Drama Queen - Ch. 21 - That's Messed Up pt. 6

[MangaDex]

 

[ysil69]

Just... getting convoluted now.

 

[DigitalCielo]

I have no idea where anything is going anymore

 

[AndrewRo]

peak writing (what is happening?)

 

[Njin]

So the only one to die is the guilt-feeling/loyal non-racist? How peculiar.

That's probably not the intended takeaway by the author, but my 2c is that if you go out to kill people - carefully consider who might get caught up in a crossfire, and plan and decide accordingly. If Seiran had stepped aside, Lily might have been able to defend himself. In a way, Seiran is partially responsible for Lillys death and any negative feelings he might have associated with it.

 

[Angry_Panda]

Shame they didn't all get trapped in the building.

 

[nutman451]

This manga's mind games are way too convoluted.

I initially thought Lily tried to set up Seiran in order to play hero and win the affection of the Yuka (idol girl), but no. Since Lily tries to save Seiran instead, I'm guessing he was trying to corner Seiran in to siding with Lily so that the alien could have strong killer at his beck and call. But it ultimately failed due to Nomamoto.

I think the arc is tied up nicely for Seiran so that not much of his status quo is disrupted. Backbone still doesn't know Nomamoto eats aliens, Seiran isn't exposed as a killer of aliens (assuming Yuka is on his side now). But I wish the author would communicate more on Lily's intentions so the readers know what's going on. Especially since Lily is dead (unless plot twist, Lily is still alive since we don't actually see his corpse)

 

[KeiB]

Who would've thought that the best and most sympathetic immigrant in the story would be the killer?

 

[PersonalGeekery]

wait a minute, these aliens are just like humans! they just look different!

 

[nutman451]

So the only one to die is the guilt-feeling/loyal non-racist? How peculiar.

You're forgetting the humans killed by that 'non-racist'. Personally I don't think he was covering for Seiran out of loyalty, but rather for his own personal gain, that is to have Seiran indebted/blackmailed so that he can his own hitman.

Also I'd like to point out that Lily might be a psychopath or sociopath since he's willing to murder his favorite idol in order to save Seiran (assuming he was honest about being a big fan of yuka)

That's probably not the intended takeaway by the author, but my 2c is that if you go out to kill people - carefully consider who might get caught up in a crossfire, and plan and decide accordingly. If Seiran had stepped aside, Lily might have been able to defend himself. In a way, Seiran is partially responsible for Lillys death and any negative feelings he might have associated with it.

Well tbf Seiran didn't plan to murder every Alien in the venue, only to find Lily's twin and bring him to "justice". He doesn't necessarily need to do it right then and there. He could gather more information on the twin then enact vengeance on another day. Things became messy because of Yuka who Seiran thought wouldn't expose him.

Besides if Seiran did step aside, that would only allow Lily to kill Yuka easily (which Seiran doesn't want personally and in principle). Seiran did nothing that would prevent Lily from defending himself and thus is not culpable for his death.

 

[Pibata]

(why are we calling the MC Seiran? what does it mean again?)

I liked this chapter! It was a very confusing read but the few-pages format doesnt help. But it has good intentions of creating an actually interesting conflict.

lily doing it because of loyality or not, I kinda feel the MC betrayed him. Maybe i'm being too harsh, the situation is indeed difficult, but he let lily be eated alive without moving an inch.. hm

 

[starbruh]

Thats messed up

 

[Dalteeno]

One of the better dilemas so far I will admit. I hope this actually pushes his character in a meaningful direction where he has to think about his actions.

(why are we calling the MC Seiran? what does it mean again?)

I liked this chapter! It was a very confusing read but the few-pages format doesnt help. But it has good intentions of creating an actually interesting conflict.

lily doing it because of loyality or not, I kinda feel the MC betrayed him. Maybe i'm being too harsh, the situation is indeed difficult, but he let lily be eated alive without moving an inch.. hm

Its really strange to think about because the humans have endangered him constantly. His partner sold him out on the first mission, and this idol has threatened him twice now.

I understand that she reminded him of the times with his sister but she is clearly more of a threat than lily was.

(I think its like a alien friend term? Or maybe a nickname i dont recall)

 

[K_Takuya]

(why are we calling the MC Seiran? what does it mean again?)

That's... his name. Kitami Seiran. I think Kitami is the family name, but I might be wrong since japanese naming convention often get flipped around by localization to a point I can't tell which is which.

 

[Substitution]

wait a minute, these aliens are just like humans! they just look different!

Cuckoos and Warblers are exactly the same, they just look different and have a different upbringing.

 

[brainman]

I don't think the story is all that convoluted, the only mysterious element is Lily and his motivations. Is he lying about his twin, why is he so loyal to Seiran as to start murdering indiscriminately, why is he so nonchalant about Seiran killing aliens? As an aside, I don't think Lily is dead. The trunk snapped off and we didn't see the body, so a return is fully possible and probable if you ask me.

Anyway, I think Lily might just be a "weirdo" alien who views humans in general with a little more kindness, maybe even someone who knows more about the aliens' alleged invasion of earth and disagrees with it fundamentally. Maybe he used to be different, and actually was responsible for the deaths of Seiran's family (meaning he lied about his twin), that incident caused him to reexamine himself and the aliens' callous treatment of humans, and with Seiran saw some way to atone for his sins, maybe even a kindred spirit (that he created in a roundabout way).
Lots of potential for interesting storytelling here.

 

[nutman451]

One of the better dilemas so far I will admit. I hope this actually pushes his character in a meaningful direction where he has to think about his actions.

Lily's introduction did add more nuance to Seiren's view of aliens, by showing there might be good aliens that are willing to help him seek justice for his family's murder. But in the end Lily is also a mass murderer who has no issue with killing humans (and by proxy other aliens, since he's defending Seiren). So I feel like we're back to Aliens Bad narrative until the author adds an alien that's actually good.

Its really strange to think about because the humans have endangered him constantly. His partner sold him out on the first mission, and this idol has threatened him twice now.

alien(s) murdered his family, disrespected his culture and enviroment, and physically injured him. Personally I think both sides has been bad to him.

I understand that she reminded him of the times with his sister but she is clearly more of a threat than lily was.

I think Seiren just doesn't want humans to get hurt/killed, which is why he tried to negotiate with Yuka instead of murdering her in a place no one would find. Because in the end he just wants the aliens to go away and killing them is a means to do that.

 

[catsdontsmile]

This manga's mind games are way too convoluted.

I initially thought Lily tried to set up Seiran in order to play hero and win the affection of the Yuka (idol girl), but no. Since Lily tries to save Seiran instead, I'm guessing he was trying to corner Seiran in to siding with Lily so that the alien could have strong killer at his beck and call. But it ultimately failed due to Nomamoto.

I think the arc is tied up nicely for Seiran so that not much of his status quo is disrupted. Backbone still doesn't know Nomamoto eats aliens, Seiran isn't exposed as a killer of aliens (assuming Yuka is on his side now). But I wish the author would communicate more on Lily's intentions so the readers know what's going on. Especially since Lily is dead (unless plot twist, Lily is still alive since we don't actually see his corpse)

I’m pretty sure lily survived that. A column fell and smoke covered him

 

[nutman451]

the only mysterious element is Lily and his motivations.

100%, chapter 12 shows how much Lily plays his cards close to his chest. You can't tell what he does and doesn't know and what his true intentions are.

Anyway, I think Lily might just be a "weirdo" alien who views humans in general with a little more kindness

I think you're being a bit too charitable (though I can't deny I'm antagonistic towards Lily). He didn't seem to hesitate nor feel remorse about murdering humans, not just the ones that witness Seiren murder Aliens, but anyone inside the building that might see what happened on stage.
I think Lily planned for this to happen. By the fact that Lily was not in the crowd despite saying he was a big fan of Yuka, He was instead in the lobby (presumably) waiting for Seiren to be exposed before killing everyone in the building in order to have Seiren in his debt and as blackmail.
The only hole in this theory is how Lily would've known that Yuka would expose Seiren.

 

[Pibata]

One of the better dilemas so far I will admit. I hope this actually pushes his character in a meaningful direction where he has to think about his actions.



Its really strange to think about because the humans have endangered him constantly. His partner sold him out on the first mission, and this idol has threatened him twice now.

I understand that she reminded him of the times with his sister but she is clearly more of a threat than lily was.

(I think its like a alien friend term? Or maybe a nickname i dont recall)

Yeah. Maybe its not about letting the girl die, but a human die.. At least its fitting to the theme