Had to split in two.
Petition for Mangadex to let us write novels in chapter comments
It does though, because what other nobles think and how they act informs us of how these nobles act and think. This alchemist noble doesn't live in a vacuum in this world. He interacts with other people in...
After going back through the manga (but mostly this chapter) I think you're right about the artist trying to portray the street as "dirty" but not for any of the reasons you gave. The stone tower you pointed out in the background is just how they do shading on stone buildings. Small cracks are...
I'm not even try to do that. I just pointed out a flaw in our lead's character and everyone thought I was trying to redeem Ruby. A character with a complex background and reasoning is immensely more interesting than a one note "mean" character. I think the power fantasy of this story is doing...
We don't know what building that is, but we do know it is not in the city. It's probably the orphanage, though maybe it's the guild master's estate when he's teaching them magic (the guild master who teaches them magic and the alchemist noble are different people. Just noticed).
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No where did I do that. In fact I said she wasn't a good person because she turned her resentment onto Lloyd.
None of the art implies it is a shady part of town. In fact the opposite is implied as the store has a sign indicating it is an alchemy shop.
This scene is occurring before Ruby has...
Readers are not seeing Lloyd's character deficiency here. Ruby all but tells him a run down abandoned atelier is better than the funded and maintained orphanage. Lloyd also couldn't see that it wasn't his fault during the potion sale. She had to tell him it was the buyer tricking them. He...
I believe the idol girl is younger.
I think what's happening here is that Hiromi is experiencing arrested development while Lili is maturing past him. He's still stuck in this insecurity he had right after his girlfriend left him.
This girl loves her sloppy seconds.
Gotta wonder what's going through Santa's head though. "She refuses to eat for days and suddenly she attacks me at the same time as this other girl. What the hell!"
The women in this manga just can not catch a break. I get that it's the author's fetish, but can his editor hire someone that reminds him to jerk off before writing and drawing a chapter?