In a way, you could say he got the skill only because he had demonstrated selfless virtue in the first place. He had proven that he was the type of person who could be selfless, so he's deserving of that skill.
I wanted to check out the JP raws to see if that's what they had (I don't know what source LHTranslation usually uses) but it was paywalled. Though, in a way, it's kinda cool like how western fiction sometimes have latin as the magical language, so east asian fiction using a form of Chinese for...
Finally, we're covering Sakura's backstory. I don't remember the van kidnap part from the live-action show, so the adaptation probably chose to leave it out. It's cool that we're finally seeing more development from her.
btw the furigana for Kokuryuu is Heiron because that's the japanified pronunciation of the Chinese 黑龙, which means 'black dragon'. I think the names are supposed to be pronounced the furigana way while the kanji is there as an explanation.
We're finally at the climax of the live action adaptation! I liked the show quite a bit and I would love to see where the story goes beyond what the show has adapted.
@HanzoMain556 I'm aware of East Asian naming conventions. My question was more about why it changed from the previously established convention of this series? I.e. Surname Given Name to Given Name Surname.
@urugiru Can I expect more chapters to be updated here, or do I have to go to facebook for more updates? I really appreciate the work being done here. It'd be nitce if they continue being uploaded here though with Smiley's blessing since RSS is about the only thing I use to keep track of my...