Shota Godel is fine too…

So basically, Rakan clears a bit on Godel being Eishun’s apprentice. And of course, being trained at a young age just like Death Glasses Takamichi, he must be Ala Rubra class on power levels. But Rakan doesn’t seem too worried about it, so he might know something that would knock the bastard down… or maybe not…

There’s also the invitation to the ball, with a blatant emphasis on the bounty on Ala Alba members’ heads. Of course, if Negi accepts said invitation, he should prepare. Explanations and applications on Zanmaken Nino Tachi to be filled in by Setsuna and Rakan, among others.

To end the spoilers before you can even read the damn chapter, am I the only one trying to find where Misora and the others went?

To this:

And the pillars that hold the world crumbled. Guess I was gravely mistaken, the damn bastard…

Anyways, looks like Keima’s pulling off the “adored senpai” route, where the gaping hole from which the two facts that he himself created will be joined together by Minami herself. I expected nonetheless. Quite the gamble, since Keima is betting how his future reputation will be decided by his target. But once imagination, curiosity and interest combine, I think I see where Keima’s coming from.

Still, the spirit is yet to manifest itself, with yet-to-be-known properties and attributes. Will it spring forth due to Minami’s admiration to Keima, or will it be the result of the recent bad events concerning swimming and herself? It will be all the more trouble if it’s the former, since Keima’s using “love” as his capturing factor. If worse comes to worst, this will have a roadblack labeled: “admiration has not been converted to love”. All I know is that “bird’s nest” hair’s going to go haywire soon enough.

ENLIGHTENMENT!!!

And yes, the bastard deserved those dislocated shoulder bones and overstretched arm muscles. Thank you very much, Elsee.

The cards have been laid down in such a way that is… so… grand… yet all so sudden. Some random government official comes in, asks you to aid him in his conquest for world domination, we suddenly get a smorgasbord of the past, present and future in a matter of minutes, all while said random government official gets all the goddamn fucking attention. Relevance? I don’t think so.

大ピーンチ！！！

So another wild card enters the scene: the government. People have been eyeing any possible conflicts between the nations ever since the Ostia festivities began. We expected it all the more when key officials of different factions like Seras and Theo were added into the mix. And the diminishing sands of time make everything seem to want to explode at our little Negi any moment, and it did. Not to mention this is only the beginning.

From Akamatsu to Negi, the cards seem to summarize everything that Megalomesembria has to offer:

1. PRESENT: THE ORGANIZATION SEEKING TO DESTROY THE NEW WORLD – In order to return all of his students safely back to the Old World, Negi needs to venture through the old ruins of old Ostia in order to secure the remaining Return Gate. To do so, he must fight the said “organization”: Fate Averruncus and his cohorts, the “enemy” seeking to destroy the New World and everything associated in it, Negi and company included. This “enemy” states its threat in the “present”; the priority that takes utmost attention.
2. FUTURE: ENTITIES RESPONSIBLE FOR NAGI’S DISAPPEARANCE – An objective that may have been long lost in obscurity because of the different crises that surround Negi and his students, Nagi’s disappearance forces him to the point where he chose to go to the New World with reckless abandon, much to the chagrin and curiosity of his students. But the “enemies” linked to his father, be it political, magical, or megalomaniacal, are still mysteries yet to present themselves; a threat that will be tackled in the near “future”.
3. PAST: THE ONES RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TRAGEDY AT THE VILLAGE – A personal vendetta against the long-considered “enemies” that put him at odds, ultimately, with himself. A possible link to his father presents, but the unforgettable trauma that the event caused him gives Negi enough volition to even act without accordance to his father. An old ghost of the past that continues to haunt the young lad, the events and the people responsible from the “past” will make a comeback.

Going back to our random government official, there’s also the fact that Curtius Godel here is an apprentice to Eishun, which is made clear by Rakan on the lastest chapter. But think: Setsuna said the Zanmaken Nino Tachi is a technique that comes from the “central line”, meaning the main family, the Aoyamas members, and possibly their students, are the only ones capable of mastering them. Kurogane has also made clear that Eishun DOES NOT use his original surname. It may be some time before Eishun will reveal himself as an Aoyama.

Furthermore, I’d simply like to state (especially to that Kurogiku) that Zanmaken is just a regular slash with differing properties in accordance to a target, nothing else. Previous instances from other references state that critical attacks ignore defense, and even possibly evasion, the latter changing depending on instance. It just all boils down to aim. Enough said.

And lastly, Asuna, or should I say “Asuna”, is starting to have her cover blown. Negi’s sharp eyes didn’t fail to notice that she failed to nullify Godel’s attack during their confrontation with the governor-general. Well, I’d like to see if she turns coat, which makes things much more interesting. We’ll just have to see about that.

Jack “The Fucking Missing Link” Rakan: OHAIGAIS! HOW WAS TEH PWNTNAGE?

RAEGPOSTS will resume by the last chapter for this batch. WOO!

Minami Ikoma: No Hisao-ish heart attacks, please. That meme’s overused like hell now…

Aside from chlorine-soaked bed hair, our recent girl-to-capture has a route exquisitely laid down in the average level. Girl gets spirit, our friends get notice, and soon it will be start of another wild goose chase for something unimportant as to make people lose their heads, literally.

And then, SUDDEN TROLLFUCK!

Whatever happened to all the sense in the world, I don’t know. What I do know, this sudden appeal for the protagonist to be cool is rather… too far. Of course, the Keima we know is made of VN, Eroge, and INDIRECT RL FAIL. But the Keima depicted here? It’s just… done so wrong… in many levels…

If there’s anything to complain about, it would be this sudden unknown secret from out little Keima. But who knows, he may have a little more spunk than what we already saw. And of course, we’ll always be here to expect some hardcore WTF.

Christ… my summer is going to be full of swimsuits and pacefalms, it seems…

But let’s set that aside. I completed the “order” as requested: an adult Triela from Gunslinger Girl, donning mafia clothes (fedora hat, and a coat, even though I thought shades would make her look more badass… generic…)

The hat tends to cover enough hair as to not make her look like Triela (even with the references). Enough reason for me to remove the shades, really.

The gun is an 1878 Colt Double Barrel Shotgun, with the barrels sawed off to shorten. The stock? Oh, that. Didn’t show up when I drew the crooked elbow, so no stock. The width’s not thicker than a human arm. That should clear things out.

Archived in the Gallery now. A break from people asking me to draw may be in order. Whew!