshi is the current emperor's son with Ah-Duo.

@arghc said in The Apothecary Diaries Vol. 3 Discussion!:

On third or fourth reading of the description of the beautiful woman who is clearly Jinshi's mother (superhumanly beautiful woman to birthed a superhumanly beautiful son)

Jinshi knows both Anshi and Ah-Duo well, but he didn't recognize the woman in the picture. Note that he did recognize Anshi in the other picture, the one that Suiren didn't throw away ("You always did like to wear yellow"). So, unless there is a third alternative for who his parents are, I don't think the woman in the picture on the wall is his mother.

All in all, it was a very cryptic chapter that gives us more questions than answers...

@beefishingx said in Hell Mode Vol. 1 Discussion!:

Also I kind of wonder why he doesn't fight his own summons to see if that will lead to ex gain.

Or perhaps more morbidly...

"Hey Dad, I know you're dying, but with that in mind, would you be interested in helping me baseline exp values in this world?"

@paul-nebeling
I'm sure it will. But that was definitely unexpected. Still, the story won't be the same without those two in it so we can't have this happening.

@paul-nebeling
Kisaki is mad for sure, but I don't know how long that will last. The question is whether or not she's willing to hurt her sister in order for her to have the happiness she wants. That's the question here I think. Right now Kisaki is suffering from the entire shock and awe value of the situation. We'll see if that is still the case after she vents and hears Hime's side.

@zwabbit Don't worry, we don't expect a long break before the next volume gets started up. Can't give an exact date, but it should be soon. :)

No Latrielle is just that dam strong, he beat Atila and Bastien so i expected him to beat Oswald even in his reduced condition. Now how he rewards or tires to take out Regis is another book.
We still have the wacky sisters to figure into the mix.

@pcj said in Altina the Sword Princess Vol. 10 Discussion!:

Was it just me or did Oswald's last stand seem a little anticlimatic? He was built up as this totally formidable villain (even Bastien had a hard time fighting him way back when) and then he got done in just like that...

Can't say he didn't deserve to go down with a whimper to never be remembered though.

It could also be that people only know that 'Carlos' apprentice' invented it and make the assumption it was Tobias because it started sale through Orlando Co.

So... Misaki was pretty sure the bat was telling her where Angelica was, when Angelica claimed she had told it to tell her to go away.... but the bat didn't put up a fight when she went the direction she thought it was telling her to. Was the bat disobeying orders because it thought Misaki's presence could help? (which it did, because it scared Buffy away). (yeah, I'm just going to call her that ;) )

Also, Misaki walking through the barrier without realizing there was one... I don't buy the "immune to her powers because she's been around her too much" bit, because she really hasn't been around her that much in the grand scheme of things. And she's only been around her 2 or 3 times when she's actually used her powers for them to affect her at all. If that's all it takes to become immune to them, a vampire would have a really hard time ever using their powers because everyone would eventually become immune. I think it's more likely Misaki herself has some special past that maybe she isn't aware of herself that gives her that ability. We actually know almost zero about Misaki before she entered the academy, too.

And we don't know a lot about Himeko's background yet. What if she's also a vampire and keeping it a secret from Misaki so far? (which seems unlikely to me at this point - they're close enough I think she would have trusted her with that info by now if she was). Does Himeko know about Angelica? Was the admonishment back the first time that Misaki couldn't even tell Himeko about her just a way to test her trustworthiness because she could ask Himeko if she'd ever told her? Does Himeko not know about Angelica, but will soon find out for some reason, and then be mad at Misaki when she finds out Misaki already knew and didn't tell her? (insert relationship drama).

Maybe Misaki does have some special ability from her bloodline that she doesn't know about, and Himeko is some kind of special existance like Angelica, and the reason Himeko immediately pulled Misaki in as her seraph way back in the beginning was actually because she recognized Misaki's power... and the reason she hasn't shared any of this with Misaki yet is she was waiting for Misaki to "awaken" to it first.

That last part foreshadow worried me tho.
if it goes fantasy again this is going to either boring or exicting.
but judjing by the fat-villain before. it would be a boring ride.

@frankinnola said in By the Grace of the Gods Vol. 8 Discussion!:

Looks like its monday now

:’( Now, I’m sad.

I waited two parts to stop on a freaking cliffhanger (ノಥ,_｣ಥ)ノ彡┻━┻

@girlreader133 said in Tearmoon Empire Vol. 6 Discussion!:

I need to see Mia's outfit.

I recommend looking at the V6 cover again, at least for a waist-up glimpse. But hey, waist-up is enough to show the most important feature: the mushroom cap!

@planguy I think she is a bit dense but not for those reasons. I think those case in particular are her not realizing that the characters in the game she knows and the world she's currently living are different as a result of her affecting it.

@hylebos yeah I do agreed with your statement.
If not it truly felt like it preordained. In any case: if we things about twist that might made Astrid to be like prologue on Vol 1. I can think about these reasons only for now;

1.her cousin's (sorry forgot her name) either betrayed her or died in conspiracy by nobel.
2. That teacher Astrid like (capture target" Sorry forgot his name") either died or betrayed her.
3. Astrid feel in love with Frederich ( it the name of Prince right, sorry forgot his name) and he been killed by emperor.
4. Astrid became best friend Heroine, but she died or something.

If not these, than I don't know, Astrid might be like Tanya from Youjo Senki. Where Tanya been force by Heaven Will to be in war. Ermmmm, not sure but many assumptions and questions but less answer.

As I said before, if there these are preordained than Astrid is truly in the making of great villain. my thought on her of these three images will stuck until the time come(author) to unveiled it.

But like I said, I try to stick around on this LN for a while. It might have another twist that i don't think about.

@harmlessdave, I agree with you. That absolutely does not sound promising... not at all.

Sad, since originally I did quite like this one, even tho I ended up having mixed feelings at the end.