Time to continue a few hours earlier!
Yippee!
Other Volumeshttps://pastebin.com/9HGt1efZVolume 44 1/2>>291945176Volume 44 2/2>>291963728
>>291979060One of the best covers.
>>291979232ENTER SMARTCO
spooky thread
>>291979100He channeled Minowa in that punch.
>>291979060You fucking scared me, I thought I missed the train by several hours but no you're just really fucking early
EXIT
>>291979060h-hayai
Ahh perfect im kinda behind a little and had a question >>291924129Do they mean that Lalo would’ve won if he didint fall for Bakus trick of the Air bios?Im kinda loss what read did baku made so Lalo losses
>>291979808Nature autist... Strong?
Former Jusitce man is strong????
>>291979807Baku knew Lalo would notice the air Bios reservation trick with the broken gauge, ergo he could force Lalo to try and win the round instead of folding & having an endurance battle
>>291979898It's ovah...
>>291979305>He's been thinking that this time should be the last timeWhy?
>>291979670what a nice guy, trying to make taka feel better>>291979808HIM
>>291979501dang
>>291979928Because to see Baku or Souichi crash down & crawl would confirm that even the greatest if schemers and manipulators could grovel & lose their dignity, which would be enough comfort for his father
>>291979808Eggman is so fucking cool
>>291979865Ahh so baku gambled that he would go with his raise because he didint have enough air bios if they would do a endurance game at the end because if baku didint do it Lalo would have won the oxygen game?
>>291979641>>291979670>>291979699I like Manabe's allegories to nature when thinking about society. It has stuck with me.
>>291980070! ! ! ! !
>>291980030>if they would do a endurance game at the end because if baku didint do it Lalo would have won the oxygen game?ye
>>291979782Menacing facial hair.
RE-ENTER!And i thought about it i think chapter 281 is my favorite on in the manga (till now)
>>291979808MANABE TAKUMI
>>291980030Yup, Baku had only made enough preparations to look like he was reserving air without actually reserving any, just to manipulate and later troll Lalo
>>291980096Ahh ok thanks.I will probably be caught up to you anons for the next thread.Also thanks to paste-bin anon made it a lot easier reading all of the storytime as i only „joined“ last week
>>291980182Get ready for one of the greatest character trait reveals of all time!
>>291979808Tatsuki is a beast for fighting this dude one on one
>>291980217Enjoy the ride
>>291979834Not really a justice man. Just one who upheld he natural order, even as the prey (common folk) was devoured by the predators (the elite).
>>291980268Yeah ok that's true Gackt is the only justice man we need
>>291979999Decent hypothesis. Checked.
>>291980002>>291980038fuckThis makes me rate Labyrinth higher in retrospect.
>>291980349And it's only gonna go even higher!
>>291980127For me it's chapter 203, A Calm Mind where Yakou takes Baku to the Empire Tower.
>>291980002>A gamble so good he lost his mindSo was it the way he used Kakerou that impressed Kadokura or that he tricked him into following him
>>291980182Ahhh ah there's that pose. And Marco with the Ayane 64T again, two Labyrinth callbacks here.
>>291980393>>291980424>>291980459>>291980485Amazing faces
>>291980244>>291980264>Marco is having so much fun right now!So at some level, Marco does enjoy fighting as well.
>>291980393>>291980424>>291980459>>291980485Amazing sequence probably even better if you read it in the printed version and going through the pages as it hits you BUT it would be a little better if Midara, Marco and Manabe wouldn't had say anything
>>291980127Mine is one that occurs during StL proper, I'll point it out when we get to it
>>291980485>kadokura will nothing
>>291980435>chapter 203 Also one of my favorite ones the intensitiy is really great in some panels
>>291980296>>291980336Ok that's a surprisingly profound motivation for Manabe to want to preside StL. He believes that species or social groups change to survive, and that Tatsuki believed that as well, and he wants to help Tatsuki's group survive. Maybe out of gratitude to Tatsuki who took in Manabe's group, or just because Tatsuki left an impression on Manabe.
>>291980393>>291980424>>291980459Nic->>291980485holy shit
>>291980604Saving the self jinx words until after he gets the W, that's a veteran right there.
>>291980711That's a good philosophy.
>>291980774Yakou, you good?
>>291980774oh wow>>291980865Necrosis I'm afraid.
OH SHIT THE POMADE
>>291980774Can he still feel with his hand?
Timing? Up my own ass
>>291980961Is he back?
>>291981020That does contradict the "If you lose your own handkerchief, you instantly lose" rule from the start, because Kado should already be out of the competition. But alright, it's a good trick.
>>291980924>Can he still feel with his hand?Not really to save a a body part with necrosis you have to remove the dead tissue i dont know if its only his hand which has it or only some parts of it.But once it has necrosis all you can really do is cut out the dead tissues or ampitude.
>>291980711>>291980742>>291980961This right fucking here is one of the many, MANY reasons why Sako Toshio is my favourite writer & Usogui my favourite work of fiction. He intentionally left Kadokuras true philosophy up in the air even while Sako went into great detail about Nanpous. Ergo, the only way to glean Yuudais personal set of values was to infer it from how he contrasts Nanpous, which was made extra poignant by the fact that it was so bizarre. Not only does Nanpous philosophy triumph over Kadokuras, it even manages to only do so initially, with Kadokuras philosophy not only triumphing right after, but continuing to do so into the present day. Sako managed to set up such an intriguing puzzle about a major character detail while fitting it seamlessly into the narrative, only to BUILD A REVERSE CHARACTER ARC UPON THAT PUZZLE, combining the reveal with said arcs greatest beat, all while making it a callback to the last time such a character-defining moment happened in his life. Holy fucking LUDOKINO
>>291981109Well they both have one broken arm and one exploded hand now. It's an even match.
>>291980961Oh shit the hair is back, he looks so much better with the pompadour.
>>291981067>sudden rule changeThis fight is just like Kengan Omeg-
>>291981135Guys there's a nosferatu behind you!
>>291980604>>291980669>>291980961my fuarking refereethe kadokura slander has been reprehensible
>>291981178>Shion has been handing out and tracking SP for the duration of the entire contest
>>291981111Nice read i agree
>>291981348Yakou stinks...
>>291981348Oh nice this is a repeat of Yakou vs Tatsuki except the positions are switched
>>291981386According to Manabe's philosophy, Tatsuki won bigly.Memes... the DNA of the soul.
>>291981111 (me)And this is without even getting into the revelation of how the delinquents dynamic truly works. Nanpou believes that everyone has their rightful place and that all their efforts bring them closer to arriving at their destined spot in the grand scheme of things, while Kadokura believes that people struggle against those stronger than themselves only to usurp and surpass them as the new stronger party. Both philosophies are simple, but so incompatible that they have no recourse to clash against each other (the whole men being simple yet inscrutable creatures narration by everyones favourite announcer, The Hawk). Nanpou won initially because he had greater drive to pursue the spot of top dog in their towns underworld. However, because Kadokura acknowledges his own weakness, he's able to recover and declare his desire to move on to even greater heights, which pisses Nanpou off as it's in direct violation of his own philosophy, a gear that resists its rightful place. So he tries to play off Kadokuras second wind as nothing more than a shitty attempt to save face after taking a dive, only for his excuse to blow up in his face once Kadokura lands the confrontations final knockout blow, which then perfectly transitions back to the present Labyrinth gamble to reaffirm Kadokuras surpassing of Nanpou, which ALSO perfectly concludes the concurrent flashback & rematch sequences, which also contained not one, but TWO double subversions of Sakos presentation (the narration of "that was when I should've finished you" applying to BOTH fighters instead of just one, and that their previous conflict wasn't a clean "I win, you lose" confrontation). It's nothing short of pure genius, just absolutely masterful writing, an 11/10 job that couldn't have been done better if he tried. God I love this manga so much
I really like how tatsuki still plays a "big" role in Kakerou and some referees even though he had so little screen time for us.Im totally not biased because he is my favorite one btw.
>>291981454Well done Marco.
>>291981386I don't get why Sako inserted a direct panel callback to Tatsukis scary face. Yakous is good enough (and Tatsukis is fucking terrifying enough) for it to feel unnecessary. Still awesome though
ENTER THE REAL GRIM REAPER!
>>291981586This is the best panel of Yakou in the entire manga.
>>291981552I think its a callback to when Tatsuki said the same think to Yakou. He had that same expression showing what a big influence and the respect of others Tatsuki still has even though he's been dead and Yakou is Nr. 0 now
>>291981586He looks genuinely terrifying here
>>291981586Yakou B bros why cant OUR HERO be this cool…
>>291979232>Marco gets smarter as he gets high
I really love how much of an impact Tatsuki and Kyara have on others long after death. They really had amazing goodbyes. Both were legendary Zeroes. Tatsuki had little screen time as well so far
>>291981840WHAT THE FUCK!!!!
>>291981840And this is why Kyara wasn’t buried yet
>>291981840Now you know why no one wanted to bury the body
>Kyara has been alive all along and only waiting for his moment to kill the two strongest refeeres...Sako you hack!
>>291981646Ah, reinforcement! Good catch, OP!
>>291980894EXTREME HARD
>>291981840REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEENTEEERRRRRRRRRR
>>291979670>>291979699I REALLY wish we got more Manabe, man. He's so fucking cool in a way that you just don't usually see
>>291979782I don't see why Taka would make that face, it's nothing out of character for him to say
>>291981840>It‘s Halloween >Spooky theme on the chan>OP post the exact chapter where the half rotten man comes aliveIs this what they call environmental storytelling?
>>291981840>On Halloween tooGood it seems like this manga can read the room
>>291981936>is he about to ramble for an hour on some obscure nature shit again?
A manga which has been drawn so much in a certian timeframe that im out of ideas on how to say it a different way sooo...WEEKLY MANGA BY THE WAY!
>>291982091That's my 0.
>>291980393>>291980424>>291980459>>291980485MANGA SEMANAL BTW
>>291982091THE STRONGEST!!!!FUAAAAARK!!!
>>291982091My favorite page of the whole series and a good sendoff for Kyara
>>291981586It's the smell... of coffee...
>>291982091What would rotting Kyara present for STL?
>>291981840>SPOOOKYU SCARY SKELETONS
>>291981687Yakou B is a good janitor unlike his psycho brother.
>>291982235The one with sharper fangs won... that's what Killing Bites is.
>>291981840IT really is Halloween.
>>291981073Would Kyara call Yakou a bitch here for not going to fight all the other referees even if his hand is all mangled?
>>291981840And what a fucking page of course. Just incredible. Send it to your friends without context.>>291981981lol
>>291981282>bottom right panelAlso a foreshadow?
>>291982291EXIT
>>291982296Yes. He also does it here >>291980804.
>>291982291I really really like this sendoff here a litte tear in my eyes.EXIT FOR THE STRONGEST ZERO
>>291982291>Carried Baku and Yakou despite being deadHe earned his rest
>>291982291Rest in peace, the unironic strongest.
>>291982091Death punch?
>>291982235Straight to the heart, just as Tatsuki intended for Yakou.>>291982291F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F
>>291982091FIGHT 'TIL YOU DIEFIGHT EVEN AFTER YOU DIE
This page hits hard!Thats my coffee making referee :)
>>291982383Despite him being a traitor to Kakerou technically huh... He still deserves it.
>>291982412You can only be you, Kado...>>291982464What a face, that's gratitude right there.
That's it for the first half Volume 45!Thanks for reading and dont be a liar anon or no STL FOR YOU!See you tomorrow for the second half of Volume 45!And because its Halloween time for a classic:youtube.com/watch?v=q6-ZGAGcJrk
>>291982498Kado's gloves!
Say it
>>291982558Thank you for posting OP!What a perferct stopping point
>>291982558Kado like pose. Thanks OP.
Oh what the fuckI missed the whole dump
>>291982291This page right here is why books will never reach The hight of environmental storytelling as mangas.That panel with the smile just hits sooo hard i cant Imagine how a book can replicate that
>>291982687I think the two are incomparable. Different mediums rely on different strengths and there are some things that only nonvisual mediums can pull off well too. But I will agree that Sako is a genius at utilizing the most of a visual medium.
>>291982590Do I even have to say it...
>>291981840
>>291980182Did you catch it?
>>291982383Finally! Does a man really need to come back from the dead before getting a proper resting place???
>>291982091
>>291982091aaaaaaaaaaaaaa
>>291981586>>291981875One thing I never see talked about is how Yakou gets equated with death at the 7 second mark and Kyara's dead body springs up to life at the 4 second markThe Japanese words for both 7 and 4 contain the sound "shi" which as every weeb knows means death in Japanese
>>291983099True, nice catch.
>>291980961RIP kuroshitsuji design
>>291979808yeah, Manabe is Number Zero material.right below Tatsuki, Kyara and ToK Yakou.half the reason for the Nerf Smoke subplot was to stop this guy from dogwalking everyone else.
>>291981808photorealistic eyes are my favorite part of the late usogui art
>>291983137I have more schizo thoughts about numbers and symbolism.>>291982136"3" this page relates to the concept of referees we saw in the previous volume.If two people want a result, a referee is added. These 3 are enough...you don't need anyone else.However...>>291982173"2". This is not a gamble. This a duel. The referee isn't needed. Two men will be enough.>>291982235"1". And now there's only one left.>>291982263"0". Referee number 0, the strongest referee. Yakou Hikoichi.
>>291982291imagine the smell
>>291983325They say that the referee is needed for the duel tho.
>>291983463Or well, they actually don't say that, but that it is needed if they want the duel to have a result.
>>291983463I haven't looked at the original but I suspect they use the term "tachiai" which can be used as a general term for a bout of any kind, including a gamble.If so it would just be a case that the translation is a little unpoetic
>>291983522>>291983325For you
>>291983522Hmm, so do you mean that the 2 page is saying that it is a fight in which a result isn't needed? I don't think it holds up but I generally like your hypotheses.
>>291983653A result is needed but it's not something as formal as a gamble. A third person is unnecessary, and so the third person is purged
>>291983599Was posting this page part of your plan?
>>291981386>>291981552>>291981646
>>291982235Thank God. I would have dropped this manga if I had to watch the french bread hair retard preside a match again
>>291983698I'm just a "bystander"
>>291980127>203>281ToKchads and Battleshipchads keep winning.
>>291980961MY FUARKING YANKEE
>>291981312Hey its that berserk spread
>>291983972My thought as well.
>>291982091I AM THE ONE WHO KILLS AFTER DEATH
>>291980961RE-ENTERTHE BEST FUCKING REFEREE
>>291980982you bet he is.
>>291982091Kyara (el muerto)
>>291983099I had noticed the 4 part but never realized the 7 was also tying into it.
>>291981312>>291983972>>291984001
>>291983731look at this, brosToK Sako was a fucking monster...........
>>291984702The linework is damn sharp.
>>291979585THE TRIVIA CHICKEN
>>291979560This sequence always makes me emotional for some reason
>>291983972Glad I wasn't the only one
I think Tatsuki would’ve been a suitable ref for StL as well, but I guess Kyara being the ultimate zero makes him most suitable to preside over 2 monsters like Leader and Baku
So what did Marco exactly accomplish here?
>>291985800Made Kadokura lust after his booty
>>291979808Holy Tatsuki upscale, and still Manabe got nerfed here with the smoke
Let’s be honest it could only be Yakou, if it was anyone but him even guys Like Kadokura or Manabe, you’d rage because it would make his whole journey alongside Baku meaningless
>>291979393Marco has charmed our gamer.
That was a good 1/2 volume
>>291985800See this page. >>291981454
>>291979528As a cop he is immune to criminal status debuffs like drugs.
>>291979808E-E-E-EGG BREAKER!!!>>291981840>>291982091>>291982291Absolute Kinography
>>291982590
>>291981312ROUND 1FIGHT!
There are about 3-4 pages I wish I could see again for the first time in Usogui just out of sheer cool factor, the Kyara corpse hallucination is one of them
>>291981840THE best spread of the manga, no arguments are allowed.
>>291982091THE second best spread of the manga
>>291982946You can't bury a man before he's done and Kyara still had things to do.
>>291982558Thanke OP, what a fucking ride. I can't believe the best of it is still to come.
>>291982464I love him so much. It makes me cry.
>>291981067>That does contradict the "If you lose your own handkerchief, you instantly lose" rule from the startThat wasn't the rule.
>>291979060Excellent, going to miss most of the discussion (if there is any) because I'm going to engage in networking (party) but something to read in the interim
>>291981282Is baku trying to figure out how good Hal is at guessing time?
>>291981282Souichi would dominate the time deviation game in bulls womb
>>291981840>on hallowingOP YOU DAMN LIAR
>>291981840This is how Lalo can still come back
I can't describe how excited i am re-reading this manga, it's still as good as the first time I read it
>>291979124I wonder... Where is judge in all of this? He never once did referee shit
>>291981840>>291982091I've said this earlier during the storytime (hidden behind spoilers), but this is one of the biggest payoffs I've ever seen and really solidifies Sako as a guy who's able to patiently build something up for maximum impact when the right time arrives. On my first read, many years ago, the "Kyara corpse never getting buried" gimmick really bothered me, to the point it nearly soured my experience reading Protoporos. Regardless of how the characters addressed it or made interesting points about how humans react to decay, it still felt disrespectful to the character that his rotten corpse was being used to convey Sako's own musings on the subject through his characters. It felt a little too "experimental" and tone deaf for my liking, especially compared to how Tatsuki's death was handled previously.Then this moment comes and...... damn. Everything feels instantly justified. It fits so damn well. It's like Kyara's ghost moment during Air Poker, but even more intense and extreme, as you can feel him helping Baku to the bitter end with every ounce of his very being. One more amazing moment in a story that is already packed with them.
>>291988004lol>>291988084At least, to me it gets better every time as I notice new things each time, like I feel like I understand Manabe as a character now. It's a dense manga.And in this storytime, anons point out details, homages, or real world facts that I never knew about, making me appreciate this manga even more.
>>291988106Midara didn't invite him
>>291979124You know I just realized Marco doesn't have a last name
>>291979232>neuron activation (rare)
>>291988150>you can feel him helping BakuHe didn't help Baku, he made sure the referee most suited to STL won. Yakou and Kadokura probably both saw the exact same thing, Yakou just didn't flinch.
>>291981711Did they reactivate the shut down parts of his brain. Imagine Marco using 100% of his brain.
>>291979501>EAT FIST
>>291979528Rekt
Happy Halloween guys!!There's been lots of nice usogui Halloween art but this tickled me.
>>291979614>let me tell you about elephant pooping Taka
>>291979808Reminds me of the Billy-Kyara-Janny fight page
>>291979934>fallen demon activate!
The most suitable ref, Karl wasn’t available
>>291987629No...he's checking whether he has a watch on him
With so many referees, Sako did a good job of distinguishing them. Everyone had their own gimmick.
>>291988944kind of a crazy feat considering their designs are also incredibly unique. Most of the time mangakas either make them all sameface with diff gimmicks or varied designs with similar gimmicks. Sako somehow has never made a character who looked similar enough to another to be mistaken. Closest he got is I think making about 90% of his villain cast blonde. What a beast of an author man.
>>291982893Yes, immediately.
>>291988989>Sako somehow has never made a character who looked similar enough to another to be mistaken.I...am forgotten
>>291988519I disagree. Baku wanted Yakou. And even if he "tested" both Refs, Yakou was gonna lose without his interference, so.....
>>291980393>>291980424>>291980459>>291980485E X C E L L E N TXCELLENT
>>291989028He held his own against Kyara and Billy, he’s probably strong as Yakou
>>291989028twins dont count kek
>>291989058Baku benefitted from it, but that's because Baku was backing the ref most suited to preside over STL. Kyara woudln't want to help a Baku who needed him to win, just like Yakou wouldn't.
>>291980774Ooooff
>>291988106He's still searching for Leader
>>291980961RETVRN
>>291989028Ironically, him looking like Yakou is the reason people even talk about him. Because he was Yakou’s brother and showed up with Leader in Hangman, people assumed he would be important but never was. There’s still minor disappointment for me there, I for sure thought we’d get Yakou backstory involving him. There was an expectation for him, if he was just random guy, no one would make fun of him
>>291981586>this nigga STINK
>>291979100Kajibros i can smell itgang rape incoming
>>291989172Wait for the spinoff
>>291981135That's a whole 6 ranking battles, plenty of time
>>291981312>zombie kyara gets up>"and presiding over this match will be me!"
>>291981418Yeah and it makes sense too, for Tatsuki to be super hyped up in Yakou's mind and for Yakou to be hyped up in Kadokura's mind
>>291981586>when the customer asks for a frappachino
>>291988989>lalo>billy>yukiide?>floyd lee?Just those blondes, no? The rest have black hair
>>291981840HOLY SHIT
>>291989348Imagine forgetting THE Chris Lee, the man closest to becoming a referee.
>>291982173Goodbye hand
>>291982291Bye Kyara...
>>291982464What a kind grandpa who surely brews delicious coffee
>>291989348Lacy / Leshy>>291989373I guess he's not exactly a villain tho, nvm.
>>291982498>>291982558Kino fakeout. Thanks OP, fantastic half a volume today
>WINNERS OF THE ARCKyara Tatsuki Manabe (stocks up to the moon)Kadokura (stole every scene he was in)>NEUTRALYakou (it was always gonna be him)TakaNowaDoujiShion (fun but too little screentime)>LOSERSMidara (jobbed in the literal sense of the word)Boro (literally who)Marco (half-assed feat even needed a "You were awesome Lolong" moment) Nanpou (didn't even get a panel of him glazing Kado, nor a panel of Kado thinking about him)
>>291989348Robert K., AAAA and the ninja dude, the guy that killed Billy whose name escapes me at the moment
>>291989513ArAhAtA and Martin
>>291989115Yeah, I don't mean the Referee is gonna willingly help Baku *win* StL, but Baku's vision for how StL should happen included Yakou in there. It was his wish. Going even deeper into this, a Referee that Baku knows well is easier to manipulate within the rules than someone like Manabe or Boro.
>>291989457I somehow remember him as baldAlso just realize Voja has black hair despite both her parents being blondes. Did Lacy’s wife cheat on him and try to kill the results to keep it a secret?
>>291989638Deep lore.
>>291981586Yakou is so cool…
>>291982091Kyara is the best Usogui character.
>>291981951>Middle panelKoreabros don't look!
>>291989612Doesn't matter. Kyara didn't put his thumb on the scale, he gave them both the same test and Yakou passed.
>>291982173>>291982383I like the implication that the reason Yakou ultimately won is because he was able to push through his impression of Kyara as the strongest while Kadokura faltered. It ties in well to what Baku said earlier about how he wants only the person who "believes themself the most suitible to preside the match" to win, Kadokura ultimately couldn't shake the idea that Kyara would have been the most suitable.
>>291990256If Yakou had the advantage at that moment, Kyara would just keep napping. You're trying too hard to impose your view when Baku at this point is clearly more important to Kyara than Kakerou itself, as per the fucking story.
>>291982091A lot of people were saying previously that it felt disrespectful that everyone just left Kyara's corpse to rot, but to me it weirdly felt more reverential. Like they had so much respect for Kyara's raw strength that they'd never dare disturb his final resting place. This pents really cements that, that impression that everyone was too afraid that he'd get up and beat the shit out of them for disturbing his nap if they tried.
>>291981586
>>291990642People complaining about his corpse just remaining there was disrespectful was stupid to begin with. Everyone paid their respects to him. Plus, Kyara did live most of his life as an animal, him rotting away is just part of nature. In the end it doesn’t matter if you rot away, everyone is mortal. Like Manabe said, what matters is the impact you left. Everyone bowed to him and saw him as the strongest zero even over the former fucking leader Tatsuki
>>291990532>You're trying too hard to impose your viewWe both are, my view is just more consistent with the characters. Kyara didn't actually do anything, he's dead. His "appearance" is both referees, upon seeing his corpse and remembering his will, asking themselves if they really believe they're who should oversee the match. Kadokura hesitated, Yakou didn't.
>>291990846>Kyara didn't actually do anythingSorry, my view is just more consistent with how ghosts have been portrayed in this story. Tell me this: who was hallucinating Tatsuki monologuing inside his own coffin?
>>291979808This is proof that Manabe and Tatsuki (and by extension Yakou, Kyara and Jonglyo) are stronger than Marco and Billy
>>291990791Lmao
>>291990846>my view is just more consistent with the characterslollmao even
>>291990941Manabe is snoozing with auto-counter on btw
>>291990791Needs better dialogue, but the idea is good
>>291991119Yes, it is. Again though: Kyara is dead. There's a whole speech Manabe gave about how important the "seeds" he left behind were, and those most explicitly manifest here >>291982136 . It's not Kyara helping Baku from beyond the grave, it's both referees being reminded of and being forced to face the Kyara in their mind. I don't think it's a complicated idea at all.>Sorry, my view is just more consistent with how ghosts have been portrayed in this story.There aren't any literal ghosts in the story. I feel like I've said the same thing three times now though, so I'll give up.
>>291980961kadobros he's BACK that said i liked his punished look better
>>291991435Yeah, I just traced over the original
>>291982590No matter who the opponent is, he is the one who kills!
>>291981386I like to think that Yakou already tacitly acknowledged unpunished Kadokura since he showed up in the nightmare>that boy Kadokura put up his pomp huh>I'd better keep my ass comatose>or im FINISHED
>>291985800He spotted Yakous sleight of hand trick with the handkerchiefs before anyone else, deduced Yakous plan from it, then successfully prevented Midara from third-partying Kadokura. This not only stopped Midara from getting the majority of handkerchiefs & hiding away, but allowed Kadokura to claim the majority without having the right to win, thereby guaranteeing Yakou has a chance to preside over Surpassing the Leader
>>291991509There are plenty of manga that flirt with supernatural concepts while making it very clear to the reader that every single instance of it happening is just somebody's delusion or mental projection, since "ghosts are not real" in the author's vision for that universe. Usogui is just not a good example of this kind of writing, because the supernatural elements are depicted with the subtlety of a baseball bat hitting someone in the face. What a fucking strange coincidence that after Yakou hallucinated Kyara as a result of his own inner thoughts (at the exact same time Kadokura had his own coincidental crisis of insecurity, as well!), he then looks at the corpse, hallucinates a confident smile, then the seating corpse, right at that moment and not a minute sooner, CRUMBLES, as if (as if, I say!) it had completed an important task and now could finally rest. Then Yakou, this silly old man, thinks "This win was given to me... by him." instead of thinking "I finally surpassed it... the image of Kyara I had in my mind" or other variation of materialistic, purely psychological conclusion. Dunno, man, I think you already lost your train of thought when you started by asserting a different reason for Kyara to jump in, then got pressed and settled for "Kyara is dead lol". Your arguments went all over the place, while my view is consistent with Baku "hallucinating" Kyara saving him during Air Poker, and then Sako showed us Lalo thinking "This world is full of mysteries..." while Kyara's shadow was literally hovering behind him. I also noticed that you didn't answer my question about Tatsuki's ghost, I wonder why.
>>291991509>There aren't any literal ghosts in the storyare you referring to the story that has a flashback narrated by a literal dead eagle
>>291988106I mean he did Leaders Attendant shit, that's gotta count for something
>>291992616The fat fuck who Kaji executed literally had ghost hand prints on his flesh
>>291989638It's possible, and definitely one of the many ambiguities that plagued her (in-universe, out-of-universe it works brilliantly)
>>291981840AIIEEEEEE SCARYANONS, DON'T OPEN THIS SPOILER
>>291981454marco downplayers BTFO
>>291981875Someone's gonna have to go to the dentist!
>>291994602Slumpers fucking VINDICATED
>>291983599man this manga looks so much easier to read in japanese
>>291983766Nanpou...
>>291989028Delinquent grandpa who sweeps for free
>>291979393>he lied
>>291979670>>291979641I like how Manabe's seems to be getting more cheerful and open as he digests the ideas of the characters around him. He seems like an an author surogate giving his perspective of the characters and how they affect himself.
>>291983099>replied to the "7 second" page with spoilers for the "4 second" spreadgo fuck yourselfruined possibly one of the biggest moments for me
>>291991509read his filename and realize who you are wasting saliva on
>>291980961>Still has his eyeSo why the eye patch?
>>291982291Shit...F ;_; >
>>291982590I kneel...
>>291991119This is so funny
>>291982464>Yakou accepting he'll die on the job
>>291982590>>291982875>>291982968He is the strong...
>>291997172It was severely damaged
