I feel like there could have been a compromise, like having treasure stealing ditter being played between the the bottom duchies and top duchies separately, or a tournament bracket of matches like the one seen here.
I like where the starting point. The prince was clearly a POS but he didn't really do anything unforgivable (murder, harm to commoners, etc.). Additionally, no one really punished him until he got condemned which shows his father sucks at parenting. Now that he's been beaten down for the first...
Karluk: gets a slight fever
Amira:
!!!!! HE'S GOING TO DIE !!!!!
Picks him up
Throws him into bed
Throws blankets at him
(I know that historically illness was a lot more serious, but as a reader this was hilarious)
So confirmed Momotaros don't have any consistent morals towards normal humans, while the Oni organisation clearly prioritises humans safety when battles occur.
Anyone else feeling Imperial Japanese allegories in this story? Momotaro was commonly used in their propaganda during the Sino-Japanese war and WW2. Meanwhile the military and navy committed indiscriminate mass murder, and human experimentation (chemical and biological weapons).
I'm glad the manga adaptation follows the source material better than the anime especially the lack of sanitisation. Seeing people die helps to emphasize the danger they're in.
The youngest is already showing werewolf signs (fast growing nails). Maybe we'll end up seeing him teach her something around raising werewolf children, so their relationship is not so one directional.
It did seem odd that if he couldn't help out as a dad and husband they wouldn't have gotten divorced. It's good to see he naturally does put in effort that she likes and appreciates which explains why they would still be together. At the same time it's clear he wasn't doing enough. It's nice to...
Up to this point is all Part 4 Volume 1. This chapter corresponds to chapters "Schwartz and Weiss" to "Schtappe Acquisition" (17-19 although it's not actually numbered).
"At this age there are so few people who are single. For me you're a valuable friend who shared the same understanding." either they didn't share the same understanding on being single or he betrayed the "two single platonic friends avoiding relationships" dynamic.